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Immigration service detains 18 stowaways after new refrigerated truck incident

James ShukerFebruary 25, 2021

Police rescued 18 people from the back of a refrigerated lorry near Peterborough on Tuesday (23 February), less than a week after a similar incident on the A14. Officers in...

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Police track down refrigerated truck after desperate phone calls from trapped stowaways

James ShukerFebruary 19, 2021

A hunt for a refrigerated lorry on the A14 and M11 this week began after three men called the police to say they were suffocating in the back and struggling...

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HGV driver caught holding mobile phones to both ears while driving on M4

James ShukerFebruary 11, 2021

An HGV driver was caught holding two mobile phones – one to each ear – as he drove along the M4 in his 44-tonne vehicle. The incident was one of...

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Date set for inquest into smart motorway deaths

James ShukerJanuary 15, 2021

An inquest into the deaths of two men who died after being struck by an HGV on a stretch of smart motorway on the M1 starts on Monday (18 January)....

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Mansel Davies directors awarded new licence for MDS Distribution a week after licence revoked

James ShukerDecember 15, 2020

Just one week after Welsh haulier Mansel Davies had its licence revoked by the traffic commissioner for falsifying maintenance records its directors have been granted a new licence to run...

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Immigration service detains 18 stowaways after new refrigerated truck incident

Police track down refrigerated truck after desperate phone calls from trapped stowaways

HGV driver caught holding mobile phones to both ears while driving on M4

Date set for inquest into smart motorway deaths

Mansel Davies directors awarded new licence for MDS Distribution a week after licence revoked

Death crash HGV driver jailed but campaign to scrap Smart motorways continues

January UK engine production falls -29.3%

Greek government launches new road safety action plan

Online conference to look at policy options for low carbon transport

Vision Zero Conference for a healthier future and planet

Immigration service detains 18 stowaways after new refrigerated truck incident

EU-OSHA participates in experts’ hearing on the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive at the EP EMPL Committee

Business down by 90% for Swedish bus and coach sector

Evolution not revolution earns DAF XF yet another Fleet Truck of the Year title

Students and social isolation

Access to Covid-19 vaccine for BPS members

Substitution of Dangerous Substances at Workplaces – webinar by NIVA and EU-OSHA

UK Automotive looks to ex-military personnel to upskill industry on brink of electrification