THE INTERNATIONAL Road Transport Union, is calling on international organisations, governments and industry stakeholders to safeguard the role of road transport in driving economic prosperity, through the launch of its new manifesto, which lays out […]
SPECIALIST operators in the heavy haulage industry are being told to follow the law or face prosecution. This warning follows DVSA successfully prosecuting ‘reckless’ haulage operators for using Special Type General Order (STGO) vehicles overloaded […]
A PROPOSAL from the European Commission to modify the end date of its contingency measures on road haulage and aviation would give UK logistics operators welcome breathing space as they continue their Brexit preparations, according […]
UPDATED proposals for a Clean Air Zone (CAZ) in Newcastle will hurt local businesses while failing to provide the most effective method to improve air quality, according to the FTA. With Newcastle City Council due […]
WORK HAS begun on the A9/A82 Longman junction improvement scheme, as previewed in Transport News, August. The work in Inverness was expected to last around nine weeks, the majority of which will take place off […]
DURING THE recent upgrading of its workshop, MAN Truck & Bus Gateshead decided to replace its four existing Stertil Koni 6.5 tonne cabled column lifts with a set of six state-of-the-art wireless mobile column lifts, […]
STUART BLACK has specified SAF Intradisc axles for the latest of their Fruehauf tipper trailers for heavy duty fish food delivery. West Lothian based Blacks Haulage, is the largest trout and fish food delivery firm […]
THE ROAD Haulage Association and telematics company Microlise report that government has pledged £1m to support Road to Logistics, a not for profit scheme founded by the two organisations. ‘This is the culmination of three […]
FTA IS celebrating a major milestone after signing Bury St Edmonds based Thomas Ridley & Son Ltd as its 18,000th member. Paul Farrow, distribution manager at Thomas Ridley & Son Ltd, commented: ‘We are thrilled […]
ALTHOUGH focusing on spending, the Road Haulage Association was disappointed that Chancellor Sajid Javid made no mention of the keenly anticipated reduction in fuel duty in September’s Spending Review. ‘Recently we have seen much speculation […]
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