After the sky-high prices of recent years, the asking prices for used trucks are starting to level off as external pressures begin to squeeze, writes Steve Banner. SECOND-HAND truck prices have plummeted from the sky-high […]
Investment alongside a streamlined product range has helped SDC Trailers cement its place as one of the UK’s leading manufacturers. Kevin Swallow travelled to Mansfield to speak with group president Paul Bratton. AT LAST year’s […]
Two flagship trucks bought by Hayton Coulthard Transport to celebrate its centenary have now been officially ‘retired’. Kevin Swallow talks to Duncan Coulthard about creating a legacy. IN 2016, Dumfries and Galloway based haulier Hayton […]
FUEL distributor and haulage firm, Carnegie Fuels, has taken delivery of six Fruehauf tippers after being impressed by the quality of two trailers it purchased last year. The Brechin based company will use the new […]
MAN TRUCK & Bus has launched sales of the first heavy-duty electric truck in its corporate history. The first 200 units are scheduled to roll out to selected customers early in 2024, before production at […]
With plans to relocate firmly under wraps, north-east based Old Haulage has more than enough to get on with, as Chris Wilson explains to Lucy Radley. THERE’S A lot more to Tyneside than the city […]
It took a pandemic for Commercial Vehicle Auctions to shift the truck auction exclusively online. Ross Dalton and Jonathan Earp recall the transformation and why it works to Kevin Swallow. I REMEMBER my first truck […]
AGAINST the backdrop of forthcoming hydrogen technology, and with new start battery electric vehicle (BEV) builders struggling to get to market, Mercedes-Benz introduced its much-anticipated eActros 600. There is little doubt that building a long-haul […]
CAROLE TAYLOR, who alongside her husband David and transport manager David Townsley ran the Perth based company builders’ merchant and tipper operator D&R Taylor, has passed away. She was 67. She met her future husband […]
HGV drivers and warehouse workers at Brake Brothers in Motherwell have secured enhanced pay packages worth over £6,000, according to the Unite union. It said the pay deal sees increases of between 19.3% and 23.2% […]
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