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Tipper Storm Brews
ONE OF THE leading operators in the coal tipper convoys in the miners' strike faces a prosecution, and an MP last week accused the company's drivers of having broken the law on......
Roadline Fights On
ROADLINE UK, threatened with possible closure if it does not cut its losses by the end of this year, put on an aggressive face this week. The National Freight parcels......
United Profits
UNITED PARCELS remained profitable in 1984/85 despite the ferocity of competition in the parcels delivery market. Its turnover rose by £5.3m to £66m, but profits slipped back......
'miner' Profit
GLASGOW-based Grampian Holdings' haulage and construction profits represented only 30 per cent of the group's profit last year compared with 55 per cent in 1983. Grampian, which......
Tayside Weighstop
HAULIERS and drivers were urged to use a new self-weighing facility at Dundee's Tayside Truckstop when a dynamic weighbridge was opened there last Friday. If they do not use it,......
No Extras
DESPITE requests from the Licensing Authorities for more vehicle examiners to preserve vehicle safety standards, the Department of Transport says it is only recruiting them to......