Council Goes Into Trance

by Juliet Parish • A local authority is asking hauliers to volunteer drivers for research into loss of concentration at the wheel. The project could lead to a new in-cab alarm......

Nestle Jobs At Risk

• About 28 drivers are likely to lose their jobs in July when Nestle Distribution begins the move to its new distribution centre just off the MI in Bardon, Leics. Three depots......

Rha Cuts Back On Staff And Offices To Cut Costs

• The Road Haulage Association gave official notice last week of redundancies among its staff as part of a farreaching restructure of regional services (CM 23 September 1993).......

Briefs

• Royal Mail has opened a £600,000 workshop at Dunton near Basildon to maintain a fleet of 375 vehicles based at sites around Essex. • A Leyland DAF iHy, franchise has been......

Red Funnel Rising

• Vehicles up to 5m high will have an easier passage to the Isle of Wight following the introduction of a new ship, the Red Falcon, by the Red Funnel Group. It started service......