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Today in Road Transport, 19 March 2008

Tories' LRUC must be cost-neutral
Just one day after Labour gave up on a vignette scheme to charge foreign trucks for using UK roads, the Conservatives re-confirmed their interest in a lorry road user charge (LRUC).

Iveco's Massif Attack
Iveco has entered an entirely new market with the launch of the Massif-a rebadged and slightly restyled Sant-ana PS10.

No trucks, no fuel, no drivers: what's the future?
That's the context behind Motor Transport's Fifth Fleet Management Conference, being held on Wednesday 4 June in Cheshire.

James Kemball profit down
Felixstowe firm James Kemball saw pre-tax profit for the year to December 2007 slip to £646,800 from £731,472 in the previous 12-month period on a turnover of £17.2m -up from the previous year's £14.8m.

Bridge operator defends weather procedures
Forth Road Bridge operator, the Forth Estuary Transport Authority (FETA), has defended its procedure for dealing with high winds after a truck overturned and crossed the central reservation last week.

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