Nfc To Scrap Regional Group

• National Freight Consortium's Regional Group is due to be scrapped on 1 September in a move which triggers the rationalisation of NFC's operations in Scotland and Northern......

Ut 7% On The Rab

for 1988? The Transport and General Workers' Union has fired the first shots in its 1988 hire and reward drivers' pay and conditions claim — and it has already been met with a......

Fta Threatens New Ban Action

• Changes to the London Lorry Ban, which are due to be introduced this autumn, may be challenged in the courts by the Freight Transport Association. The changes (CM 23-29 July)......

In Brief

• Improved sales in the UK helped Foden Trucks' parent company Paccar to increase its sales by 29% to 2690 million during the first half of 1987. It recorded a first-quarter net......