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Leyland Trucks celebrates 130 years of manufacturing
Leyland Trucks has celebrated its remarkable 130 years of British manufacturing with a family fun day for more than 4,500 employees, family members and suppliers at its Lancashire HQ.
Companies snap up space on Coventry logistics estate
Volvo Group is one of three businesses to sign lease agreements with warehouse developer Segro for space at its industrial park in Coventry, which will support the distribution of vehicle parts.
Driver Health Week launches to tackle transport’s wellbeing crisis
Driver Health Week (1–6 September) and an inaugural Driver Health Day at Loughborough University will mobilise the transport sector around preventable illness, an ageing workforce and the operational case for keeping drivers fit and on the road.
Truckers breaking weight limit rules hit with £160 fines
HGV drivers flouting weight restrictions in a south London borough will be slapped with heavy penalties as the council vows to target hauliers breaking the rules.
Transport firms shrug off heatwaves but fear flooding according to new data
The sweltering heat this summer has disrupted people’s lives in myriad ways and figures show it is now one of the most common forms of severe weather disruption facing businesses – but not in transport.
Scottish timber transport gets £900,000 road improvement boost
Roads in Scotland used by timber hauliers are to get upgrades in a £900,000 government project aimed at supporting the country’s transport industry.
HGV market falls in Q2 while uptake of zero emission trucks sees marginal increase
New HGV registrations fell by 14.7% in the second quarter of 2026, with 8,687 new trucks joining UK roads, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
PD Industrial completes major racking installation at Nuneaton logistics hub
PD Industrial has completed a pallet racking installation at a new 1 million sq ft logistics facility in Nuneaton.
DPD leads pack on O-licence increases, latest Fleet Data report reveals
DPDgroup UK, Rhodes Freight Services and BWT UK recorded the biggest increase to their operator licences over the past 28 days, according to the latest Motor Transport Fleet Data report.
Impact of heatwave on ageing warehouses threatens UK’s food supply chain, Cold Chain Federation warns
The growing intensity and duration of heatwaves in the UK is threatening the nation’s food supply chains, prompting the Cold Chain Federation (CCF) to call for temperature-controlled warehouses to be designated as Critical National Infrastructure.
