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Laden Call • Cm Editor Brian Weatherley Has Written To
Roads and Traffic Minister Kenneth Carlisle calling for major changes to LGV driver training and testing. This follows a CM survey showing that most driver training schools......
Vehicle Recalls • Vehicle Inspectorate Recalls In The...
months of the year included Volvo F12s for possible fractured fuel pipes and Seddon Atkinson Stratos for engine crossmembers. Other recalls covered: Iveco Ford Cargos (hydraulic......
Allison Deal • German Axle And Gearbox Manufacturer Zf Has
bought the Allison Transmission Division from GM — but the deal must be approved by the German and US governments.......
Bond Scheme • By The Start Of 1993 The British
International Freight Association expects to introduce its bonding scheme to safeguard hauliers against any of its 850 forwarder members going out of business.......
Licence Appeal • The Road Haulage Association, The...
General Workers Union and the United Road Transport Union have called on the DOT to allow LGV drivers who lose their licences through illness to appeal to a DHSS medical board......
French Drivers Want Euro Licence
• A French truck drivers' union is demanding the introduction of a single European LGV driving licence in a bid to standardise working regulations throughout the EC. The move,......
Training Boss Denies A Clash Of Interests
• A former Road Haulage Association chairman has resigned as boss of a road transport training firm after clashing with colleagues over an alleged conflict of interests. Ken......
Disc System Bids To Fight Truck Theft
• Hauliers in the Scunthorpe area are to be urged to adopt a disc system to deter vehicle thefts. Scunthorpe crime prevention officer PC Sumner will be suggesting the scheme to......