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Industry Faces Huge Skills Drought
• A shortage of HGV drivers will affect more than a third of road transport companies over the next three years, according to a report by the Road Transport Industry Training......
Hse Cracks Down In Hazchem Blitz
• The Health and Safety Executive has sent written warnings to more than 100 firms and plans "a number of prosecutions" following a blitz on chemical transport. But a month-long......
Catalogue Contract
• Ryder has won a parcels delivery contract with Freemans covering the North London area and is recruiting 60 staff as well as using 150 local couriers to handle the business.......
• Britain's First Robot Traffic Controller, Called...
used by Devon County Council to warn drivers to slow at roadworks. Robert's electric motor waves his arm up and down in a slowing motion. He wears a hard hat and a yellow jacket......
Rail's On The Road
• British Rail, GKN and City investors have formed a joint company, Charterail, to provide door-to-door distribution using rail for long-distance haulage. Launched on Monday by......
Germany Backs Down On Tax
• Germany's plans to impose a road tax on foreign hauliers using its roads have been suspended by the German cabinet at least until 31 December. Despite this move, German......