Transport and Logistics Network
A trucker driving a 40-ton HGV was one of 27 people caught using a mobile in a road safety crackdown by Staffordshire Police[1]. More than 100 drivers were stopped across five days during Operation Tramline.
The initiative saw officers record a total o…
A trucker has been taken to hospital after his lorry carrying ‘several tonnes of scrap vehicle parts’ overturned on the A500[1]. A clean-up operation in Hanchurch is continuing this afternoon where motorists are still unable to join the M6 from Junctio…
Police, firefighters and the air ambulance have been called out to a crash on the M6 – with the motorway set to shut in both directions. National Highways has confirmed the emergency services have been called to the scene on the southbound carriageway …
A lorry driver moving a static home as part of an abnormal load on the M6 failed a string of police checks. Motorway cops said they seized the ‘dangerous’ vehicle and reported the driver.
Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG) said they halted the load f…
Statement from National Highways
“The M6 in Cheshire is closed northbound between J16 (A500/Talke) and J17 (Sandbach), due to a collision involving two lorries.
“The incident which occurred shortly before 21:30 this evening has resulted in a significan…
Police blocked off a busy road after a lorry crashed into part of a railway bridge. A photograph from the scene – on Stoke Road, in Shelton – shows the stricken wagon stuck by the bridge.
It has become a common sight in the Potteries over the years wit…
Motorists were being warned part of the A500 has been shut – after a lorry crashed into the central reservation. A photograph of the scene on the D-road showed a truck blocking the carriageway.
It came as two lanes were shut on the M6 near Stoke-on-Tre…
A North Staffordshire transport firm aiming to grow and create new jobs has been allowed to create extra lorry parking on green belt land. The proposals put forward by MJS Transport for land to the north of its Woodhead Garage base in Cheadle were reco…
A clutter-strewn vehicle stopped on a busy road has been slammed by police who have called it a ‘tragedy waiting to happen.’ The truck was spotted travelling on the A500 in Staffordshire.
Officers first noticed its insecure load – but it was reportedly…
Audacious thieves have ransacked a lorry – parked in an A500 lay-by. They got away with a huge amount of stock including kettles, grills and a rice cooker.
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The offence – which took place sometime between 9pm on Thursday (Novembe…