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Scottish haulier celebrates 50 not out
Banffshire-based haulage contractor, Ian S Roger, marked the company’s 50th anniversary in style with a new gold liveried Volvo FH 540 6×2 tractor unit, fitted with MICHELIN X Multi Z and X Works D tyres as original
Williams win prestigious BMW UK Marketing A...
Williams, the Northwest-based prestige automotive retailer, has won the National Marketing Award at this year’s BMW Retailer of the Year awards. The highly coveted accolade was presented by Michelle Roberts, Marketing Director BMW Group UK with
bp pulse builds Europe’s first public cha...
The first charging corridor for medium and heavy-duty electric trucks (E-Trucks) in Europe has been announced by bp pulse. Six public charging locations with ultra-fast 300kw charge points aimed at E-Trucks have been launched along a
Don’t take short-cuts on commercial EV fi...
In 2022 Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) comprised 16.6% of all new vehicle registrations, surpassing diesel for the first time to become the second most popular powertrain after petrol. Whilst it’s clear that increasing numbers of fleet
Better detection rather than higher penalti...
Vikki Woodfine, partner at DWF, the global provider of integrated legal and business services, comments on the higher penalties being faced by hauliers where clandestine entrants are found in vehicles. Vikki said: “It has been announced
Mercedes-Benz Vans announce pricing and spe...
Boasting a sharp new design and a stylish interior, the new Mercedes-Benz Citan panel van is now available to order by UK customers, with first deliveries of compact L1 models arriving in February. L2 variants as
Manfreight adds 20 high-spec Schmitz Cargob...
UK & European logistics provider Manfreight has taken delivery of 20 new Schmitz Cargobull S.CS FIXED ROOF trailers, as it drives forward the expansion of its bulk and dry freight division. The new curtainsider trailers –
MOT change proposals: the industry reacts
There has been further reaction to the proposed changes to the MOT by the department for Transport. The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has written to the Department for Transport (DfT), urgently requesting an extension to their
The safest new car of 2022: Tesla Model Y
Tesla’s Model Y is the safest car to be launched onto the UK’s roads in 2022, according to What Car? Safety Award judges. The crossover SUV is the first model from the all-electric carmaker’s stable to
UK’s first full size autonomous bus start...
Stagecoach, the UK’s largest bus and coach operator has today (Friday 20 January) announced that it has successfully transported its first group of passengers in a ground-breaking trial in East Scotland. The project, named CAVForth, which
