Lorries Only

• Lorry-only lanes could be introduced as the forerunner of a new generation of toll roads. In the Government consultation document New Roads by New Means, Transport Secretary......

Rockwood's Baby

• Rockwood Holdings has set up a new company, Rockwood Fleet Services, to combine the car and light van leasing activities of its existing subsidiary Leasing Principles, with......

Restrictive Practices

• Only a restricted group of top hauliers should be allowed to transport dangerous waste, and they should be subject to tough tests and given control over waste contracts, says......

Ec Backs Down

• EC chiefs have dropped their controversial plan to force minibus drivers using vehicles with 9 to 16 seats to take special tests.......

Renault's New Man

• Tony Clinkard is new sales director at Renault Truck Industries, replacing William Duffy who has decided to leave the company.......

Making More

• British CV production reached 31,800 units in April, says the Department of Trade and Industry — up 39% on last year.......

Strike Vote Ii Dockers Registered Under The National...

Scheme have voted 3:1 to strike, following the employers refusal to negotiate an alternative system.......

Councils Face Tends Trap On Staff

• More than half the local authorities in England and Wales predict job losses in their transport departments as a result of the forthcoming mandatory tendering process. In the......

Southampton Hgv Ban Plan

• Southampton City Council plans to ban trucks of 7.5 tonnes and above from the city centre between 11.00pin and 7.00am and all day Sunday. Southampton already operates an......

Pm Calls For Cabotage

• Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has joined the campaign to remove European barriers to road haulage. Launching the Conservative manifesto for next month's European elections,......