Charity Advice

• TNT is to advise charity Save the Children on ways of improving distribution of aid in the Sudan.......

Fastlane's Coup

• Chesterfield family haulier Fastlane Parcel Services has been awarded manure distributor Organic Concentrates' first "Carrier of the Year" award. Buckinghamshire-based OC......

Taylor's Role

• John Taylor, Lancashire fire brigade's transport chief, is taking over from Terry Goldrick as chairman of the Institute of Road Transport Engineers.......

Scots Crackdown

• Hauliers in the Scottish Highlands and Islands face a tougher regime of enforcement checks, says Scottish Licensing Authority Keith Waterworth. A recent crackdown found that......

Vargas Goes

• Seddon Atkinson's managing director Miguel Vargas has been replaced by former sales and marketing chief Robert Sculfor. Roger Dougherty, who headed the international arm of......

Ninth Site

• Railfreight Distribution has chosen Mossend, near Motherwell, as the site for its Scottish Channel Tunnel freight village. Mossend completes Railfreight's network of nine......

Think Green

• The impact of environmental issues will mean distribution companies having to rethink their strategies, say transport experts at Cranfield School of Management.......

Ec Suggests 'black Box'

• All trucks could have to be fitted with all-electronic tachographs by the end of the decade, says a European Commission chief. A proposal to replace tachos with an......

Rha Slams French

• The Road Haulage Association has condemned the highwayman-like actions of French hauliers and farmers who have been attacking UK trucks. It is calling on Transport Secretary......

Truck Sales Slide Bottoming Out

• Truck sales are still falling but the slump shows signs of bottoming out. Figures for last month show a 5% fall in registrations of trucks and artics over 3.5 tonnes from......