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Fears Over Nuclear Leak
by Karen Miles • Stricter rules are likely to be imposed on hauliers working in the nuclear industry following last week's scare over potential radioactive contamination of soft......
French Lorry Ban Will Hit Groupage
• UK international hauliers say they will have to persuade customers to change their collection times for groupage services when the French weekend lorry ban begins on 24 March.......
Abp Offers Hauliers Bases
• Associated British Ports is to provide more warehousing and distribution space for hauliers as part of a drive to exploit its property assets. The 22-port company says it......
Trend As Sales Fall
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• New Truck And Arctic Sales Continued To Decline In
February: at 3.010 they were 18% below the February 1996 figure of 3,663. Leyland Daf continued to buck the trend with 707 sales; Iveco Ford was in second place with 567 sales......
Double Up To Cut Costs Leyland Daf Bucks
trend as sales fall • Around £340m a year could be shaved from the UK's road haulage costs if operators moved from standard trailers to double-deckers, says a new report from......