| Freight Logistics | Birmingham-based logistics company provides vital support to NHS during COVID-19 crisis
International Forwarding (IFL), is using its resources and infrastructure to supply the N…
A truck driver from Oldham who was ‘fit and healthy’ was fighting for his life in hospital for five days after contracting the deadly coronavirus.
Mick Haslop, 50, simply thought he had a bad cold but ended up on a Covid-19 ward, hooked up to a ventila…
While coronavirus brings parts of our society to a halt – Teesside law courts continue to administer justice.
Thankfully many were dealt with before the region went into lockdown, and it has not stopped judges from putting criminals behind since.
Thr…
Much like exercise, it has been shown to increase oxytocin and serotonin levels in your brain, both of which can be instant mood-boosters.
Listening to your favourite band, singer or song can be a good way to relax and forget about your worries for a w…
Ibstock plc is a leading manufacturer of innovative clay and concrete building products. With 38 manufacturing plants in the UK, the business supplies the construction sector under such well-known brands as Ibstock Brick, Forticrete, Supreme, Anderton …
Colchester-based EWD Recycling specified programmable night heaters, when ordering its four new day-cabbed Volvo FMX 8×4 rigids.
Danny Cook, manager at EWD Recycling, explained that this enables drivers to stay warm on colder days when waiting to load …
A TRUCK driver and his wife have highlighted the plight of delivery drivers during the country’s lockdown.
Margaret and Neil James, 49, from Aspatria, have spoken out about the difficulties drivers are facing when trying to find somewhere to eat or to …
A fit and healthy truck driver from Oldham spent five days fighting for his life in hospital after contracting Covid-19.
Mick Haslop, 50, started off thinking he had a bad cold but ended up in a coronavirus ward hooked up to a ventilator.
One nurse was…
NEW protocols outlining vital health and safety measures to keep truck stops and roadhouses open have been announced by the National Cabinet.
The protocols include properly cleaning and sanitising showers and toilets, spacing out seating, minimising in…
A NORTH Yorkshire-based glamping company has risen to the challenge of keeping essential food supplies moving during the COVID-19 crisis.Wigwam Holidays Sedgewell Barn includes six luxury glamping cabins with private hot tubs and a rustic wedding barn …
Drivers say their services are welcomed by businesses, but their basic human needs, including the need to relieve themselves, aren’t being accommodated because of fears they’ll spread COVID-19. JESSE WINTER/Reuters He was told to go “out in the wood…
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – What started mere days ago as an idea to get commercial drivers better access to food has quickly turned into a pilot project that will launch this weekend in three B.C. locations.Just last week, a group of concerned Kamloops, B.C., re…
MONTREAL, Que. – An employee at the Port of Montreal has tested positive for Covid-19, the Maritime Employers’ Association (MEA) has confirmed, but the individual is a longshoreman who would have limited interaction with truck drivers.
The employee was…
WINNIPEG, Man. – The Province of Manitoba is easing this year’s spring road restrictions in an effort to help the continued transportation of essential goods during the Covid-19 crisis.“In order to allow vehicles to more easily transport essential good…
Police in Colorado have said that a pick-up truck driver involved in a crash in which professional mountain bike rider Benjamin Sonntag was killed was travelling at almost twice the speed limit before the collision.
German national Sonntag, who ro…
