Moving to 100% electric is still not feasible for many operators with cost, range and payload anxiety, but might a retrofit hybrid be the answer, reports John Kendall. DECARBONISING road transport remains a challenge at […]
Many hauliers are family businesses and Earl Transport is no different. Peter Hughes and his daughter Rhian talk to Lucy Radley about bringing on the next generation and the succession plan. AS JOURNALISTS, we spend […]
Menzies Distribution is taking part in a UK trial of trucks that are part-fuelled with HVO, which has been launched by its client Ball Beverage Packaging in partnership with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP). The twelve-month […]
DAWSONGROUP, is taking delivery of an order for 170 trailers from Dennison Trailers. According to James Dennison, MD of the British manufacturer (pictured), he and Dawsongroup had been discussing the possibility of trailer supply from […]
SCOTLAND’S Celmisa Plant Hire has taken delivery of a new Volvo FH540 Globetrotter 6×4 tractor unit. It will be paired with a Faymonville trailer and used to haul heavy plant equipment throughout Scotland’s central belt. […]
THE 2023 Truckness Show was hailed as a great event despite rather mixed weather, especially so in the morning of 12 August. An increased number of 192 trucks plus a few other exhibits were still […]
THE 2023 Truck Show at Barnard Castle, Co. Durham, was a vibrant weekend with more than 450 trucks attending the event (26-28 August 2023). Friday saw early birds arriving to park up and start their […]
AFTER an absence of 15 years, Knockhill Race Circuit in Fife hosted the return of SuperTruck Scotland on 26-27 August 2023. More than 200 trucks from all over the country plus a few entries from […]
TEWKESBURY based Cotteswold Dairy has taken delivery of six new temperature-controlled trailers each fitted with a Vector HE 19, alongside 12 tractor units mounted with the company’s first Eco-Drive systems, to help reduce fuel consumption […]
PEGASUS Group has taken delivery of 15 new tipper grabs as part of a fleet refresh programme. The 32 tonne DAF CF 450 trucks, mounted with Thompson tipper bodies and Epsilon M125 grabs, are joined […]
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