Code's Aim Is To Bar Scrap Trucks

by Miles Brignall • A voluntary code of practice for the scrapping of vehicles has been launched by the insurance industry in a bid to stop repaired vehicles ending up back on......

Efficiency Needs Cash

• More efficient trucks arc impossible without legal changes and Government grants, says a new report from the Freight Transport Association, Freight Matters— Vehicle Gross......

Euro Tariffs 'hold Back Uk Road/rail'

A sharp rise in European rail tariffs from next year will threaten the future development of combined road/rail transport in the UK, warns the Road Haulage Association. RHA......

Hse Points To Vehicle Dangers

• lore than 70 people are killed every year because of workplace accidents involving vehicles, says the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The risks posed by lorries, forklifts,......

Hgv Sales Hit 50,000 Again

• Sales of trucks and artics for the year will break the magic 50,000 barrier this week—for the first time since 1989. The end-of-year total is expected to be near 51,000 which......