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Vi Shake-up To Beal Lest Backlog
• Hauliers are being forced to take trucks off the road because they cannot get appointments for annual tests, despite applying up to six weeks in advance. Ron Oliver, chief......
Ford's Scania Goal
• Saab-Scania is negotiating with Ford over the possibility of closer links between the two companies in view of the current crisis being faced by the Swedish car and truck......
Labour's Lorry Plan
• The Labour Party's transport policy, due to be unveiled next week, will propose lorryonly trunk routes, narrower motorway lanes — and a stop to the Government's road building......
Cheer For Nem Ford
• lveco Ford made record sales this August, delivering over 200 tractors at 32.5 tonnes and above. Kirriernuir-based haulier Neil Pendreigh, who specialises in whisky transport,......
Key Business Buy-up In Tip Expansion Plan
• Tip Europe has bought Key Leasing, the Cheshirebased leasing and used truck and trailer sales firm, in a deal worth up to £10 million. The deal will add 1,850 trailers and 800......
Traffic Area Pays Hauliers Costs
• The West Midland Traffic Area was ordered this week to pay £350 towards the defence costs of Gloucestershire haulier Richard Read Transport, and one of the company's drivers,......
Growth Curbed
• The cost of expanding into Europe curbed TNT's profit growth to 11.5% last year. Net profits rose from £100 million to MI million on sales of 22 billion.......
Tunnel Cleaner
• Seddon Atkinson has designed a customised 17tonne 2-11 to give the Tyne Tunnel a weekly clean. The vehicle carries a 6,800-litre tank which supplies up to 180 litimin to clean......
Bus Ban • A Trial Bus Ban In One Of
Newcastle's main shopping streets will be imposed at the end of October. The experiment, in Northumberland Street, is a prelude to pedestrianisation. Critics of the scheme......