The Hartley name goes back more than 80 years in road haulage, with founder Gerald Hartley. More recently the lineage has been a little more difficult to follow, but the strands of the business have […]
Challenges for Scottish hauliers include the ferries, national speed limits for trucks and recruitment. Taking the fight to the authorities is Martin Reid, RHA policy director for Scotland. In an exclusive interview, he sits down […]
DAF Trucks launched its latest round of vehicles with an international ride and drive event in the Netherlands of its new construction range. Resident truck tester, Lochmaben Transport’s Stevie Walker, mingled with the multinational journalists […]
There were several e-exclusives at APSE, the public sector fleet, waste and ground services exhibition in Aviemore; ‘Electric Ted’, Mercedes-Benz’ new e-Econic, and the new Iveco eDaily. Meanwhile, traditional products were also on display, ready […]
The approval of longer semi-trailers (LSTs) for hauliers is welcomed but there are operational considerations and potential pitfalls to overcome, not least that LSTs fall under STGO regulations. Transport News gauges the response from industry […]
Multimodal is an important transport event as more hauliers are using any means at their disposal to shift freight from A-to-B, and the numbers of visitors were up, reflecting the show’s prominence. Among the exhibitors […]
Building materials supplier Tarmac has taken delivery of a Renault Trucks D Wide E-Tech with a mixer drum. Motherwell based McPhee Mixers has played a key role in the development of a zero emission all-electric […]
The first steps on the route back to what we know as a traditional used truck marketplace have been taken. More used trucks are now available, but they are older and have more miles on […]
Despite operators toying with other weights, the 7.5 tonne sector remains strong. Leading the way is DAF’s LF, a truck that has sentimental value to Transport News chief road tester and co-director of Lochmaben Transport, […]
Iveco brought the pre-production Tre BEV tractor unit, built with joint venture partner Nikola, to the NEC for the CV Show. Following the Italians buyout of the deal, the Tre will be badged exclusively Iveco […]
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