New Hours Regs To Ease Six-day Week

THE EU'S revamped drivers' hours rules come into effect on 11 April, replacing the existing regs that date back to 1985, Sally Thornley, manager of compliance information......

Widdowson Group Goes Into The Red

LEICESTER HAULIER and logistics operator Widdowson Group has dipped into the red with a pre-tax loss of £319,716 and an operating loss of £35,984 for the 12 months to 31 March......

Ml Deal

The Highways Agency has awarded a £340m contract to widen the M1 between J2528 in the East Midlands; work is to start this summer.......

Fatal Crash

Steven Farish from Keswick faces jail after being convicted of causing death by dangerous driving after reversing his vehicle across the A66.......

Scr Exhausts

Astra Vehicle Technologies is offering replacement Euro-4 and Euro-5 SCR silencer and exhaust systems for specialist vehicles which require the nearside chassis location to be......

Making More

Interim results for the six months to October 2006 show that light CV hire company Northgate increased revenue by 48% to E262;1m and pretax profit by 34% to £37.8m.......

Guernsey Base

Guernsey-based haulage company St Peter Port Services has bought a 2.800m 2 warehouse and office complex for E2m. It subcontracts for Paul Davis Freight and DFDS.......

Stowaways Caught

Four Sudanese men were found hidden in the back of a Hallows Fruiterers truck returning from Spain at a warehouse in Bury. Police arrested them and the Spanish driver.......

Moody Drivers Benefit From Nvq2

DRIVERS FOR Northumberland-based Moody Express have boosted their driving skills by taking Level 2 NVQs via roadskills development specialist Tyneside Training Services.......