Palfinger Epsilon’s latest generation of timber harvesting cranes
I met up with Ian Valentine, Sales Director – North, and Dave Wadby, Product Manager, of Palfinger UK in Larbert to find out more about this new generation of cranes.…
Icy tests: MAN eTruck copes with polar winter
From December to March, MAN integrated the upcoming large-series e-truck into its annual winter testing in northern Sweden. There, the MAN eTruck, which is suitable for daily ranges of between…
Jonah’s New Lorry
Jonah Dixon drives for S & D Smith, a timber haulage company from Longtown, who run a fleet of ten lorries throughout Northern England and Scotland. He hauls timber for…
Boost for HGV drivers recruitment with proposed reforms to training rules
Proposed changes to training and a cheaper, shorter periodic test could help HGV drivers to remain in or return to the sector. Numbers of HGV drivers could be boosted through…
Geofencing logging trucks in Sweden
SCA testing Geofencing automated speed reduction for safer timber transport SCA is continuing its efforts to promote safer timber transport in Northern Sweden. SCA and the Swedish Transport Administration are…
HGV Timber Driver Required
HGV Timber Driver Required for Ferguson Transport & Shipping. Shift patterns will typically be either Monday to Friday, Tuesday to Saturday or Sunday to Thursday. Competitive rates of pay –…
HIAB Upgrades HIVISION For Forestry Cranes & Demountables
Hiab, part of Cargotec, announces the launch of the camera system HiVision 2.0 for forestry cranes and improvements to HiVision for MULTILIFT demountables, which are used to operate equipment from…
New report – High pressure on the transport industry to shift to electric
Road transport is the most prioritized area to reduce CO2 emissions, according to leading e-commerce and manufacturing companies in Europe. A new report carried out by Ipsos and Volvo Trucks…
Break-through: Volvo Trucks starts series production of heavy electric trucks
As the first global truck manufacturer to do so, Volvo Trucks is now starting series production of heavy electric, 44 tonne* trucks. Volvo Trucks is beginning series production of the…
New west coast contract promotes timber transport by sea
A new £2.6 million contract to move thousands of tonnes of timber by sea, instead of by road, aims to continue the Scottish Government’s commitment to help decarbonise the forestry…