Stobart Granted Eft

by David Craik • Carlisle haulier Eddie Stobart has won a £20m railfreight grant from the Department of Transport to develop a rail link between Glasgow and the Midlands. The......

New Rules On Breakdowns

• The Government has revised the regulations designed to improve the safety of broken down vehicles. Drivers may now use new types of roadside warning devices, including flat......

Van Driver's Death Blamed On Fatigue

• The death of a courier driver in a head-on crash in France has been blamed on the number of hours he had been driving. At a Buxton inquest Coroner Clive Rushton recorded a......

Hgv Priority In South London

• A traffic lane giving priority to HGVs and buses is to begin operating in two weeks' time in South London to ease congestion for lorries leaving New Covent Garden market. The......