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Fiege Merlin 'is Secure' Following Restructuring
GERMAN-OWNED white goods distribution specialist liege Merlin has played down speculation about its financial status following a restructuring exercise in which its holding......
Indicate Cops Make First Arrests
A POLICE SQUAD set up two months ago to combat soaring truck crime in the West Midlands has made its first arrests following a tip-off about a stolen trailer. Six men were......
Fag Bust
A Paisley man has been charged with excise duty evasion following the seizure of four million cigarettes from a truck in Glasgow last Friday (6 August).......
Toll Up
Traffic on the M6 Toll soared 15% in July to a daily average of 55,308. This could be due to roadworks on the Ma......
Trucks Halved
The number of trucks entering Bristol has fallen 51% since the launch of a freight consolidation centre in the city. Trucks which normally deliver to the Broadmead shopping......
Hundred Grand
The rising cost of fuel will see the annual cost of running a 44-tonne truck exceed £100,000 by the end of the year, says the FTA.......
M1 Fire
A truck fire caused mile-long tailbacks on the M1 last Saturday (7 August). The incident started after the brakes of the French vehicle overheated; the incident happened near......
Key Error
A truck was stolen from the Wood Lane Industrial Estate in Erdington, West Midlands last Monday (9 August), The driver got out of his vehicle leaving the keys in the ignition;......