Gunnel Nearly Lost

• The VI billion channel tunnel project came within a hair's breadth of disaster this week as protesters narrowly failed to get MPs backing for a timetable that could have......

New Diesel Emission Plan

• For the first time, the EEC Commission proposed legislation last week to reduce the level of emissions from diesel engined commercial vehicles, ranging from light vans to......

Wind Warning Needed

• The Highway Code should warn drivers about the dangers of strong winds for high-sided vehicles, the Freight Transport Association has told the Department of Transport. "Strong......

Oil Collapse Prompts Tie-up

• Declining North Sea oil trade and intense competition has forced United Heavy Transport and Econofreight Transport to merge their heavy haulage businesses, to form......

Rigid Lorry !nights Rise?

• The Department of Transport has asked operators for a detailed case in favour of increased weight limits for rigid lorries and for drive axles on some articulated vehicles.......