Wincanton buys Swales Haulage for £5.3m
Wincanton has further strengthened its position in the building materials transport sector with the acquisition of Reading-based brick and block transport specialist Swales Haulage.

TfL admits bills blunder
Two West Midlands hauliers have hit out at the administration of London's Congestion Charge after they were billed for sending trucks into the zone which were actually nowhere near the capital.

Meachers replaces fleet with Mercedes and Ivecos
Meachers Transport and Warehousing is nearing the end of a major truck-buying programme, which has seen it replace its MANs and ERFs with an 80-strong Mercedes-Benz and Iveco fleet.

'Danger to the public' leads to revocation
A London man used an unauthorised operating centre for two years, amassed 35 prohibitions and claimed inspection records had been accidentally destroyed.

Firm fined after driver hurt by overhead cables
Neath-based Cuddy Demolition & Dismantling was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £16,659 after a driver received serious burns when the body of his tipper came into contact with overhead power lines.