Labour Slams Road Plans

• The Government's White Paper on roads has received a mixed reaction from Parliament, local government and industry. The proposed measures include: 0 Spending V. billion in the......

Gone To Waste

I/ A pre-notification procedure, whereby hauliers would have to warn local authorities of their intention to dump hazardous goods in their area, was called for at last week's......

Boat Vote Goes To Sally

MI Sally Line general manager Simon Taylor has accepted Commercial Motor's 1989 Boat Vote award from deputy editor Geoff Hadwick following an overwhelmin g vote of confidence in......

Bear In The Air

MI Police helicopters swooped to catch lorry hijackers at Poplar, East London on Friday — thanks to the truck's vehicle tracking system. The thieves took the vehicle, loaded......

Rising Volvo

• Volvo enjoyed a 27% rise in truck sales during the first quarter of 1989 — up from £438m to 2556m. The company says that its order backlog for trucks remains "very strong". In......