Carriage Conditions

Hider attack • A possible loophole in the Road Haulage Association's new conditions of carriage could leave hauliers open to massive compensation claims if loads are damaged_......

Gaining Abel • Steve Abel Of Brs (pictured) Has Been

elected vice-chairman of the Road Haulage Association. Pat Lee of Wincanton is the other vice-chairman. Bobby Heaton has been re-elected chairman.......

Legal Gifts

• Free with this week's issue of CM you'll find a pull-out wallchart telling you everything you need to know about the latest driver licensing changes. Over the next few months......

Boss Guilty • Terence Bevington Of Hazel Grove, Greater...

a former traffic manager of Freightliners, has been jailed for 15 months for corruption and conspiracy to defraud. See next week's Legal News.......

Bulk Business • Three Former Wilcox Seadyke Executives...

up a new company, Wisbech Bulk Systems, to manufacture bulk carrying vehicles.......

Truckers Protest In Hundreds Of Canadian Hauliers Are...

block the country's busiest highway near Toronto in protest over high taxes and fuel costs which they say makes them uncompetitive compared with their American counterparts.......

Alarm Crackdown • The Government Is To Prosecute Firms Which

sell or use radio security alarms which are not Type Approved.......

Pay Off For Hurt Driver

• A truck driver has won £70,000 compensation after slipping on grease and injuring himself while working at the Hays Distribution depot at Theale, Berks. Driver Stephen Wise,......

Deadline Set For Limiters

• The industry's two main trade associations have until 12 June to try and sway the Department of Transport on the final wording of the new speed limiter regulations. Transport......

Hauliers Are Given Green Light To Sue

• North-East hauliers who paid high prices for diesel due to a price cartel can now sue for the losses they incurred, following a ruling by the Restrictive Practices Court this......