Transport and Logistics Network
Lorry drivers face losing their cargo to criminal gangs in lay-bys and on-the-move heists, an MP has said, in her call for a freight crime crackdown.Rachel Taylor said thieves who steal from the back of lorries, leaving with high-value hauls, often bel…
A man has died following a collision involving a VW Golf and a lorry on the M1 this morning (March 16). Leicestershire Police[1] and East Midlands Ambulance Service[2] were called to the road, close to J22 at Markfield[3], at 4.40am this morning.
The c…
A lorry fire on the M1 led to eight miles of tailbacks.Fire crews were called to an HGV on fire on the northbound side of the motorway between junction 28 and junction 29 near Tibshelf at 08:48 GMT on Wednesday morning.Crews from Chesterfield, Alfreton…
POLICE have used undercover lorries to catch lawbreaking drivers on the M5.West Mercia Police have teamed up with National Highways by driving an unmarked HGV to film illegal behaviour.The HGV offers them a clear view of the road, including insight int…
The A38 was closed after a lorry smashed through the central reservation. Emergency services were called to the A38 near the junction of the A61 at Alfreton following reports of a one-vehicle crash.
Once emergency services arrived at the scene earlier …
A dual carriageway had to be closed for a clean-up operation after a lorry collided with the central reservation and spilled its load.Derbyshire Police say they closed the A38 near Alfreton in both directions beneath the Watchorn roundabout at about 12…
There are 10 unsolved murders[1] that police still want to solve across Derbyshire[2], with new data showing the number of ongoing cases, with some spanning more than six decades. Our interactive map allows us to pinpoint each murder across the county,…
The A610 was closed for several hours after a lorry overturned on a roundabout. Derbyshire Constabulary were called to the road at around 1pm on Thursday, January 30, following reports of an overturned lorry.Once at the scene, officers closed the road …
A brother of deceased gangster, Cyril “Dublin Jimmy” McGuinness, has lost an appeal against a High Court decision dismissing an action in which he claimed his business premises were unlawfully searched by gardaí.
Truck dealer Fran McGuinness (62), orig…
A drink driver who was seen swerving his lorry across the A14 has been banned from the roads. A court heard Jaroslaw Tekieli was more than twice the legal alcohol limit.
The 58-year-old was spotted by other drivers on the eastbound A14[1], near Moleswo…