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Dip Supports Longer Domestic Drawbars
• An 18.35m limit for drawbars on EC international journeys from October will also apply to UK domestic trips, says the Department of Transport. But the Freight Transport......
No Decline • Reports Of The Decline Of Road Haulage
in the face of rail freight are premature, says the Henley Centre for Forecasting, because growth in rail freight will be outstripped by a faster growth in road transport.......
Little Support For Smoking Hotline
• Port Talbot District Council has set up a hotline to log reports of smoking trucks — but only two complaints have been received in the past month. The idea for the hotline......
Tgwu To Fighl Or Drivers Duty Time
• Drivers hours and restperiod rules could become a thing of the past if Britain's transport unions win EC backing for the introduction of duty time. At its conference last week......
Dsa's London Site May Shut
• Cost saving moves announced by the Driving Standards Agency in a major restructuring plan include the closure of its London office. Its work will be split between the three......
Leyland Daf Goes After Used Sales
• Leyland Daf is stepping up its attack on the used truck market with an extra investment in its network of approved used vehicle dealers. But it will continue to let its used......