Fresh produce wholesaler Langridge Organic Products has put into service another seven Isuzu N75.190 refrigerated trucks after finding that they ticked the box for payload, footprint and reliability. The Feltham business has been steadily expand…
HGV drivers in Gloucestershire were caught on camera flouting the law while behind the wheel earlier this month. Police used an unmarked lorry and filmed drivers committing offences on the M5 such as using their mobile phone and not wearing a se…
Logistics operators gave a thumbs up this week to National Highways’ plans to close motorways and A-roads for up to two weeks in order to speed up the delivery of roadworks. Other measures announced this week by National Highways include an incr…
Midland Expressway, the owner and operator of the M6toll, has appointed Michael Whelan (pictured) as general manager. He will oversee the implementation of a strategic ‘RoadAhead’ transformation programme, to deliver a world-class service to the…
Panattoni is set to speculatively develop the final two units at its logistics site Panattoni Park Aylesford, after agreeing pre-lets for the rest of the space. The two units at the former Aylesford Newsprint site measure 100,000sq ft and 130,00…
Verdant Regeneration has secured outline planning application for the redevelopment of the 200-acre New Stanton Park, near junction 25 of the M1, which the company says has the potential to deliver up to 4,000 jobs. Verdant Regeneration submitte…
Logistics real estate developer Panattoni is planning a major £250m speculative logistics development, in Avonmouth, Bristol. The company claims the site will include the UK’s largest ever speculative logistics building, in Avonmouth, Bristol. T…
Lorries headed for Dover were trapped in 20-mile long queues again this weekend with further delays in the pipeline as another wave of holiday-makers prepare to head for the port this week, ahead of the Platinum Jubilee weekend. The queues began…
Less than half of logistics and coach firms rate England’s major roads positively, with rest facilities and clearing up after accidents attracting the lowest satisfaction ratings, according to a survey. Independent watchdog Transport Focus said …
Utility companies that leave potholes in the UK’s roads will be penalised under new government measures that will come into force in April 2023. The government said the new measures aim to prevent thousands of potholes being left behind by utili…
There is a “compelling case” for commercial vehicles to pay more under a national road pricing regime, according to a report published today (16 May) by the Social Market Foundation. The report comes as ministers prepare to respond to the House …
Smart motorways are the safest roads on the strategic road network, in terms of serious or fatal casualties, according to new analysis from National Highways (NH). The new data was published this week in NH’s Smart Motorway Stocktake – the Secon…
Powering electric HGVs via overhead charging cables is a much cheaper solution for decarbonising the haulage sector than other methods, according to a mechanical engineer overseeing a government-funded project into the idea. Professor David Cebo…
Operation Brock will remain in place until at least after the May Day bank holiday on 2 May, in order to manage the flow of traffic to the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel. The Kent Resilience Forum (KRF) said the decision to keep the traffic contro…