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The Macron effect… on our roads

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It goes without saying that the vote has a major impact on our work. Had Marine Le Pen won, the EU would have gone through an existential crisis. Europe’s cli…

Trucks

There is increasing consensus among European truck manufacturers and industry stakeholders that battery electric trucks (BEVs) will become the dominant technology. As trucks are heavily used capital goods, the advantage of battery electric vehicles in …

RFA Convention 2024 draws logistics leaders and experts

Logistics and transport sector experts and professionals will gather for the annual Road Freight Association (RFA) Convention later this month to deliberate on the latest innovations, trends and challenges facing the industry.
The event, which takes pl…

Low Lane, Horsforth partly closed again after flooding

Low Lane, in Horsforth is closed near its junction with St James Drive and the Evans Halshaw Vauxhall car dealership.
This is due to a burst water main, according to First West Yorkshire[1], which is having to divert one of its services as a result.
It…

Operators unite to give logistics sector a JOLT

Called Project JOLT – standing for Joint Operator Logistics Trial – the programme is led by The Centre for Sustainable Road Freight (SRF) and involves partners including John Lewis Partnership, Volvo Trucks UK, and Flexible Power Systems, a software co…

Truck overturns following crash with Bradford railway bridge

The incident, which happened on Tuesday lunchtime, disrupted rail services between Bradford Interchange and Leeds for around two hours.
The crash happened at a bridge on Mill Lane, on the outskirts of the city centre.
Train operator Northern warned tha…

Salisbury; Castle Street closed due to incident involving truck

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Live: Huge M6 delays after crash between truck and motorhome

Motorists are facing long delays on the M6 following a collision between a truck and motorhome. And during the height of the incident near Knutsford two lanes were shut off.
Now there are queues of around five miles following the smash. National Highwa…