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Mcgeer For Tnt
• The TGWU's national officer for road transport Victor McGeer is to sit at the other side of the negotiating table at TNT Express UK as head of employee relations at the......
Anti-theft Law Hopes Dashed
• The Government ruled out any form of legislation governing vehicle security and theft this week. The move endangers a recent spate of propoSed legislation including a new bill......
Crossings Crackdown
by Juliet Parish • Truck drivers could be subjected to hidden surveillance checks at level crossings throughout the UK following a nine-week experiment in the North. On Monday......
• The Prospect Of Roadside Cameras Helping To Crack Down
on smoking trucks emerged this week as both the Government and industry welcome the new technology. At tests held by the RAC, the environment minister Robert Atkins and MPs from......
• Further Details Of The Much Tougher Penalties Promised For
tachograph fraudsters in France were revealed this week following the legislation passing through France's supreme court. But the bill, which will order longer prison sentences......
Shipman Haulage Saved By Director
• After two months in which no suitable offer was made, 36-vehicle Shipman Haulage was hours from liquidation when a buyer stepped in last Friday, saving the company and its 50......