Year: 2024

The police seized an HGV hauling a semi-trailer that was almost collapsing after reports from motorists, reports Lancaster Guardian. Police said motorists reported the truck as it travelled from Hull towards Heysham Port. The trailer […]

Leyland Trucks has signed the Armed Forces Covenant, joining more than 11,000 organisations across the UK that pledge to support veterans, service leavers, and their families as they move into civilian employment, writes Carol Millett. […]

The police said they’d be prosecuting lorry drivers caught on camera jumping queues on the M6 following a 10-vehicle road traffic just north of Preston, writes Chris Tindall. An HGV travelling northbound near junction 33 […]

The abnormal loads group (ALG) met with police chiefs to find ways to improve consistency among forces in the way planned movements are escorted, writes Chris Tindall. ALG said policing of abnormal loads has become […]

Dawsongroup has announced that its executive chairman Peter Dawson has died following a short illness, writes Chris Tindall. Born on 19 September 1938 and the second of three sons, Dawson was raised in Leighton Buzzard […]

Logistics UK said it was disappointed by the recent survey citing dissatisfaction with lorry parks and truckstops across the UK, writes Peter Brown. Commenting on the Transport Focus Lorry Driver Facilities Survey, which found 63% […]

Iveco and Fiat Professional commercial vehicle dealer groups have launched an academy to train and support its managers and aspiring leaders. The Guest Motor Group Academy based at the company’s headquarters in West Bromwich is […]

This year sees Tiger Trailers celebrate its 10th anniversary. From its beginnings in a converted warehouse with an order book consisting of names like Downton Group, Expert Logistics, B&M, Dee Set and Norbert Dentressangle (now […]