Briefs

• Lincolnshire-based Geoff Gilbert International has become the first UK operator to use the new EU currency to buy vehicles; he spent his Euros on three new Scania tractors. *......

Farmers Face Red Diesel Clampdown

by Charles Young • Hauliers who have lost work to farmers using agricultural tractors to haul goods have welcomed a ruling that many of those contractors are not entitled to use......

New Stobart Base Creates 150 Jobs

• Eddie Stobart is to set up a major operations centre in North Yorkshire which will accommodate 225 trucks and create 150 drivers' jobs. The base, at Sherburn Industrial......