HEAVY vehicle recovery specialist, Sparrow Recovery, has added a Renault Trucks C520 8×4 to its 35 strong mixed fleet. Supplied by Thompson Commercials, this is the first 120 tonne Renault C520 recovery vehicle currently operating […]
BACK IN May, Stevie Walker was included in an ‘International Press Ride and Drive’ event in Limburg, Holland as DAF launched its full series of new generation vocational trucks. As part of a 22 strong […]
RHA MD Richard Smith recently met with the Diabetes Safety Organisation to discuss joint efforts to raise diabetes awareness in the road transport sector. Speaking from the RHA’s Peterborough HQ, he said: “I was genuinely […]
IN ITS response to government’s call for evidence, Logistics UK has supported the move to allow Earned Recognition (ER) operators to either carry out their own MOT testing on vehicles and trailers or delegate the […]
ROAD Transport Expo (RTX) is officially an award-winning event, following a triumphant win at the Association of Event Organisers (AEO) Excellence Awards. RTX was crowned Best UK Launch Event for its ‘All About The Truck’ […]
SHIFT, which offers on-demand delivery services using independent drivers, has bought Tuffnells Parcels Express out of administration. Tuffnells called in the administrators on 12 June and announced more than 2,000 employees across 33 depots would […]
In road haulage the Hartley name goes back more than 80 years, but it’s not always been a straightforward transition between generations, discovers Lucy Radley. LOOK AT the corner panels of any Des Hartley & […]
THOMPSONS has introduced an all-new Hotbox as the latest model in the company’s range of tipper bodies. Called Tarmaster, the new body will suit both 4×2 and 6×2/4 truck chassis built to deliver road repair […]
Scotland’s largest public sector fleet, waste and ground services exhibition, APSE, took place in May at Aviemore, with a focus on value for money, e-solutions and canny marketing. Kevin Swallow reports.
FREELAND Freight, has taken delivery of four DAF XG 530 6×2 tractors (with ‘FTG’ axle configuration) for use on its long-haul work across the UK. The ‘Granite City’ operator is yet to commission the trucks […]
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