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Quinn Building Products chooses Mercedes-Benz
Construction materials leader Quinn Building Products is enjoying peak performance from a new fleet of Mercedes-Benz ‘mountain’ trucks. The 14 tippers were supplied to Derrylin-based Quinn by Northern...
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Monmouthshire County Council chooses TotalKare heavy-duty lift installation
The UK’s premier supplier of heavy-duty workshop solutions is helping Monmouthshire County Council’s highways department keep motorists on the move following the installation of a heavy-duty vehicle...
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Maritime Transport signs Segro lease
Segro has signed a 25 year lease with Maritime Transport, the market leading multi-modal logistics company, that will operate the Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) at Segro Logistics Park East...
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DVSA publishes updated PSV and HGV inspection manuals
The Driver & Vehicle Services Agency (DVSA) has published updated PSV and HGV inspection manuals. The new manuals reflect recent changes. Updated sections include: steering control, steering, lamps...
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BOC can now offer BioLNG to HGV fleets
BOC , the UK and Ireland’s biggest industrial gases business has now added BioLNG to its growing HGV offer. BioLNG is a sustainable version of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) produced by the anaerobic...
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Simplified customs procedures are not enough – says RHA
The Road Haulage Association believes the Government’s announcement about simplified customs checks is not enough to prepare businesses for a no-deal Brexit. The warning follows the publication of...
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Integrated technology playing critical part in transport planning – says...
Logistics operations are increasingly turning to integrated technology solutions to overcome a host of transport planning pressures, while at the same time the driver and general skills shortage...
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Cartwright Rentals expands nationwide network
Cartwright Rentals has launched a new depot in the North-East to further increase its nationwide network of locations. It is one of the fastest expanding divisions within the Cartwright Group, a major...
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Isuzu Grafter gets the green light from Amber Valley
In the East Midlands, Amber Valley Borough Council has taken delivery of its first ever Isuzus, with two brand-new 3.5tonne Isuzu Grafter Green dropside rigids joining the fleet within the...
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RHA welcomes Government no-deal Brexit commitment
The Road Haulage Association welcomes the Government’s commitment to keep international haulage operating effectively if there’s a ‘no-deal’ Brexit. The changes proposed, if reciprocated by the EU,...
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Stena Line launches smart chatbot
Stena Line is in the process of launching the smartest chatbot into the ferry market. Stina will help make the customer experience even better by providing assistance in booking a trip as well as...
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Flegg chooses Krone trailers
Leading machinery mover and installation specialists, Flegg Projects, have added two Krone trailers to their UK and European freight service which, says the company, have the loading flexibility to...
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Vehicle safety on agenda at FTA Ireland Transport Manager Seminar
Dr Sharon McGuinness, CEO of the Health and Safety Authority, will discuss work related vehicle safety at FTA Ireland’s (FTAI) popular Transport Manager Seminar, which returns to the Johnstown House...
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Hi-tech distribution company returns to Ekeri
Paul Ponsonby Limited, specialists in the handling and distribution of high-value electronics equipment, has taken delivery of another vehicle body from Ekeri trailers which, says the company, combines...
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Irish Ferries invests €4m in Ulysses upgrade
The MV Ulysses, the leading Irish Ferries freight and tourism vessel on the Dublin to Holyhead route, returned to Dublin this week following an extensive dry dock investment at Cammell Laird shipyard...
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Record year for VisionTrack
The rapid adoption of vehicle CCTV and video telematics within the UK has resulted in record levels of growth for VisionTrack, with the number of fleet and road transport operations using its...
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FTA publishes new guide to road transport law
The 2019 edition of the Freight Transport Association’s much respected Yearbook of Road Transport Law, an essential reference guide containing in-depth information on road transport legislation, has...
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First electric Volvo trucks delivered to customers
Volvo Trucks has delivered its first all-electric vehicles – a refuse truck to the waste and recycling company Renova and a distribution truck to the logistics company DB Schenker and its partner...
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How to make international ecommerce transparent
Cross-border ecommerce provides organisations with, theoretically, a low-cost opportunity to break into new markets. Yet from the cost of air freight to the complexity of international returns plus...
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Agreement on CO2 emissions cut on HGVs
The European Parliament and Council have agreed to limit the carbon emissions of HGVs. In the first ever EU regulation to cover CO2 emissions produced by lorries, manufacturers producing heavy goods...
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