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Spending Cuts Will Hit Enforcers
• Law-breaking hauliers will find it easier to escape detection from next year, because of cuts in traffic examiners overtime and car allowances, a union is warning. The......
Sea Blamed For Sheep Deaths
• An inquiry by the French transport department has blamed the deaths of 49 sheep in a truck on board the French SNAT ferry Fiesta on bad weather conditions during the crossing......
Turbo Launch
• Cummins is likely to launch a turbo version of its LIO in the US this year — a UK version could follow. Tibbett's swap • Tibbett & Britten's clothing and textiles division is......
Ministers Settle On An 18.35m Drawbar Limit
• EC transport ministers have finally agreed on plans to harmonise the length of drawbars. At their council in Brussels this week they also agreed to increase permit quotas......
Delay On Stone Cash
• Hauliers who are owed up to £400,000 following the crash of Stone Supplies (Stoke St Michael) last month (CM 8-14 November) are unlikely to get any money back for "several......