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Today in Road Transport, 20 March 2008

Haulage stowaways 'released into community'
Turners (Soham) has criticised the police and immigration officials for not having adequate procedures to deal with stowaways, and claims it has dealt with 50 illegal immigrants at its premises.

Nissan Navara gets crash test all-clear
The Euro NCAP organisation has moved faster than expected to publish the revised crash test figures following the 2008 Nissan Navara's initial poor results.

Tesco to cut 700 jobs if Andover depot goes ahead
Tesco says it will close its Weybridge distribution depot with the loss of 700 jobs if planning permission is given to build an 75,000m2 warehouse near Andover.

Licence cut after evidence of “terrifying” speeds
A Metropolitan Police investigation into a haulage and recovery company's tachograph records uncovered "terrifying" speeds being driven by one of its employees.

New Stack regime – 'success' or 'mayhem'?
Suffolk Police say the roll-out of new Operation Stack procedures for trucks bound for Felixstowe Port last week was a "huge success" that prevented traffic chaos in and around the town.

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