SCANIA is trialling solar power technology on public roads as part of a two year research collaboration with Uppsala University. The unique 560hp plug-in hybrid truck has been paired with an 18m trailer covered in […]
North west based Mercedes-Benz dealership e-Star hosted a conference with a ride and drive in electric vans and trucks for 150 people. Electric remains a viable option for fleet managers as they juggle the demands […]
Mention LNG-powered trucks to any of the Scottish hauliers that put time and resources into it, and you’ll get short shrift. Now CNG has arrived, with the take-up good, but a proposed change to the […]
The annual Black Isle Show in Muir of Ord is billed as being ‘all the fun of the farm’ but there is a part of the field especially reserved for wagons. Ian Lawson captured the […]
For George McLaughlan, success over the long haul has been achieved by taking a calm approach to business. As his half century in haulage fast approaches, he looks at the current challenges facing his business […]
City distribution work can be perceived as arduous and unrewarding for the driver, navigating endless one-way systems and traffic, not to mention restricted parking and vulnerable road users. To that aim, does DAF’s XD, launched […]
Hot on the heels of Truckfest Scotland comes Truckfest North West. Basking in the heat of the late summer, the Knutsford show trades on the quality of trucks and the happy-go-lucky spirit of the family […]
With the used truck market inching towards ‘normality’ Volvo Truck Centre North & Scotland has set up its own website to retail second-hand motors. Jamie Derrick speaks to Transport News about what is on offer […]
Scania has strengthened its service and parts support in central Scotland in recent times with a new site at Eurocentral and now the opening of a state-of-the-art dealership close to Falkirk FC Stadium. Alistair Vallance […]
It was a win-win at Truckfest Scotland as the premier event had more trucks and visitors than ever before and the much-feared deluge failed to materialise. Transport News brings you trucks, Ice Road Trucker legend […]
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