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National Lorry Week will return from 24–30 June 2026, celebrating the people, businesses and vehicles that keep the UK moving.
Organised by the RHA, this year’s campaign will run under the theme: “The road that connects everything.”
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Two separate lorry fires on the M25 have caused serious disruption for morning commuters. Picture: National Highways
By Georgia Rowe
Parts of the M25 have been closed…
National Highways states: “There is also a full closure between J27 and J26 due to a separate, unrelated incident. This has effectively closed the M25 between J28 and J26.
“Emergency services, including Essex Police, are at the scene. National Highways…
Most tractor units sold by Mercedes are Actros models, but for those needing a sturdier chassis for work, including some or lots of off-road driving, the Arocs is the ticket. Trucking took out an unusual 2553 tag axle tractor unit for a spin.
The Merce…
National Highways has extended the application period to apply for funding from its multi-million-pound Lorry Park Improvement Scheme.
The fund can help truck park operators with projects to increase capacity, boost security and improve driver welfare …
The warning comes from road safety charity IAM RoadSmart, after its recent survey indicated that 54% of drivers have been diverted onto rural routes because of congestion on motorways, dual carriageways and other major A roads.
Rural roads accounted fo…
Drivers heading south from the Lake District are facing major disruption this morning after the M6 was closed following a crash.
National Highways says a lorry has jack-knifed and a fuel spillage has been reported on the motorway.
It is affecting the s…
A recovery operation is being carried out on the M6 following a serious accident where a lorry jack-knifed.
National Highways states: “The road is expected to remain closed for some time while several critical steps are completed before it can safely r…
Some 15 police cars were spotted beside the HGV on the motorway between junctions nine and 10 near Bicester on December 11.
The force also added that the 51-year-old driver of the vehicle was arrested on suspicion of immigration offences.
Home Office o…
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