Transport and Logistics Network
Driver fatigue: employers urged to rethink planning and responsibility
A new industry-facing article tied to the Work-Related Road Safety Charter pilot reframes fatigue as an organisational risk rather than an individual failing. The practical thrust i…
Drivers heading out on the M1 were urged to allow extra time for their journey, after a section of the southbound carriageway was closed following a crash on Saturday morning, January 10.
All southbound lanes have since reopened between junction 23 for…
Alltruck plc, a UK commercial vehicle contract hire specialist, has introduced its first all-electric truck to the leasing sector.
Founded in 1990, Alltruck operates depots in Nottingham, Leicester, and Loughborough, supported by a network of Alltruck-…
A lorry driver had to be freed by firefighters after their foot became trapped under the dashboard in a dramatic Leicestershire crash. Images released by Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS)[1] show the devastating impact of the collision, wit…
It’s been reported that using a mobile phone while behind the wheel could become legal in self-driving cars. Currently, autonomous vehicles[1] can be used in the UK in single-lane traffic below 37mph, such as during a motorway traffic jam, but drivers …
Two motorway lanes were closed tonight (Thursday) following vehicle a fire. The incident was first reported at 3.56pm.
The closures were in place on the M1 southbound between junction 23 A512 Ashby Road East for Loughborough and J22 A511 Little Shaw La…
A crash on the M1 resulted in motorists facing “long delays” of up to an hour before the motorway was reopened. Two lanes of the motorway’s northbound carriageway were closed between J23 A512 Ashby Road East (Loughborough) and J23A ( Derby / East Midla…
A man named Peter Dearman used a can of antifreeze to demonstrate a backyard revolution that could save millions of lives. Dearman’s discovery of liquid air applications has proven a solution to a conundrum that’s baffled the engineering sector for a h…
A new generation of students will be skilled up for careers in advanced manufacturing and clean energy through an investment of more than £2m by East Midlands Freeport.
The Freeport is set to deliver tens of thousands of jobs and add billions to the re…
Freeport Development Promises More Benefits for the Region
Plans to create an innovative, inland freeport in the East Midlands have taken a big leap forward with the submission of a key document.
The ‘final business case’ (FBC), sent to the Government…