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Wtd Draft 'this Week'
TRANSPORT SECRETARY Alistair Darling has promised that hard-pressed operators will see the final draft of the WorkingTime Directive consultation by the end of the week. The......
Rha Backs Drug-case Driver
THE ROAD Haulage Association has launched a fighting fund to help a truck driver jailed in France for 18 months for drug smuggling to prove his innocence at the European Court......
On Paper
The ETA has launched a "contract of understanding" for Lorry Road User Charging detailing the objectives of 'revenue neutrality' and other key matters that it believes the......
Expens-ive Mps
Transport Ministers Alistair Darling and David Jamieson claimed £112,729 and £130,563, respectively, in expenses last year according to the House of Commons' Members' Allowances......
Tunnel Fall
The number of trucks travelling through the Channel Tunnel fell 4% in the third quarter to 314,133; Eurotunnel blames increasing competition from ferries.......
Ec Censure
The European Commission is threatening to take France, Germany, Luxembourg and Denmark to the European Court of Justice for failing to implement EU laws mandating roadside spot......
Thug Hunt
Police are hunting an armed gang who dragged a driver from his cab and held him hostage while they robbed a wholesaler in Worcester last Thursday (21 October). The incident......