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Volvo FH Aero trio takes to the road for Bower Green

Bradford-based Bower Green has taken delivery of three Volvo FH Aero 460 with I-Save 6×2 tractor units to modernise its truck fleet.
Supplied by Crossroads Truck and Bus, the new vehicles arrive as fleet replacements and ensure that 20 of its 24 trucks…

BMW Is Now Making Electric Motors For Neue Klasse EVs

BMW has hit the start button on electric motor production for the Neue Klasse-based electric vehicles. During the next 12 months or so, a pre-series phase will take place at the Graz factory in Austria. Once the next-generation iX3[1] reaches the assem…

Will ‘Re-Set’ Resolve Bust-Ups About Mixed BTOM?

Dan Culverhouse, UK&I managing director of Customs Support, considers if the new government’s ‘re-set’ on Europe will reduce border confusion
In August, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer told us he was in ‘re-set mode’ for the UK’s relationship with …

Closure on M57 due to police incident

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Warning ahead of popular singer’s Glasgow OVO Hydro concert

American country music[1] star Morgan Wallan will take the stage at the city’s OVO Hydro this evening (Thursday, September 5).
The 31-year-old singer – who is from Tennessee in the United States – will be bringing his One Night At A Time 2024 tour to t…

Feedgrain Focus: Offshore bounce, northern freight lift values

A crop of Spartacus barley at Coramby, Vic shows the benefits of a relatively kind season to date. Photo: Peter Teasdale
A BOUNCE in US wheat values has fed through to eastern Australian prices for feed wheat and barley.
In the north, limited availabi…

Sussex man arrested after fatal M27 Southampton crash has died

Three men from Sussex were arrested after 36-year-old Michal Kaminski died in a crash on the M27 near junction five. 
The Polish-national who had been living with his brother in Salisbury was making a delivery on the south coast for Salesmark West Limi…

LCR Freeport logistics firm sells stake in business

Liverpool city region logistics specialist and Freeport customs site operator SSO Logistics sells significant stake in business for ‘seven-figure sum’ to two other freight ventures. Tony McDonough reports

From left, James Wood (IFS), Peter Draper (SSO…

The Teesworks freeport is a clear win for the North East

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Green campaigners should realise that profit is not a dirty word
Local people know the freeport is a winner and will create scores of new jobs
If we want a green revolution, the private sector has to be on board

For many on the Right, th…

Freeport police on scene of standoff near Hosmer Apartments

FREEPORT, Ill. (WIFR) – People in Freeport are asked to avoid the area of Hosmer Apartments, 601 N. Walnut Ave., due to a police situation involving a barricaded individual.
As of 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, the situation is at a standstill. Rob Boyer, Freepo…

Equipmake unveils next-gen heavy duty electric motor

Equipmake, the electrification engineering specialist, has announced a major upgrade to its proprietary heavy duty electric motor technology. The company’s new HTM-3500 model boasts double the continuous power output of its predecessor, meeting the dem…

Portion of Irish Road closed for emergency rail crossing repairs

DAVISON TWP., MI — Emergency repairs to a railroad crossing have closed a section of Irish Road in Davison Township, but the Genesee County Road Commission says the work is expected to be completed by the close of the day.
The Genesee County Road Comm…

Driving in the USA: top tips

You must carry a proof of insurance and ownership of the vehicle at all times. If the vehicle is a rental, you will be provided with all the necessary documents to carry.
Checklist for driving in the USA

Full and valid driver’s licence
Proof of Insura…