Transport and Logistics Network
A mum-of-three was disgusted when she found a bowl of ‘mouldy vomit’ under one of the beds in a caravan she was staying in at a Skegness[1] resort. Louise Ward, 38, stayed at Southview Caravan Park[2] to celebrate her mother-in-law’s 60th birthday with…
Gio Desogus, 32, spent ten days in a coma and underwent 14 different operationsafter being involved in the terrifying smash with a 37 tonne HGV in 2007.
The mechanical engineer had been on his way home from working in Essex when the lorry veered onto t…
‘The justice system has failed my children’ Father of 23-month-old twins killed by their mother slams ‘decision to release her on the fifth anniversary of their deaths’ after she was jailed for 10 years for drowning them in the bathSamantha Ford drowne…
Uber Freight, the logistics business spun out of Uber in 2018, is partnering with transportation fintech startup AtoB[1] to offer carriers fuel cards and spend management software.
AtoB, a four-year-old company that has been described as Stripe for tra…
A comprehensive research process that included primary as well as secondary information was used to create the global Road and Rail Freight Transportation Services[1] market report. To collect qualitative and quantitative information about market tren…
Lorry explosion
Workers from Pristine Auto Care said they heard a “big bang” and came out to see a lorry on fire on Leyland Road.
Footage from the scene then shows another explosion and a huge fireball coming from the lorry ont he side of the road.
The…
A man who was rejected from nearly 100 jobs[1] and had to spend 18 months on benefits has finally secured his dream job – as a barrister. Taz Aldeek, 29, regularly got rejected from roles despite having three degrees – including a masters.
In order to …
A distiller based in Market Harborough[1] has been placed in administration, putting more than 50 jobs at risk. Union Distillers, which produces the Two Birds range of spirits sold in supermarkets across the UK, was placed in administration on Friday, …
A motorcyclist died after crashing into a lamppost moments after he was asked to stop by a police officer in Leicester this morning. The man, who was in his 20s, was riding a Kawasaki motorbike near Leicester Royal Infirmary[1] around 2.30am when the o…
The B1018 Maldon Road in between Witham and Braintree has been closed in both directions.
B1018 – CLOSED in both directions following an accident involving a refuse lorry and a car. The closure is near Temple Lane. The closure is likely to remain for s…