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With Vanguard
• Michael Cave, whose company sub-contracted Paul Ashwell, the driver at the centre of the Iraqi `Supergun' affair, has been given a job with specialist removals company, the......
Charterail Will Take The Strain
• A new intermodal distribution company called Charterail has been set up in north-west London. It is the first privately owned firm to use British Rail's network to carry......
Roadline Calls A Halt
• Newbury-based Roadline International has suspended its operations — owing several owner-operators thousands of pounds. Kathryn Crane, who founded the freight forwarding......
Wincanton Profits Drop
• Profits for the Wincanton Group plunged almost 22% for the year ended 31 March, despite a rise in profits for distribution work. Falling vehicle demand hit the group's CV......
Tipping For More
• Tipper operators working for Tarmac in the Caniforth area of Lancs have won a 7.5% rate increase from 1 July. Drivers had threatened to stop working for five major quarries......
Eastern Promise
• Daf has signed dealer and service contracts with H East German companies; 36 more are in the pipeline.......