THE government has announced a new, comprehensive package of measures aimed at easing the HGV driver shortage problem. Five thousand short-term visas for overseas drivers to work in the fuel tanker and food distribution sectors […]
IN JANUARY 2021 MAN Truck & Bus UK Ltd announced the purchase of the HRVS Group, thus acquiring five dealerships located across central England: Ripley, Stoke-on-Trent, Sheffield, Scunthorpe and Sleaford, as well as a customer […]
A FLOUR mill in Fife is set to benefit from the latest round of freight facilities grant funding to help them move more wheat by sea. Carr’s Flour Mills Ltd will receive around £357,000 from […]
SPECIALIST truck provider MV Commercial has completed a multi-million-pound deal to buy tipping trailer and rigid body manufacturer Fruehauf out of administration, protecting 120 jobs and securing a positive future for one of the best-known […]
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 […]
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