Drivers Picked To Boost Pr Image

• Handpicked lorry drivers could be used for television interviews to help boost the image of the industry, says the Freight Transport Association (FTA). It is considering......

New Offences Proposed

• Drivers involved in fatal accidents may not have to carry the entire responsibility in future following a Law Commission proposal for two new offences of corporate......

Drivers Compensated After Wages Deduction

• Two Southampton drivers, partly-paid in Sainsbury's vouchers to attend hazardous goods' courses, have won compensation after their employer, Derby-based S B Atkins & Sons,......

Tougher Tests See Fees Soar

by Lee Kimber • Potential lorry drivers face paying up to £200 more for their driving tests because there are insufficient examiners to cope with current demand. With tougher......

"there I Was, On The A22 When...

• Durham-based owner-driver Bill Troup is asking drivers to send him true, funny stories gleaned from their life on the road in a bid to raise money for wrongly-imprisoned......