Analysis of more than 1,500 vehicles fitted with tracking devices has revealed that a route through the Scottish Borders is the UK’s most dangerous road for drivers, writes Peter Brown. RAM Tracking found that the A698 between Kelso and Jedburgh topped its list of the...
The latest issue of Transport News is now available. On the front cover is the new Scania 770S, finished in a custom livery for Blacks Haulage Solutions. The Bathgate-based operator marked 50 years on the road last year. This issue’s sector report explores the lorry...
Scotland’s transport secretary has announced that Ardrossan Harbour is set to be brought into public ownership, with the Scottish Government’s ferries and ports agency expected to complete the deal later this month, writes Peter Brown. Fiona Hyslop confirmed that...
Trane Technologies and its industry-leading Thermo King brand have completed the acquisition of Thermo King Northern, reports Peter Brown. This is the second acquisition by Trane Technologies following its purchase of Marshall Fleet Solutions 12 months ago. Based in...
Fleet operators who do not have fuel surcharge systems built into their contracts are taking an ‘incredible’ gamble as diesel prices rise sharply during the escalating Iran conflict, writes Tim Wallace. Haulage firms that already include fuel escalator clauses in...
In transport legislation can have unlikely side-effects, writes Transport News’ European correspondent Olle Hällstén. From the United Kingdom and across Europe, road haulage companies must follow the same set of rules, which creates the so-called level playing field....
Hundreds of vintage vehicles and thousands of enthusiasts gathered at the Royal Highland Centre in Ingliston, Edinburgh, over the weekend for the inaugural Classic Trucks and Tractors Show, marking a successful debut for what organisers hope will become an annual...
Waterland, a private equity business, has snapped up a majority stake in pallet distribution network Palletways, writes Carol Millett, in a deal designed to turbocharge the company’s next phase of European growth. The acquisition – for an undisclosed sum – will see...
