Spirits haulage specialist McPherson Ltd has raised a toast to its first Mercedes-Benz truck for more than five years. Based in Aberlour, on Speyside in the heart of Scotch Whisky country, the company runs a fleet of over 200 tractor units which are a common sight on the region’s… Read more »
Drivers’ hours relaxation makes perfect sense during Operation Stack
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has said that the announcement by the Department for Transport (DfT) to introduce a temporary relaxation of drivers’ hours makes “perfect sense” to help those caught up in Operation Stack in Kent, and help clear out of Kent trucks which have already made the crossing…. Read more »
DAF 6×2 rear-lift horsebox joins Team Renwick
Team Renwick, the team behind leading British show-jumper, Laura Renwick, has taken delivery of its latest luxury specification horsebox – a Euro-6 DAF CF 440 FAR 6×2 rigid with bespoke, seven-horse-capacity bodywork by KM Horseboxes. The top-of-the range DAF / KM combination is equipped with full air-suspension and a ‘fully-loaded’… Read more »
Renault Trucks to train 150 World Food Programme mechanics in Africa
Renault Trucks is expanding its 2012 partnership with the World Food Programme for another three years, during which Renault Trucks volunteers will visit WFP sites in central and western Africa to train mechanics as well as fleet managers. To help the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) carry out its… Read more »
Mercedes-Benz New Vito goes on patrol with RAC star
Proud RAC patrol Ben Wilson has won the keys to the first right-hand drive New Vito to roll off the Mercedes-Benz production line. The 37-year-old from Manchester is now supporting RAC members in his state-of-the-art van after being crowned Patrol Ambassador of the Year by the leading motorists’ organisation. … Read more »
Truck Stop plans fitness classes to revive tired truckers
The enterprising family team who operate the Chippenham Pit Stop on the M4 in Wiltshire are on a mission to make it the most outstanding commercial vehicle rest area in the UK as far as hard pressed and often unappreciated drivers are concerned. And while a new outside exercise area… Read more »
Michelin Tyres keep remote Scottish haulier on the move
The most northerly haulage company on the UK mainland is continuing to fit Michelin tyres as original equipment and replacements across its 30-strong heavy truck fleet, nearly 100 years after its Michelin policy began. Scrabster-based D Steven & Son, which also has depots in Wick, Aberdeen and Glasgow, specifies Michelin’s… Read more »
High five for Hastings Freight ploughing £100,000 into fork lift fleet
Hastings Freight, part of Palletways, Europe’s largest and fastest growing express palletised freight network, has ploughed over £100,000 of investment into its fork lift truck fleet. The firm, based in Barlborough, South Yorkshire, has taken delivery of five Yale VX LPG Counterbalance trucks, supplied by Dewsbury-based dealer, Forkway. All… Read more »
FTA supports including further construction vehicles in HGV regulatory regime
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has said today that it wants volumetric concrete mixers incorporated into the same regulatory framework as HGVs, adding that all vehicles operating on public roads should be subject to the same regulations. FTA stated that it specifically supports the removal of the testing exemption for… Read more »
Clipper to develop John Lewis Click and Collect service
Clipper Logistics has extended its 17 year relationship with John Lewis which will see it further develop the retailer’s click and collect services in Waitrose stores. Starting this autumn, Clipper will deliver around 40,000 customer orders to 100 Waitrose stores around the country. This may evolve, said Clipper, in line with ever-changing customer expectations. Steve… Read more »
