Campbeltown-based AM Transport is 40 years old and to mark the occasion it took delivery of a new ‘anniversary’ Renault T High, reports Kevin Swallow. Many a road haulage empire has evolved from a ‘man with a van’, and today operating from the Kintyre peninsula it...
Eric Gillie Limited celebrates 50 years in the equine sector and is the oldest established horse transport company in Europe still under original ownership, writes David Craik. Armed with £450 the Eric and Jane Gillie bought a second-hand horsebox, redesigned it with...
When it was suggested Transport News runs a series of features on lorry drivers, the challenge was to identify just how many people there are driving a truck for a living today, writes Kevin Swallow. We bring the latest stats and look at life as a lorry driver with...
Where attempts by startup businesses to launch a new battery electric rigid truck into a competitive European market have failed, can established Chinese manufacturer Yutong succeed, asks Kevin Swallow. Yutong’s official unveiling of its TE7 7.5 tonne truck took place...
The Isuzu Truck dealership based in Glasgow is now part of the Pentagon Motor Group following a reshuffle by the parent company Motus Group, reports Kevin Swallow. For Pentagon Motor Group Glasgow, the Isuzu truck side of the business sits conjointly, alongside Fiat...
