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Steetley Goes • Steetley Transport Has Been Renamed...
and its trucks are being re-liveried, following Redland's takeover of Steetley last March.......
Perkins Uncertainty • Operators Of Perkins Powered...
over who will pay for modifying their engines to comply with the new annual smoke test introduced last month. Perkins engines have a temporary exemption from the test.......
Livestock Fear • The Road Haulage Association Is Warning...
all UK livestock vehicles will be obsolete by 1998 if the EC accepts proposals for new regulations based on Dutch requirements.......
Fast Start • Canadian Sportscar Driver Robbie Stirling,...
his truck racing debut at last weekend's Lucas International Truckprix, came second to European champion Richard Walker in his first race.......
Pennine Plans • A Consultation Report On The Options For
improving the Pennine road links, Trans-Pennine Study: Strategy Report, is available from the DOT.......
Prison Deal • Beck & Pollitzer Is Negotiating A Distribution
contract with the Home Office. It is believed the deal involves taking over a Prison Service warehouse at Branston, Staffs which employs 120 staff.......
Rtitb Cuts • Jim Cleary, Chief Executive Of Rtitb Services,
is expected to recommend up to 90 more redundancies from RTITBS' workforce of nearly 260 by Christmas.......
London Hse Crackdown
• The standard of dangerous goods vehicle operators was this week praised after the Health and Safety Executive carried out its co-ordinated first roadside spot check on lorries......
Weighers Are Warned
• North Yorkshire County Council trading standards department has warned weighbridge operators in its area that refusing to allow drivers to check-weigh axles could leave them......
Councils Prepare For Mmi Collapse
E As the future of troubled Municipal Mutual Insurance hung in the balance this week, local authorities were told to be ready to look elsewhere for quotes for their commercial......