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• The Department of Transport has issued an extended and revised leaflet - Know your traffic signs" for corn mercial vehicle drivers. It has a new section on weak bridges. •......
Eu Law Will Clobber 'sensitive' Transits
by Nicky Clarke and Derren Hayes • International operators' transit costs will more than double if a new European Union law on lorry taxation due for publication next month is......
• Stewart Butterworth, Operations Manager Of
Clwyd-based TDS Morgan which runs regularly to France and Italy says the effects would be crippling for both industry and the economy. "Current levels of tolls are hard enough......
• Michael Croome, Finance Director Of 50-vehicle Operator...
describes the proposals as "outrageous". The 22.10/km flat charge on tolled roads will cost the international operator thousands of pounds on top of the 21 50,000 a year it......
Danzas Has Plans To Double By 2001
• Danzas UK, the Swiss-based Transport Group, has unveiled plans to double in size over the next five years, creating hundreds of drivers' jobs. The British operation aims to......