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• BRS is pulling out of its Spillers contract at Wisbech with last week's sale of the operation to Taylor Barnard. Most of the site's 270 staff will transfer to Taylor Barnard.
Heart stopper IIII The Road Rescue Recovery Association has condemned the DVLA's change of rules on withdrawing LGV licences on medical grounds after a member lost his licence over a childhood heart condition which has not recurred.
Level rates
• Eurotunnel aims to set its freight rates for the Channel Tunnel "the same" as those for the ferries, E irotunnel commercial director Christopher Garnett has revealed. "We will compete on total service, not just price," he says.
Size barrier Si Renault Truck Industries chief Bernard Momin has called for the LGV threshold to be cut from 7.5 to 3.5 tonnes. The UK is the only EC country to allow ordinary motorists to drive such large trucks.
Damage tests MI Oxford County Council is to measure the damage trucks make to its roads with tests on the A34, north of Oxford.
Port links MI Lack of investment in roads to UK ports is damaging the economy and environment, says the British Road Federation.
Deal sealed
• Bluellite Logistics has won a three-year warehousing and distribution contract with micraft in Ireland.