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Vehicle converter reports full order book
A leading vehicle body conversion and tipper specialist says it is bucking the trend and maintaining full order books by supplying only the highest quality equipment and service to its customers. Brit-Tipp Limited, based in Warrington
Ensuring safety for dangerous goods transpo...
Hauliers carrying dangerous goods or chemicals are usually very aware of their legal requirements – but it’s surprising how easily the basics can be missed. The police and DVSA often run joint operations to ensure safety
Renault Trucks launches reinforced Trafic t...
Tackling one of tradespeople’s top concerns, Renault Trucks has announced the launch of a reinforced Trafic Van to combat theft from van break-ins. To safeguards tools and other expensive items from theft, the Trafic can now
Pallet networks thriving despite UK economi...
The Association of Pallet Networks YTD benchmarking results show the pallet network market returning to pre-pandemic high service levels, strong growth and more predictable volumes. The Q1-Q3 2022 benchmarking figures for the pallet network sector show
Tiger provides Maritime with 100 curtainsid...
Container transport firm Maritime Transport has put 100 new curtainsiders on the road to increase distribution efficiencies and flexibility as it takes on new contracts. The 13.6m units were provided by Cheshire-based Tiger Trailers, manufactured on
Planned fuel duty increase will stifle econ...
A proposed 23% increase in fuel duty, which equates an additional 12p per litre of petrol or diesel at the pumps, hidden in the content of Office of Budgetary Responsibility’s (OBR) Report on Fiscal Responsibility, would
Breath tests plunge to record low
Roadside breath tests have slumped to their lowest level on record. Data published recently shows that in 2021 just 224,162 motorists were breathalysed by Police in England and Wales – a 7% fall compared with the
EV company cars: Does it pay to go electric...
They may have taken a while to get off the ground but Electric Vehicles (EVs) are surging in popularity. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), more than 190,000 EVs were registered in
Jaguar Land Rover announces drive to recrui...
Jaguar Land Rover has today announced a global hiring drive to fill more than 800 new digital and engineering vacancies across the UK, Ireland, USA, India, China and Hungary, as it seeks to recruit skilled workers
COP27 ‘unlikely to improve supply cha...
Supply Pilot CEO James Butcher warns retailers not to wait until laws force action on net zero goals, but to seek marginal gains across entire value chain As the COP27 climate conference in Egypt drew to a
