Lorry drivers from two Telford companies have become the latest workers to receive exploitation and vulnerability training by West Mercia Police.
KRL Haulage and Williamson Haulage in Telford were the first companies to receive the training. Photo: Wes…
Gordon Davies, 87, was found underneath the vehicle with severe injuries on May 29.
He was rushed to Royal Stoke University Hospital, but his injuries were too serious and he died on June 1.
Mr Davies, from Kynnersley, Telford, worked in constr…
Hauliers, logistics and retail companies are helping to drive the business recovery in the Midlands, according to new figures revealed by the M6toll.
According to exclusively released traffic data from M6toll, there has been a 65% increase in business …
Dash-cam footage taken from a car following the lorry showed the moment the lorry toppled over and hit a car passing in the opposite direction on the B4176, the main road between Telford and Dudley known as the Rabbit Run.
Five fire crews were sent to …
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This year, the Talent in Logistics Award for Forklift Operator of the Year will be determined by a series of virtual competition finals in September, specially adapted to keep people socially distanced and safe.
The Forklift Operator of the Year award,…
AO is looking for people across Staffordshire, Shropshire and Cheshire to fill the positions.
The huge recruitment drive has been launched to manage the sustained demand created by customers turning to AO following the Covid-19 lockdown which has led t…
A coalition of hauliers and trade organisations are backing the Let’s Get The Midlands Moving campaign, a new initiative designed to support Midlands people and businesses as they emerge from the pandemic.
As a key campaign partner, the M6toll will ass…
Midlands-based forklift truck sales and service provider, Compact Fork Trucks, are no strangers to the Hyundai brand and already have a large existing user portfolio which they have built up over a number of years. With an ever-growing demand for Hyund…
The first bare bodyshells of the new Class 805 express trains were pictured being lowered onto extra-long lorries, before being transported for the long journey to the north-east for assembly.
Train operator Avanti West Coast says the sleek new hybrid …
The family of a husband killed when he was crushed by a lorry have issued a heartfelt tribute as a man was sentenced over his death.
Lorry driver Konstantin Georgiev failed to apply his handbrake correctly which meant his truck rolled into a trailer un…
Police were alerted at Junction 4 of the motorway when officers spotted false plates on the vehicle.
OPU Shropshire said: “From resurfacing the roads to being taken off them.
“‘Highway Maintenance’ truck seized at Junction 4 of the M54 in Telford havin…
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Youngsters across the UK reveal how their lives changed for better or worse this spring, speaking to Kasia Delgado
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We spoke to children and teenagers about how they’re doing and what they’ve been up to in this strange time.
‘I have more time to do baking and go to the BMX track’
Sophie Hope, 10, from Dorking in Surrey, is in Year 6.
“I was upset when they cance…
The boss of Plymouth ice cream maker Langage Farm has called for more Government support for businesses crippled by the Covid-19 lockdown – as it emerges the firm is losing up to £50,000 a week.
Paul Winterton, managing director at the Smitherleigh-bas…