A TEAM of more than 30 riders from across the transport and logistics industry have completed the 170 mile ‘Way of the Roses’ challenge, cycling from Morecambe, Lancashire to Bridlington in the East Riding of […]
ANDREW Malcolm, chief executive of the Malcolm Group, is questioning the safety of government plans to streamline HGV driver tests to tackle the driver shortage crisis. Proposed changes to the testing regime announced by Transport […]
The Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain: Annual Report to the Secretary of State 2020-2021 focused on some key legislative areas where operators are required to act responsibly. THE COMPREHENSIVE reports says that ‘even during the […]
PHARMACEUTICAL and healthcare distributor Trans-Bridge Freight Services has taken delivery of its first Carrier Transicold Vector HE19 MT (multi-temperature) unit, heralding the start of a new transport era. A long-standing Carrier Transicold customer, Trans-Bridge Freight […]
NEEDING to make further investment in its vehicles, specialist arborists and forestry management business Greenworx opted to take a different route from purchasing multiple examples of conventional trailers, instead opting for the Harsh UniLift IT-Runner […]
A SMALLER Commercial Vehicle Show returned to the events calendar after a two year hiatus due to the pandemic, writes Kevin Swallow. There was still plenty of new technology, initiatives and launches to keep visitors […]
Two-trailer roadtrain track trials in the Netherlands were abandoned before they started on public roads, reports Kevin Swallow. It’s a blow for the longer vehicle campaigns, so what happens now? PLANS TO introduce a two-trailer […]
IT WAS so good to see Truckfest back, covering the green slopes of the Royal Highland Showground again, after missing the Covid year. 2020 was well behind, as massive crowds flocked to Ingliston to see, […]
Freight moved by ferries in Scotland is in choppy waters, with haulage firms complaining about poor service, breakdowns and capacity issues in the run-up to Christmas, reports Chris Tindall. SCOTTISH hauliers using ferries to move […]
New trucks from DAF get the once over in Spain including the voluminous XG+, writes Gordon Roberts, keen to find out if size matters. THERE IS nothing like a good old-fashioned product launch in a […]
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