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Drivers In Drugs Danger
• There are growing fears that British truck drivers are being duped into carrying drugs into the UK. Many operators, who abhor the drug trade, have told Commercial Motor that......
Hover Freight
N H(werspeed's brand new high-speed Seacat catamaran ferries, scheduled to enter service on Channel routes from June, may carry small numbers of road freight vehicles.......
Road Spending
• Only £1 of every £4.50 collected in road tax is currently spent on the roads, says the AA. The association wants Chancellor John Major to use next week's Budget to provide......
Fta To Fight Clamps
• The Freight Transport Association is fighting a Bill which, if passed by Parliament, will give London's local authorities power to enforce nonendorsable traffic offences. The......
See Shaky!
• Hundreds of top UK operators have already booked their place at Commercial Motor Truckfest '90, including Wittonbased D I Ponsonby, which will be displaying no fewer than 17......
Help Needed
• Unless Senior Traffic Commissioner John Carpenter is given more resources, he will be unable to tackle problems of leniency and inconsistency between the Traffic Area Offices,......