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Vosa Consults Over Tao Plan
VOSA IS TO consult on its decision to close all its regional Traffic Area Offices from March 2006 and introduce a single UK-wideTraffic Area. This follows angry claims from......
Ri Ia Warns Time For A Rebate Is Running Out
THE ROAD HAULAGE Association has warned that time is "running out" for the haulage industry unless the Treasury introduces a fuel duty rebate. RHA chief executive Roger King......
Top Franchise
Wilson Gibb Management Services has been named Driver Hire's 'Franchise of the Year'. The firm, run by Darrin Gibb and Fiona McCallum, runs seven franchises in Scotland and the......
Peter Lanier
In the article that appeared in CM 18 August on page 6, we incorrectly attributed a quote to Peter Lamer of Suckling Transport.......
Evidence Wanted
The Burns Freight Taxes Inquiry wants evidence about the effects of foreign competition on UK operators. Contact: 0870 0113331......
Closing In
Tailgaters are the scariest drivers on the motorway, according to an RAC poll.......
Lift Off
Leyman Litt Gates will launch its Hide-A-Way tail lifts into the UK market in September. The f irm has formed Leyman Lift (UK) to handle the business.......
Mail Split
Royal Mail could be split up into two divisions: mail centres and deliveries; and the Post Office network. Regulator Postcomm is to launch a consultation.......
Driver Jailed
Belgium truck driver John Peeters has been jailed for 12 months for trying to smuggle £100,000 worth of tobacco through Dover hidden in a load of ice cream in April.......
The Remarkable Turnaround In The Financial Performance Of...
continues, with its second-quarter results revealing a dramatic rise in operating profit in the first half of this year compared with the same period in 2004. The company was......