Firefighters tackled a serious blaze at the Norscot Truck and Van DAF Trucks dealership in Aberdeen on Sunday evening (9/2/25), writes Peter Brown. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said six appliances and a height […]
A fatal accident inquiry into the death of a pedestrian struck by the extended outrigger leg of a lorry found that deaths in similar circumstances could happen again, writes Chris Tindall. Chloe Morrison died in […]
Not a week went by when a ‘Fruehauf’ rumour came to the fore. Always it was about its future and whether the long-established body and trailer manufacturer actually had one, writes Peter Brown. The ‘anecdote’ […]
The new issue of Transport News is out today. On the front cover is a new Volvo FMX tipper in the colours of A&L McCrae, who operate out of Argyll & Bute. With significant contracts […]
It’s only when you scratch the surface that you realise just how well-connected A&L McCrae is and how far it has travelled in recent years. Based at the top of the A83 in Argyll & […]
Transport News resident roadtester and vehicle appraiser Stevie Walker has put an MAN TGX to work through his haulage business Lochmaben Transport. The demo spent a week on a high mileage double-shifted route, which is […]
The west coast island communities have suffered with poor service from the ferries, both for tourism and for goods and services due to cancelled crossings, reduced services and no new ferries to pick up the […]
The ability to think outside of the box in road haulage can give an operator the edge, and the split trailer design from trailer manufacturer Dennison has the potential to do just that. Having claimed […]
Shifting chilled and ambient goods comes at a price as hauliers are constantly under pressure to reduce their carbon footprint. This month’s industry focus looks at the innovations that go towards the mandatory target of […]
Somewhere down the road is the legislation that will allow the operation of autonomous commercial vehicles on UK roads. Manufacturers have long been toying with it, testing its parameters step by step and even putting […]
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