Transport and Logistics Network
Technology giant Microsoft[1] is poised to receive approval to construct a data centre on the site of a former power station.
Employment[2] opportunities could be generated if the firm secures permission for the redevelopment of the Skelton Grange site…
A huge amount of illegal waste has been dumped alongside a road in South Gloucestershire[1]. The rubbish was being left along the lower section of the Old Gloucester Road, near where it crosses the M4, and is reportedly clearly visible from the motorwa…
Once Tridems were a novelty, now, less so as more operators want maximum weight on a rigid are finding they offer the payload of a conventional 8×4 twin steer and the manoeuvrability of a six-wheeler.
Tridems are eight-wheelers capable of a 32-tonne GV…
The Knowles Logistics Mercedes-Benz Actros fleet has been expanded with the addition of five new 6×2 tractor units, strengthening the operator’s long-distance trunking capability.
The new Mercedes-Benz Actros 2548 LS units join a 385-strong fleet and h…
The Mac’s Truck Rental PPC Group partnership has been strengthened following the delivery of two new high-spec 32-tonne rigid trucks on long-term hire.
The latest additions, a Volvo FH 500 Globetrotter and a Scania P500, represent the sixth and seventh…
The award-winning Chippenham Pit Stop – which is located just off junction 17 of the M4 – offers an independent, family run truck-stop, equipped with a café, convenience store, bar, outdoor gym, showers, and overnight parking.David Hatherell, the truck…
A spokesperson for National Highways said: “The M66 is closed in both directions between junction 3 (Pilsworth) and junction 2 (Bury) due to a police‑led incident reported to National HIghways at 03:23 this morning.
“Greater Manchester Police are leadi…
The Roads Policing Tasking Team have been patrolling the M40 and M25 during this week as part of Operation Treacher.
An unmarked police motorcycle was used, allowing a police biker to spot numerous people committing traffic[1] offences.
These offenders…
The ongoing Middle East conflict continues to have a significant impact on the price of fuel and associated prices of moving goods through the supply chain, according to business group Logistics UK. And with costs across the logistics sector rising, pa…
The lorry broke through a metal fence between the motorway and railway land
16:22, 16 Apr 2026
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The HGV lorry broke through a metal fence between the M2 motorway and railway land(Image: NI Railways)
A near miss between a train and a lorry th…