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Hauliers Pressing Diligently Onward
• Two legal cases have given a boost to hauliers pressing for due diligence to be accepted as a defence or strong mitigation in overloading cases. Both were appeals to a judge......
T1r Trouble Ove
Community permits • A row has broken out between hauliers and the International Road Freight Office over its decision to withdraw up to 500 annual EC permits and replace them......
Revealing Facts
• Brighton & Hove bus company is to publish a wide-ranging report which reveals, among other facts, that its fuel bill has risen by 80% in the past three months. Tight corner......
Stagecoach Plan Sidelined By Sale
• Stagecoach's plan to buy the National Welsh Bus company has been sidelined by a bid from the Cheltenham and Gloucester bus company for 40% of National Welsh. The sale, which......
Ehos Out To Hook Bad Meat Hauliers
• Operation Meathook Two is out to catch more unscrupulous meat hauliers, with a team of environmental health officers travelling the country to track down consignments of unfit......