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......

Sharper Dip Focus On Cv Light Tests

• More than two-thirds of artics are running with dangerously dim lights — and Transport Minister Christopher Chope says he will crack down on badly lit vehicles. HGV lights are......

Tougher Line On Tachos

• The number of hauliers being prosecuted for missing the mandatory two-year tachograph check has rocketed, says the Road Haulage Association — and hauliers are paying increased......

Rha Says No To Yes Plan

• The Road Haulage Association has ditched a plan to set up a "master haulier" quality stamp for companies meeting the required standard of operation. Instead, the RHA will......

Trucker's Choke

• Truck drivers have voted the Haldon Chalet at Kennford, near Exeter as the truckstop with the best cuppa in a competition run by the Tea Council and the Milk Marketing Board.......