More than 100 jobs are at risk after a Birmingham-based haulage company called in the administrators. Cross Transport, which has an operating centre in Swadlincote authorising 20 HGVs, appointed insolvency experts SFP to the business on 5 June. …
A road has been closed in Lincolnshire due to railway barriers becoming stuck. The road closure is in place in the area of High Ferry Gatehouse, Sibsey, near Boston[1].
Network Rail[2] is at the scene of the incident and is working to sort out the rail…
Police have released two images of men who are wanted in connection with a robbery at a petrol station on Great Western Road.[1]
The incident occurred at the ESSO garage[2] in the early hours of February 24 this year.
Officers[3] believe the two men pi…
Four locations in Solihull[1] have been revealed as possible areas where drivers committing common traffic offences could be caught and fined. Misbehaving motorists could have their number plates snapped and receive a maximum fine of £70, reduced to £3…
Network Rail is inviting locals along to attend the events which will take place on Tuesday, June 20 and Thursday, June 22, from 4.30pm until 7.30pm at Cleeves Primary School on Househillmuir Road.
Attendees will be able to speak with the project team …
The North Wales Transport Commission has published its interim report into the problems, opportunities, and challenges for the region’s transport network. Lord Terry Burns, former Permanent Secretary of the UK Treasury, was given the task of leading th…
A major truck dealer says simplicity and service levels have led it to switch some of its fleet to Durite telematics.
Motus Commercials is the largest DAF Trucks dealer group in Europe, with 29 dealerships across the UK, employing more than 1,500 peopl…
Despite employment shortages, irregular hours and a suspicion your efforts are not respected by the majority of the population, 66% of logistics and warehouse workers have professed to “loving” their jobs. The surprise result, in research commis…
A bus driver killed a young man after being distracted by a phone call from his wife.
Gavin Aitken, 49, was behind the wheel of a company car when he ploughed into a motorbike on which Liam Scott was riding pillion. The 21 year-old – who had been set t…
An elderly man has died after being hit by a lorry on a major Black Country route. The Birmingham New Road in Coseley was shut for several hours following the tragedy.
West Midlands Ambulance Service said “it was immediately clear” that nothing could b…
EV Cargo has taken delivery of 10 new Volvo FH 6×2 tractor units with I-Save, which it expects to accelerate its carbon reduction aims without compromising driving performance. The Volvos are the first to be delivered to its Ashby de la Zouch de…
Tom Cornwell, RHA Public Affairs Manager said: “There are simply not enough facilities on our roads leaving countless lorry drivers parked up overnight without access to a toilet or shower.
“Often the facilities they do find are in a terrible state. It…
The transport company recently stripped of the TransPennine rail franchise has more than doubled its annual profits thanks to a rebound in its own-brand trains and a surge in the number of people taking the bus.
FirstGroup, which despite the loss of Tr…
House of Fraser in Lincoln[1] high street is selling fire and water-damaged stock for up to 80 percent off following a fire that took place[2] inside its premises. The fire started at around 9.30pm on Monday, June 5, and was caused by an electrical fau…