THE combination of a current escalation in the Covid pandemic and the rescheduling of implementation dates for all four Low Emission Zones in Scotland’s major cities has led to the postponement of the planned Clean […]
CNG FUELS has opened Scotland’s first public access biomethane refuelling station for HGVs, located adjacent to the busiest transport route in Scotland between Edinburgh and Glasgow and putting Inverness and Aberdeen within range of a […]
IN ORDER to keep up with recent increases in paper prices, the publishers of Transport News have had no alternative but to raise the cover price from £3.30 to £3.50 from and including the March […]
FROM January 2022, laws surrounding the use of hand-held mobile phones while driving are being strengthened to allow for easier prosecutions. Drivers holding phones to take photos or videos, change music or play videos or […]
LEYLAND TRUCKS, the Lancashire based manufacturer of the full range of DAF trucks, has celebrated the production of its 500,000th vehicle. The half million milestone truck, a 16 tonne DAF LF210, was handed over to […]
BP HAS acquired a 28.57% stake in Gasrec, the UK’s largest dual provider of bio-Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) and bio-Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) to road transport. Gasrec builds, owns and operates biomethane refuelling stations. BP […]
THE NEW Ashford International Truckstop opened in Ashford, Kent in December 2021, has a range of modern facilities for the drivers of up to 660 trucks per day, making it the largest in the UK […]
SCOTLAND’S largest salt barn is open for business as part of the huge operation that aims to keep Scotland’s trunk road network moving during the winter months. The new facility at Polmadie, Glasgow can hold […]
A TRAFFIC Examiner’s report which highlighted shortcomings in managing drivers’ hours has led to a five year disqualification for Samuel Hunter T/A Hunter Transport, operating from Culag Pier, Lairg. Appearing before Scottish Traffic Commissioner Claire […]
The legendary panel of experts was unanimous in its decision to give the Renault DZE the prestigious Transport News 2022 Top Truck Award, thanks to the manufacturer demonstrating that battery electric vehicles can do the […]
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