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Soft target

20th September 1990
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

• Road transport must not be selected as a "soft target" by the Government ' in moves to curb pollution says the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.

Giant tread

• Italy's Pirelli and Germany's Continental are joining forces to create the world's fourth biggest tyre company.

Fuel exemption

• Hauliers no longer have to pay national insurance contributions on fuel bought for their employees' private travel using a company credit card or chargecard.

Final victory

• German Thomas Hegemann, in a Mercedes, has won the grand final of round seven of the European Truck Racing Cup.

School monitors

• School children in Ripon this week begin a survey into truck delivery patterns in the town, which they are producing with the vrA and Civic Trust.

Blockade eased

• Some goods are to be allowed into Iraq and Kuwait despite the international embargo. The UK Government is issuing licences this week to allow the transport of items such as medical supplies.

Debating dery

• Director General of Fair Trading Sir Gordon Borne has said he will "bear in mind" the Road Haulage Association's concern about the rising cost of diesel.

Radio signposts

• Local radio stations which display frequencies for travel information on motorways must broadcast road news 24 hours a day and pay for the signs themselves.

Testing Cumbria IIII Hauliers in Cumbria will not be stranded without a test station when the present one in Barrow closes, the Vehicle Inspectorate has promised.