Scottish timber hauliers are to benefit from £800,000 in funds to improve fragile rural roads, create passing places and build short routes to take freight away from people’s homes, writes Chris Tindall. Nine projects will […]
PALLETLINE has achieved full membership across the UK and Ireland. Following the recruitment of more than 35 haulage specialists over the past five years, Palletline has eliminated the use of subcontractors and improved profitability for […]
Preston-based construction, haulage and property group Carefoot has closed its transport division, in a move which follows a fall in the company’s turnover and profit last year, writes Carol Millett. Carefoot, which employs around 87 […]
The transport and storage sector’s strong performance is playing a key role in helping the UK come out of recession, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The report has […]
Keith-based haulier Ian S Roger has announced it will bring its livestock operation to an end at the end of the May 2024 due to ‘spiralling costs, dwindling stock numbers and labour shortages’. It was […]
Energy firm GreenPower has had its planning application approved for a hydrogen production and distribution centre on the west coast of Scotland. The site, at the Glenshellach industrial estate in Oban, Argyll and Bute, will […]
A £155m Transport Scotland contract for the next phase of the A9 dualling programme between Tay Crossing to Ballinluig is up for grabs, writes Kevin Swallow, and will be issued in mid-2025. The project involves […]
Truck manufacturer Daimler has unveiled its latest Actros L claiming to be 7% more fuel efficient than its prototype. In the current issue, Transport News’ international correspondent Peter Schmitz looks at where Daimler has made […]
So far, gas trucks and Scotland have engaged in a torrid affair. Many operators had bought into LNG, bunkering their own supply and bringing in the right trucks, before the fuel supplier suddenly did one. […]
Last year marked the end of manual gearboxes in the UK, with the final 16-speed DAF XF rolling off the production line. The owner is James Cormack. He tells Transport News in the current issue […]
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