Aston Fined £14,200

by Geoff Perfitt • Aylesbury-based Aston Clinton Haulage, a subsidiary of Norbert Dentressangle, was fined £14,200 with £750 costs last week for allowing drivers to spend too......

In Court Again

• Thorpe Marriott, Norwich-based Charter Transport boss Mark Charles Crooks has admitted in court to pressuring his drivers to falsify tachograph records. The haulier made a......

Traffic Examiners Told To Reduce Check Delays

• The Vehicle Inspectorate has told its enforcement staff they should not hold up trucks for more than an hour at roadside checks, unless they have identified defects on the......

Erf In The Black

• The growing market for tippers in the UK helped independent truck manufacturer ERF's return to profitability in the second half of last year. According to a company spokesman:......

Shooting Verdict

• A verdict of unlawful killing was returned last week following the fatal shooting of a Bedfordshire truck driver. The inquest heard that Danny Ferguson, who worked for waste......