Driver Wins £11,000 Over Racial Taunts

A truck driver resigned from his job with a London-based haulier because he was constantly subjected to racial taunts. Klaus Dieter Hohmann, of Cwmbwrla, Swansea won his claim......

Electronic Highway Is Off Limits For Hauliers

• Road haulage has been slow to get to grips with the information superhighway—only 43% of firms use a web site, e-mail or electronic data interchange. These results, from a......

Whistleblowing Is 'safe'

• A new law protecting workers who "blow the whistle" on corruption, wrongdoing and danger at work has been welcomed by the United Road Transport Union which pioneered the use......

Exam Hazards

• Hundreds of haulers face fines of up to 25,000 at the end of the year because they lack the necessary expertise to handle dangerous goods. So far only 10% of the estimated......