Steel Drivers Ballot Over Pay Freeze Call

by Karen Mlles and Amanda Bradbury • A disagreement over the acceptance of a pay freeze at British Steel haulier Thompson Freight Services has led to a call for a ballot to test......

Steel May Switch To Rail

British Steel at Scunthorpe says it is reviewing 100,000 tonnes a year of steel section road haulage to Trent Wharf at Flixborough which it may switch to rail because of the......

Merc Tops Sales League

• January truck registrations are nearly 10% up on those for the same month last year, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders' monthly figures.......

Redland Warned On Safety

• Redland Aggregates was last week reminded by the courts to look after its subcontractors after the company was fined £5,000 for failing to ensure the safety of an......

French Jail More British Drivers

• The number of drivers jailed in western France on drug smuggling charges has risen by 400% in the past year to 85. French customs are targeting foreign vehicles as border......