Resurfacing work on the A75 west of Kirkcowan in Dumfries and Galloway has been postponed after three trucks reportedly left the road while using a nighttime diversion. The 29-mile diversion directed traffic from Wigtown Roundabout south towards Wigtown, before...
The Chancellor has extended the 5p-per-litre fuel duty cut until July 2027, but hauliers’ calls for targeted support to ease mounting cost pressures have gone unanswered, writes Peter Brown. UK hauliers have secured a further six months of relief from a planned fuel...
Scotland’s transport policymakers and industry experts will come together at RTX Scotland to discuss the issues, technologies and opportunities shaping the sector. Anyone wanting to understand what’s next for Scotland’s road transport sector should make a beeline for...
Hauliers from across Argyll and Bute staged a protest against plans for four years of traffic restrictions at the landslip-plagued A83 Rest and Be Thankful. More than 20 trucks, coaches and tractors took part in a rolling convoy on Saturday 24 October, joined by SNP...
The £1bn-plus Northern Trans-Pennine upgrade will move into main construction next month, but the revised programme extends delivery from five years to nine with the work expected to be completed in 2035, writes Peter Brown. Chancellor John Healey confirmed the...
Technology-led logistics specialist northstarr Group has acquired United Pallet Network (UK), creating the UK’s largest national pallet network, writes Carol Millett. The Wolverhampton-headquartered group has added UPN to its growing portfolio of logistics businesses,...
Econ Engineering has been acquired by industrial manufacturing group Alamo Group for £120 million, expanding the US company’s industrial equipment portfolio and strengthening its presence in the UK. Current Econ MD Jonathan Lupton will remain with the business for an...
The road haulage industry has responded positively to media reports that fuel duty will be frozen when Chancellor John Healey delivers the Budget tomorrow (28 October), writes Peter Brown. The reports suggest that the Treasury will maintain both the existing freeze...
