John Armstrong
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• RTITB Services chairman and chief executive John Armstrong died last week after a heart attack. Armstrong was previously chairman of the statutory Road Transport Industry Training Board; a position he had held since 1983.
No prosecution • The Crown Prosecution Service in South Wales has decided not to prosecute an enforcement officer investigated by the fraud squad for alleged corruption because there was insufficient evidence against him.
Escort fee Kent police are demanding almost £2,000 to escort a wide load from Folkestone Harbour to Dungeness power station for Econofreight early next month.
Brakes plea • Norwich City Council is calling on the Government to make air-brake failsafe devices mandatory, following a fatal accident in which a man opening depot gates was struck and killed when the air brakes failed on a vehicle that had been standing over night German threat • German truck drivers are threatening to blockade autobahns if the EC Council of Transport Ministers does not sanction a harmonisation of their transport costs with the rest of Europe's when it meets on 15 March.
Waste growth NFC has sold its Waste Management subsidiary to rival Wessex Waste Management for £113m. The acquisition, which includes 170 vehicles, makes WWM one of the UK's largest waste specialists.