Livestock plan Next week the European Parliament will discuss a
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proposal for livestock hauliers to carry a "movement document" detailing the animals being carried, the date the journey started and details of the haulier.
Western mystery • Mystery surrounds last week's departure of RHA western district manager Paul Carless. Western district officer Simon Higgins has been appointed acting manager until a replacement is appointed.
New neighbours • Esso plans to save distribution costs from the middle of next year by closing its depot in Tynemouth, North Tyneside and sharing its rival Shell's site in Jarrow. It plans to re-locate 11 of 19 staff.
Death probe • The Health and Safety Executive is investigating a fatal accident involving a driver in Rotherham. Denis Gagen, who worked for Barnsley-based Walker Trowbridge, died when a 1,000kg cooling tank fell on him as he was unloading scrap metal at a scrapyard.
Kidnap ordeal • A driver and his mate were kidnapped last week when bogus police hijacked their 7.5-tonner loaded with £107,000 worth of leather jackets. The men were gagged, blindfolded, bound and forced into their assailant's van on the A2 just south of the Blackwall Tunnel. They were rescued 15 minutes later when the van was stopped — by genuine Kent police officers.
Parcel row • Parcelforce denies claims by the Union of Communication Workers' that 500 jobs are at risk in the Midlands, because the government has withdrawn investment in a Coventry sorting centre.