Twin Swoops On Trucks

• Almost half the trucks stopped by vehicle inspectors in one of Britain's largest-ever spot checks have been found to be mechanically faulty. Of the 230 vehicles examined by......

Haulage Produces Multi-millionaires

• Road haulage has generated its share of multi-millionaires, according to the Sunday Times' Book of the Rich (due out on 25 October). baterlink founders Richard Gabriel and his......

• South Wales Traffic Commissioner John Mervyn Pugh Has...

that he forces operators to follow his recommended maintenance system, following criticism from the Transport Tribunal. Last June Pugh refused a bid for a 20-vehicle PSV licence......

Tougher Licensing

• The BBC's Watchdog consumer affairs programme is to campaign for tougher penalties on 'cowboy' operators. On Monday (15 October) it made allegations against a haulier and said......

London's Hgv Traffic Tails Off

• HGV traffic in London is falling by 5% a sear and has been doing so every year since 1983. But the nu4wr of light CVs using the capital is increasing by 5% a year. In its......