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• Eurotunnel made a £46m operating profit in the first half of 1998; now it is to submit plans for a second Channel tunnel. Reports suggest the company favours rail, but a road tunnel is still an option.
• The Scottish Office has admitted it cannot prove that the Skye Bridge has provided value for money compared with similar publicly funded projects.
• The Road Haulage Association's Fair Play on Fuel rally will be held this Saturday (26 September} at Heaton Park, Manchester. Contact: 01274 863100.
• The effects of alcohol and drug abuse on the workplace, which costs industry an estimated £3bn a year, are to be tackled by a new Government scheme.
• A Leeds truck driver was jailed for two years and disqualified from driving for three years after being convicted of causing death by dangerous driving and driving while disqualified.
• Dockspeed is retrofitting its entire fleet with Dis(.-Lock Safety Wheel Nuts.
• The Drivers Action Movement is calling for ownerdrivers to join its campaign for shorter working hours, better pay and conditions for drivers, and more investment in roads and training.
• What Van magazine has voted the Volkswagen LT Van of the Year. The LT also took the title for Best Large Panel Van 1998.