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THEFT WARNING Gloucestershire Police are warning hauliers that curtainsiders are
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being targeted by 'slash and grab' thieves at Michael Wood services on the M5.
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Straight Freight (Manchester) has been selected as the winner of the 2001 Anglo-Dutch 'awards for enterprise' section for UK small companies, sponsored by Shell.
FASTER ROADS The Highways Agency has promised that a new procurement strategy launched last week will speed up the delivery of projects on motorways and other strategic roads in England.
NO BIAS Scotland's auditor general, Robert Black, has ruled that maintenance contracts for 2,000 miles of Scotland's trunk roads were awarded to two companies, Amey and Bear, 'fairly and properly' despite concerns raised earlier this year alleging bias.
GRECITED OUT In out-of-hours checks by the Vehicle Inspectorate on the M65 16 vehicles out of 28 stopped were found to have mechanical defects. Five of them were so serious that the vehicles had to be detained. In addition, 15 investigations were launched into other offences.
SAD FAREWELL The Honorary President of the International Road Transport Union, Jose-Marie Ernst, has passed away at the age of 63. Ernst had enjoyed a distinguished career in road transport.
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Research by ARVAL PHH has revealed that the average price of fuel varies by more than 10p/litre depending on where you fill up.