A SHORTAGE of new build tipper trailers is pushing up the demand and price of second hand units. Graham Macmillan, managing director of STAS Trailers based at Altham, Lancashire, has several second hand trailers in […]
SCANIA (Great Britain) is to build a new £10m purpose-built flagship site and regional headquarters at Eurocentral, which will replace its current Bellshill complex. Eurocentral is one of the largest industrial estates in Scotland situated […]
IN response to the news that the UK government will extend the grace periods relating to border checks on some agri-food goods, also known as sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) goods, which were set to expire […]
The 13th boss of Volvo Trucks UK and Ireland is Christian Coolsaet, a globetrotting Belgian with a love of football. He arrived at Warwick last year in the middle of a pandemic and ahead of […]
It’s back! The final touches are under way for the Tip-Ex/Tank-Ex show at Harrogate, which takes place in June. It is packed solid with truck manufacturers, leading trailer and bodybuilders, a vast array of exhibitors […]
Many Scottish hauliers use vans either as support vehicles or for final mile delivery, so each quarter Transport News will look at the latest vans from the 3.5 to 7.49 tonne sector. Last year new […]
These days, technology and transport are more entwined than ever before, from self-driving vehicles to trucks that can talk to the workshop. Now trailers are being developed with an on-board computer to monitor its activity; […]
The Ruttle Group kindly allowed Transport News to give its MAN TGS heavy duty tipper the once over. This is the outgoing version of the muckaway, that has been on the road since 2007. Today, […]
Road safety organisation Driver First Assist wants to roll out low-cost defibrillators to the transport industry and beyond. Now a more common sight at airports, shopping centres and train stations, the green-lit device can be […]
Tyres are critical to a truck’s fuel efficiency, and are an important part of the European Commission’s Vecto energy rating system that is issued with every new truck sold. Michelin UK’s Chris Smith discusses choosing […]
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