WHALE Tankers claims an industry first by designing and developing the UK’s first fully electric MVC (medium volume combination) tanker. Branded eWhale, and being showcased at Aviemore, this latest multifunctional gully cleaner and drain jetter […]
It seemed an ideal opportunity to drive the electric powered Fuso eCanter following the Transport News’ Clean Air Roadshow at Hampden Park, and it raised a few eyebrows within Glasgow’s Low Emission Zone! Kevin Swallow […]
Founded as a sweet manufacturer in the 19th century, Glasgow’s JW Filshill became a cash and carry operation before moving into distribution in the 1960s, Kevin Swallow discovers how the transport team is investing in […]
THE DISTRIBUTION fleet at historic 15th century Champfleurie Estate in Linlithgow, West Lothian, has recently seen the arrival of its first Isuzu Grafter Green 3.5 tonne rigid truck, which complements the previous three Isuzu Grafters […]
HAULAGE contractor TA Wood based in Port Charlotte, Islay has taken delivery of a Scania eight wheeler fitted with Hyva hookloader equipment. Supplied by Scania Glasgow branch, the truck joins the company’s all-Scania fleet and […]
WITH FOUR new tippers recently joining its fleet, and each one being delivered on successive Wednesdays, AC Aggregates Ltd of Maltby is near to completing its 2019 fleet update programme, the company’s standard tipper specification […]
PERHAPS more so than with any other type of truck, tipper operators really do know precisely what they want from their vehicles and, in turn, choose their specifications with great care. For its latest tipper […]
BRITAIN’S National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has recommended that there should be a ban on the sale of new diesel fuelled HGVs by 2040, to help the logistics sector become carbon free by 2050. And the […]
A PILOT project grouping France, the Netherlands and the UK was handled in February and March involving Transports FIOLET in France, International Road Ferry in the Netherlands and Brian Yeardley Continental in the UK, under […]
A MAJOR infrastructure contract to improve the busy south west A77 route will bring added economic benefits during construction, says Transport Scotland. Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd has been awarded the £31.5m contract to build […]
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