THOMPSONS has introduced an all-new Hotbox as the latest model in the company’s range of tipper bodies. Called Tarmaster, the new body will suit both 4×2 and 6×2/4 truck chassis built to deliver road repair […]
FREELAND Freight, has taken delivery of four DAF XG 530 6×2 tractors (with ‘FTG’ axle configuration) for use on its long-haul work across the UK. The ‘Granite City’ operator is yet to commission the trucks […]
Scotland’s largest public sector fleet, waste and ground services exhibition, APSE, took place in May at Aviemore, with a focus on value for money, e-solutions and canny marketing. Kevin Swallow reports.
CEO of the Malcolm Group, Andrew Malcolm has been awarded an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours list, for services to the transport industry. This award is extra-special, coming after recently celebrating the company’s centenary […]
Managing a fleet of trucks often requires advanced software and support. John Kendall speaks to Solera about ‘Fleet Solutions’, its latest offering to the haulage sector. SOLERA launched its Fleet Solutions package late last year […]
The approval of longer semi-trailers (LSTs) for hauliers is welcomed but there are operational considerations and potential pitfalls to overcome, not least that LSTs fall under STGO regulations. Transport News gauges the response from industry […]
FERYTRANS has returned to Hultsteins for an order of Ecogen systems which, connected to six new Scania CNG tractors, will power its current trailer refrigeration units. Managing director Feri Lazar said: “These gas powered tractors […]
Following on from last month’s introduction to Glasgow based Michael Fallone on his personal crusade recording road transport action of the 1980s, is a second slice of his Scottish load shifting history, writes Bob Tuck. […]
FOR OVER 30 years Bullet Express has been distributing, storing and shipping goods, while constantly identifying new ways to operate more responsibly, recently evidenced in the choice of new materials handling equipment to service its […]
It has been just five years since Jamie Fraser set up a haulage business alongside the family farm on the Black Isle. He speaks with Kevin Swallow about the start, building the fleet and enthuses […]
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