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• Thirteen hauliers went into receivership or had administrative orders issued against them in February, says accountant Deloitte & Touche, taking the number of failed hauliers in the past 12 months to 60.
• Police blamed car drivers who drove too fast in foggy conditions for last week's blazing pile-up on the M42. Three car drivers were killed and two trucks destroyed but a benzene-filled tanker was dragged clear before it caught fire.
• T&G officials are investigating pay and conditions among Milk Marque companies. Some drivers earn E5,000 a year less than other drivers doing similar work.
• Sittingbourne car transporter driver James Cranney escaped fines and an endorsement after magistrates accepted that he was blameless when a Peugeot 406 fell off his transporter.
• The FTA is to work with two city councils to assess the value of transshipment centres but says the environmental costs of small vehicles and high costs work against them.
• The RHA can now issue VE1 03 certificates for drivers of hire vehicles travelling overseas who do not have V5 registration documents.
• Highlands and Islands trading standards officers say drivers pay up to 1 9% more for fuel in the region than in Aberdeen or Edinburgh.