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Parcelforce Losses
• The merger of Datapost into Parcelforce has enabled the Post Office subsidiary to cut its costs by £36m and help it reduce losses from £131m three years ago to £13m during......
Forward Protection
• A scheme to protect hauliers from freight forwarders going bust has stalled , because the British International Freight Association has been unable to get an insurance company......
Police Checks
• North-West traffic police this week start a two-week surveillance campaign to crack down on dangerous truck drivers in the region. Officers will be linking with the Vehicle......
Sexual Tribunal
• Truck driver Gillian Lilly should be told on 24 September if she has won her second fight against a driving agency for sexual discrimination. Last week's industrial tribunal......
Dhl Expands
• Parcels courier DHL plans to increase its network to a total of 42 stations this year by opening sites at Newport, Gwent; Oxford; Watford; Sheffield; Wrexham; Stokeon-Trent;......
Production Down
• Commercial vehicle production in May stood at 14,913 units, down by a third on the previous May's output, according to figures just released by the Society of Motor......
Labour Fights Charging
by Amanda Bradbury • The Labour Party will reverse controversial motorway charging plans that are expected to cost individual hauliers up to £750 a year, if it comes to power at......
Privately Owned Freight Service Goes On The Rails
• The first international railfreight service to be privately owned and managed will begin operating in the autumn. The service will be operated by Ripon-based Potter Group and......
Transcare Drivers Vote On Final Offer
• Drivers are accusing management at Tibbett & Britten's Transcare division of "blackmail" over the imposition of a new national pay structure. The deal is expected to cost......