Petroplus Gets Heavy

A SOUTHAMPTON-BASED haulier has hit out at his treatment by fuel retailer Petroplus, following the loss of a fuel card and subsequent theft of more than £3,000-worth of diesel.......

Foreign Drivers Do Get Off Lightly...

FIGURES PUBLISHED by the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) appear to provide further evidence that foreign drivers are escaping prosecution for road offences. Figures......

Reunionited

URTU has re-affiliated to the Trades Union Congress. It resigned from the body in 1998 after a disagreement with the TUC and T&G about claims of racism and direct recruitment by......

Shuffling Along

Theresa May has become Shadow Secretary of State for Transport and the Environment after the Conservative party reshuffle. Ex-Shadow Transport Minister Tim Collins is now Shadow......

Fta Shake-up

The Freight Transport Association has made eight management posts redundant during a shake-up of the organisation. CM believes three regional directors' posts may be affected.......

New Clyde Tunnel?

Public transport chiefs are calling for a new Clyde Tunnel to be built, as the current tunnel is approaching saturation point. It carries 24 million vehicles a year, 15% of......

Huge Fag Bust

A Cheshire man has been jailed for four and a half years for smuggling 35 million cigarettes into the UK, concealed in containers of doors and plywood.......