Transport and Logistics Network
System Dynamics (SD), rooted in control theory and systems thinking45, is a method for understanding complex systems with many interacting variables and feedback loops17. As detailed in the section “Literature overview”, the road freight transport syst…
Dash-cam footage has captured the terrifying moment that a lorry crash caused the load of wood it was carrying to crash down onto the M8 as vehicles passed underneath.
Emergency services were called to the collision at around 5.30pm at junction 22 east…
Yet, despite this exciting momentum, valid concerns have so far held many fleet operators back from driving forward with the transition to cleaner fuels. Concerns around the up-front price of electric vehicles and the availability of suitable charging …
FORS, the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme, is excited to announce the debut of the FORS Fleet Operator Awards, taking place alongside the eighth edition of the FORS Annual Conference on 23 October 2025 at the International Convention Centre, Birmingh…
It’s a bright, clear midweek morning with hardly a cloud in the sky. On the M5 motorway, motorists in cars, vans and lorries are immersed in the rolling Devon countryside[1] that surrounds them as they make up the fast flow of traffic, while blissfully…
According to 2023 data, more than a third of drivers have a phobia of motorways, and it can stop them from driving on busy roads altogether. I was one of them
My hands are hot as I approach the vehicle. It’s been five years since I last drove a car, bu…
By SAM LAWLEY, NEWS REPORTER[1] Published: 17:42, 24 September 2025 | Updated: 21:35, 24 September 2025
An autistic schoolgirl who was killed on the M5 after jumping from a moving police car was ‘failed’ by authorities, her mother ha…
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Hyundai Ioniq 9
Limiting the Hyundai’s top speed to 60mph helped with its efficiency over our test route, and we saw 2.8mi/kWh when we arrived at Land’s End. That means a range of 309 miles is on offer, and with 59 per cent capa…
Sparks Commercial Services (SCS), part of the Renault Trucks dealer network, has officially opened its brand-new state-of-the-art Head Office, Van Centre and Electric Vehicle (EV) Education Centre in Southampton.
Creating 25 jobs and expanding the com…
There were delays on a busy motorway this morning after a van hit the central reservation.
All traffic was shortly held on the M20 London-bound near junction 1 in Wrotham after the crash at about 9.30am.
The M20 was closed after a van crashed near ju…