In this issue

If you run a truck, you have to accept that from time to time it will breakdown and there is the potential that it might require something robust to get it back to the workshop […]

Labelled as Scotland’s most notorious road, the Scottish government is accused of being too slow to put a solution in place when it comes to the Rest and Be Thankful on the A83. After more […]

The inaugural Transport News Northern Rewards took place in Manchester in front of a packed audience, with the finest hauliers and people across the north of England honoured in front of their peers. Many have […]

The road haulage ‘transportation’ industry gathered in Hanover, Germany for the biennial IAA for the first time since 2018, as 2020 was affected by Covid. Truck manufacturers focused on battery electric and hydrogen powertrains, trailer […]

Usually, rail freight is the preserve of bulk material carriers and supermarkets. While it does polarise the haulage industry, there are opportunities being taken up by some of Scotland’s biggest haulage companies. Transport News looks […]

Hauliers value their reputation and work hard to keep it. Few would relish standing in the shoes of a Traffic Commissioner, who is responsible for the licensing and regulation of those who operate heavy goods […]

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 […]

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 […]