• The Department Of Transport Is To Increase The Number

of HGV and PSV driving test examiners from 98 to 120 in a bid to cut waiting lists. Roads and Traffic Minister Peter Bottomley says waiting times are "still longer than we would......

P&o Ferry Fire Rekindles Channel Safety Fears

• Claims that a cross-Channel freight ferry's engine room was a fire risk have been supported following a fire on P&O's European Clearway last weekend. A crew member who tackled......

At-home Hauser Scoops Prix

• The German Truck Grand Prix last week was won by outsider Dieter Hauser. The West German drove his class C Transimex MAN 19.462 to victory in appalling weather conditions and......

Tgwu Calls For Stilt Lallot At Brs

• The Transport and Genera Workers Union is calling for at all-out national strike at BRS, the National Freight Consortium's truck rental, contract hire and distribution group.......