Transport and Logistics Network
Methodology
The assessment considered three main criteria:
Multimodal breadth: Forwarders that integrate road, sea, air, and where relevant, rail were given priority. This flexibility allows SMEs to align shipments with budget, lead time, and potentia…
Vigilant road users capture over 230,000 dangerous driving offences for UK police since 2022 : Dashcam footage submissions to Operation SNAP have led to a 79% increase in Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) issued between 2022 to 2024
Between 2022 and 2024 v…
The first-ever Schmitz Cargobull trailers to enter service in Yusen Logistics’ UK fleet – 30 Manchester-made S.CS FREEPOST semi-trailers – have impressed with their build-quality and intelligent design.
Yusen Logistics (UK) has refreshed older assets …
The scheme is estimated to cost up to £340million
19:48, 29 Sep 2025
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Massive improvement works have been agreed for the motorways around Simister Island, where the M60, M62 and M66 converge (Image: Jason Roberts /Manchester Evening News…
It’s been left there so long vegetables have started growing out of it
09:48, 27 Sep 2025
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Alan Howgate feels like he is getting nowhere(Image: Copyright Unknown)
A mountain of waste dumped under the M53[1] has been there so long it is n…
Emergency services rushed to the M60 this morning, Thursday, following reports of a serious road traffic collision.
The incident occurred on the clockwise carriageway between junction eight for Carrington and junction nine for Trafford Park at around 5…
A section of the M60 has closed this morning after a “serious” crash involving four vehicles.
The M60[1] is closed clockwise between J6 (Sale) and J9 (near Trafford Park), with police at the scene. National Highways revealed the morning closure was d…
A lorry driver was seriously injured when his vehicle hit the central reservation of the M60 near the Trafford Centre.Greater Manchester Police said the man may have suffered a medical incident before the crash at about 05:30 BST, and was taken to hosp…
A 62-year-old woman was crushed against her own car when pensioner David Cornick accidentally pressed on the wrong pedal and reversed straight into her
15:18, 24 Sep 2025
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David Cornick avoided an immediate jail term(Image: Cavendish Pre…
Commuters heading towards Manchester and Bolton from Preston have been stuck in long delays
Motorists heading out of Preston towards Bolton and Manchester saw early morning delays on the M61.
Delays of more than half-an-hour were reported on the M61[1]…