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• Faber Prest Distribution has bought the specialist steel haulier R&M
Shorttfor £2.9m. The merged fleet contains 100 vehicles. Shorthouse will keep its own identity and managers.
LGV driver David Ritchie from Middlesbrough, who was cleared of smuggling cannabis wants tougher rules on the of trailers.
• As CM went to press on Tuesday 118 October), a decision was expected on whether LGV driver John Harrower, who is being held in France on drugs charges, will get bail (CM 6-12 October).
• Almost 50 jobs have been saved by a ri-R,Huger!--.,:,. buy out of Warwickbased Consumer Products NDC, which is changing its name to Consumer Products Distribution.
The AA Safety Unit is advising drivers to wipe grime ott -ear lights to make sure they can be seen in thick fog. Trucks can seem to "loom out of the murk" particularly when overtaking, says the AA.
Eleven trade unions have launched a Setting Standard., Transport Safety campaign to highlight how Government cutbacks have "compromised national safety standards".