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Labour promises truck safety blitz
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• A crackdown on truck firms which flout safety laws is promised by the Labour party conference this week.
If Neil Kinnock wins power at the next election, companies which regularly run dangerous vehicles will be "prevented from operating in the UK and on journeys across Europe".
Labour will encourage the establishment of a panEuropean enforcement agency to check on international hauliers.
The plan to strengthen the law against rogue truck operators was unveiled as part of Labour's new transport policy paper (CM 21-27 September), which is due to be approved by the annual Brighton conference this week.
It also includes the strengthening of the drivers' hours rules, although new measures are promised to provide better rest and relaxation facilities for lorry drivers in Britain.