Police have detained an ‘illegal entrant’ after they were found stowed away in an HGV in Cornwall on Saturday.
Devon and Cornwall Police and Dorset Police’s roads policing team revealed the news in a tweet, revealing that both they and armed police wer…
DAF Trucks is putting the finishing touches to its preparations for next week’s ‘virtual’ Commercial Motor Show, with daily prizes up for grabs for exhibition booth visitors.
It has released a special promotional video and details of a daily prize give…
A lorry driver killed a ‘beautiful and beloved’ 91-year-old woman as he blindly crashed into stationary traffic on the M58, a court heard.
Leon Stott, of St Davids Road, Leyland, caused a horrific six car smash when he took his eyes off the road for a …
A 54 year old man suffered suspected serious injuries in a crash that closed one of the main roads through South Devon yesterday, police have said.
The man, from the Bristol area, was taken Derriford Hospital in Plymouth after the Mazda car he was driv…
LYMM Truckwash is celebrating a successful first year on its new site after supporting the essential HGV industry throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.The site remained open throughout lockdown and played a vital part in relaying to the government the faci…
The M5 near Worcester is closed in both directions after a serious crash involving a HGV.
The vehicle crossed over the central reservation between J6 and J7 earlier this morning (Wednesday, September 23).
Emergency services are at the scene while heavy…
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Horrific moment HGV driver using Google Maps on phone ploughs into car leaving woman with broken spine – but he’s spared jail despite his reckless driving killing motorist in 2011
Cary Gordon, 58, hit a stranded car looking at Go…
Highaways England bosses have issued a warning to HGV drivers who are ignoring A5 road closures.
They say that they have received reports of large vehicles trying to access the A5 at the A444 Longshoot despite the road being closed from 8pm.
“Thi…
COUNCILLORS have expressed their anger that Ryedale District Council (RDC) has rejected a permanent ban on lorries using a route past two primary schools.Liberal Democrat councillors Di Keal and Steve Mason had welcomed plans to put in place a temporar…
A new study has shown HGV drivers drive much more safely when there are cameras in their cabs monitoring their behaviour.
Computer scientists and driving psychologists from the University of Nottingham analysed data collected before and after the inst…
A LORRY driver died and an 11-year-old boy is fighting for his life after the vehicle collided with two cars and crashed into a house in south-east London.
Neighbours described hearing a bang ‘like an earthquake’ as it struck the cars and smashed into …
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A HGV and a tractor crashed on a major road in North Yorkshire.North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said it happened on the A19 at Jeater Houses, near Northallerton, on Saturday.
Fire crews attended the collision at about 3.50pm.
A spokesperson for …
Two police officers helped save the life of a HGV driver after he suffered a heart attack at the wheel of his lorry.
Shane Sharkey, 49, lost control of his vehicle and collided with the concrete central reservation on the M60, after suffering a cardi…