Amey uses Instarmac solution to quickly repair pothole

Highway maintenance solutions company Instarmac has provided Amey with a solution to fix a significant pothole on the M180. Due to the location of the pothole, the repair needed to be carried out quickly, but permanently, to keep motorists and operatives as safe as possible whilst working on this extremely busy road. To complete the […]

Rest and Be Thankful solution may still be a decade away

Ministers in Scotland have confirmed that a solution to the troublesome Rest and Be Thankful stretch of the A83 may not be solved until 2033. The Herald newspaper reports that, despite a campaign backed by 1,500 businesses which has been pushing for the scheme to fix landslip issues to be delivered by 2024, ministers have […]

ITS America renames Annual Meeting

America’s Intelligent Transport Systems industry association is rebranding its annual event to be the ITS America Conference & Expo. It’s rebranded from being called Annual Meeting, with the organisation saying it reflects the fact that this annual event is so much more than a “meeting”. “We felt it was time for the Annual Meeting’s name […]

Road freight vehicle prices fall despite surging diesel prices

For the first time since February 2022, the price-per-mile of both haulage and courier vehicles has fallen, according to the TEG Price Index, as we approach the peak season for logistics.  Courier prices are down 3.1 points (2.4%) and haulage prices are down 2.4 points (2.0%). This follows a trend we’ve seen for the last three […]

Could telematics be the way forward when it comes to driver behaviour and road safety?

Ahead of Road Safety Week 2022 next week, Greville Coe (pictured), Managing Director at Radius Telematic writes this opinion piece for Highways News. The theme for Road Safety Week 2022, kicking off on 14 November, is ‘Safe Roads For All’, bringing together communities and professionals to “shout out for everyone’s right to make safe and […]