Some Mistake? Rha

THE Road Haulage Association has written to Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson asking whether there has been a mistake in establishing the new rates of vehicle excise duty......

Perkins R/r

THE ROLLS-ROYCE diesel plant at Shrewsbury is now firmly in the Perkins fold. The Rolls name will ultimately disappear and a Perkins executive is in charge. A new company,......

Heavy Haulage Regs Soon

NEW HEAVY haulage regulations are expected soon in draft form from the Department of Transport. The DTp is pressing ahead with a review of special types rules and is likely to......

Hauliers Throughout The Country Were In Deep Conference...

accountants this week trying to assess the effects of the Budget, particularly the phased abolition of capital investment tax relief against profits. Early predictions are that......

Drawbar Doubts

THERE is little prospect of an increase in gross weight for drawbars in the near future, senior Department of Transport official Jim Clifton said last week. Raising the limit......