Transport and Logistics Network
High upfront vehicle costs and the challenge of securing depot charging infrastructure remain two of the largest barriers to electric HGV adoption, according to Logistics UK’s research1. The business group has therefore welcomed today’s government…
Driverless freight trials are gathering pace across Britain, but one crucial factor risks being underestimated: the resilience of the communications networks that support autonomous heavy goods vehicles. For hauliers who will ultimately rely …
Looking after you and your company’s HGV is more than just a reasonable expectation; it’s also a legal obligation.
These checks include both interior and exterior inspections and are regularly performed to ensure they’re roadworthy and in excelle…
The Volvo FM Electric has been introduced to DFDS operations in Shetland, marking the first battery-electric heavy-duty truck working on the islands.
The new unit replaces a diesel truck and will handle refrigerated logistics, primarily transport…
A major UK motorway was hit with disruption this morning following a vehicle fire[1].
Three lanes of the M1 were closed following the incident, which unfolded just after 8am and caused delays between junction 33 for Sheffield and junction 34 for Meado…
Maritime Transport, the UK’s leading provider of integrated road and rail freight logistics, is supporting an Ofgem-funded innovation project aimed at helping freight operators plan for the electrification of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) within the cons…
Police were called to the northbound carriageway between junctions 21, for the M56, and junction 21A, for the M62, at 2.50am.
On arrival, officers found the body of a pedestrian which they said had been ‘struck by several vehicles’ before ordering a fu…
There were long queues on a major UK motorway[1] after a lorry shed its load on the carriageway.
Three lanes were closed on the M6 northbound[2] between junction 14 at Stafford and junction 15 at Stoke[3]-on-Trent due to a broken down lorry which shed…
We recently revisited The Hollies Truckstop in Cannock — as the first in a new series of ‘Kafe Kumho’ reviews sponsored by Kumho Tyres – to see how this longstanding driver favourite has evolved — and it’s fair to say it remains one of the most resp…
Drivers on the M6 motorway have been hit by delays after the lorry shed its load
09:56, 04 Mar 2026
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Delays on the M6 today (March 4)
Specialist clean-up crews are working on the M6 after a lorry shed a load of offal. The incident between ju…