Virgin Threatens Tipper Operators

by Juliet Morrison......

• Two Women Tipper Operators Who Traded As Virgin Transport

have been forced to change their company name because Richard Branson threatened to sue. Julia Howard and Annette Maltby-Baker say they cannot afford a court battle with the......

Partners Cleared On Tachos

• Francis Newell and Paul Wright, partners in Sheffieldbased Newell & Wright, have been cleared of causing drivers to falsify tachograph charts at the start of what was expected......

Fta Slams £1,000 Permit Scheme

• The introduction of a new motorway permit in five EC states will discriminate against UK operators, warns the Freight Transport Association. It is calling on the Government to......

Five For Franchise

• Panic Link plans to sell five franchises to expand its 130 outlet operation. The East Midlands-based firm, which exhibited at the National Franchise Exhibition last weekend,......

Share Bonus For Drivers

• Thousands of Royal Mail and Parcelforce drivers are in line for cut-price Post Office shares as the Government completes its public consultation on the future of the Post......