AAD Transport entered administration after HMRC presented a winding up petition for an unpaid VAT bill of £2.2m, a report to creditors has revealed. Writing for Transport News, Chris Tindall reported that the Kirriemuir-based haulage […]
The Department for Transport (DfT) in collaboration with industry stakeholders, has launched a research programme to address existing market barriers impeding the wider adoption of higher blend biofuels, such as B20 and HVO, in truck […]
Euro NCAP, the EU body that organises crash and safety tests on new vehicles, is to launch a Truck Safe rating scheme. The launch is in direct response to data showing that while trucks represent […]
Fleet hire business NRG Riverside has been sold by Palatine to Astatine Investment Partners, a private equity investor focused on infrastructure investments, for an undisclosed sum. Operating from Skelmersdale, NRG Riverside leases and maintains more […]
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) won’t be issuing paper certificates for an HGV that has passed its annual test from Monday 29 April 2024, and will instead go digital. “We are making this […]
Transport and logistics professionals are the least happy workers among all sectors, according to the findings of the recently launched Career Happiness Index. Collated by career specialists The Futures Group, the index analysed data on […]
A Durham-based logistics firm has become the fifth new member to join Pallet-Track in 2024, as part of major growth plans. Family-run Logistics North East, which is based in Chester-Le-Street, has joined the Midlands-based pallet […]
Scottish logistics giant John G Russell has acquired the Coatbridge Rail Terminal from rail freight and logistics company Freightliner, as part of its wider expansion plans. The purchase of the terminal, which is located directly […]
Urgent clarification is still required from the government about how the new border checks will work and the cost implications for SMEs when they come into force on 30 April, writes Chris Tindall. Both the […]
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is looking at putting ministry plates solely online and not having a paper version on display inside the truck or on the trailer. Going paperless, like it did […]
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