Ni Operators

The Road Haulage Association says it is "not unhappy" with the Budget. It welcomes the moves on the UBR and the freeze on VED, but it says the rise in fuel will add between 0.5%......

Budget Highlights

o HGV vehicle excise duty frozen; light goods vehicles pay 210 more. 1:1 Duty on diesel to rise in line with inflation. 1:1 Inheritance tax thresholds for small businesses rise......

Slump Beats Brimec

• West country recovery systems maker Brimec has called in the receiver leaving 50 employees facing an uncertain future at its Bristol manufacturing site. Touche Ross has been......

70% Of Uk Truckers Exceed 40mph-limit

lili Truck drivers are the worst speeding offenders on nonmotorway roads, according to Department of Transport figures published last week. Checks using electronic scanners......

Tanker Sinking Feeling

• There was mayhem outside a Lancashire police station this week when a tanker delivering fuel fell through the road and had to be hauled out by a recovery operator. A driver......