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A flagship DAF XG+ nicknamed The Guv’nor in honour of John McLellan senior has joined the fleet at Keedwell Scotland, writes Peter Brown.

The truck recognises the firm’s forefather and inspiration, John McLellan Senior, and features a picture of him with his first truck at Connal & Co from 1969, along with his son Gordon across the rear of the DAF’s huge cab.

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Bathgate-based haulier Jordan TM has strengthened its fleet with the addition of eight new Volvo FH Aero tractor units, all specified with the premium Euro NCAP Special Edition package, writes Peter Brown.

The move follows Volvo Trucks’ launch last year of a limited run of 30 FH Aero ‘Euro NCAP’ Special Edition models, introduced to mark the manufacturer’s achievement of a fi...


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The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has unveiled a hard-hitting Scottish manifesto, urging the next government to take immediate action to support the country’s road transport sector.

Launched at a parliamentary exhibition in Holyrood, the “Driving Scotland” plan zeroes in on two critical pressure points: a growing skills shortage and strained infrastructure for drivers and ha...


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More than half of transport companies established in the past five years are no longer operating, according to data from Companies House, writes Peter Brown.

Freight forwarder Breakwells Transport analysed Companies House records for transport companies incorporated between January 2021 and December 2025, examining how many had entered administration, liquidation or been diss...


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A fund to support road safety projects across Scotland is now open for applications, writes Peter Brown.

A total of £750,000 is available through the Road Safety Framework Fund to support schemes aimed at saving lives on Scotland’s roads. The Scottish Government said the funding forms part of its ambition to make the country’s roads “the safest in the world by 2030”.

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