A NEW six mile stretch of dual carriageway on the A9 between Perth and Dunkeld has been officially opened. The £96 million section runs from Luncarty to Pass of Birnam and is the latest stage […]
LINCOLNSHIRE-based tipper and rigid trailer manufacturer Fruehauf has been placed into administration. Hauliers and commercial vehicle suppliers said ongoing delays to orders had already led to a major trailer shortage across the entire supply chain. […]
ALL HAULIERS will be allowed to use longer semi-trailers (LSTs) on Britain’s roads from 2022, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced. The decision follows a nine-year trial and a public consultation on LSTs, which […]
THE UK government has provided funding for a trial of hydrogen fuel cell trucks in Scotland. It is being organised by the Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA) trade group alongside Arcola Energy. Its remit is to […]
SCOTCH whisky producer Glenfiddich is using its distillery waste products to fuel three Iveco trucks. The decarbonisation process from Glenfiddich, a part of the family-owned distiller William Grant & Sons, has been devised by its […]
IN YET another indication that the world, or at least the UK, is getting back to normal and a regular calendar of industry events is quickly moving into place, Transport News can happily report that […]
CAMPBELTOWN was surely home to the Mull of Kintyre’s social event of the year which brought the two big names in local road haulage together in a love match. The wedding on 14 August of […]
JG PEARS, processors of animal by-products and food waste, has put into service a maximum specification Harsh skiploader that’s destined to cover well over 1.5 million km. This unit is also the first to feature […]
EMPLOYING its tippers on a wide portfolio of duties, Essex based JKS Group considers Thompsons’ curved floor Multimaster to be the ideal tipper body to handle the widest range of its workload. So much so […]
ESTIMATED fuel savings from running its latest refrigerated trailers with new Thermo King Advancer systems has led to Turners (Soham) Ltd placing orders for 71 new single compartment reefer trailers fitted with Advancer A400, all […]
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