Building materials supplier Aggregate Industries has been rebranded as Holcim UK, writes Carol Millett. It takes on its parent company’s name, 20 years after being acquired by the Swiss cement giant. Aggregate Industries was launched […]
Six times a day a bridge is struck, and the fall out for the lorry driver and their employer can be wide reaching. As well as the sheer inconvenience, there can be a prosecution, a […]
The backlog of repairs for disintegrating roads in England and Wales has reached new heights, with carriageways resurfaced on average once every 93 years, writes Chris Tindall. An annual survey found almost £17bn is now […]
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is reviewing comments from interested parties on two remedies that GXO has proposed to ensure its acquisition of Wincanton does not reduce competition in grocery warehousing in the UK, […]
Italian truck manufacturer Iveco has introduced a much anticipated 6×2 tractor unit for its natural gas line up, writes Peter Brown. The S-Way CNG (compressed natural gas) 6×2 tractor unit has a XCursor 13 12.9-litre […]
Police in Scotland are looking into the death of a man at a Pollock (Scotrans) haulage yard in West Lothian, reports Chris Tindall. Emergency services were called to the industrial estate in Bathgate on 4 […]
In a short space of time Oilfast has established itself as a leading supplier of fuels with a modern fleet of trucks, reports Kevin Swallow. The nationwide supplier of fuel, AdBlue and lubricants has acquired […]
Hauliers are paying more in staffing costs than any other sector, writes Chris Tindall, up by more than a third in just three months. Government figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed […]
Two European truck makers have signed a joint development agreement (JDA) to design and build a new cab for heavy-duty trucks, writes Peter Brown. The JDA between Ford Trucks and Iveco will see both co-develop, […]
These days only the local authorities visit every home and business across the UK, and it’s done usually every fortnight with the refuse vehicle, writes David Craik. As well as collecting the recycling, household waste […]
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