Private equity giant Apollo has reached a ’definitive agreement’ to buy Evri from Advent International in a £2.7bn deal. Apollo is reported to have won out in a fight to acquire the parcel giant involving […]
Preston-based Palletline member HMT Group has entered into a distribution contract with Havwoods Luxury Flooring – and achieved a 100% on-time in-full delivery (OTIF). The contract is being supported by Palletline London, with it providing […]
WH Bowker said it experienced a ‘challenging’ 2023 as economic activity slowed down, with revenues falling by 9% to £17.8m. However, the Hull-based transport and warehousing company added that momentum had picked up in the […]
A ferry port worker at Cairnryan has died after falling into the water. Police Scotland said a 60-year-old man was recovered from the water and died a short time later. It added that inquiries are […]
Much is said and written about the A9, especially the 112-mile-long section linking Perth and Inverness, which is arguably Scotland’s most important trunk for road haulage. In the current issue of Transport News, Simon Walton […]
A lorry driver who caused a seven-vehicle pile-up on the M25 while driving under the influence of cocaine has been handed a suspended two-year jail sentence and disqualified from driving for three-and-a-half years, writes Carol […]
In this months People In The News, it’s promotion for Iveco’s Mike Cutts, and new appointments for Steve Mann at ATS Euromaster and David O’Connor at Schmitz Cargobull, while Sonya Byers is honoured with an […]
When you deliver to the northern isles you must be prepared to transport anything and everything, and that versatility has allowed Streamline Shipping Group to prosper on the mainland and around the world. The front […]
The devolved government started the process of putting seven new electric ferries that will support the Clyde and Hebrides routes, and which will be able to carry commercial vehicles. The Scottish government stated that the […]
In a new feature, regular contributor Ian Lawson sifts through his innumerable catalogue of images to bring Transport News the trucks from hauliers no longer with us. The first is PJ Grant & Sons, based […]
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