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Moore Rejeds Tgwu
• Transport Secretary John Moore was to meet a delegation from the Transport and General Workers Union on Thursday this week to discuss their worries about the new 'EEC drivers......
Driver Fatigue
Bottomley pointed out that the limit on daily duty would be retained for driving not covered by the EEC rules. Bottomley has rejected the union's argument that the Government's......
Lony Safety Is 'not Good Enough' Says Minister
• The standards of safety and maintenance in the road haulage industry are not good enough, Junior Transport Minister Peter Bottomley says. The failure rate at the annual HGV......
Southwaite Hgv Services
• We have been asked to point out that there are full HGV maintenance facilities at the Southwaite services area on the M6, run by Auto Recoveries of Carlisle. We apologise for......
Granada Opens M4 Stop
• Granada has opened a £5 million motorway service area at Newbury/Chieveley at the intersection of the M4 and the A34 (Junction 13). The new service area, Granada's 16th, is......
Economy Run: Twenty-six Men Took 102 Hours
• It took 26 men 102 hours 30 minutes to drive a 38 tonne articulated lorry from London to Rugby in the CM Econocruise Run. It started at the Post House Hotel, Heathrow, with a......