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Written by Vascoingles
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Friday, 24 October 2008 |
Lorries face ban from Cotswolds as satnav-driven congestion clogs up the countryside
Lorries are to be banned from the Cotswolds to stop drivers following their satnavs through country lanes and villages.
The move comes after complaints about congestion and danger on narrow, winding roads.
There have also been a number of cases of satnavs directing huge lorries down lanes where they become trapped.
Now the £500,000 scheme will see trucks and lorries weighing more than 7.5 tons banned from 150 square miles of the most picturesque countryside.
Gloucestershire County Council approved the plans on Wednesday and signs will now be installed for a pilot scheme to begin early next year.
The Lorry Management Zone will be enforced by police and trading standards staff, with fines for drivers breaking the rules.
Drivers who have to make deliveries in the area will be encouraged to use designated roads.
But Liberal Democrat councillor Jeremy Hilton said he did not believe the rules could be effectively enforced.
He said: 'We need to work closely with the satellite navigation programmers to ensure heavy lorries are diverted.'
Source Daily Mail |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 24 October 2008 )
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Written by Vascoingles
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Wednesday, 15 October 2008 |
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Daimler says its Sterling truck sales have not met expectations
At total of 3,500 factory and office workers at Daimler, one of the world's biggest makers of heavy trucks, are to lose their jobs.
Daimler has said it will close two factories in Canada and the US, and drop its Sterling brand of trucks.
Daimler's truck sales in North America fell 18% in the first eight months of 2008 as economic growth slowed.
As well as 2,300 workers at the two factories, 1,200 white-collar staff across the US and Canada will also go.
"We adjust supply to demand," Dieter Zetsche, chairman of Daimler's management board, told BBC News in a recent interview, commenting on how the company was responding to the economic downturn in the US.
"When it goes up, you have to increase your production. When it goes down you have to reduce your production."
Production switch
The job losses include 720 workers whose redundancies were announced earlier, in July.
Daimler said by closing the factory in Ontario by next March, and the plant in Portland in 2010, it hoped to boost its earnings by $900m (£513m).
"We are confident this forward-looking strategy is the right measure to address the challenges in the North American market," said Andreas Renschler, head of Daimler's trucks division.
The firm said it would switch some of its truck production to Mexico and other areas of the US.
The company said it now hoped its truck customers would switch to its larger Freightliner brand.
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Written by Vascoingles
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Tuesday, 14 October 2008 |
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A dutch man was being questioned by gardaí in Co Wexford last night following the seizure of cannabis resin with an estimated street value of E10 million.
More than 1,400kg of the drug were discovered by Customs officers during a search of an articulated lorry that arrived at Rosslare Europort on Wednesday.
The Dutch-registered vehicle had travelled from the Netherlands via England. It contained a consignment of potted plants which were destined for a business address in Co Cork. Customs officials identified the articulated truck as potentially suspicious using risk profiling, having examined the freight list for the passenger ferry.
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