THE Chancellor’s Autumn Statement could have gone much further to reduce the costs of doing business, said the RHA. Costs for road transport businesses have recently increased by over 11% with fuel alone up by […]
Hauliers headed to Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh for the Volvo-sponsored Scottish Clean Air Roadshow, which focussed on the rollout of Low Emission Zones that will come into force in four of Scotland’s cities, writes Kevin […]
ACCELERATING the use of electric vehicles in Scotland’s wholesale industry is the focus of a current trial by the Scottish Wholesale Association and Volvo Trucks. Glasgow based wholesaler JW Filshill and other SWA members are […]
TRANSPORT and storage specialist TP Niven is now operating almost exclusively on Michelin Remix tyres across the drive axles of its 116 tractor units and eight-wheelers. The Palnackie based company compared the performance of Remix […]
Renault Trucks got its first trucks onto the GIF Transport fleet operating out of Inverurie, and the feedback is excellent. Kevin Swallow talks to Brian Pirie about the new trucks and working in the demanding […]
WHEN Best UK Transport needed another concrete mixer truck, owner-driver Andrei Balean returned without hesitation for a second eight-wheeled Mercedes-Benz Econic. “For this application there’s nothing to touch the Econic,” he said. Best UK Transport’s […]
GLASGOW based Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS), has laid out plans to ‘disrupt the haulage industry’, unveiling a clean sheet designed hydrogen commercial vehicle. Showcasing its game changing hydrogen powertrain in the form of a 5.5 […]
The second-hand truck market has a trough to navigate as talk of a recession ramps up and buyers start to tighten their belts, writes Steve Banner. Demand for older high-mileage second-hand trucks is on a […]
NATIONAL vehicle transport specialist Glasgow Car Movers have turned to Fraikin for a new rigid truck and car transporter trailer, the first time the company has opted for contract hire for its commercial vehicle fleet. […]
As M&H Carriers took delivery of its latest electric van, managing director Fraser MacLean made an impassioned plea this week for other hauliers to start to electrify their fleets to help cut the sectors’ emissions, […]
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