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A 32-year-old man has died after a crash involving an HGV on the A75 near Springholm in Dumfries and Galloway.Police were called to the scene at about 01:15 following reports of a collision involving a silver Ford Mondeo and a white Scania HGV.The driv…
A man has died and a lorry driver has been taken to hospital following a crash in Dumfries and Galloway.
Officers were alerted to the two-vehicle crash that happened at around 1.15am on Friday on the A75 near to Springholm, Castle Douglas.
The incident…
Scotland’s truck stops, fleet depots, lorry parks and ports can help road freight operators switch to all-electric fleets by installing vehicle charging points, new research from Heriot-Watt University[1] suggests.
In its report, Towards Zero Emission …
A major train line has been closed after a lorry crashed into a railway bridge in Dumfries.
Network Rail confirmed that a lorry had struck the crossing on Brooms Road at around 9.45am on Tuesday.
ScotRail said all lines between Dumfries and Carlisle we…
Having first specified HARSH tipping gears and sheeting systems on 23 new tippers acquired over the past four years, the Troon-based Hillhouse Group has again chosen HARSH for another large batch of 10 similar vehicles.
“The HARSH equipment has perform…
The existing structure will be removed and a new bridge installed before engineers re-lay the track.
According to NR, This work is vital to the long-term reliability of the railway and cannot be delivered without a short closure of the line.
The work w…
Transport and logistics firm, Currie Solutions, has strengthened its long relationship with Asset Alliance Group after taking delivery of 13 Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks.
The Dumfries-based company, which provides bespoke freight forwarding, transport d…
Nine projects will be funded by Scottish Forestry as part of the Strategic Timber Transport Fund.
These include 17 passing places being constructed in Dumfries and Galloway on a single track road (C102a) which is used by timber lorries; a new route at …
Flood warning for River Severn at Severn Ham, Tewkesbury
A flood warning has been issued for the River Severn at Severn Ham in Tewkesbury.
The government said in a statement on their flooding service page: “River levels are continuing to rise at the M…
Dumfries-based transport and logistics firm Currie Solutions ordered the Mercedes-Benz trucks on three-year contract hire agreements with Asset Alliance Group. The new units join a fleet of 130 vehicles and 450 trailers deployed across depots located i…