A year after roads minister Jesse Norman MP made a commitment to increase the provision of lorry parking places on the strategic road network, FTA is calling on Mr Norman to deliver on this promise after a new survey indicated that drivers believe the situation has actually worsened in the… Read more »
Certas Energy opens state-of-the-art refuelling bunker at The ‘fechan Truckstop (Eardley International)
Certas Energy, the UK’s leading independent distributor of fuels and lubricants, has recently opened a new bunker refuelling site at the popular ‘fechan Truckstop (Eardley International) in Scotland. The site is located at Junction 19 of the A74(M)motorway at Ecclefechan, and promises to be a significant addition to the UK’s… Read more »
Extra HGV parking spaces open at Ashford International Truckstop
Two hundred extra HGV parking spaces will be available to hauliers when the first phase of the new and larger Ashford International Truckstop opens on 1 April. Construction work on the new site has been under way since September last year. The truckstop will have space for 500 HGVs… Read more »
Certas Energy opens state-of-the-art refuelling bunker at Holyhead Port
Certas Energy, the UK’s leading independent distributor of fuels and lubricants, has recently opened a new bunker refuelling site in Holyhead, North Wales. The site is the only dedicated HGV-refuelling facility on the island of Anglesey. Featuring a high-speed refuelling system, which dispenses fuel at a speed of up to… Read more »
Truck park opens at DP World London Gateway
A truck park operated by fleet vehicle management company Hireco has opened at DP World London Gateway Port and Logistics Park. The five-acre yard offers short and long term parking for to up 170 trucks at any one time. It opened its barriers to drivers on Monday, September 3 and… Read more »
HGV tracking system could help ease M20 queues, say truckstop bosses
Truckstop owners in Kent are calling on Highways England to work with them to introduce a system that would help take HGVs off of the M20 in the event of the implementation of Operation Brock. Concerns are mounting over the effect of possible delays caused by the introduction of… Read more »
Go ahead for bigger Ashford International Truckstop
Planners have given the go ahead for a new, bigger Ashford International Truckstop close to junction 10 of the M20 in Kent. Ashford Borough Council has unanimously approved a planning application for the new 600 capacity secure HGV park, part of the proposals for the 140-acre Waterbrook site on… Read more »
Certas Energy unveils plans for new state-of-the-art bunker refuelling site at Holyhead Port
A brand-new 24-hour HGV refuelling facility is set to be built at Holyhead Port after Certas Energy announced plans to develop a second facility with truck stop specialists RoadKing. Certas Energy – the UK’s leading independent fuel distributors – confirmed that a new state-of-the-art bunker facility will be created… Read more »
Plans submitted to double size of Ashford International Truckstop
An application to double the size of Ashford International Truckstop (AIT) in Kent, raising its capacity to 600 HGVs, has been submitted to the local authority. If approved, the development close to Junction 10 of the M20, would include a new service building with restaurant, shops, showers, toilets and rest… Read more »
Government spends £12,000 a day on unused lorry parking contingency
The Road Haulage Association is dismayed to learn the Government has spent nearly £6m to rent Kent’s Manston Airport as an emergency lorry parking area if Operation Stack is used. The figures made available through a Freedom of Information request cover the period August 2015 to 15 December 2017. RHA… Read more »
