No Score Drawbar Limit

• Britain's 32.5-tonne drawbar limit costs the haulage industry up to £500 million a year, claims a new report. Operators could save £8.2 million in running costs for every......

Dip Wires Up Barrier To Safety

• Wire rope safety barriers are to be installed on trunk roads to replace the existing corrugated-beam fences — but they will still not be strong enough to restrain HGVs, says......

• Work Is Due To Start This Summer On The

southern extension of the M3 motorway in Hampshire. Tenders for the Compton to Bassett section will be invited soon. • Anyone considering investing in the NFC when it is floated......

Room For The Few

• Vodafone and Cellnet are to be allocated extra frequencies to reduce congestion on their cellular phone networks, particularly in London. This move, by the Department of Trade......

Dip: Softly Softly On Spray

• Although spray suppression equipment is now part of the annual vehicle test, the Department of Transport is taking a soft line with operators who have "made an effort", but......

Reflects Action

• Department of Transport officials are considering moves to enforce the fitting of white front reflex reflectors on semitrailers. This would apply to newly built trailers and......