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Anger At Labour Plans Swains Is Cleared
of hours charges by Amanda Bradbury ▪ Ilauliers have reacted angrily to the Labour Party's pledge to double the amount of long-haul freight carried by rail during the term of......
Carehom-based Haulier Bob Maddison Says Labour's Plans To...
83% of freight goes by MADO road," he says. "Even if they could double long-haul rail freight, the vast majority of freight goes less than 1 50 miles." Cuts in the road building......
A Ian Jones, Chief Executive Tnt Express, Says: "it's...
and demonstrates a lack of knowledge about the industry which is critical to British competitiveness. UK road haulage companies and carriers have proved themselves to be among......
• Shropshire International Haulier Swains Of Stretton And...
its drivers were cleared of drivers hours offences on Monday (18July). The company, which is in liquidation, denied charges of permitting the drivers to drive excess hours and......
Vi Is Wooing Private Testers
• The Vehicle Inspectorate is putting forward a number of measures designed to encourage commercial organisations to break into vehicle testing and enforcement work. The VI's......
Driver Convicted After Fatal Crash
• A truck driver with 25 years' LGV driving experience faces up to five years in prison after he was convicted last week of causing the deaths of five women in a crash on the......