Bulk Fuel Cuts Expected

by Karen Miles • The prospect of reductions in bulk fuel bills emerged this week as operators benefit from major oil companies slashing diesel pump prices. Experts say operators......

Knee Damages

• A Nuneaton driver who slipped on his cab's step, injuring his knee, has won £30,000 damages and costs in an out-of-court settlement with his employer, Christian Salvesen (Food......

Cool Guarantee

• East Sussex bodybuilder Refrigerated Vehicles is now issuing a 10-year warranty on all its new insulated truck bodies, subject to annual inspections, damage reports and......

Lights On

• All street work should now be better lit, signposted and guarded, under a new code of practice issued under the new Roads and Streets Act 1991. Those who fail to comply will......

Cbi Warning

• Employers may have to adopt a "hire-and-fire policy", says the Confederation of British Industry, claiming redundancy is cheaper than relocation. It says moving costs have......

Road Cash

• The quality of Scottish roads will be boosted with a £290m cash injection for major trunk road construction and the upgrading of the existing network in Scotland.......

Phased Cfcs

• Production of CFCs used in reefers will be phased out by the European Community towards the end of 1994; less environmentally harmful chemicals will be used in their place.......

Roads Boost

• The Government says it will spend £550m on maintaining trunk roads and motorways in England for 1993-4— up 15% on previous years.......