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Second Slight
• The Department of Transport has rejected the Road Haulage Association's argument for second weighings to be allowed when an overload is indicated on dynamic axle weighers.......
Dhl Stake
• Japan Air Lines, Japanese trading company Nissho lwai and Lufthansa are consolidating their links with US courier firm DHL by purchasing a combined 2.5% stake in parent......
Ford's Hungary
• Ford is investing £45m in a vehicle components plant in Hungary — its first production plant in eastern Europe.......
Hot Mustard
• Besco's exhibits at this year's Motor Show will include an aerodynamic Mercedes 16.17 curtainsider built for Reckitt and Colman.......
Fedex Falls In Federal Express Net Profits Fell By 30.5%
in 1989/90 to £64.2ni following aggressive expansion and poor air freight business.......
New Cummins
• Cummins Engine is to sell 27% of its equity to Ford Motor and Tenneco of the US and Kubota of Japan in a £140m deal aimed at strengthening the company's fmancial base.......
Hours To Try
• Union success in winning cuts in the working week for engineering workers is prompting the Transport and General Workers' Union to seek similar deals for its members in the......
Wheel Loss Research
• Further research into wheel loss is to go ahead — but on a shoestring budget. Lack of cash means investigation into some types of wheel fittings will not be carried out, says......
German Tax Is Off
• British hauliers will not, after all, have to pay the threatened tax for using German roads. The controversial tax was due to start on 1 July but was suspended pending a......
Hazchem Heroics
• United Transport Tankers' driver John Reason helped to prevent a disaster when he witnessed a recent M6 collision between a coach carrying 27 children and two trucks loaded......
• Former World Motorcycle Racing Champion And Truck Racer...
Shene, now living in Australia, has moved on to even bigger things, participating in a giant truck slalom using three-trailer "roadtrams". Sheene joined other personalities in......