Freightwatch Boss Convicted Of Theft

by Kathy Watson • One of the principals of Kent truck theft prevention company Freightwatch UK has been found guilty of theft, fraud and forgery involving bogus companies.......

Ec Plan Hits Cattle Costs

• Livestock hauliers fear the cost of transporting cattle could double if the EC accepts proposals on the use of double-deckers. Under the plans,which could become law by the......

Spy Cameras

by Kathy Watson • Kent County Council is to catch overloaded trucks using weight-triggered roadside cameras. In a pilot scheme due to be launched early next year, Kent will......

Under The Road Traffic Acts Police Are Empowered To Force

hauliers to drive to weighbridges—but if the suspect truck has to travel more than five miles to be weighed and is then found to be legal, the operator concerned can claim......

Police Praise Blaze Hero

MI A truck driver has been praised by police for driving a burning truckload of straw away from a busy street. Neil Marlow ran from his house in Stanhope, Kent when he saw the......