MENZIES Distribution’s drive for sustainability has taken a diversion into the world of bespoke, tote bags, and rucksack. The group is working with partners, including Aura Brand Solutions to convert disused PVC side curtains from […]
SUSTAINABILITY and carbon reduction is now the number one priority for almost half of UK commercial fleets (45%), according to research from mobility solutions specialists Bridgestone and Webfleet Solutions. The need to decarbonise topped both […]
THE UK’s HGV driver shortage remains ‘chronic’, according to Logistics UK, but with the number of HGV drivers in employment not falling as significantly as in recent quarters, they expressed cautious optimism that initiatives introduced […]
MAXI Caledonian Ltd, holding company of Maxi Haulage Ltd, has reported an increase in turnover to over £80m and a profit of £4m as shown in their September 2021 accounts. “We have retained all major […]
THE ROAD Haulage Association (RHA) will be campaigning to get the 50mph speed limit introduced for all trucks on single carriageway A-roads across Scotland, bringing it in line with England and Wales. Speaking to delegates […]
ON THE site of the former Berlin Tempelhof Airport MAN Truck & Bus had a near-series prototype of its upcoming electric truck driven in public for the first time. A special technical feature of the […]
THE PRIME Minister’s proposed civil service recruitment freeze could see the UK’s HGV driver shortage escalate, according to Logistics UK. Also, road safety could be compromised if planned resourcing for heavy vehicle checks is halted. […]
FORS, the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme, has said its Practitioner programme has been one of its greatest successes after the course of fleet management training modules celebrated its 10th anniversary in April. Since the first […]
ABERDEEN Sheriff Court has refused an appeal by an HGV driver jailed for drink driving after he claimed he should have been ordered to undertake unpaid work instead. Timothy Humphreys was jailed in January for […]
A LENGTHY course of dishonest conduct and previous serious offending in a heavy goods vehicle has resulted in the Scottish Traffic Commissioner (STC) disqualifying Duncan McKee from holding vocational driving entitlement for a period of […]
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