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Tippermen Go Out Al
• More than 80 tippermen have stopped work at two RMC quarries in Derbyshire in a bid to secure a 20% rate increase. The operators, who began the action at the weekend, say they......
Chope Rules Out Hgv School List
• Roads and Traffic Minister Christopher Chope has again ruled out a national register of HGV training schools. At the opening of the new Driver Standards Agency offices in......
Costs Rise 6.5%
• Haulage costs have risen by 6.5% since the Gulf crisis began, according to the Road Haulage Association. It says fuel has risen by an average 8.73p a litre (ex-VAT). Mobil......
Woman Wins Sex Case
• A woman truck driver who was driven out of her job because of sexual harassment from her transport manager has been awarded more than £4,000. Jayne Meadowcroft, a Lorry Driver......
Eadie Slides • Eadie Holdings, Which Owns Tail-lift...
and Bonnyman, and components company Pesca Engineering, has made a 2200,000 pre-tax loss in the first half of the year compared with a 21.2m profit for the same period in 1989.......
More Railheads • Charterail, The Rail And Road...
plans to expand its ownership of two railheads to at least six in the next couple of months.......
France Faster • Truckline's Newest Ferry, With Capacity...
trucks, will come into service in 1992, and will make the crossing from Poole to Cherbourg in four hours.......
Vital Statistics • Freight Traffic Through Uk Ports...
11 million tonnes in 1989 — the first reduction since 1981 according to the Department of Transport's annual report: Transport Statistics: Great Britain. The publication shows......
Merton's Ring • The London Borough Of Merton Rejoins The
London Lorry Ban on 12 October, completing the ring of inner London boroughs backing the ban. The organisers hope that Westminster and Wandsworth will also join.......