Hauliers and owner-drivers working under contract to Tarmac in London are switching in growing numbers to truck-mounted concrete mixers and tippers based on eight-wheeled Mercedes-Benz Econic chassis. Key to the Econic’s increasing popularity with operators working in busy urban areas is the significantly enhanced visibility afforded to drivers by its …
Read More »PODFather delivers innovative Track and Trace contract for Tarmac
Tarmac, the UK’s leading building materials and construction solutions business is now working with Edinburgh-based PODFather to deploy a logistics planning and live customer delivery tracking solution across its 1,800-strong vehicle fleet and that of its extensive subcontractor network. The fleet, which operates from more than 400 UK sites, now …
Read More »Buxton’s Battle of Somme heroes honoured in Freightliner loco naming
A Freightliner class 66 diesel locomotive has been named “Poppy” in memory of 15 workers from Buxton Lime Firms (now Tarmac) who served and died in the Battle of the Somme. A naming ceremony at Tarmac’s Tunstead Quarry was attended by more than 50 people, including Andrew Bingham, MP for …
Read More »