Confirmed; the only UK industry event where all the truck manufacturers attend is back! The Tip-Ex and Tank-Ex show will take place on 3-5 June 2021 with the Transport News Northern Rewards breakfast and special […]
AFTER taking delivery of four DAF CF370 three axle rigids, CRS Building Supplies has taken advantage of DAF Trucks’ Driver Training Vouchers to maximise driver productivity and vehicle familiarity. Observing social distancing guidelines, qualified DAF […]
AN ORDER for an additional eight DAF trucks for the NHS Blood and Transplant Service (NHSBT) has been fulfilled by Motus Commercial with support from Webasto. The DAF LF180 rigid trucks were completed in just […]
CONTINENTAL and Mercedes-Benz have created a new, integrated digital Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS), specifically to meet the unique safety requirements of fleets using trailers, especially multidecks. In recent years, the popularity of multideck trailers […]
LAST MONTH Thermo King launched their Advancer A-Series, available in three different versions; A-360, A-400, and A-500, and all offering a new design architecture aimed at creating new standards for performance, temperature control, and fleet […]
THE 50th anniversary of the Kingston Bridge is being celebrated with a bid to have it listed as a structure of historic and architectural interest. The famous Glasgow landmark was opened on 26 June 1970 […]
CHRISTIAN Coolsaet has been appointed managing director of Volvo Trucks UK & Ireland, succeeding Robert Grozdanovski who will move to Gothenburg to take up an appointment as Volvo Trucks’ senior vice president for sales area […]
A ‘NEW NORMAL’ has replaced ‘unprecedented’ as the most popular description of events surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. For anyone involved in freight by road that ‘new normal’ doesn’t seem to respect traditional business models struggling […]
Transport organisations have welcomed the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s series of measures to get the economy back on its feet but warned that more was needed to prevent job losses. Rishi Sunak announced a £160bn […]
IN THE UK, HGV drivers are being rightly praised as heroes for keeping shelves stocked and delivering vital supplies amidst a nationwide lockdown. In East Africa, however, truck drivers are facing increasing hostility as they […]
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