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Hauliers Face £300,000 Eezee Bill
• Up to 400 hauliers were left facing debts of £300,000 when freight clearing house Eezee Euro Services went into liquidation last week. And the liquidator says it is unlikely......
Truck Theft Gang Working In West
• A gang of professional thieves who steal trucks to order is believed to be behind at least four thefts in the West Country during the past two weeks. The latest lorry to be......
Alpine Truck Transit Rights To Improve
• Hauliers have won increased transit rights through Austria and Switzerland. Austria is issuing 1.3 million permits for EC operators while Switzerland will allow unrestricted......
Operators Back Rail
• A total of 27 UK hauliers have bought a 36% share in intermodal venture Combined Transport (CTL), whose partners include British Rail. The Road Haulage Association has also......
Downton's Trio
• Haulier CM Downton of Gloucester has added three Leyland Daf 95 Series tractors to its fleet of 23, which is mainly engaged in primary distribution of beer, wine and soft......
Rumours Denied
• Rumours that Leyland Daf is to sell its former Albion axle plant in Glasgow are "wholly untrue", says the company.......
Dirty Drive
• The Government is to "drive the dirty bus off the road", according to Transport Minister Roger Freeman.......
Perkins Fine
• Engine builder Perkins has been fined £2,000 for polluting a tributary of the River Severn with 1,300 litres of diesel.......
Diesel Doldrums • Diesel Prices Rose A Further Lp To
46.9p per litre at the weekend but should remain stable for at least another week, according to fuel analyst Oil Price Assessment.......
Volvo Verification
• Volvo's new midi chassis, the B6R, has a typical entrance height of 320mm (flat step) or 250mm (split step), not 555mm as reported last week. We also incorrectly said that......
Tougher Fines
• Fines for illegally parking on one of London's Red Routes are to rise £8 to £40.......