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Death-threat Haulier Facing Ruin
• A Kent-based haulier has received death threats and had his truck cab vandalised after being mistaken for a tipper driver who killed a child in a hit-and-run accident.......
Roadtrain On The Run
• A Leyland Daf Roadtrain tractor was stolen from Wakefield-based Cobra Railfreight's depot in Calder Vale Road between 22:00-06:00hrs on the night of 13-14 January. The white......
Supermarket Shocker
• Supermarkets are questioning the continued use of thirdparty hauliers, according to a survey by the Institute of Grocery Distribution. The report, Retail Distribution Profiles......
Hauliers Caught Up In Border Disputes
• British truck drivers were stranded for five days at Greece's border with Yugoslavia this week, as Greek hauliers launched a protest against increased transit charges through......
Court Stalls On Hours
• The confusion over UK drivers' hours rules led a court to adjourn a case last week until the law is clarified by the European Court of Justice (CM 23-29 Jan). In a move likely......