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Fta Renews 40 Tonne Bathe
• The Freight Association launched a long awaited campaign for 40-tonne trucks this week, only to be told by the Secretary of State for Transport, Paul Channon, "I do not......
• The Government Has Been Told, In No Uncertain Terms,
that it must allow 40-tonne trucks to run on British roads, and it must fall into line with the rest of Europe as soon as possible. Eduardo Pena, the EEC Director General for......
Stop Press
• Bedford's Dunstable trucks plant could be sold to off-road vehicles specialist David Brown. Brown, whose group includes Multidrive and the articulated off-highwaydumper......
• The Government Is Under Attack For Failing To Remove...
Speaking at the Freight Transport Association conference, Besco Bodies managing director Donald Wilson castigated the Government for refusing to remove the 1,525kg unladen......
• Members Of The European Parliament Are Making A Fresh
call to member states of the EEC to relax restrictions on international haulage. A new report in Strasbourg stresses that if the EEC is genuinely seeking an open market by 1992,......
Lveco Chief Slams Daimler/mitsubishi Deal
• Daimler-Benz's decision to link with Mitsubishi in a new van partnership has been attacked by Giorgio Garuzzo, managing director of Iveco. Speaking during a conference at the......
• Reports In The National Press Suggest That The Government
plans to begin the privatisation of Austin Rover by the middle of next year — 18 months after a Tory backbench revolt stopoped the sale of the state-owned manufacturer. Rover......