Dee bid • John Davison's bid to get his 0-licence
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back starts today (Thursday) at a public inquiry in Leeds before North East Licensing Authority Fred Whalley.
Joint courses • The Freight Transport Association and the Chartered Institute of Transport have joined forces to offer a new series of transport management training courses.
Brake law • New EC road safety rules will make automatic brake adjusters compulsory on new large goods vehicles and trailers from October 1994.
Hazchem call • Tory Euro MP Christopher Beazley is calling for the end of special frontier controls on lorries carrying dangerous goods.
Green costs • Environmental costs must be considered when setting tax levels for transport firms, says the European Parliament's transport committee.
Picket visit • GMB union boss John Edmonds has visited picketing members at trailer maker Craven Tasker in Cumbernauld where striking workers were dismissed.
Timeshare loss • Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority lost £300,000 in a Spanish timeshare investment scheme, Southwark Crown Court heard this week.
Traffic tracking • HGV traffic in London is falling by about 5% a year, says the Department of Transport.
Going Dutch • Daf International, the Salford-based sales and marketing arm of truck manufacturer Daf is relocating to the firm's Eindhoven headquarters next January.