The RHA (Road Haulage Association) launched its National Lorry Week campaign on Monday (4 November) in Stroud, Gloucestershire. The Association, supported by members, Howard Tenens Logistics hosted the event at the Stroud Brewery. This year’s National Lorry Week – the RHA’s tenth – focuses on promoting skills and careers in… Read more »
Road Transport Briefing Event in Ipswich, Suffolk
Ashtons Legal LLP are holding a Road Transport Briefing 2024 on 5th November 2024 at Trinity Park, Ipswich. Speakers include the Senior Traffic Commissioner, Richard Turfitt, DVSA, National Highways and Ashtons’ own road transport regulatory and employment lawyers. The purpose of the briefing is to assist directors, operators and transport… Read more »
Drivetech continues headline sponsorship at the FORS Annual Conference 2024
FORS, the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme, has confirmed that fleet risk and driver training company, Drivetech, will continue as headline sponsor at the seventh FORS Annual Conference on Tuesday 15 October at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Birmingham. It is the third year in succession that Drivetech has supported… Read more »
Volvo Trucks at IAA 2024: New trucks and technologies supporting the journey towards zero emissions and zero accidents
Volvo Trucks’ line-up at the IAA 2024 exhibition will be packed with proof points of Volvo’s determination to decarbonize transport and prevent accidents. Volvo will show trucks with battery-electric powertrains, fuel cells and renewable fuels in combustion engines – a strategy that enables sustainable transport today and tomorrow. IAA 2024… Read more »
Team DAF departs on EV Rally 2024
DAF Trucks sets off today on the 2024 edition of the EV Rally; a five-day, 1400-mile electric vehicle driving event taking in an ‘A-to-Z’ tour of locations across the UK, and featuring over 50 EVs from various manufacturers, including passenger cars, vans and trucks. The company’s 19-tonne GVW DAF LF… Read more »
Pall-Ex and Fortec hosts charity football match to raise funds for Combat Stress and SSAFA
United Kingdom, 3rd June 2024 – Pall-Ex Group hosted the annual Pall-Ex vs Fortec charity football match on the 25th of May, helping to raise £2032 for Armed Forces charities, SSAFA and Combat Stress. At Leicester City’s King Power Stadium, teams made up of employees and members from across the… Read more »
DAF raises efficiency bar with Efficiency Champion at RTX
DAF Trucks is raising the efficiency bar at RTX with its XG 450 ‘FTG’ 6×2 three-axle ‘Efficiency Champion’ tractor – a special edition model that showcases the company’s most fuel-efficient specifications. Efficiency Champion models are available in DAF’s XD, XF, XG and XG+ ranges, with the XF 450 tractor unit… Read more »
Leading distribution provider Pall-Ex Group celebrated another successful year with a glamorous event for its employees, UK network members and European partners
Held at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole on the 3rdFebruary, the event was a celebration of Pall-Ex Group’s ‘World of Excellence’, incorporating elements of the food, culture and entertainment of its key locations across Europe, including Irish dancers, Italian opera singers and Spanish flamenco dancers. Over 700 guests from Pall-Ex Group’s… Read more »
Truck the Halls: Sittingbourne pupils see winning Christmas card designs come to life courtesy of commercial vehicle dealership
Pupils at a primary school in Sittingbourne have seen their creativity come to life after producing designs in a Christmas card competition organised by a local commercial vehicle dealership. Sparshatt Truck and Van hosted the Christmas card competition for year four children at Sunny Bank Primary School as part of… Read more »
FORS Annual Conference welcomes largest ever delegation
FORS – the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme – recently welcomed its largest ever delegation to the sixth FORS Annual Conference at the International Conventional Centre in Birmingham. With the theme for 2023 ‘Building a resilient FORS Community for the road ahead’, the event featured more than 40 exhibitors, plus a… Read more »
