he Freight Transport ssociation has put out a arning of
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floods and ostrictions across France. oads have been deluged in alvados, Paris, Seine et lame, Yvelines, Val d'Dise, idre, Ardennes, Aube, Marne nd Somme.
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olice have interviewed a ruck driver after nine tonnes I steel girders fell off his ruck. The spill happened on he A40 Gloucester-Cheltenam road crossing the M5 but Id not obstruct slip roads. The irry was cordoned off while a rane reloaded the steel.
new logistics academy at lanchester's Trafford Park is ackling the training shortfall rith courses in driver developlent and mechanical handling ear. It opened last week with 'vestment from TOG, the upply-chain solutions firm.
P has infuriated motoring roups after announcing refits at the rate of £1,3 iilhon an hour. It joins Shell rhich has announced similar ortunes in the past week (see age 10). UK-based BP group thieved profits of £2.86bn in he first three months of 2001.
BOYCOTT CALL
reenpeace and Friends of the arth are calling for a boycott f fuel producer Exxon Mobil fter it opposed US larticipation in the Kyoto rotocol to cut greenhouse ases. Exxon says it may harm rftish outlets but will net Tfluence the US government.
MPS PEACE
leleagured UK fish hauliers lave welcomed the end of the 0-week ban on cod fishing in he North Sea. The enservation ban was imposed luring the cod spawning eason over a 40,000m2 area.