German truck manufacturer MAN has brought its heavy truck range bang up to date with a new cab launch in Bilbao. MAN’s head of overall vehicle development Dr Manuel Marx explains why drivers and operators […]
PPG Fabrications and Weightlifter has expanded their product ranges with the launch of a moving floor triaxle trailer. ‘Non-tipping trailers is an area of the business that is going to grow,’ said Nigel Butler. ‘There […]
BACK IN 2007 Jost were aware that dropped trailer incidents were a problem within the transport industry and realised safety concerns had to be addressed. ‘We launched a survey amongst transport operators to discover how […]
IT DOESN’T bode well for any production line if the first stage is a bottleneck. While Staffordshire based trailer and body manufacturer Don-Bur met its order book in a timely fashion, it relied on ‘around […]
THE GOVERNMENT must fully prepare businesses for new customs procedures if border delays are to be avoided next year, urges the Road Haulage Association. The call comes as chief executive Richard Burnett raised concerns that […]
HAVING enjoyed a strong relationship with Peterborough based Chiltern Distribution since its inception in 1993, Gray & Adams was given the contract to build its 100th trailer. Chiltern Distribution’s managing director Paul Jackson said; ‘We’ve […]
THE MINISTER of State for the Future of Transport, George Freeman MP, will be visiting the inaugural Innovation & Technology in Transport (ITT Hub) event in an official capacity at Farnborough International on Wednesday 13 […]
AS BORIS Johnson sets out plans to ‘lead the world’ in delivering a net zero emissions economy the UK will see a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans, five […]
A PEMBROKESHIRE haulage company has been landed with a £380,000 fine with £120,000 costs for forging lorry maintenance records. Mansel Davies and Son Ltd received the fine at Swansea Crown Court after pleading guilty to […]
DESCRIBING Prime Minister Boris Johnston’s proposed feasibility study into building a bridge between Northern Ireland and Scotland as a ‘vanity project’. Scottish Transport Secretary Michael Matheson has asked for ‘immediate discussions’ with Westminster regarding the […]
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