Preston-based GBA Logistics has acquired the Silver X Group and Bow Distribution & Warehousing as part of a major expansion drive. GBA Logistics has O-licences for 143 trucks and 149 trailers and transports a range […]
THE 2M Group of Companies, in collaboration with Suttons Tankers, have embarked on a six-month trial using Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) aimed at decreasing carbon emissions. In this latest trial, dedicated vehicles from the 2M […]
A substantial upgrade in reefer points at the Port of Greenock will enhance cargo storage and distribution capacity for Scottish exporters, according to Peel Ports. It has increased the reefer point infrastructure from 32 to […]
Transport training provider Logico is now offering the only regulated qualification for mixer drivers, covering on-road site vehicle competence assessments (SVCA), as well as classroom training for drivers and operational staff, writes Chris Tindall. The […]
Scottish timber hauliers are to benefit from £800,000 in funds to improve fragile rural roads, create passing places and build short routes to take freight away from people’s homes, writes Chris Tindall. Nine projects will […]
PALLETLINE has achieved full membership across the UK and Ireland. Following the recruitment of more than 35 haulage specialists over the past five years, Palletline has eliminated the use of subcontractors and improved profitability for […]
Preston-based construction, haulage and property group Carefoot has closed its transport division, in a move which follows a fall in the company’s turnover and profit last year, writes Carol Millett. Carefoot, which employs around 87 […]
The transport and storage sector’s strong performance is playing a key role in helping the UK come out of recession, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The report has […]
Keith-based haulier Ian S Roger has announced it will bring its livestock operation to an end at the end of the May 2024 due to ‘spiralling costs, dwindling stock numbers and labour shortages’. It was […]
Energy firm GreenPower has had its planning application approved for a hydrogen production and distribution centre on the west coast of Scotland. The site, at the Glenshellach industrial estate in Oban, Argyll and Bute, will […]
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