T&J Haulage continues investments into its safety, environmental, and service commitments as it builds off 40 years of industry success.
T&J Haulage (est. 1984) is an organisation which has grown from humble origins into being…
Family-owned Fox Group is taking delivery of four new zero tailpipe emission Volvo trucks which will be used to service a low carbon asphalt plant being constructed at its site in Leyland.
The order comprises three Volvo FMX Electric 8×4 Tridem tippers…
Family-run waste disposal and recycling specialist, Lostock Skip Hire, has taken delivery of four new Renault Trucks, the first to join the 30-strong fleet. Two C440 8×4, one D12 Low 4×2 and one D18 High 4×2 will operate out of Lostock Skip Hire’s base…
Norfolk-based aggregate supply specialist, Rory J. Holbrook, is presently taking delivery of 12 New Generation DAF XDC 450 8×4 tippers. The first two have entered service, and are equipped with PPG insulated bodies and Edbro tipping gear.
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Preston based DAF Dealer, Lancashire DAF, has appointed well-known truck industry figure Chris Griffiths as Fleet Sales Manager. He takes responsibility for truck sales to large national fleets. Griffiths replaces long-serving Lancashire DAF fleet sal…
Having a car run away with you is many drivers’ worst nightmare. It became a reality for Nathan Owen, 31, recently when his Jaguar I-Pace accelerated up to 100mph on the busy M62 motorway and he said he was unable to brake[1]. He was only able to …
DAF Trucks has secured its 29th consecutive year of market leadership in the UK following the SMMT’s release of 2023 registrations which reveal the DAF brand’s share of 30% (13,855 vehicles) for trucks above 6.0-tonnes GVW.
The impressive market perfor…
Held at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole on the 3rdFebruary, the event was a celebration of Pall-Ex Group’s ‘World of Excellence’, incorporating elements of the food, culture and entertainment of its key locations across Europe, including Irish dancers,…
Drug trafficking plots, road rage incidents and guns led to lovers and relatives sitting beside each other in the dock during 2023.
Here, the ECHO takes a look back at some of the couples and family members who appeared in court[1] together over the pa…
LUXURY is the name of the game with big, rugged, expensive SUVs these days – and they don’t come much bigger, more rugged or expensive than the latest Range Rover[1].
Of course there are different ways of defining what luxury actually is. It could be …
Queues are tailing back for miles on part of the M6 following a lorry crash. All traffic was stopped on the southbound carriageway between junctions 28 at Leyland and 27 at Wigan[1].
National Highways says traffic officers are working at the scene. The…
A man has died in hospital after falling from a motorway bridge in Lancashire.
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The incident happened shortly before 11am on Tuesday (November 7) when the man fell…
A three-year-old was killed after a Porsche driver drove the wrong way on a motorway after making a seemingly “deliberate” U-turn.
Faye Dawson[1], from Wallasey[2], died after Terence Unsworth’s Porsche Boxster crashed with her mum’s, Beth Dawson’s, Va…
Railway ticket offices across Lancashire will remain open after passengers – and the organisation representing them – objected in their droves to plans to pull the shutters down on the facilities for good.
The proposed closure of Chorley station’s ti…