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Threat of fuel driver strike eases
Posted:10th May 2012
Category:HGV Insurance
Fuel tanker drivers have voted against strikes but in favour of other measures of industrial action, according to the Unite union.Over 500 union members held a restaged ballot at Hoyer, after some drivers failed to receive the origin...
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Oil companies 'profiting from strike threat'
Posted:17th April 2012
Category:HGV Insurance
Filling stations and oil companies are cashing in on the panic surrounding a potential fuel tanker driver strike by dramatically raising diesel prices.That is according to the Road Haulage Association (RHA), which claims those in con...
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Peace talks continue over fuel dispute
Posted:12th April 2012
Category:HGV Insurance
Leaders of the trade union representing the fuel tanker drivers have said they will continue peace talks with business officials today.The announcement follows discussions which were carried out between Unite and fuel distribution co...
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Talks urged in fuel supply 'crisis'
Posted:3rd April 2012
Category:HGV Insurance
The chairman of the body which represents thousands of independent petrol stations has called for urgent discussions with ministers over Britain's transport fuel "crisis".In a letter to Energy Secretary Ed Davey, Brian Madderson of the Reta...
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Truckers and tanker drivers form alliance
Posted:2nd April 2012
Category:HGV Insurance
Thousands of heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers might be prepared to support a strike launched by tanker drivers.Reports indicate that an alliance has been formed between tanker drivers and truckers, who are led by farmer and haulier Andrew ...
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Soldiers on standby for fuel strikes
Posted:26th March 2012
Category:HGV Insurance
Soldiers are being lined up to replace petrol tanker drivers threatening strike action. The Government is keen to avoid the level of disruption seen by Tony Blair's Labour government 12 years ago, which is why the Army and police have been ...
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New Mercedes diesel engine unveiled
Posted:23rd March 2012
Category:HGV Insurance
Details have emerged of Mercedes' new heavy-duty six-cylinder diesel engine, which is likely to be used by countless trucks, buses and coaches in the near future.At 10.7 litres, the OM 470 will have a smaller capacity than its predecessor, ...
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Hauliers blast fuel duty increase
Posted:21st March 2012
Category:HGV Insurance
Road tax for hauliers has been frozen by Chancellor George Osborne, but this has not been enough to protect him from criticism as the planned August fuel duty rise will go ahead as planned.Mr Osborne announced in the Budget that vehicle exc...
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HGV drivers 'are the most honest'
Posted:20th March 2012
Category:HGV Insurance
HGV drivers are the most honest when it comes to having accidents, a survey found.Just 6.88% of those who were surveyed by the Co-Operative Motor Group said they would not admit to having hit another motor.Lorry drivers who do have a...
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Two injured in lorry crash on M1
Posted:16th March 2012
Category:HGV Insurance
Two people have been injured, one of them seriously, after four lorries crashed between junctions 25 and 26 of the M1 in Nottinghamshire.The accident happened just north of Trowell services, on the northbound carriageway, in the early hours...