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• A Cork trucker watched helplessly as five Romanian
. cut their way out of his curtainsider and ran away. He had collected the trailer at Rosslare where it had arrived from France with the stowaways on board • A meeting this week will aim to resolve issues raised by Wincanton drivers unhappy at being transferred being transferred to Hoyer after it won the contract to distribute fuels for Esso (CM 2-8 October).
• Ramsgate Harbour is to get a new ferry terminal to serve Hoyman Sally's highspeed routes to Dunkirk and Ostend. Kent County Council plans to construct a western approach road into the harbour, bypassing the town centre.
• The Freight Transport Association has met with the Lorry Control Unit to denounce its plans to charge hauliers 215 for every truck they send into London at night (CM 4-1 0 September).
• Hauliers looking for swift settlement of their bills should avoid large manufacturers because they are the slowest , according to a Dun & Bradstreet report. More than 80% of all firms are late payers, says the report.
• Bromley Council is defying demands for more retail development along the Cray Valley, insisting the area should be used for industrial purposes.
• South Wales might lose out to Avonmouth in its battle to gain approval for a railfreight terminal, warns transport pressure group The South Wales Rail Forum.