Transport and Logistics Network
Medals awarded to a heroic Afghanistan veteran who fought off terrorists to save his mates have sold for £130,000 at auction.
Corporal Josh Griffiths was awarded five medals for his brave service as part of the Cheshire Regiment – in which he was sever…
Decarbonising the UK HGV fleet represents a massive challenge for the industry, according to SMMT CEO Mike Hawes.
“Last year one in 10 new cars sold was pure electric, and one in six were plug-in hybrids, but for the HGV sector it’s nowhere near that,”…
Three years after it began running Approved Used Mercedes-Benz Econics, Wilrose Environmental has commissioned its first with an entirely new chassis.
The company purchased its latest low-entry waste collection truck, pre-bodied and ready to work, from…
HGV registrations grew by 12.9% in 2021, but remain 16.9% down on the pre-pandemic average.
A total of 37,163 new HGVs were sold last year despite ongoing supply challenges with steel, aluminium and semiconductors.
Rigid trucks made up the bulk of regi…
As a deadline looms for the lorries that shift more than half of Britain’s domestic freight, concern is growing that their green replacements are not arriving quickly enough.
The sale of diesel-run heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) will be banned by 2040, …
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20 February 2022
As more electric cars take to UK roads, attention is turning to their safety, in particular fire safety.
No matter that petrol and diesel cars can catch fire and many of them do (remember the spate of…
A plot of land at one of Long Eaton’s busiest locations has been transformed with a “wholesome” farm shop selling fresh fruit and vegetables, home-baked cakes and zero-waste products.
The site previously had vans parking there and a giant billboard unt…
A new farm shop has opened in a prime spot, selling fresh fruit and vegetables, coffee and cake and environmentally friendly household products.
Owners Ant Barzycki and Robyn Williams have opened the business in Long Eaton on a small scale in a deliber…
Fans of live theatre have a lot to look forward to in 2022
As this celebrated theatre company looks back on an outstanding half century, the curtains come up on Thursday, February 22 to March 12, for 71 Coltman Street, a riotous new comedy from t…
BMX Guinness record holder Lee Mussellwhite will be performing in the county later this year
Lee Musselwhite and his Extreme International team will be putting on a stunt show at the International Dirt Bike Show, being held at Telford Internation…