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Accident-prone Self-employed
by James Keeler • Subcontracted and owner-drivers are far more likely to have fatal accidents than their employed colleagues, according to an Australian report. The study, by......
£6-plus Is A Fair Rate
• Truck drivers believe that a fair rate for the job is £6.36 for day shifts and £8.63 for nights, according to a survey of more than 270 drivers. Last year a similar survey......
Drivers Work Out At Wincanton
• The biggest risk to professional drivers comes not from accidents, but from their unhealthy lifestyles, claims Wincanton Logi stics. The company's 4,000 drivers are aiming to......
Felixstowe Sharpens Up
• P&O has upgraded the driver's area at Felixstowe port with showers, vending and arcade machines, and a Travelex Office offering foreign currency and European vignettes.......
1-tests By Instalments
• A Peterborough-based training company is offering trainee Class-C (rigid) HU drivers the chance to pay in instalments. Les Wheeler of Apex Training Services says his firm will......