The DAF XG, a genuinely ground-breaking truck, claims the Transport News 2023 Top Truck Award. LAST YEAR, three Transport News road tests stood out from the rest. In the January 2022 issue we put an […]
A Renfrewshire haulier appealed against the TC’s decision to refuse an increase in the number of HGVs it could operate, but the appeal tribunal was not convinced by its argument, writes Chris Tindall. AN APPEAL […]
Thompsons is in the process of embarking from its 40,000sq.ft Scottish production base at the ex-navy Royal Elizabeth Yard near Kirkliston, on a voyage across the Firth of Forth to create a brand new 203,000sq.ft […]
Operators want new trailers even though a recession is within touching distance, writes Steve Banner, with most production slots maxed out till 2024.DEMAND FOR trailers is booming despite fears that the economy is heading for […]
Glasgow based Bullet Express has defied Brexit, the pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis to transform its operations over the last three years. Managing director John McKail, who joined the group in 2020, explains to David […]
MENZIES Distribution entered the busy winter season with growth supported by the company’s largest-ever number of fleet assets on order. More than 600 new transport assets are scheduled for delivery and deployment this month. These […]
MAN TRUCK and Bus has purchased another Stertil Koni heavy-duty 4-post vehicle lift, type ST4250, for use at its workshop in Avonmouth. Specified with 11.5 metres long platforms, the 4-post lift features a unique design […]
ONE OF the UK’s remaining family-run national greengrocers is aiming to cut emissions and boost fuel economy. Reynolds, which began as a greengrocer in Hackney in 1945 and remains under family ownership has taken delivery […]
Moving from diesel to electric-powered road going vehicles isn’t straightforward, but you might start that transition from the yard. Gordon Roberts speaks with Alisdair Couper about Terberg’s zero-tailpipe emission shunter. WHILE pressure mounts to switch […]
Relocation to bigger premises and new markets are part of Freightlink Europe’s drive towards greater diversity to help make the business more ‘recession proof’, reports Lucy Radley. FREIGHTLINK Europe’s joint managing director, Lesley O’Brien, is […]
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