Transport and Logistics Network
Photographs of naked women appeared on the X social media feed of Neil Platt, 43, moments before the horrific crash near junction four of the M58 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, on May 17 last year.
A “heavily distracted” Platt failed to notice stationary…
A lorry driver who was “distracted” as he looked at pornography images seconds before he killed a father of two in a motorway crash has been jailed.
Neil Platt was sentenced to 10 years behind bars on Friday for causing the death of a man while driving…
Neil Platt, 43, was looking at porn on his mobile phone while driving an HGV on the M58 in Skelmersdale before crashing into a car belonging to Danny Aitchison, who was tragically killed
20:13, 19 Sep 2025Updated 20:23, 19 Sep 2025
HGV driver distract…
Neil Platt was described as a “multi-tonne accident waiting to happen”
Cheryl Mullin and Kim Pilling
19:11, 19 Sep 2025Updated 19:18, 19 Sep 2025
View 3 Images
Neil Platt’s lorry smashed into Danny Aitchison car at …
Modern trucks, packed with tech but it’s mostly up to the driver to suss it out
HGV driving. It’s not easy, never was easy, isn’t getting any easier and whatever golden era there was, is long gone. Technological advances in trucks have improved thing…
Northern Ireland haulier McConaghy Refrigerated Distribution has refreshed its specialist fleet with 12 new Schmitz Cargobull S.KO COOL semi-trailers.
The dual-temperature trailers come equipped with the manufacturer’s Ferry Operation package, which i…
Featuring the Flagship GX cab, the new vehicle is powered by MAN’s range-topping 15.2 litre, D38, Euro 6e, six-cylinder engine, producing 640hp (471kW) and 3000 Nm, between 1,050 and 1,450 rpm. Drive is provided by a silky smooth 12-speed MAN TipMatic®…
A heartbroken family said they will always have questions after a dad-of-one died following a crash involving an HGV. Pedestrian Martin Gregory, 43, instantly died of a catastrophic head injury when he was hit by the fully laden vehicle[1] travelling e…
The heartbroken family of Martin Gregory said he was a devoted father who “always had a funny story to tell”
07:25, 09 Apr 2025Updated 09:53, 09 Apr 2025
Martin Gregory and his son(Image: Merseyside Police)
A heartbroken family sai…
Multi-Temperature Supply Chain Specialists, Oakland Distribution Limited has added thirty new Renault Trucks T480 6×2 pusher Turbo Compound tractor units to its 57-strong fleet, including a flagship vehicle to celebrate its parent company, Oakland Inte…