Army Game • As Cm Went To Press Reynolds Boughton

and Renault Truck Industries were on the brink of clinching a major deal with the MoD.......

Tgwu Deficit

• The 1989 accounts of the Transport and General Workers' Union, published last week, show a deficit of £4m. But general secretary Ron Todd denies that the union is facing a......

Summit Talks • The Post Office Is Talking To Several

companies as part of its strategy to become the key sorting and distribution centre for multinationals operating in Europe. Negotiations are underway with American Express, Time......

More Waste • Waste Management Specialist Leigh Interests...

C R Ray - field of Gatwick for £2.5m. Rayfield operates 18 vehicles and specialises in the collection and disposal of liquid wastes in Surrey, Sussex and Kent.......

Charges Dropped

• A total of 280 charges alleging breaches of the EC tachograph and drivers' hours legislation, brought against Wimpey Waste Management and drivers employed at the company's......

Info Required

• UK hauliers working in Europe are needed to take part in an Association for Distribution Development study set up in conjunction with the Institute of Transport......

Make Consignor Pay Say Hauliers

• An overwhelming 94% of hauliers want consignor liability to be made a part of European transport law. The case of British "Supergun" driver Paul Ashwell has brought the......

May Truck Sales Take A Nosedive

• Registrations of trucks over 3.5 tonnes slumped nearly 37% in May compared with the same period last year, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor......

Transport Manager Denies Drug Charge

• Ronald Hennessy, transport manager of Wigan-based Tankhaul, has denied any involvement in a £2m drug-smuggling plot. Hennessy, of Ashbridge Close, Lostock, Bolton, and Warren......

Green Laws Getting Tough

• Britain's truck operators face fines of up to £1,000 if they fail to meet tough new anti-pollution standards. The penalty is being introduced by Transport Secretary Cecil......