Articles by Transport News

SPEAKING on the government’s recent Levelling Up White Paper, Alexandra Herdman, public policy manager at Logistics UK, commented: “The White Paper is an opportunity for logistics to showcase its vital role in providing skilled jobs […]

Commercial vehicle finance specialist, Asset Alliance Group, is acquiring more than 1,400 new vehicles worth more than £100 million this year in pursuit of its ambition to have the youngest contract hire and leasing fleet […]

BP has bought a 30% stake in the UK’s largest provider of hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVOs) as it looks to transition away from diesel usage in transport. The investment in Green Biofuels expands BP’s biofuels […]

Scania has lost its fight against a decision by the European Commission (EC) to fine it €880.52m (£733.5m) for its involvement in a truck cartel to fix prices, writes Chris Tindall.The European Union’s General Court […]

THE A77, which provides a key direct link between Glasgow and Cairnryan, had the town of Maybole hosting a section of the A77 running through the town’s narrow high street. A new 5km bypass on […]

An inflation-busting pay rise of 19% for Carntyne Transport HGV drivers has been secured by trade union Unite Scotland, writes Chris Tindall. It means the dispute between the union and the Glasgow-based logistics firm, which […]

A legal bid by Glasgow City Council to recover more than £6.5m from a former employer of a bin lorry driver who blacked out at the wheel and killed six people has failed. Harry Clarke […]

PLAN YOUR visit to the Road Transport Expo 2022 (RTX) taking place from 30 June to 2 July at NAEC Stoneleigh. You can register now for this exciting three-day event that promises to make your […]

An investigation into the possibility of building a bridge linking Scotland with Northern Ireland cost the taxpayer almost £900,000, the department for transport (DfT) has admitted. Prime Minister Boris Johnson commissioned a study into the […]