Poorly maintained roads cost money and cause misery for hauliers need a proper long term solution, explained the RHA on what is National Pothole Day (15 January). James Barwise, RHA Policy Lead, said: “Poorly maintained […]
Plans to fast-track the A9 dualling programme will not bring down the projects build time, writes Peter Brown, which means the current timetable remains in place. It is on course to be completed by 2035. […]
The new Volvo FH 500 Aero is part of an exciting new generation aiming to maximise efficiency without killing power, and Ian Roberts Transport is the latest haulier to dig deep for the Swedes new […]
With a milling history going back almost 200 years, Carr’s Flour Mills has been at it longer than most. Bob Tuck travelled to Kirkcaldy in Fife to check out the recipe behind the latest generation […]
Freight crime is now front and centre as the RHA and operators add their weight to the cause. We round up the need-to-know information from the TC’s report, assess the Driver CPC changes and speak […]
Last year Volvo’s turbo compound engine, found in the FH560 I-Save tractor unit, breezed to victory claiming the prestigious Transport News Top Truck Award 2024. This year there are six vying for the crown with […]
While the DfT provided match-funding grants to help truckstops beef up security and improve conditions, in Scotland there is no such scheme in place. With Lockerbie Lorry Park gone and Route 74 opening a new […]
Fact for the day; the A9 50mph trial for HGVs began before the UK government rolled out new truck speed limits across England and Wales. Only now, more than 10 years later, is the devolved […]
A consultation into plans to increase the speed limit in Scotland for HGVs has already attracted nearly 9,000 responses – and there’s still two months left before it closes, reports Chris Tindall. Transport Scotland is […]
The RHA managing director Richard Smith has urged government to reform a penalty scheme which is seeing some transport operators and drivers unfairly penalised when ‘clandestine entrants’ are found on vehicles. He said: “We acknowledge […]
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