In Brief

• The Road Haulage Association's Tipcon exhibition and conference for the tipping industry will take place at Harrogate from Thursday 29 April to Sunday 1 May 1988. • Roads and......

Esso Drives Out Its Tanker Fleet

• Britain's tanker distribution hauliers are getting ready for an oil boom. Esso, which runs 400 vehicles and has 450 HGV tanker drivers, is planning to contract out most of its......

Dip Updates Danger Regs

• The rules for transporting explosives by road are to be up-dated in the summer says junior transport minister Peter Bottomley. Bottomley told MPs that new Road Traffic......

• Iveco Ford Truck Lost 29.4 Million In 1987 —

its first year of trading since it was formed in June 1986 — but its performance was much better than predicted in joint venture plans, say directors. Turnover was £196 million,......