DAIMLER Truck AG is aiming to separate from its parent company and stock market listing by the end of this year and, in addition to a financial shake-up, plans have been unveiled by the company […]
FOUR big names from the transport and logistics sector have come together to supply an HGV driver training simulator for the Industrial Training Centre (ITC) in Zambia, which Transaid has partnered since 2008. The donation […]
Following a long and successful career, Sam Barrack, general sales manager at Norscot Truck & Van Aberdeen, retired on 28 May 2021. IT WAS back in 1976 that Sam Barrack started as a junior salesperson […]
SCHMITZ Cargobull, Europe’s biggest manufacturer of semi-trailers, is opening a new factory in Manchester to build customised vehicles for UK and Irish operators. Andreas Schmitz, CEO at Schmitz Cargobull, said: “The UK is a key […]
NORTHWARDS, the haulage operator with bases in Shetland, Orkney, Aberdeen, Inverness, Scrabster and Central Scotland, is investing £1.5 million in new vehicles. Following on from acquiring vehicles and containers in March to fulfil a contract […]
MENZIES Distribution has acquired JBT Distribution, an independent logistics and supply chain services business with annual sales of over £23 million. The transaction extends Menzies’ network coverage with the addition of 200 vehicles and six […]
TOTAL Vehicle Solutions (TVS) Group has acquired Wilcox Group Ltd, trading as Wilcox Commercial Vehicles. Wilcox is one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of aluminium bodies for rigid and tipping trailers and is the first […]
Renault Trucks’ return to Highlands and Islands distribution specialists D. R. Macleod proves much smoother than the Scottish Government’s recent management of Scottish ferry operations. John Henderson looks for a bridge over troubled waters. FIRSTLY, […]
Culina Group has announced an agreement to take over GreenWhiteStar Acquisitions. The terms of the agreement, including consideration, have not been disclosed. GreenWhiteStar Acquisitions comprises of Eddie Stobart, Eddie Stobart Europe, iForce, The Pallet Network, […]
LORRY drivers employed by Great Bear Distribution who work on the Unilever contract at Port Sunlight have secured an inflation beating pay deal. The 18 month deal will see all elements of pay increase by […]
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