Transport and Logistics Network
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’.
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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…
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A lorry crashed into a house on the Boyle – Frenchpark road in Co Roscommon. Pic – Gerry Faughnan
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It has been revealed that the M25 motorway is Britain’s largest hotspot for breakdowns.
New research found that there were 27,335 incidents reported on the road in 2024, which equals to 238 breakdowns per mile across the year.
That’s according to motor…
The speed limit is the absolute maximum – it does not mean it’s safe to drive at this speed in all conditions, the DVSA has warned. Motorists have been told to keep an eye on the speed limit
09:34, 04 Jun 2025
Certain vehicles are restricted to less …