Transport and Logistics Network
Construction logistics specialist Bimson, which uniquely works with the UK’s three largest brick manufacturers, has seen a huge improvement in tyre performance since committing to a fleetwide Michelin replacement policy.
Reliability is paramount for t…
A BAN and unapaid work have been handed to a lorry driver whose “unsafe manoeuvre” on the A66 near Kirkby Stephen caused a serious crash.Salah Uddin Azam, 56, caused the accident by pulling into the path of an oncoming van on the road outside Stai…
“Most people don’t think that we are here”
17:53, 18 May 2025
Inside the huge control room
Inside a bustling hub off the M6 near Newton-le-Willows is a 24-hour control room that never sleeps; with huge screens displaying the north west’s busy road ne…
Millions of people are on the move this Easter bank holiday weekend amid warnings there could be disruption due to rail engineering works, an airport strike and heavy traffic.More than 300 maintenance projects will be carried out by Network Rail – incl…
Glasgow Central railway station. Replacement buses will run over the weekend from Carlisle to Glasgow. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian
Train passengers face disruption on Britain’s biggest intercity line over the next four days, with a later E…
The AA said Easter weekend being three weeks later than in 2024 will “bump up bank holiday traffic by 15 per cent” as many people hope for warmer weather this year.
It advised motorists to prepare for congestion around town and city centres, retail par…
Drivers could face some of the longest queues of the year this Easter[1] with almost 20 million people expected to hit the road on Good Friday alone.The AA said Easter weekend being three weeks later than in 2024 will “bump up bank holiday traffic by 1…
The AA said Easter weekend being three weeks later than in 2024 will “bump up bank holiday traffic by 15%” as many people hope for warmer weather this year.
It advised motorists to prepare for congestion around town and city centres, retail parks and m…
A 63-year-old pedestrian has died after being hit by an HGV in Sheffield.Emergency services were called to Carlisle Street East at around 13:30 BST on Tuesday following reports of a collision.South Yorkshire Police said the man, who has not been formal…
At Carlisle’s Rickergate court, the lawyer representing 28-year-old Jamie Ellwood, who left the scene of the accident after asking witnesses to not call the police, said the offending was down to a “momentary lapse” in judgement.
Ellwood also admitted …