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Longer lorries research challenged

FREIGHT

11 January 2013
 

A study that found in favour of allowing longer lorries on Britain’s roads has been challenged in a report commissioned by the rail freight lobby.

Freight on Rail commissioned consultant the Metropolitan Transport Research Unit, run by Transport Planning Society chairman Keith Buchan, to review Huddersfield University’s report into longer lorries, which was commissioned by toiletries firm Kimberley Clark (LTT 9 Nov 12). The Huddersfield study said permitting 25.25 metre lorries...

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