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NORTH West Trucks, part of the Greenhous Group, one of the UK’s largest DAF dealer groups, has opened a new state-of-the-art dealership in Warrington, strategically located close to the M62 and M6 motorways. Featuring a […]

The Transport News Northern Rewards beckon… Still some seats/tables available for the 6th October morning event including ‘Full English’ breakfast and musical entertainment at the Mercure Hotel in down town Manchester. But more pressing is […]

Wincanton staff on a haulage contract for brick maker Ibstock have found themselves without jobs after national haulage firm Bimson won the work and refused to accept TUPE applied. The Unite union has now threatened […]

Operation Brock on the M20 has been reinstated ahead of what the Kent Resilience Forum (KRF) said promised to be a very busy summer getaway. With the highest passenger numbers since before the pandemic booked […]

THE RAPIDLY developing H2Accelerate trucks project will see the deployment of 150 fuel cell trucks in Europe from manufacturers Daimler Truck, Iveco Group, and Volvo Group. The Clean Hydrogen Partnership has granted funding of €30m, […]

TIP GROUP is launching a brand new academy to educate trailer mechanics. The TIP Mechanic Academy will launch in Canada, Denmark, France, the Netherlands and the UK this autumn and in Germany early 2024. In […]

TIMBER hauliers in Scotland are to benefit from £4m in funding that will go towards new haulage routes, passing places and decarbonising the forestry sector, writes Chris Tindall. Around seven million tonnes of timber is […]

BRIDGESTONE’S multi-million-pound retread tyre upgrade has led to expansion of its manufacturing processes and more ‘hot’ products being produced from its Lincolnshire factory. Under the new ‘Bandag Hotread’ name, Bridgestone’s retread solutions will feature 17 […]

SCANIA’s customer support in Central Scotland will receive a substantial boost later this month with the opening of a new, state-of-the-art dealership in Falkirk replacing the previous base at Grangemouth. General manager John Macdonald reports […]

RHA MD Richard Smith recently met with the Diabetes Safety Organisation to discuss joint efforts to raise diabetes awareness in the road transport sector. Speaking from the RHA’s Peterborough HQ, he said: “I was genuinely […]