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Dft To Target Truck Parking Shortage
By Chris Tindall A DEPARTMENT for Transport study into HGV parking shows that demand heavily outstrips supply in the east and south east of the country. The......
Schmitz Unveils Speed Curtain
GERMAN TRAILER manufacturer Schmitz Cargobull has revealed new and revamped products bound for the UK market, underlining its commitment following the closure of the County......
● Swain Group Is Retrofitting More Than 100 Of Its
trucks to comply with the change in emissions standards within the London Low Emission Zone (LEZ) from 3 January 2012, using GreenUrban’s EcoTrap technology.......
● Bidvest Logistics Is To Take Delivery Of 108 Daf
LF55 220s. Trucks are due to hit the road by January 2012.......
● Sainsbury’s Has Seen Thieves Target Eight Of Its...
Sprinter delivery vans, stealing all the catalytic converters and sat-nav systems. The vehicles were parked at its Foss Islands, North Yorkshire store when the thieves attacked......
● A Second Round Of Consultation Into The First Ever
set of statutory guidance notes has begun in order to match new O-licensing rules starting in December. The consultation has been described as “a bit of a mess” by Road Haulage......
● Canterbury Crown Court Has Sentenced A Dutch Lorry Driver
to a 10-year prison sentence after he attempted to smuggle cocaine, with an estimated street value of more than £2m, into the UK. The driver was charged with attempted......