Timber haulage

For contractors, the cost of getting transport wrong rarely stops at a late start. It can mean a prohibition, damage to a bridge or roadside furniture, a machine exceeding weight…

James Jones & Sons Engineering Division played an essential role in forestry history, with its well-known brands, Highlander and Highland Bear, gaining worldwide recognition. In 1976, as I embarked on…

A harvester head can already measure, cut and sort more consistently than any man working with a tape and paint mark. The next step in forestry automation trends is not…

Finland’s first high-capacity hydrogen fuel-cell truck enters trial use in commercial transport between Jyväskylä and Helsinki Transport company A. Peltola Oy will introduce Finland’s first high-capacity hydrogen truck into commercial…

Volvo Trucks is once again raising the bar for electric truck transport. The company launches an electric truck with longer range that can handle a total weight of up to…

Kesla Launches New Truck Crane Series for Demanding Loading Operations New Kesla 2212-2217 Crane Series-As forestry, biomass and material handling operations seek higher productivity, maximum uptime and equipment that can…

Einride AB, a technology company driving the shift to cost-efficient autonomous and electric freight, and DAF Trucks, a leader in truck manufacturing, today announced a joint initiative to integrate Einride’s…

A harvesting site can produce plenty of paperwork without anyone sitting down to create it. Production figures, timber stack measurements, weighbridge tickets, machine hours, fuel, lorry movements, safety checks and…

The current weakness in UK roundwood demand is real, but it is more complicated than simply “there isn’t enough demand for timber.” The main problem is that demand from the…

Timber crane operators are increasingly looking for control systems that offer ease of use, precise controllability, and superior operating comfort. During long working days, a smooth control feel, quiet operation,…