On the front cover is the new Volvo Trucks UK FH Globetrotter in the livery of Grangemouth-based XS Transport Ltd, a general haulage business celebrating their 15th year. Emma Penny speaks with the team at Stewart Trailers about their agricultural products and...
GXO Logistics has secured a renewed and expanded six-year contract with aerospace and defence group BAE Systems in Scotland, extending a long-standing partnership that will now move into its third decade, writes Peter Brown. The latest agreement follows GXO’s...
The Scottish government has said it remains ‘committed to fully dualling the A96’, despite concerns that funding is only in place for a partial upgrade to dual carriageway, writes Peter Brown. In the recent Scottish Spending Review 2026, along with the Infrastructure...
Blyth Marble has been fined £50,000 after a worker was killed when granite slabs fell from a lorry loader at the company’s premises in Larkhall, reports Peter Brown. Steven White was offloading granite slabs from a lorry loader while on the truck’s flatbed body at the...
Responses to a public consultation on the next Northern Isles Ferry Services Contract recommends better dedicated provision for freight, reports Peter Brown. The consultation, which ended on 20 October 2025, asked the public and businesses to help shape the future of...
RTX Northern Ireland is building strong momentum ahead of its inaugural outing this spring, with an expanding roster of leading industry names now committed to the event. Scheduled for 15–16 April at the Eikon Exhibition Centre in Lisburn, the show will see multiple...
Recruitment firm Driver Hire has been named as one of the country’s top franchisors in the HSBC Elite Franchise Top 100 (EF100). Driver Hire was rated seventh out of 100. Set up in 1983, Driver Hire was the Elite Franchise ‘Franchisor of the Year’ in 2023, and is an...
Across the transport and logistics sector, safety is taken seriously — at least on paper, says the founder of HGV Networking Group Peter McKenna. We have risk assessments, method statements, toolbox talks, policies, procedures, audits and compliance systems. Many...