Transport and Logistics Network
Traffic police officers have been driving a plain white HGV tractor unit on key routes to spot drivers using mobile phones or breaking seatbelt laws.West Mercia Police borrowed the vehicle from National Highways because it gave them “an elevated positi…
Buck’s Ford Mondeo – which was later discovered to have been on false plates – was initially spotted by police towing a van in Blyth Road, Worksop, about 18:45 BST on 23 February.Police said officers observed the two vehicles turning in the road at “ex…
A van driver was arrested at taser-point after leading police on a 100mph chase around the M60[1].It came after police spotted the suspected cloned vehicle on the motorway near Bury[2] at around 7.45pm last night (Tuesday).When the driver failed to sto…
The red pick-up was stopped near Wheatley, East Oxford, on the M40 southbound towards London and according to officers, subsequent checks revealed that – despite being “cloned” – it was a stolen vehicle.
Vehicle cloning involves a criminal taking or co…
The man who police believe fatally ran over another man in Hood River last week[1] was arrested Tuesday.
Johnathan Bradly Matthews, 31, faces charges of second-degree murder, first-degree robbery, first-degree theft and unauthorized use of a vehicle af…
A man has been charged following reports that shoes worth nearly £23,000 were stolen from a lorry near Gillingham. Michael Tremarco, 35, of St Agnes Drive, Canvey Island, Essex, was charged with theft, driving without insurance and driving otherwise th…
National Highways is marking 10 years of its Operation Tramline road safety initiative by releasing footage of the latest shocking unsafe driving offences captured by police.
More than 51,500 offences have been recorded by the Operation Tramline schem…
Here are the faces of the 72 people who have been jailed for the most serious crimes in Wales in the past month. They included a man who beat and strangled his son’s partner to death leaving her naked on the kitchen floor.
There was also a man who kill…
Segway has finally jumped into the electric bike market, and in the interest of making a splash, it has gone with a somewhat unconventional design. The Segway Xafari has a wheel at the front, a wheel at the back, and a saddle and handlebars up top, but…
A furious homeowner is planning to build a barrier at the edge of his property to stop lost lorries damaging his driveway.
John Rolfe, 40, has had two HGVs become stuck on his land in Sevington, Ashford, since he moved in four months ago.
This HGV be…