Lauliers Cast Aside

aren Miles HOUGH coal hauliers ed cheaper and more re: in the pit strike than rail tid British Rail's freight ations lost £280m last — hauliers are still set to )andoned. itish......

Men Want Emption

3.ICULTURAL hauliers t to be exempted from stricter rest period rules agreed by EEC Transport isters. a statement issued fol.ng last week's outline ement on revisions to ers'......

Scania Profit Climbs 19 Pc

SAAB-SCANIA's operating profit for the first four months of this year is up by 19 per cent over the same period last year. Figures show that the Swedish commercial vehicle, car......

Swift Sale Nets £7.8m

THE LEP GROUP has paid £.7.8m for Swift Transport Services, the Northamptonbased haulage and warehousing business. The deal gives Lep's international freight forwarding business......

No Eec Accord On Tape Cutting

DESPITE the impetus given by the EEC judges, Common Market Transport Ministers failed again last month to launch a programme aimed to cut red tape in Europe. The European Court......