Thefts: Rha Hits Back

• Theft is costing the road haulage industry millions of pounds a year and the problem is getting worse, according to the Road Haulage Association's north-eastern district. It......

Fta Celebrates Its Centenary • The Freight Transport...

its centenary this week and Commercial Motor editor Brian Weatherley (left) has marked the event by presenting FTA director-general Garry Turvey with two articles about the......

Belt Up Says Atkins The Government Wants Seat Belts...

/ All coaches and minibuses should be fitted with seat belts and they should be worn, new roads and traffic minister Robert Atkins said last week. "We are satisfied that it is......

Faster Claims • Commercial Union And Scottish General...

insurance claims faster than the average insurance company, according to a survey of 16,000 drivers by the Consumers' Association magazine Which? Commercial Union also features......

Road Checks • Motorway Checks By Police In 23 Counties

during the past year revealed 470 goods vehicles were unfit to continue their journeys. Offences included overloading, mechanical defects and breaches of drivers' hours.......

Unknown Signs • Some Coach And Lorry Drivers Can Identify

only three out of 10 road signs, according to a Devon police road safety survey.......