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Long delays in and around Bristol have cleared after a major road was closed.According to traffic monitoring site Inrix, the A4032 Newfoundland Way was shut in both directions due to a police-led incident between Bond Street and the M32.Police, fire cr…
With the carriageway expected to remain closed throughout the day and evening, National Highways has put a signed diversion in place to help motorists navigate around the incident.
Road users are advised to follow the hollow square symbol on road signs…
The new Welsh Government doubled down this week on Mark Drakeford’s previous decision to abandon the Black Route relief road[1] over environmental concerns.
Deputy transport minister Mark Hooper said the proposal for a new stretch of motorway bypassing…
The crash was reported on the M6 close to junction 30 with the M61 near Preston[1] on the evening of Friday June 12.
Members of the public reported passing what appeared to be the scene of the accident at just after 7pm that evening.
Travel service Inr…
Most tractor units sold by Mercedes are Actros models, but for those needing a sturdier chassis for work, including some or lots of off-road driving, the Arocs is the ticket. Trucking took out an unusual 2553 tag axle tractor unit for a spin.
The Merce…
Stuart Harvey Transport has expanded its long-standing relationship with Volvo Trucks after taking delivery of a new Volvo FH Aero 500 6×2 tractor unit specified with the manufacturer’s flagship Globetrotter XXL cab.
The Bristol-based h…
Mac’s Truck Group will use this year’s Road Transport Expo to highlight its specialist vehicle engineering expertise with a five-truck display featuring crane trucks, flatbeds and heavy-duty construction vehicles.
Exhibiting jointly as Mac’s Truck…
Gasrec and FreshLinc have submitted plans for a new public Bio-LNG refuelling station in Spalding, creating the first open-access biomethane facility in East Anglia and expanding the UK’s growing alternative fuel infrastructure network.
The p…
National Highways has extended the application period to apply for funding from its multi-million-pound Lorry Park Improvement Scheme.
The fund can help truck park operators with projects to increase capacity, boost security and improve driver welfare …
The warning comes from road safety charity IAM RoadSmart, after its recent survey indicated that 54% of drivers have been diverted onto rural routes because of congestion on motorways, dual carriageways and other major A roads.
Rural roads accounted fo…