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Staging Dropped In Icence Switch
• Changes to the HGV and PSV licensing system announced this week by transport minister Robert Atkins have been largely welcomed by the industry. The unified driver licensing......
Cargo Ads Under Fire
III Complaints by a number of manufacturers about lyeco Ford's latest advertising campaign for the 7.5tonne Cargo, have prompted an investigation by the Advertising Standards......
Supergun' Driver Freed
• As CM went to press the Greek authorities in the port of Patras had dropped all charges against Paul Ashwell, the British "Supergun" truck driver arrested on 19 April. Ashwell......
Road Pricing
• Haulage firms must prepare themselves for the introduction of road pricing as congestion and environmental concerns heighten said John Steele, chairman of P&O Transport......
Flying Flowers
• Flower distributor Channel Express has bought air freight forwarder Benair Group from the Western United Group. Channel's profits rose 22% to £1.38m in the year to 31 March.......
Bigger Board
• Former Lowfield managing director John Toyne has joined the board of Tibbett and Britten which bought out Lowfield Distribution last year.......
Western Hinos
• A new Hino dealer will be open in Bristol within the next two months, filling the gap left by Ite!mac.......
On Parade
• Military experts were treated to a view of AWD's new MTM 40-30 8x 8 Multidrive at last weekend's British Army Equipment Exhibition (see CM next week for a full BAEE report).......
Dery Down
• Prices for Dery could be cut by as much as one pence a litre following decreases in market charges, says the Freight Transport Association's fuel report.......
Strike Plan
• Iveco Ford hopes to end the seven-week strike by staff at its Langley production plant, with another revised offer which will be recommended for acceptance by the union this......
Cpc Cock-up
• Fifteen candidates who took their CPC exams in March will have to resit them because the RSA has lost their papers. Details next week.......
No Support
• The Road Haulage Association has attacked the Government for refusing to compensate British hauliers who will be hit by the forthcoming German road tax.......
Truckstop Team
• The Freight Transport Association, the Department of Transport and local authority representatives are teaming up to discuss truck parking and driver facilities.......
Fedex Courses
• Federal Express Systetnline is sending managers and shop stewards on courses run by the TGWU.......