A GREENER future for road transport is in reach, according to the Logistics Emissions Reduction Scheme (LERS) annual report, which found its members have reduced their average greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 4% in 2017. […]
BATHGATE based Lothian Vehicle Bodybuilders Ltd have a new investment team on board after Gordon and Rosina Nisbet felt that the time was right to allow external investment into the company to realise its full […]
THE ROAD Haulage Association warns that plans to set an income based threshold on immigration after the UK leaves the EU won’t meet the needs of business, particularly the logistics industry. The government announced plans […]
TRANSPORT Scotland’s road network maintainer AMEY is drawing up plans to introduce weather related diversions for HGVs and high sided vehicles on the A1, between Dunbar and Haddington, following a number of incidents in which […]
A ‘MAJOR Incident’ occurred on a P&O ferry as extreme weather conditions caused a number of articulated truck and trailer combinations to topple over, crushing cars in the process. Thankfully no one was hurt on […]
IN ADDITION to the EU Commission’s proposals for free movement of goods during 2019, the invitation for the UK to also join the Common Transit Convention (CTC) in its own right is great news for […]
THE FREIGHT Transport Association is calling on MPs to vote in favour of the Withdrawal Agreement to keep Britain trading post-Brexit by delivering the frictionless trade that the logistics sector was promised. James Hookham, deputy […]
TRAILER manufacturer Cartwright, has embarked on a new initiative by swapping apprentices with one of its biggest customers, Royal Mail, to provide greater insight into each of the individual operations. Six vehicle technician apprentices from […]
FORS HAS launched the latest addition to its series of toolkits. Forming part of the FORS Professional training program, ‘Bridge Smart, Prevention of Bridge Strikes Toolkit’ is devised exclusively for FORS members and industry managers […]
UPGRADED D11 and D13 diesel engines for Volvo FH, FM and FMX meet the new Euro 6 Step D regulation and contain a number of improvements that enable transport operators to reduce fuel costs. ‘With […]
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