UK manufacturer of specialist axle weighing equipment, Axtec, is solving supply chain issues by redesigning its OnBoard Load Indicator componentry thanks to in-house design. A previously easy-to-source and inexpensive microchip priced at 80p used in […]
Aberdeen-based civil engineering contractor WM Donald has added a new Volvo FMX 540 Globetrotter to the fleet to work on infrastructure projects across the north-east of Scotland. Supplied Volvo Truck and Bus Centre North & […]
TIP TRAILER Services, a portfolio company of I Squared Capital and one of the leading trailer leasing, rental, maintenance and repair providers across Europe and Canada, has signed a deal to acquire the trailer leasing […]
The DfT has announced it will provide £20 million to truckstop operators to improve security, lighting and shower rooms at roadside services for lorry drivers. Roads minister Baroness Vere said it is vital HGV drivers […]
HGV drivers have once again voted Glasgow as the best city to deliver to in the UK, citing good traffic conditions, access and layout. The Scottish city topped the list, with more than one in […]
In the current issue of Transport News, we visited David Summers to discuss the six months of impeccable service the new Renault Trucks T High 520 tractor unit had delivered for Robert Summers Transport. Speaking […]
LOGISTICS UK is calling for an urgent review into the effectiveness of Operation Brock, and most importantly, the humanitarian issues it raises as HGV drivers are left unable to access basic hygiene facilities, food and […]
Donald ‘DR’ Macleod, who ran the eponymously named iconic haulier from the Isle of Lewis, passed away on Friday 8th April after a short illness aged 65. He founded the company in 1981 from Stornoway […]
Oban-based MacLennan Distribution has acquired local haulier Waltons of Oban, making it the largest employer in the west of Scotland town, writes Chris Tindall. The company said the absorption of the transport firm also meant […]
The Highland-based Seafield Park Transport has bought fellow haulage businesses John H Roberts and R&F Campbell (Inverness). The deal increased the Seafield Park Transport fleet to 46 trucks with 70 trailers operating out of Nairn, […]
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