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Parcelforce Sell-off Row By Karen Miles • Parcelforce's...
are being undermined by Government dithering over the nature of its pending sale. A furious senior source at the state-owned parcels company says the Government is to blame as......
50mph Threat On M25 • Long-distance Hauliers Have Slammed A
proposal to introduce a 50mph limit on parts of the M25 because it could bog down trunking operations. A leaked plan to knock lOmph off hauliers' speeds at peak time on the 30km......
Noda Helps Stroke Driver Win £100k In The National Owner
Drivers Association has won a £100,000 out-of-court settlement for an owner-driver who lost his driving licence after suffering a stroke in a car accident. Frank Eddleston, who......
Rail Fan • Ec Transport Commissioner Abel Matutes Has Told
the European Parliament Transport Committee that he will seek to increase taxes on road transport. He wants to give priority to rail.......
Ben Bonanza • Truck Makers Should Join Car Manufacturers In
donating 30p for every new vehicle bought in the UK to BEN, the Motor and Recovery Trades Benevolent Fund, says the charity Car firms have done so, raising £500,000.......
Fighting Back • Lincolnshire Owner-driver Jim Congreaves...
take out an injunction against a group he believes are trying to drive him out of business by putting toilet rolls in his diesel tanks and making obscene phone calls.......
Top Rank • Rank Hovis Has Taken £425,000-a-year's Worth Of
food distribution work from local subcontractors and awarded it to Wincanton Distribution, which is dedicating seven tucks to the five-year contract.......
Final Whistle • Truckers Have Been Barred From Parking On
Harrogate Rugby Club grounds after complaints by residents The club has been raising cash by running a lorry park since 1990.......
Equal Pay • Hauliers Are More Likely To Face Court
action if they fail to pay female employees in line with men doing different work of equal value, following a landmark industrial tribunal victory last week, which could open......