Freight is the lifeblood of the capital, delivering more than 360,000 tonnes of goods to the city every day – so “simplistic blanket approaches” to transport policies could bring London to its knees.
Road Safety
Scottish haulier Duncan Adams has expanded its fleet with eight more Mercedes-Benz vehicles – six Actros tractors and two Antos rigids – meaning 25% of its 110-strong fleet now bears the Mercedes...
Finance & Leasing
Tyre manufacturer Continental has announced a tie-up with telematics business LostNFound, in a deal which sees the ContiPressureCheck tyre pressure monitoring system integrated into the telematics...
Tyres & Retreads
Network Rail has taken delivery of eight tankers from Whale Tankers, following a tender process in conjunction with rail industry consultancy Hilton Rail Consulting.
Tankers
Bibby Distribution has put six more 13.6m bespoke triple-deck curtainsiders into service on its contract with Unipart Rail, after a trial with one of the trailers was shown to deliver increased load...
Trailers
Renault Trucks UK is showcasing a 32-tonne Range C packed with safety features at the fifth Construction Logistics and Cyclist Safety (CLOCS) event today (23 March), at ExCeL London.
Road Safety
Bulk excavation and muck shift business Penfold Verrall has expanded its 30-strong fleet with a repeat order for six Iveco Trakker Hi-Road 8x4 tippers.
Rigids
Dolphin Transport has added three new DAF CF 310 FA 18-tonne rigids to its fleet in Nottingham, following positive experience with a used CF demonstrator acquired last year.
Rigids
Automotive logistics business Vantec Europe has taken delivery of its first Volvo trucks, four 6x2 push-axle Volvo FM13-450 tractor units, sourced through the Volvo Used Truck Centre (Economy) in...
Tractor Units
Earthmoving and aggregates business Neal Soil Suppliers has taken delivery of nine MAN TGS tippers since the start of this year – prompted initially by a one-off hire of a MAN, which has resulted in...
Rigids
Burnley-based Express Freight Solutions has taken delivery of its first Renault vehicles, two 44-tonne Range T 6x2 tractors – and managing director Mark Jones is now planning to use the new vehicles...
Driver / People Management
A fleet of hydrogen-powered buses, vans and cars were on show in Aberdeen on Friday (18 March) as part of an event to promote the city as a viable hydrogen transport hub.
Alternative Fuels