Specialist livestock haulier, Frank Hanna, has fitted ContiPressureCheck (CPC) systems onto his dedicated Volvo artic and drawbar trucks. To meet their demanding delivery deadlines, the busy livestock rigs operate from 3.00amin the morning transporting large loads of pigs, sheep and cattle
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Leading ferry company Stena Line is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its Belfast – Cairnryan service. The new service opened in 2011 and was part of an £80m investment by Stena Line which saw a new 27-acre state-of -the -art Loch Ryan Port being built at Cairnryan in Scotland and the introduction of two Superfast ships, the largest ferries ever to sail between Northern Ireland and Scotland
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Hundreds of young people tried their hand at driving a fork lift or sitting behind the wheel of an HGV during the three-day Skills Show 2016 at Birmingham
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Lancashire – based operator GBA Services has added a further 22 Krone trailers to its fleet as demand for the company’s services in the pharmaceutical and high-value, time-critical logistics sectors continues to expand
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Under new rules, motorists committing the offence of using a hand held mobile phone while driving will get six points on their licence and face a £200 fine
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As a direct result of the meeting of the Abnormal Loads Liaison Group, the haulage industry and other key stakeholders including highways, structure owners and enforcement authorities in April, it became clear that there were many issues affecting the abnormal load industry.
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News that the York Street Interchange scheme in Belfast will now be progressed is good news for businesses and the economy, the Freight Transport Association has said
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The Road Haulage Association has welcomed the government’s commitment to tackle illegal lorry parking but the issue can only be solved by better, legal parks to help drivers who are often desperate to find parking for their legal breaks
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East Midlands based commercial vehicle contract hire company, Alltruck plc, has joined an elite group of UK businesses in being awarded the Investors in People Gold Standard. The truck and van rental provider – with locations in Leicester, Loughborough and Nottingham – joins a select group of only 1053 companies who have achieved the standard, with just 53 in the East Midlands
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FORS, the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme, has hosted its first FORS Members’ Conference. The event, which sold out within just a few weeks, welcomed over 350 professionals from across the transport industry. Visitors heard from top experts such as Dr Jon Lamonte, chief executive officer, Transport for Greater Manchester; and Dr Shaun Helman, TRL, on how to manage work-related road risk
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