Year: 2018

A NEW Traffic Commissioner for Scotland has been appointed by Transport Secretary Chris Grayling. Claire Gilmore will take up her post following the retirement of Joan Aitken in February 2019. Although traffic commissioners are responsible […]

A BREXIT Forum for automotive retailers and manufacturers has been told that, unlikely as it sounds now, the Irish border could be the best route into the EU following a no-deal or hard Brexit. David […]

LANDSLIP mitigation measures at the Rest and Be Thankful on the A83 are to be reviewed following the major landslip in October, in a bid to further improve the resilience of the vital route in […]

Too few vehicle examiners at the beck and call of the DVSA has led to renewed calls by the road transport industry to bring vehicle examiners into the private sector. Kevin Swallow reports. AT THE […]

LONG established as the preferred sheeting supplier for the Malcolm Group’s construction division’s fleet, Harsh has now won similar approval with the walking floor trailers operated by Malcolm Logistics which offers fully integrated road, rail, […]

More work for James S Hislop Haulage Contractors meant more wagons and a new yard. In the Scottish Borders, Kevin Swallow spoke to Alan Hislop about also moving into warehousing and maintaining his own fleet. […]

VOLVO Trucks has signed a landmark agreement with a Norwegian company to provide its first commercial autonomous solution, transporting limestone from an open pit mine to a nearby port. The solution for Brønnøy Kalk AS […]

In wake of Britain’s imminent EU departure, David Crawford, director at UK training provider, System Group, says there will be new opportunities to develop more homegrown driving talent. AN ESTIMATED three million of the commercial […]