MAN Truck & Bus UK Ltd has announced the appointment of Tracey Perry as Head of Van for MAN Truck & Bus UK Ltd. Tracey succeeds Daniel Holbein who is leaving Man Truck & Bus UK Ltd to take up a new position in MAN’s headquarters in Munich. Tracey has… Read more »
Extension of road freight cabotage will put more pressure on lorry parking, says Logistics UK
Business group Logistics UK has recognised the need for today’s announcement by government of a temporary, limited extension to road haulage cabotage – the system under which overseas hauliers can transport goods between two places in the UK after completing their initial journey. But as the organisation’s Head of Road… Read more »
Events transporter goes post-pandemic with Mega solution from Krone
Bath International Transport, specialist in events haulage and media equipment handling, is responding to post-pandemic resurgence in demand with the addition of another Mega Liner curtainsider from Krone Trailer UK. In keeping with its Mega trailer policy and existing Krone Mega Liners, the new trailer is specified owing to… Read more »
Mark Lee Transport leaps at TPN opportunity
THE Pallet Network (TPN) has signed established West Yorkshire haulier Mark Lee Transport whose directors were looking for an additional service to complement their blue-chip haulage business. The Bradford-based company specifically approached TPN, having heard from industry contacts with multi-network experience that TPN was ‘always the preferred option’, says owner… Read more »
Fuel Duty Freeze a boost for logistics sector, says Logistics UK
Yesterday’s (27 October 2021) Budget announcement of a continued freeze on fuel duty will assist the logistics sector in its move to decarbonisation by 2050, according to business group Logistics UK. As Elizabeth de Jong, the organisation’s policy director explains, the announcement will enable businesses to make the switch to… Read more »
Autumn Budget sees campaigning wins for RHA
With Fuel Duty remaining frozen at £57.95p peer litre, HGV Road User Levy suspended for a further year, Vehicle Excise Duty frozen for HGV’s and over £32 Million to be invested into roadside facilities, yesterday’s budget highlighted big wins for the haulage industry. RHA MD for Policy and Public… Read more »
How to Ensure Your Safety as a Trucker
When you are working as a trucker, whether you are new to the business or you have started out for the first time, it is important to do everything you can with the utmost safety. In fact, safety should be your number one concern when operating on the road. To… Read more »
Daimler Truck AG and BP to pioneer deployment of hydrogen infrastructure, supporting the decarbonization of UK freight transport
Daimler Truck AG and BP Advanced Mobility Limited („BP“) today announced plans to work together to help accelerate the introduction of a hydrogen network, supporting the roll-out of a key technology for the decarbonization of UK freight transport. They intend to pilot both the development of hydrogen infrastructure and the… Read more »
Former dealer technician returns to buy his own Volvos
Ten years after completing his apprenticeship at Thomas Hardie Commercials, Sam Archer, now Director of Fleetwood-based family firm Archway Haulage, has taken delivery of his first new truck in five years. The Volvo FH 500 Globetrotter Lite 6×2 tractor unit is set to be followed over the coming months by… Read more »
ELB Partners’ £1m investment in direct vision standard fleet
One of London’s leading logistics companies has invested more than £1 million to future-proof its fleet with the addition of nine new advanced tractor units. Wimbledon-based ELB Partners, a member of the Pallet-Track network, has purchased the fleet of Volvo FM Globetrotter 6×2 units, all of which have a three-star… Read more »
