Transport and Logistics Network
7 hours agoSarah TurnnidgeBBC News, West of EnglandGetty ImagesThousands of new homes could be built thanks to major improvements to a motorway junction. It was announced on Wednesday that development consent had been granted to a £229m project at Junc…
Traffic was being held on the M6 motorway in Cheshire tonight (Wednesday, June 4) due to a ‘police incident’.
All lanes were being held between Junction 20 (Lymm Interchange) and Junction 19 (Knutsford).
The incident was first reported shortly before 1…
Council and highways chiefs have welcomed the announcement that the Secretary of State for Transport has given the green light for the M5 Junction 10 Improvements Scheme[1]. This significant milestone sets the stage for delivering substantial transport…
The speed limit on certain UK roads can be different to what many assume is signposted
19:26, 04 Jun 2025
Drivers may not realise they could be speeding(Image: corinaldo – stock.adobe.com)
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)[1] has warned …
A stretch of a busy motorway near Glasgow Airport has closed after a lorry ‘struck a bridge’.
Emergency services rushed to the scene on the M8 westbound at junction 27 (Arkleston) following reports of a ‘bridge strike’ at around 2.50pm today….
Midlands-based haulier D&D Transport has expanded its operations with a move to new premises in Alfreton. The relocation gives the company increased warehouse capacity, allowing it to meet rising demand for end-to-end logistics and storage solution…
The UK’s logistics sector has been praised as an “unstoppable force for economic growth” and central to government strategy by Minister for the Future of Roads, Lilian Greenwood. Her keynote address at the inaugural Logistics UK Annual Conference highl…
A lorry crashed into a house on the Boyle – Frenchpark road in Co Roscommon. Pic – Gerry Faughnan
Eavan Murray
Yesterday at 14:20
A man has been injured after the truck he was driving crashed into a house in Co Roscommon.
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Renault Trucks has become the first manufacturer in France to receive road approval for an electric retrofitted truck. The vehicle—a converted 12-tonne Renault Trucks D—has been transformed from diesel to battery-electric and is now operational for log…
Wincanton is bringing 24 electric HGVs into service this year, marking a major step towards its goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2040. The new vehicles are supplied by DAF, Volvo, and Renault, and will operate at more than 40 tonnes.
The multimil…