Euro Warning

• British hauliers should develop Continental partnerships, Central Trailer Rentco boss Richard Osborne told the RHA conference: "Foreign operators are preparing a detailed......

Derek Hall

Derek Hall, managing director of Garphyttan, has died aged 54, after 12 years as boss of the County Durham-based compnonents supplier and 20 years with the IRTE. Reading scheme......

Teaming Up • The Institute Of Logistics And Distribution...

and the Institute of Materials Management will merge next year to form a body with 12,000 members.......

Lorry Plea

• East Preston-based charity Britpol Health Care Foundation needs another 38-tonner for a convoy to Bosnia on 17 October. Phone (0903) 850880.......

Awd Trip

• Marshall Group chairman Michael Marshall, visited AWD last week, fuelling speculation that Marshall Group will buy the Dunstable-based truck manufacturer.......

Laid Off

• The 30 staff made redundant from the RTITB Services company last month are pursuing a case for unfair dismissal.......

Euro Court Will Block Tax

• Germany's plan to impose a £3,500 tax on hauliers using its roads will be squashed by the European Court of Justice, the director general of the European Commission's......

Jams Hamper Exports

• British industry has thrown its weight behind the campaign for higher CV weight limits. A survey published this week reveals that motorway congestion costs up to £10bn a year.......

Single Market Set To Slash Uk Costs

• European hauliers are expected to reap a bonus worth £500m a year in savings from the abolition of customs red tape when the Single Market is introduced on 1 January. Speaking......