A trade association demands that small trailers towed by trucks and vans that fall outside of the annual test parameters should now be part of the MoT, reports Kevin Swallow, following a free service check […]
WELL KNOWN Scottish logistics providers and long established Volvo customer, McPherson Ltd of Aberlour has taken delivery of the UK’s first Volvo FM LNG tractor units. To mark the auspicious occasion, Volvo Group UK based […]
THE UK and Ireland transport industry is unique in allowing the operation of trailers with a maximum height of 4.9 metres; well over the 4 metres maximum permitted in mainland Europe, and this has prompted […]
BASED in Dalry, Ayrshire, D&J Reid was started by brothers David and Jamie back in 1980, solely as an agricultural contractor. However, as David’s son Graeme explains, ‘You have to move where the work is […]
ROGER ALM has been appointed as the new president of Volvo Trucks and new member of Volvo’s Group Executive Board. He will replace Claes Nilsson, who after a long and successful career, retired on 1 […]
WITH HARSH underfloor tipping gears already specified on all the company’s tippers, the Kane Group is finding equal success operating Harsh hookloaders, with another three examples just going on the road with subsidiary company Gaywood. […]
BO’NESS haulier Derek Heeps Ltd has boosted the fleet with a 90th Anniversary DAF XF530 FTG. The eye-catching metallic red truck, with its DAF Super Space Cab, joins a fleet of over 30 vehicles, over […]
UK TECHNOLOGY company Wheely-Safe has launched the Michelin Wheel Security and Tyre Pressure Management System for truck, trailer and heavy plant operators, designed to tackle the global issues of wheel loss and brake and hub […]
THE LONDON Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) comes into force on 8 April 2019, that’s just a couple of months away, and the impact on truck operators promises to be dramatic since every vehicle entering […]
NOW SUPPLYING up to 250,000 tonnes of topsoil a year, Allstone Glasgow Ltd’s latest tipper has gained a double bonus by being fitted with both a Harsh Slide n’ Go sheeting system, as well as […]
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