Continental is pushing it’s tyre ‘recycling’ philosophy so truck operators can demonstrate that they are reducing their impact on the ecosystem, writes Steve Banner. PRESSURE is mounting on transport fleets to show that they are […]
CAROLE TAYLOR, who alongside her husband David and transport manager David Townsley ran the Perth based company builders’ merchant and tipper operator D&R Taylor, has passed away. She was 67. She met her future husband […]
INTERNATIONAL development organisation Transaid recently celebrated its 25th anniversary in London with its largest ever showcase, attended by more than 170 industry supporters and partners. Transaid’s Patron, HRH The Princess Royal, addressed assembled guests, thanking them […]
Recycling is everywhere these days and tyre maker Continental is tailoring its tyre ‘recycling’ philosophy so truck operators can demonstrate that they are reducing their impact on the ecosystem. In the latest feature focusing on […]
It hasn’t been easy building trailers; better reliability with longer warranty attached means operators have held onto what they have. Covid and the war in Ukraine forced SDC Trailers’ hand and it has responded by […]
Range and payload are the two immediate challenges for electric truck manufacturers, the third is cost but we’ll save that for another day. A fully freighted battery electric tractor-trailer combination from Mercedes-Benz made a 1,000km […]
While used truck dealers struggled for stock, some rental / lease players successfully cashed in by offloading prime rolling stock to end-users desperate for vehicles. Now it seems the days of a sellers’ market are […]
From the first online buying tool for consumers to use at truck auctions, it’s taken 13 years for the sale to become available exclusively online. Transport News talks to Commercial Vehicle Auctions, which now does […]
Dead mileage, running empty, hauling air; call it what you will, it’s something Scottish hauliers actively avoid. Forming partnerships or a database of ‘reloads’ helps, as do the freight forwarders and agents but there is […]
TWO NEW start businesses in the UK’s electric truck sector have come up short with Volta Trucks filing for bankruptcy and Tevva’s proposed merger with ElectraMeccanica over. Volta Trucks filed for bankruptcy in Sweden and […]
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