Builders merchant Andrew Gray (Perth) has taken delivery of a new DAF XBC tipper from Norscot Truck & Van. Operating from the quayside in Perth, the new XBC 310 FA 4x2 has a Wilcox tipper body and hit the road in September 2025. Company boss David Taylor senior...
Sharon Clelland will be the new traffic commissioner for Scotland and will start in April 2026, writes Peter Brown. She was appointed by Secretary of State for Transport Heidi Alexander, and joins the from her role as head of legal services for the Police...
In the current issue of Transport News is the show report from the inaugural RTX Scotland, held at the SEC in Glasgow, writes Peter Brown. From the truck manufacturers to the service providers and those in the Knowledge Zone, the first show ticked all the boxes. With...
Isle of Lewis operator AMK Plant & Tipper Hire has boosted its fleet with its first brand-new truck, a DAF XD450 8x4 tipper, writes Peter Brown. AMK operates a large and diverse fleet supporting construction and infrastructure projects across the Scotland, and has...
Fresh faces have signed up to sponsor Generation Logistics, the campaign set up to promote career opportunities for young people within the transport sector, writes Peter Brown. Now heading into its fourth year, DHL Supply Chain, Iron Mountain and Nestle have joined...
Many transport managers are operationally excellent, promoted for technical competence rather than leading people or a workforce, which creates a ‘leadership gap’ that can cost dearly, writes Peter Brown. That’s the viewpoint from Peter McKenna, the founder of HGV...
It’s been coming, writes Transport News European road haulage correspondent Peter Schmitz, but now is the time to dust off the tins of beer that were left in the cupboard since last Christmas. After significant lobbying from truck makers and the famed and infamous...
DAF put together a XG FTT 6x4 530hp heavy haulage tractor unit with a 12-speed Traxon semi-auto transmission cope and air-suspension for the drive axles. Lochmaben Transport’ co-director and Transport News resident ‘chauffeur de nouveaux camions’ Stevie Walker got...
