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Hijackers Hunted
• Police have renewed their appeal for information on two hijackers who kidnapped and assaulted a lorry driver earlier this month. The attack happened on 1 August on the Brandon......
Thieves Conning Drivers
by Elizabeth Daly II Thieves are stealing loads by conning truck drivers into dropping their goods in the wrong place. Drivers in London's East End, Liverpool and Manchester are......
• The Road Haulage Industry Has Just Two Weeks To
respond to the government's review of the 0-licensing system and traffic area offices. The Traffic Area Network Review was published in June by Stephen Curtis, head of the TAN......
• The French Government Is Cutting The Permitted Blood...
By early September the permitted level of alcohol in a driver's bloodsteam will fall from 0.7g/lit to 0.5g/lit. This is below the UK limit of 80mg/100m1 (0.8g/lit): under the......