Harwich Crackdown

by Juliet Parish M ore than half the 188 British truck drivers stopped in a five-day Trading Standards enforcement blitz last week at the port of Harwich were overloaded. And......

Linkman Backs Down On Wages

by Juliet Parish • Linkman Tankers has staved off the threat of industrial action at Purfleet by promising it will drop new methods of calculating pay if drivers' wages decline......

Bar Proposes Entrance Criteria

• Proposals for hauliers to meet stricter entrance standards for acceptance by the British Association of Removers were given first approval from the 700 strong member group......

Private Heavy Escorts In '94

• The prospect of private companies escorting abnormal loads within months on Britain's roads emerged this week as police talks with the Home Office continued. Loads of 100-150......