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Brake Calls For Rest
• The Department of Transport should re-examine the regulations on drivers hours and rest periods to see if they take account of the body's "natural need for regular rest" warns......
Sales Slump Warning
by Ian Wylie • Commercial vehicle sales are heading for another trough, warn truck dealers. Although sales of new CVs increased by more than 14% during the first seven months of......
Fina Transfers Drivers To Ut Following Union Row
• Belgian oil company Fina has transferred its tanker drivers and depot staff to United Transport (UK) following a dispute over collective bargaining and union derecognition.......
Labour Plans To Crackdown On Cowboy Hauliers
• Drivers and operators found guilty of causing fatal accidents could be charged with corporate manslaughter under a Labour Party plan to crack down on industry cowboys. In a......