David Alsop made a living from both land and sea before moving into road haulage. Operating from Oban in Argyll, the boss of Alsop Transport Services talks to Kevin Swallow about being resourceful and taking […]
Self-driving vehicles have been technically possible for many years, but what are the remaining barriers to their adoption, asks John Kendall. A string of announcements concerning autonomous vehicle projects, both car and commercial vehicle, generated […]
HIRECO won a recent Panther Logistics contract for 44 brand new SDC curtainsider trailers. A pioneer in next day premium two-man delivery, Panther covers the UK via a network of nine regional hubs. Guy Burgess, […]
NEW heavy goods vehicle (HGV) registrations dropped by 32.2% in 2020, according to figures by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The decline, which led to the weakest demand since 2010, is attributed […]
THE key focus of March’s Budget concentrated on business recovery as a result of the impact of Coronavirus. Commenting, RHA chief executive Richard Burnett said: “This has been a Budget that is good for business […]
A NORTH Lanarkshire haulage company has had its fleet of 14 vehicles curtailed to 12 by the Scottish Traffic Commissioner at a Public Inquiry following two bridge strike incidents. A driver was also suspended for […]
SYSTEMS at Asset Alliance Group have been transformed with a £1.2 million investment in bespoke software which took 18 months to build and now unites the company’s financial, administrative, sales and operational teams, meaning customers […]
BRIGADE Electronics has launched a new range of dash cameras for commercial vehicles, to record footage, including incidents while helping to provide irrefutable evidence in the event of a collision or false claim. Brigade’s dash […]
NEWS THAT Pimlico Plumbers is to rewrite the employment contracts of its 250 employees and require them to be vaccinated against coronavirus, or lose their jobs, is causing a ripple of uncertainty to spread through […]
A MULTI-million pound deal has been struck between Hiab and MV Commercial Ltd for 100 light, medium and heavy duty truck-mounted cranes. MV Commercial has been a long-standing partner of Hiab and the latest deal […]
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