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 […]
West Lothian transport company Blacks Haulage Solutions has joined the Pall-Ex network as a shareholder member. The family run business, launched 48 years ago, will cover the EH postcode for the Pall-Ex network, supplying services […]
The Gregory Group of haulage firms have aligned their branding by introducing an Olympics-style roundel and the strapline ‘Delivering Winners’ across its fleet, writes Chris Tindall. The livery was originally used in 2012 for the […]
Battery powered trucks are the future, but who supplies the new technology has become something of a bun fight between established truck builders and new start manufacturers. A new name is Volta Trucks, whose focus […]
Cold-chain operators are facing a spike in costs now the red diesel subsidy has ended. In the second part of Transport News focus on ‘red diesel rebate’ used for temperature-controlled transport, Jack Carfrae assesses the […]
IR35 is government’s off-payroll working rules for clients, workers (contractors) and their intermediaries. Now a year old, we assess its impact on the logistics sector, how it’s been interpreted by driver agencies and a timely […]
Trailer production at Wythenshawe has hit the ground running and it’s already supplying one in five Schmitz Cargobull trailers sold in the UK. Paul Avery is now concentrating on ramping up production and bringing in, […]
The best place to see the more unusual vehicles and those wagons from yesteryear are at shows and steam rallies, however, the odd gem or two can still be found doing a day’s work. Regular […]
A bolt on solution from Hultsteins switches any refrigeration unit from diesel to electric, and it’s especially poignant now that the red diesel rebate has ended. With Perth based McLaughlan Transport investing in three, Hultsteins’ […]
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has reduced the fuel duty by 5p a litre for the next 12 months, in what he said was ‘the biggest cut to all fuel duty rates ever’. The governments spring budget […]
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