Transport and Logistics Network
MICHELIN’s X Line Energy tyres have passed the litmus test according to Hythe-based international haulier Alcaline, after a pair of steer-axle fitments clocked up 340,000 km in their first life.
Alcaline, which has a fleet of 178 HGVs and 230 trailers …
MAN Truck & Bus is presenting the new MAN eTGL at the IAA 2024. The electrically powered 12-tonne truck rounds off the MAN electric truck portfolio for light distribution transport. With a range of up to 235 kilometres, fast charging in around 30 m…
Bradford-based Bower Green has taken delivery of three Volvo FH Aero 460 with I-Save 6×2 tractor units to modernise its commercial vehicle fleet. Jason Robinson, Area Sales Manager at Crossroads Truck and Bus, supplied the new vehicles.
Alan Pattison, …
Some readers will be fully conversant with gas-powered trucks and may well have driven a variety of them. Others will have had little to do with them and will be in the dark regarding the different types offered by several manufacturers. We were somewh…
Bradford-based Bower Green has taken delivery of three Volvo FH Aero 460 with I-Save 6×2 tractor units to modernise its truck fleet.
Supplied by Crossroads Truck and Bus, the new vehicles arrive as fleet replacements and ensure that 20 of its 24 trucks…
Roadside assistance service DAFaid is celebrating its 50th birthday at the end of the month.
Launched in August 1974, DAFaid was a pioneering roadside assistance scheme for the transport sector – and has since grown to become the industry’s leading roa…
Having first specified HARSH tipping gears and sheeting systems on 23 new tippers acquired over the past four years, the Troon-based Hillhouse Group has again chosen HARSH for another large batch of 10 similar vehicles.
“The HARSH equipment has perform…
Multi-Temperature Supply Chain Specialists, Oakland Distribution Limited has added thirty new Renault Trucks T480 6×2 pusher Turbo Compound tractor units to its 57-strong fleet, including a flagship vehicle to celebrate its parent company, Oakland Inte…
Road transport leaders are expected to take on more than ever, often with the same or fewer resources, with 61 per cent of leaders reporting more general responsibilities at work compared to only one-third of employees. As they desperately&nb…
The haulage industry, essential to the global supply chain, increasingly finds itself at the intersection of environmental impact and economic efficiency.
Transitioning towards sustainable practices is no longer just an ethical decision but a strategic…