After more than 10 years, a permanent solution to a treacherous route through the Highlands still appears to be a long way off. Chris Tindall reports. IT HAS been dubbed Scotland’s most notorious road and […]
TRAILER manufacturer Krone is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its award winning trailer load securing system, Multi-Safe. The company set out to identify a universal mechanism that could secure multiple load types from paper rolls, […]
All hauliers face a rise in the price of doing business. For McLanachan Transport, who specialise in refrigerated transport, the cost per truck increase is 15% each time it heads overseas. Despite that, Damian McLanachan […]
Warehousing has undergone a revolution in recent times from supporting a ‘just in time’ national delivery system to becoming a ‘just in case’ solution. These days, there simply isn’t enough storage for goods waiting to […]
EACH DAY lorries pass seamlessly along the M74 and M6, the frontier that separates Scotland and England. The actual boundary line is the River Sark, which passes under the motorway. For the trucks that stay […]
Sourcing new vehicles has been tough for operators, as well as for trade magazines. Thankfully DAF Trucks gave up one of its new XG tractor unit demonstrators for a day. Transport News, and its new […]
TRANSPORT Minister Jenny Gilruth has welcomed a Scottish Government investment in securing a long term solution to the A83, Rest and Be Thankful trunk road. Transport Scotland has announced the intention to appoint Atkins WSP […]
The legendary Transport News road test returns with a new XG truck provided by Lothian DAF and a new driver behind the wheel… LAST year DAF Trucks unveiled three completely new cabs; the XF, XG […]
RIPPONDEN based C&S Transport said the addition of a Volvo FH 460 with a Hiab X-HiPro 1058 E-8 crane supplied by MV Commercial has increased its lifting capabilities and given it an edge on its […]
FCH CONSTRUCTION Services are experts when it comes to pipe laying works and this tough mission requires rugged vehicles. When a hardy self-sufficient tipper capable of carrying and loading heavy cargo in confined spaces was […]
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