Fta Wants 45 Tons

• The maximum gross weight for goods vehicles in the Common Market should be 45 metric tons rather than the 42 proposed in the latest EEC draft directive, the Freight Transport......

Pay Rises On The Way And Alan Law Hits Out

by John Darker • The Road Haulage -Wages Council — considered by some to be approaching the end of its life — has received a claim for a minimum of £20, effectively £3.50 more......

Driver Training Back-log

• A massive back-log of driver training needs is building up, warned RTITB director-general Mr Eric Tindall this week. He issued the warning when he opened the Mid-Kent Group......

Junction Stopping Ban Not Viable'

• The ETA expresses strong opposition to the proposed ban on all stopping within 20 yd of any road junction in a built-up area. It has told Mr Peyton that his proposal is far......

Snowclearing In West Riding

• As in previous years, arrangements have been made for a control room to operate at County Hall, Wakefield, when snowclearing operations are in progress in the West Riding and,......