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29th February 1996
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

• The Department of Transport has issued an extended and revised leaflet -Know your traffic signs" for corn mercial vehicle drivers. It has a new section on weak bridges.

• Freight Transport Association president Graham Miller said recent uncertainties in

policy are turning the movement of freight into a business risk for industry, as he opened FTA's National Conference, yesterday.

or Vehicle hire and leasing firm Lex Service has recorded pre-tax profits of 242.2m for 1995. The figures included a strong performance from truck distribution and hire.

44 The international Rood Transport Union says hauliers travelling through war-torn

will be subiect to -lls for the use of roads, bridges and tunnels.

• The Port of Dover set a record this week by processing 5,179 freight vehicles in a single day. The build-up of freight caused by the bad weather was responsible for beating the previous record set in Oct 1994.

• Local authorities are receiving only a third of the budget they need to maintain their roads adequately, according to a survey by the Refined Bitumen Association.

The amount of freight carried across Western Europe rose by 4% during 1994. every transport mode increased, which was overall the largest since 1988.