Drunk driver pleads with court not to ban him as he will lose “significant” earnings due to driver shortage

An agency lorry driver who stole thousands of pounds in red diesel to heat his family home while working for haulage firm Turners (Soham) has been sentenced to a 26-week suspended prison term. Carlisle Magistrates’ Court heard that Jason Randall, a 47-year-old lorry driver from New Zealand, had regularly siphoned off red diesel in a lay-by near Penrith. Randall admitted to the theft […]

Government plans to ban parking on pavements across England must not be at the expense of freight deliveries, according to Logistics UK.

Hauliers are still parking in unsafe locations with inadequate welfare, hygiene and sanitation facilities – two years after the government promised to provide more secure parking sites.