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Home Office refutes light touch approach to stowaway fines at ports
The Home Office has denied that it is applying a light touch in regards to issuing penalties to hauliers caught entering the UK with migrants on board.
In the wake of the volatile situation in … more
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Pall-Ex does the postcode area shuffle
Pall-Ex has restructured a number of its member postcodes in a move that sees two new members join the network from rival Palletways.
Rugby-based Exact Logistics moves to Pall-Ex from Palletways, … more
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Five ex-hauliers sent to prison after series of scams
Five people who ran haulage firms in the East of England using several company names were sentenced to prison at York Crown Court on 10 July after running trucks on red diesel.
A three-year … more
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Sainsbury's reveals cyclist-friendly urban delivery vehicle
Sainsbury’s revealed a lorry featuring a raft of safety features aimed at minimising collisions with cyclists at yesterday's Transport for London’s Safer Lorries Scheme consultation … more
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Pilot will grant Highways Agency officers power to stop HGVs
Highways Agency (HA) officers will be given powers to stop HGVs on behalf of the DVSA.
A pilot scheme, which will be launched in September, will see HA traffic officers being handed powers to halt … more
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