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British Regs Lead Europe, Says Ron Ellis
• Existing UK axle weights and overall dimensions are sufficient for higher overall gross weights that are needed to allow the carriage of 40ft containers of 30 tons unladen......
Drink-and-drive Warnings
• Bus drivers in the North East are receiving stern reminders of the penalty for drinking while on duty. A driver with United Automobile Services Ltd has been sent to prison for......
Pickets Fined
• One of the five men jailed during the dock strike, Cornelius Clancy was on Monday fined £125 by Colchester magistrates for assault and insulting language while picketing......
Uiet Cornishman Is Champion Driver
LORRY DRIVER OF THE YEAR FOR 1972: H. L. Richards, Heavy Transport (ECC) Ltd, Leyland, 347 penalty points. Runner - up: G. McMullen, BRSL Birmingham, Leyland, 460. Third place:......