In this issue

Continental is pushing it’s tyre ‘recycling’ philosophy so truck operators can demonstrate that they are reducing their impact on the ecosystem, writes Steve Banner. PRESSURE is mounting on transport fleets to show that they are […]

Recycling is everywhere these days and tyre maker Continental is tailoring its tyre ‘recycling’ philosophy so truck operators can demonstrate that they are reducing their impact on the ecosystem. In the latest feature focusing on […]

It hasn’t been easy building trailers; better reliability with longer warranty attached means operators have held onto what they have. Covid and the war in Ukraine forced SDC Trailers’ hand and it has responded by […]

Range and payload are the two immediate challenges for electric truck manufacturers, the third is cost but we’ll save that for another day. A fully freighted battery electric tractor-trailer combination from Mercedes-Benz made a 1,000km […]

While used truck dealers struggled for stock, some rental / lease players successfully cashed in by offloading prime rolling stock to end-users desperate for vehicles. Now it seems the days of a sellers’ market are […]

From the first online buying tool for consumers to use at truck auctions, it’s taken 13 years for the sale to become available exclusively online. Transport News talks to Commercial Vehicle Auctions, which now does […]

Dead mileage, running empty, hauling air; call it what you will, it’s something Scottish hauliers actively avoid. Forming partnerships or a database of ‘reloads’ helps, as do the freight forwarders and agents but there is […]

Back after 15 years, Knockhill Race Circuit hosted the return of SuperTruck Scotland. Ian Lawson joined the crowds over the two-day event back in August. With a strong truck line-up and track runs, there was […]

Whisper it, but could the immediate future of fuel use embrace retrofit hybrids? It has started in the van sector with BEDEO providing electric conversions for 3.5 tonne vans, which saves money on buying 100% […]

The DAF XDC product range is now out and about. Transport News resident road tester and vehicle appraisal expert Stevie Walker, co-director of Lochmaben Transport, took one for a week’s tipper work across Dumfries and […]