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Fta: Operators Parked
with capital quick fix THE FREIGHT Transport Association has urged the industry to be cautious about the concessions won by TNT and the Express Carriers Group from Westminster......
Lynx Ambitious After Pallet Deal
LYNX EXPRESS has become the latest company to join pallet network Pallet-Track. which started operating in January following a protracted settingup period and now has 55......
Cleaned Out
Three Manchester men have been jailed for nearly seven years in total after Customs broke up a fuel laundering plant in Bolton through which 21.6m in duty and VAT was evaded.......
Everybody Out!
The Nightowl truckstop in Birtley was evacuated last Wednesday (22 July) following a chemical spill from a truck. No-one was hurt.......
Chunnel Jam
Fifteen truck drivers were stranded last Monday (26 July) after a train broke down outside the French entrance to the Channel Tunnel. A power failure was blamed.......
Defence Delay
Our expectations of news on the defence vehicle contract were confounded last week as the government excluded its decision from the Defence Secretary's spending review.......
Fines Up
Forgetting to pay London's congestion charge now costs £50, rising to £100 after 14 days and £150 after 28.......
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Volvo Roadtest
Gremlins got into the weighbridge on our recent Volvo FM9 6X2 roadtest (CM 22 July). The correct unladen weight of the chassis-cab with a 75kg driver and a full tank is 8,515kg,......