Anglo-yugoslav Haulage Agreement

• An agreement between the UK and Yugoslavia was signed at the Foreign Office on Monday to facilitate road haulage between the two countries. Anglo-Yugoslav road haulage will be......

Freightliner Traffic

• Last year an estimated 500m tonmiles of Freightliner traffic was transferred from road . . . nevertheless road transport ton mileage increased in total by about one or two per......

Knowles De-licenses Fleet

• Mr. Gerald Knowles, of Knowles, Transport, the strike-torn Wisbech haulagd company, told CM on Tuesday that he had de-licensed and de-insured his entire fleet of some 60......

Insurance For Traders

• A new, simplified insurance policy covering "all risks" for traders' goods in transit has been announced by the National Transit Insurance Company. Called "trader's collective......

'base Tax On Plated Weight'

• The Road Haulage Association is to urge that excise duty on goods vehicles should be based on the gross laden (or plated) weight instead of on the unladen weight as at......

Caravan Group

• Caravan Hauliers' Functional Group has been set up by the Road Haulage Association to look after the special interests of members engaged in towing or transporting caravans.......

Rates Lagging

• Following the announcement of possible future rates increases by British Road Services Ltd. in Commercial Motor (January 17), Alistair Tucker, executive director, marketing,......