Trial Starts

• The trial of several former employees of Cranes and Commercials (Exports) of Southampton's Western Docks began last Monday at Winchester Crown Court. Trevor Slowen, Mark......

Angry Us Firms Fac :uro Barriers

• Barriers to block nonEuropean-owned transport operations, such as Federal Express, TNT and Ryder, working throughout the Continent are being considered by the EC Commission.......

Sleeper Cab Tax Agreed

• The row between the road transport industry and the Inland Revenue over sleeper-cab subsistence rates has finally been settled with a revised scale of overnight payments. The......

Cash Cutback For Britain's Roads

• Transport Secretary Cecil Parkinson has scaled down plans to improve Britain's road building programme, because insufficient cash has been made available. Tory MPs fear that......

People Power

• The NFC is to elect an employee-director to the board. 0-Licence slam • The Road Haulage Association and Freight Transport Association have both slammed Department of......