By Natalie Thomas
LONDON (Reuters) – Heralded by the whirr of its underpowered electric engine and the clink of bottles stacked in crates on the back, Ella Shone’s ‘Topup Truck’ started life ferrying morning milk to the doorsteps of bleary-eyed Londone…
Andlauer Healthcare Group (AHG) has agreed to purchase Skelton Truck Lines’ Canadian operations, and 49% of its U.S. business for approximately $114.7 million.AHG has the option to acquire the remaining 51% of Skelton USA. Skelton, founded in 1962, is …
Carlisle Crown CourtA man who bought luxury items for his wedding as part of an £8,000-plus fraud against a Carlisle truck dealer which he worked for to be sentenced by a judge next month.
Andrew Robert Dickinson, 38, pleaded guilty to a total of six c…
A HISTORIC police water cannon used at the start of the Northern Ireland conflict to control riots has been put up for sale by a Bolton-based restorers.
Military equipment specialists Allsops of Bolton bought the 26-tonne Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC…
Mohammed Chowdhury, 24, of Bethnal Green, was found guilty on Wednesday of attempting to possess an explosive with intent to endanger life or property.
At the time of the offences, Chowdhury had been in breach of a suspended sentence for waving an a…
TFI International’s first step in integrating the UPS Freight fleet it purchased in January will be to upgrade the equipment to reduce maintenance and repair costs, and improve driver satisfaction.“Focus number one is equipment,” Alain Bedard, chairman…
Titanium Transportation has found the “transformative” acquisition it has been looking for. The company announced this morning it has purchased International Truckload Services (ITS), a Belleville, Ont.-based truckload provider that adds 330 tractors, …
Highways england cameras showed one of the trucks stranded in lane one of the M1
Two HGVs have collided on the M1 in Northamptonshire during Thursday’s morning rush hour.
Highways England say the trucks are blocking two lanes on the northbound str…
| Road Transport[1] | Volta Trucks appoints Duncan Forrester as Chief Communications Officer
Volta Trucks, the leading full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer, has announced the appointment of …
Owners of trucking and logistics companies could fetch a premium for their businesses in 2021, thanks to pent-up buyer demand and an increase in interest from non-traditional buyers.Spencer Tenney, president and CEO of The Tenney Group, gave an overvie…
Wreckage of one of the lorries involved in mid-morning smash on the A14. Photo: @Northants_RCT
Another stretch of the A14 in Northamptonshire has been partially closed by a smash involving two lorries near Kettering.
Northamptonshire Police report…
A Lancashire automotive business, which works with the emergency services, has secured a six-figure funding package from HSBC UK to purchase the rented premises it operates from as part of its ambitious growth plans for 2021.
Burnley-based Pickup Syste…
Anyone thinking of starting out as an owner driver would be wise to invest in a used MAN TGX. Why blow your savings on a show-stopping new Scania V8 when you can purchase something sensible like this instead?
Expand your business first, and then think …
| Road Transport[1] | Thermo King offers new Advancer Trailer refrigeration units in a “Trade in – Trade up” program across the United Kingdom
09:00 Thu 21st Jan 2021 | Posted By UKHAULIER[2]
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Stagefreight has invested in its in-house truck maintenance facilities, with the purchase of testing equipment from Totalkare. The Yorkshire-based events haulier has added a mobile wheel play detector and Totalkare’s 2500 headlamp tester, which it will…