Transport and Logistics Network
Thousands of drivers and businesses across the country are set to benefit from lower prices as the government has confirmed vital funding to support the uptake of electric vans and trucks.
The plug-in van and truck grant currently offer…
Oversized freight usually makes its way to inland destinations by road, largely due to the need for specialised equipment. Nevertheless, Dutch logistics company Van der Vlist has recently launched a rail service for the oversized market. What does rail…
| Road Transport | RIS3 – missed opportunity to drive growth
15:00 Wed 27th Aug 2025 | Posted By UKHAULIER
8 hours ago
The Department for Transport (DfT) has confirmed that £24.9bn will be al…
A key stretch of the A21[1] near Tonbridge[2] was blocked this morning (August 27) following a lorry crash. The southbound carriageway of the A-road was fully shut between Morleys Roundabout and the A26 Quarry Hill Road.
Officers from Kent Police[3] ha…
Four years after its original launch, BMW[1]’s high-tech flagship electric car has been given a thorough upgrade. The iX may have controversial looks, but there’s never been any doubt about the quality of the engineering underneath. Now I’m living with…
Orbital Equipment Ltd – one of the South’s leading plant hire companies, with a fleet of over 700 machines ranging from 1T dumpers to 35T excavators has chosen theSterling Miniload body mounted on a DAF XB 320 12-tonner. Orbital required a robust, li…
According to the ADAC, the most affected routes include:
A1 Lübeck – Hamburg – Bremen – Dortmund
A3 Passau – Nuremberg – Frankfurt – Cologne (an important east-west axis for transit traffic from Austria and the Czech Republic)
A5 Basel – Karlsruhe – …
The Third Road Investment Strategy, published this week, will be used to improve England’s motorways and trunk roads between 2026-31.
Richard Smith RHA managing director said: “This is a real missed opportunity, and we will still continue to make the c…
Neill & Brown[1] has launched a European rail freight service between the UK and Italy in a joint venture with its Italian logistics partner, Sogedim[2].
The two companies have made a significant investment in Huckepack trailers to provide seamless…
Bullet Express, one of the UK’s fastest-growing transport, supply chain logistics, worldwide freight management and storage businesses has appointed Grant Donald as Chief Operating Officer.
Grant, who joins the leadership team and the Board of Directo…