A Durham-based logistics firm has become the fifth new member to join Pallet-Track in 2024, as part of major growth plans. Family-run Logistics North East, which is based in Chester-Le-Street, has joined the Midlands-based pallet […]
Scottish logistics giant John G Russell has acquired the Coatbridge Rail Terminal from rail freight and logistics company Freightliner, as part of its wider expansion plans. The purchase of the terminal, which is located directly […]
Urgent clarification is still required from the government about how the new border checks will work and the cost implications for SMEs when they come into force on 30 April, writes Chris Tindall. Both the […]
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is looking at putting ministry plates solely online and not having a paper version on display inside the truck or on the trailer. Going paperless, like it did […]
BPW and Thermo King have partnered to bring a new sustainable refrigeration system to the market. ePower by BPW intelligently manages cooling and energy usage to minimise the environmental impact of refrigerated transport. The system […]
Since launching its telematics solution in 2020, trailer and truck rental, leasing and maintenance company TIP has now fitted more than 10,000 units to trailers across the UK and Ireland. The latest milestone includes units […]
A joint venture of German trailer builder Schmitz Cargobull and Dutch bus manufacturer VDL is to take over Van Hool, after the Belgian bus, road tanker and trailer manufacturer was declared bankrupt. Between 1,550 and […]
In the current issue of Transport News, the People In The News remember Walter Ritchie, the founder and owner of Glasgow based Ritchies Training Centre, who passed away in March of this year aged 92; […]
Fox Group is taking delivery of four new zero tailpipe emission Volvo trucks which will be used to service a low carbon asphalt plant being constructed at its site in Leyland, writes Carol Millett. The […]
In the current issue of Transport News, we look at longer vehicles. While the Brits debate longer vehicles, the Europeans have moved to deploy B-double combinations. In Scandinavia hauliers can use a tractor unit to […]
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