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Spring Arrival
• The first Scania P113MK 8x4 R320 two-spring bogie tipper has been put into operation by FG Smith and Son of Cardross, equipped with an insulated Wilcolite alloy body and Hyva......
Engines Reward • A Garage Owner Who Handed £57,000 Worth
of truck engines to a con man for a bogus cheque is increasing the reward for their recovery and conviction of the crook to 2.10,000 (CM 9-15 April). Contact Derek Morgan on......
Drugs Deal
• HM Customs and Excise is considering contracting out the transport of seized drugs and detained goods.......
Taking Toll • Users Of The Severn Bridge Faced Queues
of 2.41cm (1.5 miles) on the westbound M4 carriageway last Sunday, caused by confusion over a new toll system which increases the cost of a return truck journey from £4 to £8.40......
Cool Movers • Refrigerated Vehicles Will Lead A Recovery In
commercial vehicle sales over the next few months, according to the May edition of Glass's Guide to CV values.......
Brighton Battle
• Tony Head, of Cambridgeshire-based Reliance Coaches won the Coach Driver of the Year award at the Brighton Coach Rally last weekend.......
Chart A Course To Safety
• A group of HGV drivers is launching a "Drivers' Charter" to highlight what it says are the increasingly unsafe conditions in which many drivers are forced to work. Low rates......
Griffin Beaten In Urtu Ellen
• David Higginbottom is the new general-secretary of the United Road Transport Union, having pipped the incumbent Frank Griffin to the post by just 31 votes. But only 24% of the......