http://www.roadtransport.com/News (Industry, Operators, Products and Legal) for the Road Transport industry.en-gbRBI 2007Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2008/05/16/130735/fifty-trucks-in-go-slow-protest-in-norfolk.htmlhttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2008/05/16/130735/fifty-trucks-in-go-slow-protest-in-norfolk.htmlAround 50 lorries took part in a go-slow around a bypass in Norfolk on Monday to protest about high fuel prices.Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2008/05/16/130732/report-calls-for-royal-mail-reform.htmlhttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2008/05/16/130732/report-calls-for-royal-mail-reform.htmlA government-commissioned review claims Royal Mail's finances are so precarious they could destabilise its commitment to the universal postal service.Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2008/05/16/130729/skills-for-logistics-chief-retires.htmlhttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2008/05/16/130729/skills-for-logistics-chief-retires.htmlThe chief executive of Skills for Logistics (SfL), Ian Hetherington, has taken early retirement in order to pursue other interests, after nearly 14 years' service.Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2008/05/16/130726/isotrak-system-to-monitor-sainsburys-fleet.htmlhttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2008/05/16/130726/isotrak-system-to-monitor-sainsburys-fleet.htmlSainsbury's Online's grocery home delivery fleet is to be fitted with Isotrak's Active Transport Management System by this summer.Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2008/05/16/130724/3663-fits-wide-angle-cameras-to-fleet.htmlhttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2008/05/16/130724/3663-fits-wide-angle-cameras-to-fleet.htmlRecognix reversing system on 70% of fleet will give company's delivery drivers a wider field of vision without distortion Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2008/05/16/130723/peter-bennie-takes-heavy-duty-tippers.htmlhttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2008/05/16/130723/peter-bennie-takes-heavy-duty-tippers.htmlPeter Bennie has taken delivery of five Binotto- equipped Scania 8x4s.Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2008/05/16/130722/removable-body-lightens-the-load.htmlhttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2008/05/16/130722/removable-body-lightens-the-load.htmlWelwyn-based John O'Connor Grounds Maintenance has avoided exceeding the 3.5t weight limit that triggers the use of tachographs by commissioning a lightweight and removable drop-side body on a long wheelbase Vauxhall Movano.Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2008/05/16/130721/student-designs-self-adjusting-suspension.htmlhttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2008/05/16/130721/student-designs-self-adjusting-suspension.htmlA PhD student at Cambridge University has come up with a new design of suspension that he claims will enhance driver control as well as increasing comfort and safety.Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2008/05/15/130656/fines-for-driver-who-falsified-tachograph-records.htmlhttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2008/05/15/130656/fines-for-driver-who-falsified-tachograph-records.htmlA driver who falsified tachograph records and in one instance drove nearly twice the permitted hours, was ordered to pay £825 in fines and costs by Harlow Magistrates.Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2008/05/15/130655/tc-grants-additional-authority.htmlhttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2008/05/15/130655/tc-grants-additional-authority.htmlAn international heavy haulier has beat off opposition from local residents to increase its licence by one vehicle and four trailers.Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT