Menzies Distribution said it is open to more acquisition opportunities as it continues to diversify its portfolio, aided by a leap in profit in 2021, a debt refinancing and the buy-out of its defined benefit […]
BCA, which specialises in used vehicle sales and vehicle transportation services, has bought car haulier ECM (Vehicle Delivery Service) for an undisclosed sum, writes Carol Millett. The deal will see BCA boost its transporter fleet […]
Ailsa Black, the granddaughter of Andrew Black who founded the eponymously named East Lothian haulier, will be vying for the Miss Scotland crown at Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow on Friday 29 July. And she […]
Such is the popularity of this road run, especially given a two-year break due to Covid, entries had to be capped at 80. John Mackenzie organised a scenic route amounting to 170 miles covering lots of […]
A loophole in crime reporting that allows criminals to get away with cargo thefts from HGVs must be closed in order to save operators more than £700m a year, according to insurers. Broker McCarron Coates […]
Such is the popularity of this Highland Historic Commercial Vehicle Road Run, especially given a two-year break due to Covid, entries had to be capped at 80. Iasn Lawson captures the runners and riders in the […]
Heavy haulier Paul Millar bought his first Volvo after hiring one during a busy period and became a fan. In the current issue of Transport News, he explains why he switched from the Swedish east […]
New traffic commissioners (TCs) should have some transport industry experience, according to James Firth, head of road freight regulation at Logistics UK. “They need to have been named on an O-licence at some point,” he […]
A five-year trial of platooning trucks on UK roads has found that the technology is as safe as trucks running separately and fuel savings could be as much as 4.1% but in reality, it’s just […]
New research has shown ‘significant interest’ among major operators for hydrogen trucks for a range of applications with some confirming they would be happy to pay more in the short term to trial a small […]
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