Budget: Ved Frozen But Costs Up

• Hauliers' operating costs will rise by an average of 1.1% this week following a Budget which freezes VED but adds a massive 2.28p/lit to the pump price of derv. The so-called......

Transfer Bonus For Civil Service Bids

by Amanda Bradbury • The Government is prepared to bypass EC employee transfer rules which could have stopped hauliers winning millions of pounds-worth of work contracted out......

Id Parts Bosses Take On Unipart For Chorley

• A duel for Leyland Daf's Chorley parts warehouse began this week as management there announced plans to buy the business, putting them in competition with a bid from Unipart.......

Reefer Specialist And Major Leyland Daf Operator H

Reefer specialist and major Leyland Daf operator Hargrave International has criticised a letter from Renault VI UK's managing director Bernard Momin offering "solutions" to......

Police Set Sights On M6

• A crackdown on drivers' eyesight in the West Midlands last week is believed to be the first roadside eye test in England and Wales. Drivers who failed to pull up accurately on......