Month: February 2022

STARTING this month, Transport News will cover the latest news updates from the organisers of road haulage related industry events which begin in earnest in late April. To capture the outdoor scents and sounds of […]

DAF TRUCKS has started field tests as the final phase in the development of an entirely new generation of distribution trucks. These will share the same DNA of the New Generation XF, XG and XG+, […]

IN LONDON, it’s all change! With the Ultra Low Emission Zone expanding, engine specifications for HGVs upgrading, the implementation of the new Direct Vision Standard, and an update to the Highway Code, a lot has […]

MICHELIN has secured a new three year Effitires contract to supply, fit and manage the tyres across Leicester based Fred Sherwood Group’s entire HGV fleet, totalling in excess of 650 trucks and trailers. The deal […]

“WE’RE RUNNING pretty much flat out,” said Steve Senior, owner of Barnsley based bulk haulier S&J Transport (Yorkshire) Ltd, “so it made good sense to invest in another batch of new trucks. As before, they […]

Stoddart Crane Hire has recently put a new 150-tonne DAF XF530 FTT tractor unit into service. John Henderson headed to the Black Isle to visit a thriving Scottish business that often takes the high road. […]

Still family owned, Scotland’s biggest haulage company now has its fourth generation actively at work in industry leading construction, warehousing and logistics operations. With the ultra-impressive Donald Malcolm Heritage Centre as a backdrop, CEO Andrew […]

Think you know all about driver agency staff? Then you’ve probably never met Driver Hire’s Rachael McWilliams. John Henderson heads for the company’s South Gyle office in Edinburgh and talks to a remarkable woman who’s […]

WASTE management company Grist Environmental is set to benefit from increased workshop flexibility after introducing Totalkare test equipment. Grist operates a large fleet of specialist vehicles, and due to the demands of vehicle repair and […]

DEMOLITION Contracting & Environmental Services (DCE) Ltd have invested in two, new pieces of kit from Hiab, which has enabled the company to bring its entire offering in-house. Sheffield based DCE Ltd, purchased the Hiab […]