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Ferry Strike Causes Ports Havoc
• Britain's lorry drivers were bracing themselves for a night on the docks as the National Union of Seamen began a nationwide 48-hour strike in the early hours of Tuesday 2......
• There Are Only Half As Many Truck Dealers In
the UK as there were in 1981, according to statistics published by Iveco Ford. Of the 1,138 dealers in 1981 only 577 remained in 1987, although a slight increase is forecast for......
Johnston 600 Sweeps Award
• Johnston Engineering has won the 1988 British Design Award for its Johnston 600 Series suction sweeper, which was launched in April last year. Technical director Tony Ruthie......
Hauliers Slam Brussels Drivers' Law Changes
• The road transport industry has reacted angrily to a move by European Community commissioners to clamp down on drivers' working hours, less than 18 months after new laws were......