New truckers guide to W Midlands

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I’ll put this here rather than on the news forum.

A new guide for lorry drivers travelling around the West Midlands is being launched.
The West Midlands Lorry Drivers Guide is a free “A to Z” leaflet containing preferred routes to key locations and weight and height restrictions.

It has been put together by seven metropolitan councils in the region with the freight industry and the Highways Agency.

The guide is being launched at Hawkins’ Transport Village in Kingswinford.

The Lorry Drivers Guide is being published as a joint venture between the metropolitan councils of Coventry, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Sandwell, Dudley, Walsall and Solihull.

It includes location of industrial estates and retail parks, preferred routes to industrial estates and other key delivery areas including shopping centres like Merry Hill.

The new guide will be available free from freight industry organisations and has been designed to simplify routes for drivers particularly those coming in from Europe.

Chairman of the West Midlands Planning and Transport Sub-Committee Les Kyles, said: "In its position at the heart of the nation’s road network, the West Midlands carries more than its fair share of goods.

“This new lorry guide will help those goods move more quickly and more efficiently. It’s not just lorry drivers who’ll feel the benefits, we all will.”

Pat Madderson, chair of the Freight Quality Partnership, said: “It’s a first for the industry and another first for the West Midlands.”
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west … 331117.stm

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That is what you’d call a flippin’ good idea for a change, now where can I get hold of one?

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Ditto Liberace.

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About time, at least it shows someone has a bit of a brain for road haulage…

Now how about other areas doing the same thing?
(Don’t hold your breath… :confused: )

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About sausages time. sick and tired of finding weight limits, no right turns and the like jumping out in front of you.
This idea should be rolled out across the country with the utmost urgency.
I don’t like driving down residential streets getting dirty looks off the natives, this will help us all to keep legal, and on the good side of the natives.

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A similar guide was brought out by Bristol City Council, about two years ago. An excellent piece of kit it is too.

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daxi:

Pat Madderson, chair of the Freight Quality Partnership, said: “It’s a first for the industry and another first for the West Midlands.”

Yes, the Bristol one is excellent. Perhaps we ought to send Mr Madderson a copy. :unamused:

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kalm2kaos:
About time, at least it shows someone has a bit of a brain for road haulage…

Now how about other areas doing the same thing?

Excellent idea and hope other areas do the same :smiley:

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Sounds like a plan to me :astonished: How do we get one :confused:

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knight:
Sounds like a plan to me :astonished: How do we get one :confused:

Not quite sure. The Freight Quality Partnership, although often quoted, does not appear to have a website, and nor does it appear in sites listing commercial telephone numbers.

I’ve emailed the BBC for contact details.

Watch this space.

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Kate:
A similar guide was brought out by Bristol City Council, about two years ago. An excellent piece of kit it is too.

bristol-city.gov.uk/PageRedi … orries.htm

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Wiltshire have something similar - not sure how much detail it has, it’s a fold out leaflet ( available here )

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I reckon the Dept. of Transport should produce a nationwide guide including decent parking places and eateries, well , they take enough tax off us don`t they?
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