http://www.roadtransport.com/News for and about drivers in the road transport industry: truck drivers, lorry drivers, van drivers and driving instructors.en-gbRBI 2009Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:42:00 GMThttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/09/08/136828/spinning-around.htmhttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/09/08/136828/spinning-around.htm Bleach of Lavant MD Mick Bleach has raised more than £5,000 for charity after cycling 850 miles from Land's End in Cornwall to John O'Groats in Scotland...Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:42:00 GMThttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/08/09/136643/lorry-driver-wins-compensation-for-damaged-thumb.htmhttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/08/09/136643/lorry-driver-wins-compensation-for-damaged-thumb.htmA truck driver whose thumb was crushed by a lorry roof has won £5,500 compensation from his employer PA Dunwell Transport.Mon, 09 Aug 2010 09:48:00 GMThttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/08/05/136631/driver-retires-after-37-year-stint-at-grocontinental.htmhttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/08/05/136631/driver-retires-after-37-year-stint-at-grocontinental.htmLen Guest, a driver for Shropshire haulage firm Grocontinental, has retired from the firm after almost four decades with the company.Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:03:00 GMThttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/08/03/136626/who-is-the-great-british-haulier-of-all-time.htmhttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/08/03/136626/who-is-the-great-british-haulier-of-all-time.htmWho should be crowned the Greatest British Haulier of All Time? That's the question sister-title Truck & Driver magazine is asking. Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:40:00 GMThttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/07/28/136588/driver-cpc-are-you-ready.htmhttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/07/28/136588/driver-cpc-are-you-ready.htmWhether you love it or loathe it, Driver CPC is with us, and is here to stay. Between now and September 2014, every HGV licence holder is obliged to undergo five days of compulsory training. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:15:00 GMThttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/07/22/136554/big-train-driver-cpc-rolls-into-warwickshire.htmhttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/07/22/136554/big-train-driver-cpc-rolls-into-warwickshire.htmRoadtransport.com's Big Train CPC training course will be stopping at the Chesford Grange, Warwickshire, on Saturday 11 September, giving drivers another opportunity to clock-up seven hours of compulsory Driver CPC training for the bargain price of £99+VAT.Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/07/22/136553/obituary-astrans-original-long-haul-pioneer-dies.htmhttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/07/22/136553/obituary-astrans-original-long-haul-pioneer-dies.htmBob Paul, who was transport director of MIddle East pioneer Astran from 1966 until his retirement in 2001, died on 7 July aged 81.Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:19:00 GMThttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/07/21/136551/stowaways-in-bin-bags-sniffed-out-by-ukba-dog.htmhttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/07/21/136551/stowaways-in-bin-bags-sniffed-out-by-ukba-dog.htmThree stowaways have been discovered in a British-registered lorry transporting plastic sheets from Lyon, France to Workington, Cumbria. Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:42:00 GMThttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/07/19/136524/delay-to-diabetic-driving-law-ridiculous-says-mep.htmhttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/07/19/136524/delay-to-diabetic-driving-law-ridiculous-says-mep.htmAn MEP has waded into the row over new legislation that gives diabetics a chance to apply for their HGV driving licence, saying it will be "ridiculous" if the government fails to implement it in time.Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:47:00 GMThttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/07/12/136474/cut-price-cpc-training-in-warwickshire.htmhttp://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/07/12/136474/cut-price-cpc-training-in-warwickshire.htmT&D's Big Train CPC training course will be stopping at the Chesford Grange, Warwickshire, on Saturday 11 September, giving drivers an opportunity to clock-up seven hours of compulsory Driver CPC training for the bargain price of £99 +VAT. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:22:00 GMT