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Labour Plans Switch To Rai!freight • State Spending Will Be
switched from road building to the railways if the Labour Party wins the next general election. The Conservative's .213bn road building and improvement programme would be......
Here Comes The Judge • As Cm Went To Press,
three Greek examining magistrates were deciding the fate of "Supergun" truck driver Paul Ashwell. Earlier this week Greek public prosecutor Antonius Mitis called for all charges......
Island Deal • Brs Western Has Begun Its Push Into
the publicsector market by winning a contract to maintain a fleet for the Isle of Wight Health Authority which includes 10 front-line ambulances.......
French Tarmac • Tarmac Has Invested £20m On Expanding Into
Continental Europe with the acquisition of controlling shares of French aggregates companies Barriaud and Sablieres de la Neste.......
Scottish Show • The Irte's Scottish Truck Show Will Be
held on 19-20 October at Edinburgh's Ingliston showground. It is already fully booked.......
Mega Service • Granada Has Opened The Largest...
services in Europe, near junction 10 of the M42 at Tamworth, Staffs.......
Chunnel Cash • Eurotunnel Has Been Promised Up To U.3bn
by the European Investment Bank. The Anglo-French Channel Tunnel Group wants 22.5bn, in addition to the i6bn it has already raised.......
Profits Clown • Truck And Car Dealer Network Trimoco's...
profits for the year to 31 March crashed by 49% to .23.8m, although its turnover rose by 3% to £280.8m.......
No Problem • Tnt Managing Director Alan Jones Is Not
worried by plans to close nearly 60 Sock Shop outlets, for which the company is the major distributor outside London. "Sock Shop is one of many thousands of our valued customers......
Tax Proposal • The Freight Transport Association Has...
Commission proposals to impose VAT control only at the beginning and end of journeys.......
P&o Charge • P&o European Ferries Is To Face Charges
of corporate manslaughter over the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster in which 193 people died, an Old Bailey judge has ruled. P&O is expected to appeal.......
Restricted Entry • The European Conference Of Transport...
this week to discuss restrictions on the entry into road haulage.......