Transport and Logistics Network
If you’ve been driving a new truck recently you’ve probably noticed some changes. A couple more things that beep at you, maybe some more buttons with new symbols – maybe a lot less buttons and a lot more touchscreen – well there’s a reason for that. Th…
Only “a small percentage” of HGV drivers are breaking the 7.5-tonne restriction on the Severn Bridge, National Highways has said, after concerns were raised over whether the ban was actually being enforced.
The restriction started back in May when eng…
Modern trucks, packed with tech but it’s mostly up to the driver to suss it out
HGV driving. It’s not easy, never was easy, isn’t getting any easier and whatever golden era there was, is long gone. Technological advances in trucks have improved thing…
Fancy a great lunch or brekkie in the Lancaster area of the M6? Well, head to the Go North Snack Bar, which is located right beside Forton Services on the Northbound side. It’s open from 7.15-2pm Monday to Friday. You can also access it from the sout…
We all know how frustrating it is that we can no longer take our children, nephews, nieces, grand-kids etc out in the lorry any more. Previous generations got to spend many a holiday away in the lorry, planting the seed for many a future lorry driver. …
Matthew Hollyoak, who drives for AW Jenkinson, has got in touch with T&D to tell us about a fund raiser for his grandchild, who is facing some large medical expenses.
Here’s Matthew: “I have three grandchildren and Phoebe, who is five, has cereb…
The acquisition of Digraph by LKQ in July 2023 signalled more than just another industry consolidation—it marked a turning point for commercial vehicle parts distribution in the UK. Now trading as LKQ Digraph, the business blends scale with specialism,…
DSV has introduced four Volvo FH Aero Electric 4×2 tractor units into its UK operations, marking the first use of this model in the country. The trucks are the initial arrivals in a wider commitment to add over 300 zero-exhaust emission Volvo trucks by…
Sparrow Recovery has added one of the largest, most highly specified Renault Trucks recovery vehicles in the UK to its modernised frontline fleet – and it’s the second vehicle of this type to hit the road for the operator.
The new 120-tonne Renault Tru…
We wrote an article about parking/night time air con. We said it should be getting fitted as standard on tramper’s trucks. But some of you got in touch and said either you don’t have air conditioning at all, or it doesn’t work on your truck and the gaf…