Transport and logistic companies from across Scotland gathered in Bothwell to raise more than £105,000 for Transaid, a record total for a single night, writes Kevin Swallow. THE SCOTTISH road haulage industry united to raise […]
“IT USED to be just in time warehousing, now it’s just in case warehousing,” explained Iain Mitchell, managing director of John Mitchell Haulage & Warehousing. He candidly admitted that’s a quote from an industry colleague […]
SUPERMARKET chain Booths has made a commitment to lowering emissions across its temperature-controlled fleet with a range of new Carrier Transicold equipment, including three Vector eCool all-electric engineless refrigerated trailer system units mounted to tandem-axle […]
SAMUEL Milne has taken over as operations manager at Eagle Couriers after working his way up through the business which he joined aged 15, straight from school. The Bathgate based firm prides itself on being […]
National road speed limits in Scotland for trucks over 7.5 tonnes GVW remain different to England and Wales. In an effort to understand what that means to Scottish hauliers at the coalface, the RHA and […]
Operators planning to hire self-employed drivers following Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s promise to repeal changes to the IR35 off-payroll working rules by next April could still risk the ire of the Transport Commissioner and HMRC, writes […]
ELECTRA Commercial Vehicles has built the first 19-tonne temperature-controlled hydrogen fuel cell truck in operation in the UK, the eCargo FCEV, as part of a Government-funded project. The vehicle is currently on trial with Sainsbury’s […]
A NEW report from the RHA reveals that nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions from HGVs in Britain have fallen by at least 72 percent since 2013. The Association says that £2.2bn haulage industry investment in Euro […]
ANNE-MARIE Trevelyan MP has been appointed as transport secretary under new PM Liz Truss’s reshuffled cabinet. Previously secretary of state for international trade, Trevelyan tweeted that she was ‘thrilled’ about her new role and added: […]
THE RHA has launched best practice guidance for hauliers using driver agencies, with the aim to help operators make the right choices when taking on agency drivers. It comes after RHA members reported several issues […]
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