The DfT has announced it will provide £20 million to truckstop operators to improve security, lighting and shower rooms at roadside services for lorry drivers. Roads minister Baroness Vere said it is vital HGV drivers […]
HGV drivers have once again voted Glasgow as the best city to deliver to in the UK, citing good traffic conditions, access and layout. The Scottish city topped the list, with more than one in […]
In the current issue of Transport News, we visited David Summers to discuss the six months of impeccable service the new Renault Trucks T High 520 tractor unit had delivered for Robert Summers Transport. Speaking […]
LOGISTICS UK is calling for an urgent review into the effectiveness of Operation Brock, and most importantly, the humanitarian issues it raises as HGV drivers are left unable to access basic hygiene facilities, food and […]
Donald ‘DR’ Macleod, who ran the eponymously named iconic haulier from the Isle of Lewis, passed away on Friday 8th April after a short illness aged 65. He founded the company in 1981 from Stornoway […]
Oban-based MacLennan Distribution has acquired local haulier Waltons of Oban, making it the largest employer in the west of Scotland town, writes Chris Tindall. The company said the absorption of the transport firm also meant […]
The Highland-based Seafield Park Transport has bought fellow haulage businesses John H Roberts and R&F Campbell (Inverness). The deal increased the Seafield Park Transport fleet to 46 trucks with 70 trailers operating out of Nairn, […]
EQUIPMENT specialist, SAF-Holland, has announced the acquisition of IMS Ltd based at Shepshed, Leicestershire, which currently employs 19 people, from its exclusive distributor, IMS Group. The acquisition is reported to strengthen SAF-Holland’s market position in […]
RESPONDING to news that Boris Johnson is considering a further delay to the introduction of import checks on goods arriving from the EU, scheduled to be introduced in July 2022, Logistics UK is concerned that […]
New start business NaDa Trucks has launched a ‘fuel less’ truck, which it says will reduce the overall operational cost to operators by 100%. Designed without an engine, the truck – called f-Less – harnesses […]
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