Briefs

• Faber Prest Distribution has bought the specialist steel haulier R&M Shorttfor £2.9m. The merged fleet contains 100 vehicles. Shorthouse will keep its own identity and......

Diesel And Smoke Alarms Add Misery

by Karen Miles • Diesel prices are set to rise by 4p/litre (15p a gallon) next month as hauliers take the brunt of tougher environmental taxes. Chancellor Kenneth Clarke is......

French Condemn Uk Tacho Fraudsters

• The French Ministry of Transport has spoken out against British hauliers who are involved in an "increasing number of cases of tachograph fraud, using unsophisticated......