DAF TRUCKS is expanding its production capability with a new Electric Truck Assembly facility in Eindhoven, where the new generation XD Electric and XF Electric will commence this spring, with production to rise to several […]
Delivering animals and feed has kept livestock haulier Barclay’s Transport busy through a turbulent time for the agricultural sector, explains Ronald Davidson, as he talks to Kevin Swallow about investment and significant milestones. IT HAS […]
THE PROBLEM of goods being shipped in vastly oversized boxes, with all the waste both of materials and transport capacity that this entails, shows no signs of abating. At the end of November the EU […]
LOGISTICS UK is raising concerns about the impact of reduced Energy Bill Support for businesses and the risk that a steep rise in fuel duty this spring could place on green investment. Responding to the […]
SSO LOGISTICS Ltd based in Liverpool, with sites in Haydock and St Helens, has experienced a significant uplift in business since joining the Pallet-Track network in 2021. The firm’s international arm, SSO International Forwarding, has […]
NEW FINES are to be applied to UK hauliers found to be carrying clandestine migrants or crossing the border with an unsecured vehicle. Chris Yarsley, senior policy manager at Logistics UK commented: “The government’s plans […]
Since 2000 the trucker has gone from key worker to novelty act, and last year was particularly challenging for the driver agency marketplace with wage price hikes, a driver shortage and IR35. However, the forecast […]
Cabs are vulnerable spots and there is little security equipment dedicated to protecting them. Jack Carfrae reports. THAT’S the opening gambit from a YouTube video called Lorry cab security and protection – sleeping safely, by […]
As hauliers struggle with a dearth of truck stops in Scotland, Carol Millett asks should there be more government support for these vital facilities? SCOTLAND is something of a desert when it comes to top […]
NEW RESEARCH from a Midlands recruitment agency has revealed the top truck stops for female HGV drivers, in a year when Encore Personnel sourced triple the amount of female recruits. In 2021-22, 9.7% of all […]
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