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Grab Cowboy Trucks Say Hauliers
• UK hauliers want police and enforcement agencies to be empowered to impound trucks they find running without tax discs or 0-licences. And nearly 50% would be happy to pay for......
Thieves Beaten By Cm
• A trailer and load worth over £50,000 became too hot for thieves to handle when news of its disappearance appeared in CM's Crimeline column (3-9 Dec). The Peak tri-axle......
Private Plans By Heavy Hauliers
• Fears over the introduction of private sector escorts for abnormal loads have prompted the Heavy Transport Association to publish its own rocommendations for the move. HTA......
Carbon Tax Diesel Fear
• Hauliers face fuel price increases averaging £600 per truck when a European carbon tax is introduced, rising to £2,000 a year by the end of the decade, warns the Road Haulage......