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13th May 1999, Page 6
13th May 1999
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Long Stretch

West Yorkshire lorry driver Ian Lowe has been sentenced to 10 years in a Moroccan jail after pleading guilty to attempting to smuggle 3.9 tonnes of cannabis in his trailer.......

Xpress Bought

NFC, the international logistics and moving services group, has bought the Xpress Group, which supplies wheel and tyre assembly services to vehicle and tyre manufacturers.......

New Recruits

The latest Government figures show there are now 1,000 road haulage and distribution modern apprentices in the UK-20% of them women.......

Vi Renaults

Renault has won a contract worth more than £870,000 to supply the Vehicle Inspectorate with 43 new Master vans for use on roadside checks,......

Bypass Request

Councillors in Talgarth, Wales, have urged the Welsh Office to reconsider plans for a bypass because a series of HGVs have crashed on a sharp corner.......

Missing Driver

A search has been launched for transport driver Darren Stoner of Arnbleside, who went missing after his employer was fined £500 by West Bromwich magistrates for an overloaded......

Jobs Lost

Seventeen drivers' jobs have been lost at St Helens-based Suttons Distribution, following the failure of rates review talks with major customer Pilkingtons Glass.......

Phone Bill

A bill to ban the use of hand-held mobile phones while driving was introduced in the House of Lords last week by Lord Davies of Oldham, who is deputy president of the Royal......

Flag Out Threat

• The future of Norbert Dentressangle's UK fleet should be clarified this week when the French haulier reveals whether it will carry out its threat to flag out its trucks. Its......

New Date For National Demo

• UK hastens have changed the date of their "do or die" demonstration on the M25 to 18 May—followed by a show of strength to the heart of Government on 19 May. The new campaign......

Prescott Forum Will Discuss Help For Small Operators

• by Karen Miles The first hint of financial help for hauliers emerged this week, as Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott revealed that "special assistance" might be available......