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Sign of our times

IT DIDN’T MAKE the news and you won’t have read about it any newspaper but another trucking company closed up shop in May. It was a small business of around 10 trucks but with it came years of experience in running a transport business and driving trucks. It was trying hard to employ a new generation of truck drivers, supporting young drivers and giving them a go.

This business went under because it tried to do the right thing.

It paid its drivers the

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