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THE road transport industry in Scotland has confirmed plans for a second Scottish Transaid Dinner, taking place on the evening of 12 September 2024 at the Macdonald Inchyra Hotel & Spa, near Grangemouth. It follows […]

Nearly half of the A9 Perth to Inverness trunk road will be dual carriageway by the end of 2030, rising to 85% by the end of 2033, with the final section expected to open by […]

Haulage bosses could be facing a £1.5bn increase in their staff wage bills within weeks once a nearly 10% rise in the government’s national living wage (NLW) kicks in, according to digital marketplace SNAP. Chancellor […]

Palletline has launched a £2m scanning system for its forklift truck fleet, which it said would eliminate inaccurate scans and speed up its freight sortation process. Palleteyes has been designed to scan barcodes within 2m […]

Last-minute government changes to new Brexit border controls, which launched on 31 January, will add ‘significant’ time and costs to critical just-in-time supply chains, Logistics UK has warned. The alert follows the government’s sudden and […]

The DAF UK and Ireland Driver Challenge returns for 2024, with a multi-stage search to find the nations’ best commercial vehicle drivers. The fourth edition of the competition follows a successful event in 2022. The […]

TIP GROUP will provide training on Jost equipment for more than 150 of its mechanics across the UK and Ireland within the next six months. The new training programme will be delivered to 22 TIP […]

DURING 2023 Dutch manufacturer DAF Trucks built an all-time high 69,800 units and was market leader in five European countries. Last year, DAF prepared for the production of fully electric trucks with the opening of […]

BEGBIES Traynor have been appointed joint administrators of Kirriemuir based AAD Transport Ltd, established in 2011. AAD Transport is a family-run haulage business operating across the UK and also offers haulage services to customers in […]

COMMUNITIES are invited to view plans for completing the dualling of the A9 between Perth and Inverness at venues along the corridor over the coming weeks. Transport Scotland officials will be on hand at drop-in […]