Peak Plan For Truck Ban

by Patric Cunnane • Derbyshire County Council is urging the Government to ban lorries longer than 12m from travelling through Peak District towns. If the restriction is imposed,......

Profitable Parcels

• Securicor's parcels business last week posted a healthy batch of financial results along with profits up nearly 75%. Parcels, which returned pre-tax profits of £9.9m For the......

Load Thefts In Decline

• UK thefts of lorry loads decreased by 10% last year: 600 loads worth £30m were stolen in 1994, compared with 663 loads worth £28m taken in 1993. The overall value of loads......

Vito Act Over Blackspot

• Spot checks are to be introduced at a Derbyshire accident blackspot following pressure from local residents. Vehicle Inpsectorate examiners will mount the checks at a quarry......