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Top stories – Page 56
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ArticleDrivers want HGV levy funds spent on truck stops
Most drivers want funds raised through the HGV levy to be reinvested into truck stop facilities, according to a survey.
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ArticleNine points for HGV driver who collided with police car
A lorry driver who admitted careless driving after he ploughed into a stationary police car with such force it had to be scrapped has been given nine penalty points.
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ArticleCocaine truck driver jailed following fatal collision
A lorry driver has been jailed for four and a half years after he took cocaine and then crashed his vehicle into a car, killing the driver.
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ArticleWarehouse construction in Dublin to commence next month
A 240,000sq ft carbon neutral warehouse and office complex is to be built in Dublin for the 3PL PRL Logistics.
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ArticleWelch’s hat-trick of wins reflect reliance on clean energy
Welch’s Transport in Cambridge is celebrating after winning three awards in one weekend for raising standards and innovating.
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ArticleW H Barley enters administration
Milton Keynes-based pallet distribution and warehousing firm W H Barley (Transport and Storage) has entered administration.
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ArticleHydrogen combustion engine Unimog in testing
Mercedes-Benz is planning ahead to the eighth decade of Unimog production with an internal combustion engine hydrogen prototype.
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ArticleEuro 7 a step closer as provisional agreement on regulations achieved
The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has hailed the announcement that the European Council and Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on Euro 7 regulations as a major milestone.
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ArticleResilience work begins at the Rest and Be Thankful
Preparatory works to realign the southern end of the temporary diversion route at the A83 Rest and Be Thankful started this week.
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ArticleDAF Trucks unveils new plan to help operators switch to electric fleets
DAF Trucks has developed a strategy to help its dealers support operators in their uptake of electric vehicles.
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ArticleScottish Budget a “missed opportunity” for haulage
The Scottish Budget failed to acknowledge the role haulage plays in underpinning economic activity north of the border after it excluded any funding for freight, according to Logistics UK.
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ArticleTransport manager banned after ignoring abnormal load safety measures
A transport manager who ignored safety measures previously arranged with the police to move an abnormal load on roads in Essex has been banned for life.
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ArticlePre-pack sale of Magnus Group in creditors’ best interests, according to administrator
Magnus Group was making a £1m loss before it was sold in a pre-pack deal for £20,000, according to a report to creditors.
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ArticleLondon roads resurfaced using HS2 funds
Roads in London are to be resurfaced as part of a £235m project using funds redirected from HS2.
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ArticleRoyal Mail recruits thousands to ‘deliver Christmas’
Royal Mail said it had recruited 16,000 additional workers to support its staff over the festive period after MPs in the south east complained that their constituents were experiencing “serious delays”.
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ArticleManchester mayor: air quality can be improved without charging drivers
Greater Manchester can bring air quality within legal limits without introducing a charging clean air zone (CAZ), the region’s mayor said.
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ArticleDAF Trucks reveals initial findings of Battery Electric Truck Trial
DAF Trucks has published the key conclusions to its £10m Battery Electric Truck Trial (BETT), which ran from April 2022 to October 2023.
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ArticleFactoring company pulled plug on JAD Trans Scotland
The administrator for North Lanarkshire-based JAD Trans Scotland said the company first started to struggle financially in June, before its factoring company began to limit its facility.
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ArticleGood Logistics acquires Inter-Ways
Freight forwarding and warehouse firm Good Logistics has acquired European road freight specialist Inter-Ways.
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ArticleDavies Turner pledges help for customers with carbon emissions data
Davies Turner said it would help customers track, measure and report the carbon footprint of their supply chains by integrating the software platform Pledge into its transport management system.