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A controversial planning application to increase HGV movements from Plymouth’s tungsten and tin mine from 50 to 200 per day has been withdrawn. New operator Tungsten West Plc, which is planning to restart production at the Plympton site, has said the d…
A Brexit border control post in Holyhead is set to shrink under plans for a lighter touch system using more data and technology. In May, the UK Government delayed introducing more checks on EU goods entering the UK for the fourth time over fears it wil…
A company called Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS) has unveiled what it believes to be a ‘hint’ of future zero-emissions heavy goods vehicles. The hydrogen-powered 5.5-tonne demonstrator is an insight into the company’s planned 40-tonne HGV, which aims to…
THREE companies, including an Ascot business, have been given huge six-figure fines after a driver was crushed between a reversing HGV and forklift truck at a warehouse beside Heathrow Airport.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said the employ…
Police are urging anyone who witnessed a major crash on the A34 yesterday (November 11) to get in touch. A woman in her 60s is in a life-threatening condition in hospital after being struck by a HGV near Newbury.
Thames Valley Police said the crash, wh…
Residents are furious about “dangerous” HGV lorries driving along Pickford Green Lane in Coventry following a crash involving a lorry. Locals have raised concerns about HGV drivers using the narrow country lane, despite road signs warning it is “unsuit…
A woman in her 60s has been airlifted to hospital in a life-threatening condition after she was struck by an HGV. The A34 was closed at around 11.35am on Friday (November 11) following the accident.
The incident occurred on the A34 southbound and the r…
POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a serious crash in Birkenhead yesterday afternoon, Wednesday, November 9.
At around 2.15pm a HGV collided with a 68-year-old man on New Chester Road in Birkenhead.
The man was taken to hospital with mul…
Lorry driver, 53, closed the M25 and A2 for 13 hours after crashing HGV as he used iPad to make a 49-minute long video call to his fiancée in the PhilippinesRichard Mills, 53, was reportedly ‘distracted’ by the 49-minute long video callThe crash, which…
A threat of strike action involving Asda supply chain drivers in the run-up to Christmas has been lifted after an agreement with the union.
More than 80 outsourced HGV drivers, employed by Wincanton for delivering food to Asda’s regional distributio…