Transport and Logistics Network
The HIRECO Truck Park and Bistro is not a place you’d ever find by ‘just passing’. On the DP World London Gateway site, you’d only ever see it if you were dropping off to or collecting from the port.
But it is still accessible to HGVs even if you’re no…
There has been a cafe on this site for around 100 years, if local accounts are accurate. Situated on the A36, which runs between Southampton and Bristol, just 3 miles from the junction with the A303. Hillside Cafe was built by the current owner’s famil…
Volvo’s FMX range was launched in 2010 as a heavy-duty version of its popular FM platform, intended for the tougher off-road jobs, such as quarries, forestry and construction work. Like the FM, it had a completely new cab a few years ago.
The 8×4…
Electric trucks may not yet suit all applications, but urban devotees Dennis-Eagle are taking the lead. Trucking went to look at this silent revolution.
The past few years have seen tumultuous times in the haulage industry. From Brexit, through the dri…
Warburtons, Britain’s largest bakery brand, has added 38 rigid box vans from Tiger Trailers to its nationwide fleet of vehicles delivering fresh bread to 18,500 stores across the country every day.
Approaching Tiger in the winter of 2022, Warburtons ne…
Following the successful deployment of its first 16-tonne electric truck in Enfield, Warburtons has taken delivery of four more Renault Trucks E-Tech D16s. In addition to the E-Tech D16s, Warburtons has also purchased its first electric vans, two Renau…
A transport firm in Middlesbrough has committed to supporting ex-service personnel with employment opportunities through the signing of the Armed Forces Covenant.
The Armed Forces Covenant is a pledge by businesses and organisations to acknowledge and …
South Lincs Foodservice has taken delivery of two 18-tonne DAF CF rigids equipped with Carrier Transicold Supra 1150 MT units and Eco-Drive systems. This combination allows the units to run via their diesel engine or electrically from power derived fro…
The paper, packaging, and recycling business’s new trucks, part of a long-term contract-hire agreement from TIP Group, replace vehicles from a rival manufacturer.
India Wacher, Fleet Compliance & HS/E Manager at DS Smith Logistics, says: “This is a…
The key challenge for many is deciding how and when to re-invest in their fleet. The cost of borrowing has gone up, and there is uncertainty in the economy locally (interest rates, inflation, possible change in government, cross-border challenges, staf…