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Us Truck Drivers Get 20% Pay Rise Ii Haulage Pay
disputes are not on the agenda in the United States, where drivers' pay has been increased by as much as 20%. In contrast with the UK, where pay cuts have been imposed at the......
Tad° Makers To Merge
• Lucas Varity is to sell its tachograph division to German manufacturer VDO over the next four years. LucasVarity owns 60 of Lucas Kienzle, which makes fleet management......
Stone-throwing Thugs Attack Driver
• A thug who attacked a truck driver after the driver hi stopped him throwing stones at his vehicie has been sentenc to nine months in a young offenders' institution. Maidstone......
Cut The Cost Of Volvo Part
by Charles Young • Canny hauliers are hitting back at the price of parts in Volvo dealerships by inventing "competitive quotes" from motor factors which Volvo dealerships then......