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Fedex Loss • Parcels Carrier Federal Express, Which...
of its UK business earlier this year, lost £60m in the year to the end of May.......
Cm Winners • Owner-driver David Gill From Huntingdon Took...
prize in Commercial Motor's Best Kept Working Truek competition at Truckfest South West last weekend. John Miles of Blagdon Packaging, Bristol, was second and Graham Cordiner of......
Costs Down • Uk Companies Are Spending Less On Distribution,
says the ILDM. Distribution costs as a percentage of turnover are down from 5.18% last year to 4.7%, due to savings in packaging and administration and reductions in stocks.......
Star Agents • British Rail Parcels Service Red Star Has
appointed five new collection and delivery agents in a move which has merged territories of some former agents. Those whose tenders were unsuccessful include RoadExpress, which......
Ec Hours Plan Set
• Proposals to harmonise drivers' working hours across the European Community could lead to a sharp rise in hauliers' costs as the regulations could reduce drivers' hours.......
; Germans Revive Visitor Tax Plan
• British international hauliers could be paying around £3,000 a year to run a truck on German autobahns from next year. The Germans plan to reintroduce the controversial tax,......