PRIME Minister Boris Johnson has strongly suggested that, emanating from Sir Peter Hendy’s Union Connectivity Review, the busy A75 Euroroute that links Cairnryan with the M6 will be ‘upgraded to offer higher capacity, and people […]
SATELLITE enabled drones have accelerated the provision of life-saving medical supplies at NHS hospitals in Scotland, boosting the country’s efforts to combat Covid-19. Drone delivery cut the average transport time in remote communities from 21 […]
PALL-EX Group has joined voices in logistics to highlight the growing crisis faced by the industry due to HGV driver shortages. It operates a pallet network of 160 independent haulage firms across the UK: 74% […]
RELAXING drivers’ hours won’t make any material difference and fails to address the underlying issues which require a package of measures to fix, was the RHA response to Baroness Vere’s announcement that the government will […]
TODAY (Wednesday 7 July) virtual doors open at UKIFDA EXPO 2021 and Future Fuels Conference’s two day event. “The excitement levels are definitely rising,” says Ken Cronin, UKIFDA chief executive. “Visitors to the virtual exhibition […]
A BRAND-new industry event is bursting onto the scene next summer – the Road Transport Expo 2022 – taking place at Stoneleigh Park from 30 June–2 July. Created by Transport News publisher Road Transport Media, […]
Family-run Shipley Transport Services has evolved into a major logistics giant specialising in pallet distribution and general haulage. Based in Bradford, the group which primarily provides nationwide pallet and general freight services, has invested in […]
What price can you put on safety? A rise in cycling and pedestrianised areas in urban centres make finding solutions essential, yet it needn’t be expensive. Most solutions come from the retrofit sector, and here […]
If you’ve any doubts about the future power source for commercial vehicles, then this impressive first drive of Volvo’s FE Electric 26 tonner should put you right. Challenges remain; weight, range and cost, but this […]
New cabs top the DAF Trucks range replacing XF and introducing a new flagship, the XG. From a blank piece of paper, the Dutch have gone bigger, more aerodynamic, lighter, more comfortable, incorporated new designs, […]
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