Transport and Logistics Network
The A57 Snake Pass. Image: Google Maps.
Councillors swapped stories of HGVs causing chaos on Derbyshire roads, including one blocking a perilous Peak District pass, as they united in a call to ban truckers using standard car sat navs.
Conservative Cou…
Conservative Councillor Nigel Gourlay remembered a truck carrying a shipping container get stuck on Winnats Pass, near Castleton, as he backed a motion put forward at a Derbyshire County Council by fellow Tory Councillor Stuart Swann.
“The look of …
Great Manchester based charity, Veterans into Logistics have received a welcomed funding boost of 40,000 from Asda, that will enable the charity to train 10 armed forces veterans into new careers as HGV Drivers.
The charity has a two year establish…
Police are appealing for witnesses after a serious collision took place near St Neots this morning (November 3). The crash involved an HGV which collided with the roundabout linking the A428 with Cambridge Road.
The incident took place around 10.3am on…
What is happening on the A3 this morning?
If you’re just tuning in to our blog this morning here is what traffic and travel service Inrix has to say on the situation:
A3 Southbound closed due to recovery work and overturned lorry from A31 Down Lane (G…
The A438 has reopened in Ledbury this morning, after being closed for several hours on Monday evening.
The closure was in place from early evening, when a HGV got stuck at the junction with Knapp Lane.
The lorry appeared to get wedged against a bui…
An elderly woman has died after being hit by a lorry on a major road in Rochdale.
Halifax Road in Hurstead was closed for several hours following the tragic incident yesterday afternoon.
Emergency services were called to the scene at about 3.50pm follo…
on Oct 26, 22 • by John Loughran • with No Comments
Since Brexit, it’s no secret that the UK haulage industry has faced some less-than-ideal circumstances. From the loss of European workers to long delays exacerbated by Covid-19, haulage companies ha…
UPDATED 6.30AM: All lanes are now OPEN on the A1M southbound near Dishforth following an earlier HGV fire.
A LORRY fire has closed a major road through North Yorkshire.
The A1(M) in North Yorkshire has two lanes closed due to recovery work S…
A lorry driver escaped with just ‘a few cuts’ after their HGV overturned on a busy motorway last night.
The incident happened on the M66, near junction three for Bury, at around 11.30pm. Drivers were told to the avoid the area as emergency services rus…