Ferry Good

▪ P&O carried a record number of trucks on its Portsmouth to Le Havre and Cherbourg routes last year: freight traffic was up 6% and 63% respectively. Transport boffin • Mike......

Fta Calls For Cut In Duty On Diesel

• The Freight Transport Association is calling for a cut in dery duty in the Budget. The 15% increase in last year's Budget has forced operators to impose unpopular fuel......

Major Shell Deal For Tnt

• TNT Contract Distribution was poised to announce a major lubricants contract with petrol giant Shell as CM went to press. TNT and Shell were reluctant to reveal details of the......

Directors Call For Road And Rail Privatisation

• The Institute of Directors is pressing for privatisation of Britain's roads, postal services and rail network. Speaking in Belfast last week, IoD director-general Peter Morgan......

Swiss Takeover

• Mercedes-Benz is asking Germany's cartel office to approve its full takeover of Swissbased special vehicle operations subsidiary NAW. Although 60% of NAW's shares are held by......

Roll Up At Truckfest

1111 Operators and dealers at this year's Commercial Motor Truckfest will be able to buy and sell used trucks in a reserved Truckmart area set up by CM's classified advertising......

Higher Offer For Bakery Drivers

• Bakery drivers are expected to accept an improved offer of 5.15% on basic wages after the United Road Transport Union rejected 4% last month (CM 9-15 Jan). URTU general......