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Private equity giant Apollo has reached a ’definitive agreement’ to buy Evri from Advent International in a £2.7bn deal. Apollo is reported to have won out in a fight to acquire the parcel giant involving […]

Preston-based Palletline member HMT Group has entered into a distribution contract with Havwoods Luxury Flooring – and achieved a 100% on-time in-full delivery (OTIF). The contract is being supported by Palletline London, with it providing […]

WH Bowker said it experienced a ‘challenging’ 2023 as economic activity slowed down, with revenues falling by 9% to £17.8m. However, the Hull-based transport and warehousing company added that momentum had picked up in the […]

Much is said and written about the A9, especially the 112-mile-long section linking Perth and Inverness, which is arguably Scotland’s most important trunk for road haulage. In the current issue of Transport News, Simon Walton […]

When you deliver to the northern isles you must be prepared to transport anything and everything, and that versatility has allowed Streamline Shipping Group to prosper on the mainland and around the world. The front […]

In a new feature, regular contributor Ian Lawson sifts through his innumerable catalogue of images to bring Transport News the trucks from hauliers no longer with us. The first is PJ Grant & Sons, based […]

Transport has played a large part in the growth of 150-year-old Scottish business Peacock Salt, which started  by sailing ships to operating a modern fleet of trucks. David Craik spoke with managing director Gregorie Marshall, […]

Royal Mail has announced that it will stop using trains to transport its post and revert to the ‘heavily subsidised’ road haulage sector. DB Cargo UK is the contract holder with Royal Mail operating its […]

AO has invested more than £2m expanding its fleet’s capacity with another ten CNG tractor units and 20 longer semi-trailers from Tiger Trailers, writes Carol Millett. The move is part of the electrical retailer’s strategy […]