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 »
Lack of official parking facilities means additional stress for HGV Drivers says RHA
Last night the scenes at Kent’s Ashford Truckstop were an HGV driver’s nightmare as over 200 trucks were turned away because of the lack of parking space. Commenting, RHA chief exec Richard Burnett said: “This clearly underlines the lack of even the most basic of facilities for HGV drivers who… Read more »
New bunker refuelling site coming soon at The New Hollies Truckstop in Cannock
Certas Energy, working in partnership with RoadKing, is delighted to announce a new 24hr HGV refuelling facility coming soon to The New Hollies Truckstop in Cannock. Located on the A5, just off junction 12 of the M6, the Truckstop is the perfect location for the new HGV refuelling site. Due… Read more »
Ashford Truckstop on track for another record year
The award-winning Ashford International Truckstop is recording its highest ever occupancy rates, highlighting the ever growing need for its expansion. Figures for June and July this year show the site to be operating at 97 per cent capacity, eight per cent higher than the same period in 2016 and 10… Read more »
HGV contract parking arrives at key northern site
From this summer, Onward Holdings Ltd, will be supplying much-needed, quality HGV contract parking spaces within 2.5 miles of junction 31 of the M62 in Yorkshire – one of the UK’s most sought-after distribution and manufacturing locations. This represents a golden opportunity for fleet operators requiring a northern base for… Read more »
