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Second Channel Fire
• The second freight ferry fire in a week broke out last Friday on P&O's cross-Channel European Trader. The vessel was sailing from Zeebrugge to Dover carrying 50 lorries and 44......
Brake Device Wins Award
Prince Michael presents the award to Dick Harris, Avon Backstop's general manager. • The Avon Backstop reverse-braking device has won a top safety award. The Prince Michael......
• The President Of The Association Of Chief Police Officers,
Roger Birch, warned last week that Britain would become increasingly clogged by traffic jams and plagued by deaths on the roads. The Sussex Chief Constable said the UK road......
• The Quota Of Road Haulage Permits For Uk Hauliers
trading with Portugal is to be increased from 5,000 to 8,000 following a 50% growth in trade in the past year. Permits will remain valid for a year — up from two months. "The......
Fta Unveils 1992 Plan
• The Freight Transport Association has launched a "blueprint for action" to help hauliers prepare for the common marketplace Europe wants to introduce in 1992. According to the......
Us Truckers Face Ban On Speed Trap Detectors
• American truck drivers could face a ban on speed-trap detectors in their cabs following calls by road safety campaigners and groups. They say the devices serve no purpose but......
• A 2240 Million Motorway Is To Be Built Across
the West Midlands, finking the M5 and M42 near Bromsgrove to the M54 north of Wolverhampton. The Government says that the scheme will relieve the congested M5 and M6 in the......