Thieves Bungle Hijack

by Lee Kimber • A gang of thieves fled empty handed last week after their sophisticated hijack was foiled by the locks on trailer containing £40,000 worth of sweets. The......

Carnet System Under Attack

• Systematic fraud and cargo theft threaten to undermine the TIR Carnet system, warns the International Road Transport Union (IRU). The TIR system allows companies to avoid......

• East European Truckers Are Being Trained In Emergency...

The International Road Transport Union (IRU) is training 500 drivers this summer from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and the Ukraine. The IRU......

Wen Parent Makes More

• Paccar Incorporated, the American-owned parent of Foden, posted record earnings for the second quarter of 1995. Worldwide sales for the first half of the year were up 13%,......

Ved Warning On Wide Loads

• Cleveland police are warning hauliers who move loads over 4.3m wide that they must pay Article 20 excise duty, currently £5000 a year. Cleveland Constabulary's Abnormal Loads......