FOLLOWING last month’s news that drivers who sit with engines idling could be fined instantly under government plans, Paul Loughlin, motoring law solicitor at Stephensons Solicitors LLP told Transport News, ‘These powers are likely to […]
THE zero emission van market has been boosted by the Department for Transport’s (DfT) decision to provide payload concessions to operators of alternatively fuelled vans, according to the FTA. James Firth, the associations’ head of […]
The decision made by Bo’ness operator Thomas Graham Transport to start specifying their own wagons has helped make the company leaner and fitter, reports Kevin Swallow. WITH A fleet of 11 trucks and 15 employees, […]
WITH OVER 100 years transport history (103 to be exact, 1916 to 2019) and many accolades of note helping establish their lineage, Hayton Coulthard Transport Ltd of Twynholm, Dumfries and Galloway, have accrued many remarkable […]
TIMBER haulier and owner driver Jim Yule who is based in Laurencekirk, Aberdeenshire, took delivery of the above strikingly finished Mercedes-Benz tractor unit from local dealer BLS Truck & Van. A 6×2 Arocs 2553 model […]
Choosing something functional for the final mile delivery is a tried and tested formula used by operators. Kevin Swallow spends the day in a Renault D26 to see if that philosophy still holds firm. HAULIERS […]
There are several ways to keep the lorry driver engaged during a shift with a bevy of real time monitoring devices Kevin Swallow looks at how driver behaviour software works and the net benefits therefrom. […]
OPTIONS for the transformation of a key northern route, improving connections between the north east and north west of England were unveiled by Transport Secretary Chris Grayling last month. The A66 is both a nationally […]
Secure overnight parking now available just off M8 interchange at Coatbridge, thanks to a local haulage company’s initiative. Alistair Vallance surveys the gate-locked facilities. TRAMPING hauliers Ravens Express Ltd were based at Cleland near Motherwell […]
It’s over seven years since embryo trailer repair company CEM began business and now with a huge six acre Coatbridge site, busy workshops and a staff of 32, a number of household name businesses are […]
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