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SHORT HAULS
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Blacklist hauliers
FIVE road haulage firms are "subject to discretionary action" — on the Government's blacklist for breaking the pay guidelines —said Joel Barnett, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, in the Commons last week.
Trainers visit Stornoway
MEMBERS and officials of the RTITB have spent two days on a visit to the Island of Lewis. They met garage proprietors and road hauliers and discussed the proposed motor vehicle integrated course to start next month at Lews Castle Technical College, Stornoway.
Revenue
REVENUE from taxation on goods vehicles over 31/2 tons gross weight this financial year is expected to exceed allocated public expenditure on roads and policing by about E100 per vehicle Transport Minister William Rodgers told the Commons.
Transit-based ambulances
ESSEX County Council has placed a £40,000 order with a Rochdale firm for social service ambulances.
Ten eight-seater bodies are to be built on Ford Transit 160s by Tom MeHor Ford, of Rochdale. The vehicles are due for delivery within 12 weeks.
Tanker regs expected soon
THE CHAIRMAN of the Health and Safety Executive has been asked to let the Transport Minister have the final proposals on road tanker labelling so that regulations can be introduced at the earliest opportunity said Transport Secretary William Rodgers in reply to a question by Ronald Atkins (Labour, Preston North).