A NEW heavy Scania battery electric truck, capable of handling loads up to 64 tonnes, is enabling two Swedish companies to meet their sustainability ambitions. Forming part of the Pilot Series, designed to test the […]
Can Traffic Commissioners ever truly understand the transport sector, with no road haulage industry experience? Carol Millett investigates. SHOULD Traffic Commissioners (TCs) have road transport industry experience in order to qualify for the role? Not […]
THE LATEST addition to Bucher Municipal’s range of truck mounted sweepers, is the MaxPowa V120, designed to excel in heavy-duty and public works applications. Mounted on a 3-axle, 26t GVM chassis the MaxPowa V120 body […]
Anglo-Scottish corridors ought to be dominated by rail freight. The advantages of powerful locomotives, crossing the Border, shovelling sparks over their shoulders, should be obvious. Yet almost a century after the most famous railway propaganda […]
SCANIA UK has appointed Chris Newitt as managing director, who began his tenure on 20 September and is responsible for guiding the business through the biggest transition the heavy transport industry has ever seen. James […]
RECYCLING and waste management company, The NWH Group, has launched The NWH Driving School, a new initiative to tackle the on-going HGV driver shortage. The business aims to secure two new HGV drivers per week […]
A scaffolding operator has been kicked out of the haulage industry for four years after failing to put in place any proper systems for managing its drivers, drivers’ hours or vehicle maintenance, writes Chris Tindall. […]
THOMPSON Commercials have been an Isuzu Truck dealer since 2012, covering Humberside, North Yorkshire, Teesside, County Durham and Tyne & Wear, and this relationship continues to grow with the announcement that Isuzu Truck has appointed […]
Known for its livestock feeds, Aberdeenshire based Harbro has introduced the Iveco S-Way to its fleet, writes Gordon Roberts. IVECO continues to make inroads with Scottish transport businesses, with livestock nutrition company Harbro the latest […]
DAF TRUCKS has introduced a completely new range of drivelines for its LF distribution series. The new Paccar PX-5 and PX-7 engines, in combination with the new automatic eight-speed PowerLine gearboxes, result in up to […]
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