Transport and Logistics Network
The HGV sector is attracting more new female drivers than the passenger-carrying vehicle (PCV) – ie, bus and coach sector – both in terms of hard numbers and percentage increase over the last decade, according to data from the Driver and Vehicle Licens…
We go to work in a Scania 460R Super and find the Swedish marque’s new 13-litre engine pushes the boundaries for both performance and economy.
There’s been such a shift in recent years toward bigger cabs and higher outputs that a truck with a mid-sized…
Demands and advice for the next government…
Andrew Galliers, Director and Transport and Logistics sector specialist at accountancy and strategic advisory firm Menzies LLP comments “Transport & logistics companies in the UK typically …
MV Commercial has supplied specialist rail and infrastructure services provider Readypower Rail Services with three 32-tonne 8×2 Volvo FH460s, mounted with heavy-haulage plant bodies and Palfinger PK33002 loader cranes.
The three new trucks join the co…
The 30,000-litre articulated ADR tanker, specifically designed for carrying and transporting hazardous liquids, took to the road following its unveiling at the RTX show.
Manufactured by Yorkshire-based RTN Clayton Vallely, the tank is ma…
Knowledge of drivers’ hours rules is a fundamental requirement for truck drivers. Here, our aim is to set them out in the simplest terms to help reduce any uncertainty.
By Paul Loughlin, partner, Regulatory Department at Stephensons Solicitors LLP
It …
The parking area at The Hollies Truckstop has been given a much-needed overhaul thanks to a £141,000 grant from the government.
Certas Energy, which operates the Cannock site less a mile off Junction 12 of the M6, has carried out work to resurface the …
SNAP’s annual Truckpark Tour is returning for its third outing – with plans to make it bigger and better than ever before.
The roadmap starts on June 26 at Felixstowe Truckstop. From there, it will visit four more venues in the UK and 11 in Europe, tou…
Shipping container and rail freight specialist Newell & Wright Transport (NWT) has returned to the built-in-Britain DAF marque with the delivery of six new XG 450 three-axle tractor units – representing the first DAFs in the Newell & Wright fle…
Road safety training organisation Driver First Assist has launched Skills for Safer Journeys – a new online training course which aims to give all drivers crucial skills to support at the scene of an on-road incident, regardless of the type of vehicle …