Jams A Factor In Rail Freight Grants

• The effect on motorway congestion of moving freight from road to rail is a factor the Government should consider when allocating Section 8 grants to operators for building......

Stanton Is Bailed

• Kent-based haulier Frederick Stanton was remanded on bail at Sheerness magistrates last week after being charged with drugs smuggling. Stanton, of Scrapsgate Road, Minster,......

Control Agency A Help, Says Nawdc

• Government plans for a national Environment Agency to take control of waste regulation from local authorities will help waste hauliers, says the National Association of Waste......

Govt Cash Call For Weigh Sites

• Two trade associations are calling for Government cash to be given to companies to run public weighbridges, and for more Department of Transport manned weighbridge sites to be......

Former Rha Chief Dies

• Former Road Haulage Association vice-chairman Barry Hempsall has died after a long illness. Hempsall, who started his haulage business in 1952, announced in April this year......

Adjourned Inquiry 'wastes Money'

• A haulier, who got a public inquiry into his licence bid adjourned after demanding to question an absent traffic examiner, has been slammed by the LA for wasting public money.......