Limiters Are 'pointless'

11'EED LIMITERS would be *pointless and wasteful" on brrics, Freight Transport As:ociation president Dennis Hutchings warned the Govmullein last week. He was making the......

'high Number' Of Lorries In Crashes Says Chalker

. IllE NUMBER of heavy goods vehicles involved in motorway accidents is proportionately extremely high, Transpi)rt Minister Lynda Chalker has revealed. Between 1982 and 1984, 20......

Industry Gets More Say In The Eec

A NEW EEC body has been established so that the haulage industry and trades unions have a bigger say when the EEC Commission drafts a new directive affecting the road transport......

Containerbase To Close Down

LIVERPOOL Containerbase will close in the New Year, it was announced last week. Present throughputs already amount to less than half the cargo capacity, and Containerbase has......

Bulls Help Hauliers Says Rha

LOAD a hull with cows for the safety of hauliers, says the Road Haulage Association's livestock carriers' group. In a letter to the Farm Animal Welfare Council it says that a......

Commission Acts On Safety

111E EEC COMMISSION is trying to reach a formal agreement with vehicle manufacturers to prevent them from using any advertising which might have adverse effects on road safety.......