November 2023

Police in the West Midlands are trying to locate an HGV that caused the closure of a stretch of the M6 after it struck a lamppost causing it to fall into the opposing carriageway. The lorry, carrying an abnormal load, entered a road works restricted area between junctions 5 and 6 northbound and collided with […]

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An egg company in Leicestershire has been fined £233,000 after one of its workers was crushed to death by an HGV attempting “a complex manoeuvre” at its Loughborough premises. Sunrise Poultry Farms was found to have wholly inadequate measures in place for segregating pedestrians and moving vehicles following the death of 19-year-old Ben Spencer in […]

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Courier firms are “sleepwalking” into a legal nightmare if they’re sending drivers out without protection as thefts and vehicle attacks surge, according to tech firm HH Driveright. It said failing to fulfil their duty of care requirements in relation to their contracted drivers and employees could leave them exposed to repercussions in the courts. HH […]

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A North Lanarkshire-based haulage firm has entered administration despite “significant efforts” by the directors to keep the business going. JAD Trans Scotland appointed French Duncan LLP to handle its affairs on 10 November after it had accrued significant debts which it was no longer able to service. The transport company has now ceased trading. The […]

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Biomethane supplier ReFuels said it was playing a fundamental role in helping haulage fleets cut CO2 emissions after it began building a new refuelling station in Doncaster. It said access to the Bio-CNG fuel by hauliers travelling to and from UK ports would be transformed by the construction of the station. It puts four of […]

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One of the largest creditors of Volta Trucks is thought to be in advanced discussions to buy the UK-based company out of administration. Volta’s administrator, Marcel & Alvarez, declined to comment but Sky News reported that New York-based Luxor Capital Group was closing in on a deal to buy the business and salvage hundreds of […]

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Midlands family haulier Clarke Transport has moved its 475-strong fleet of trucks and trailers over to a Michelin X Multi new and remix policy to cut costs and “vastly reduce” downtime. The specialist in hazardous goods transport has fitted X Multi tyres on the drive and steer axles of its 240 tractor units and rigids […]

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