A company whose directors have “a long history of failed road haulage companies behind them” has been refused an operator’s licence, according to a report by traffic commissioner Nick Dent,...
Bulk powder distribution specialist Simon Gibson Transport saw revenues slide by almost a quarter in 2020, but it described its performance as “impressive” and hailed its high quality service. The...
Fleet service provider Greenhous has acquired Heatons Truck Group, adding four more DAF locations to its business. This latest acquisition sees Greenhous Group increase its portfolio of DAF locations to...
Husband and wife duo, George and Claire Hewitt, have completed a management buyout of Hastings Freight Limited (HFL), one of the founding members of Palletways. The couple said their investment...
Given the amount of publicity there has been around the shortfall of HGV drivers, it may have been more appropriate for the RHA to rename its National Lorry Week (25-31...
A&D Logistics in Scotland has purchased 10 Renault Range T ‘Selection Plus’ tractor units. Alan Bolsworth, business development manager at the container and general haulier, said: “We opted for Renault...
Thame-based West Coast Haulage is taking delivery of 60 Volvo FMX tippers in one of the largest deals for the new model to-date. The order, supplied by Volvo Truck and...
Eddie Stobart has commissioned a new £75m two-unit campus at Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT) as it moves to expand its road and rail operations. The logistics company, which...
As the government plans a further four-month extension to the relaxation of HGV drivers’ hours, it has emerged that only around 450 haulage firms have used the extension to make...
Andrew Malcolm, chief executive of the Malcolm Group, is questioning the safety of government plans to streamline HGV driver tests to tackle the driver shortage crisis. The proposed changes to...
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