LAST YEAR was ‘turbulent’ for Gregory Distribution Holdings as it battled the driver shortage crisis and wage inflation, which hit the profitability of its pallet network operations, writes Carol Millett. The family-owned firm is a […]
NEW TRAFFIC commissioners (TCs) should have some transport industry experience, according to James Firth, head of road freight regulation at Logistics UK. “They need to have been named on an O-licence at some point,” he […]
This year’s first ever Road Transport Expo in Warwickshire brought together some of the industry’s leading organisations and best-known figures to present on the trends, opportunities and challenges facing the road haulage sector.
For the first time in the firm’s 54-year history, John SL Watson Haulage, also known as Clamshell Hire, has bought a brand new truck. Boss of the eponymously named company and his son Jimmy explain […]
Software company Jaama says operators are having to make a little go a long way, even more so after the pandemic. Managing director Martin Evans tells Jack Carfrae why. “I ALWAYS say it but, particularly […]
After all the planning and organising, the Road Transport Expo opened its doors as the only dedicated truck show in the UK. Transport News brings you the latest from more than 170 exhibitors from across […]
IT’S MID-AFTERNOON on a Friday and Tim Wigham is first back in the yard having just reloaded his curtainsided trailer in Carlisle for Monday. Being first back, he revealed, is unusual. What isn’t unusual is […]
VOLVO Trucks is introducing a range of new updates that improves precision handling in tight areas and on bumpy or slippery roads. “Thanks to several smart updates of the I-Shift gearbox, we have managed to […]
Martin Grant and his team put on a great event in Grantown on Spey on 14 May when close to 150 trucks from all over Scotland and further afield were on display benefiting from a […]
APOLOGIES to readers for our August edition omission of the Truckfest Scotland ‘free etickets’ coupon. The publishing gremlins nobbled it! However, it all worked out well in the end and curious readers emailed or phoned […]
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