Rising fuel costs and mounting cashflow pressures are creating serious challenges for UK hauliers as the Middle East conflict enters its third month. Although a temporary pause has pushed crude oil prices below $100 a barrel, diesel costs remain volatile, with some...
DAF Trucks has announced a series of senior leadership changes across its UK and Ireland operations, as the business positions itself for a period of industry transformation and growth, writes Peter Brown. Nigel Beckett has been appointed managing director of DAF...
Certas Energy is accelerating its expansion into the truckstop market with the acquisition of the Ecclefechan site, the latest step in its broader plan to establish a nationwide network of facilities for drivers. The multi-million-pound deal adds a strategically...
Hauliers and lorry drivers have been warned that strong winds, heavy rain and snow over high ground will disrupt travel across large parts of Scotland over the Easter weekend, writes Peter Brown. The Met Office said Storm Dave is set to bring high winds and heavy...
Few technological solutions that help propel a truck forward divide opinion quite like the Eaton Twin Splitter, writes Kevin Swallow. Loved and loathed in equal measure. Me? I hated it. But then I had no training and never mastered it while shifting marquees around...
Truck and van dealer AM Phillip Trucktech has opened the doors to a new Harris MAXUS UK dealership in Dyce, on the edge of Aberdeen, writes Peter Brown. The new facility marks AM Phillip’s return to Aberdeen with a permanent base, reflecting strong and sustained...
It has been 20 years since Protruck Auction first brought down the gavel on a wagon, and it will celebrate the milestone by hosting a drive-thru sale and raising money for charity. The sale will take place on Friday, 15 May, at the Protruck Auction site in Belton,...
National Highways will set up Operation Brock on the M20 ahead of the Easter getaway but frustration that no permanent solution has been found is boiling over in the logistics sector, writes Carol Millett. What was meant to be a short-term fix for post-Brexit...
