Howdens Sustainability Programme Sees Trailers Refurbished And New LNG Trucks
Kitchen and joinery product supplier Howdens is to refurbish half its trailer fleet and put nine new gas-powered tractor units on the road as part of a sustainability drive. TIP…
H Parkinson Haulage Enters Administration
Preston-based H Parkinson Haulage, a long-established family-run business, has entered administration this month, with FRP Advisory taking over the company’s affairs. Founded in the early 1950s, H Parkinson Haulage appointed…
William Stobart & Son fined £160,000
William Stobart & Son has been fined £160,000 following a tragic incident where an employee lost both legs while working at their site near Warrington, according to the Health and…
NFS360 Connect Acquired by French Group DESLOG
French logistics group DESLOG has acquired County Durham-based supply chain specialist NFS360 Connect, marking DESLOG’s first UK acquisition. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. This move is part…
OTC In Leeds On The Move
The traffic commissioner’s office in Leeds is relocating to new premises next month. It is in the process of letting operators know, with the new office of the traffic commissioner…
Haulier & Drivers Sentanced for Tachograph Fraud
A Northern Ireland transport firm has faced legal consequences after a police investigation exposed extensive fraud involving its tachograph equipment. The investigation led to the sentencing of the haulage company’s…
Fuel Duty Hike Would Harm Growth Warns Logistics UK
Logistics UK is urging the chancellor Rachel Reeves to protect the current rate of fuel duty to ‘ensure that the industry can play its part in driving economic recovery’. Policy…
Operator Profile: Ian S Roger
Last year Ian Roger stepped onto the stage at the Crown Plaza to collect the richly deserved Industry Lifetime Achievement award. Now there is a book in the offing that…
DIY Recruitment
Faced with a recruitment crisis, one of the solutions to bring fresh faces into the industry is to ‘do it yourself’. The ‘it’ in DIY refers to hiring and then…
CV Bodybuilder Profile: JC Payne
In the latest of profiles on rigid body manufacturers, Transport News catches up with commercial vehicle bodybuilder JC Payne is closing in on a century of engineering, fabrication and production.…