Europe Brings New 7.5t Tests

by Nicky Clarke • New drivers of vehicles up to 7.5 tonnes will have to meet tougher licensing requirements by July 1996, in order to comply with EU law. Directive 911439 means......

Nothing Left At Scs

• Receivers at Samar Container Services have disclosed that there were no "tangible assets" left other than land and bad debt when they arrived at the husband and wife business......

New Network For Pony?

• Same-day parcels network Securicor Pony Express is moving into franchising for its new sites to allow it to increase its depot network from 36 to 66 over the next three years.......

Management Buys King Trailers

Leicester-based King Trailers was acquired last week by its management from parent company Bousteacl in a fl .5 million deal. The buy-out is backed by investment capital group......

Major Road Schemes For The Chop

• Major schemes—many of them cited as crucial to industry—were slashed from the £23 billion roads programme last week as the Government cut its building schemes by a third. The......