“ASDA Helps the Motorist - Will the Chancellor Help the Haulier?” asks the Road Haulage Association

June 15th, 2009 DORKING, England - ASDA is reducing the cost of transporting goods by using advanced map-based transport optimisation software. The innovative routing and scheduling system from Paragon Software Systems allows ASDA's logistics experts to model better routes and make more efficient use of its fleet and drivers.

June 14th, 2009 QUEBEC - The Organizing Committee for the XIII International Winter Road Congress is inviting all winter road experts to register now to take part in this international congress. Under the theme "Sustainable Winter Service for Road Users", road system managers, researchers and specialists are invited to take part in the World Road Association's (PIARC) XIII International Winter Road Congress, taking place in Québec February 8 to 11, 2010.

June 2nd, 2009 WINDSOR, England - Centrica plc, through its British Gas Business division, today announced that it has acquired Energy and Building Management Solutions Limited for a cash consideration of up to GBP3.2 million. The business combines energy management and consulting services with the capability to design, install, maintain and repair building control systems.

May 6th, 2009 LONDON - Today's grim figures from the Department of Transport come as no surprise to the Road Haulage Association. Although the figures are provisional, they show a decrease of 3.5 per cent in overall traffic levels between the first quarters of 2008 and 2009 with a 12 percent decline in heavy goods traffic - that's a further 5 per cent decrease on the 7 per cent announced the end of last year.

April 21st, 2009 LONDON - There may be good news for some in today's Budget but hauliers face a severe double hammer blow as a direct result of yet another tax hike - 2 pence per litre next September, followed by a revised fuel duty escalator effective next March of inflation plus half a pence per litre. "This will further damage the UK haulage industry and the competitiveness of UK industry and it will lead to further increases in the cost of everything we buy, including food and other essentials.

April 21st, 2009 LONDON - Bi-monthly Magazine Available in Digital Format and From Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons GreenerLiving, a bi-monthly magazine dedicated to helping people achieve a more sustainable lifestyle, re-launches later this week in print and digital format, with a distribution deal for print copies to be available free of charge from selected mainland branches of Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons, as well as independent retailers around the country. Providing news, practical advice and tips, information and features to people with an interest in, or desire to find out about living a more environmentally friendly lifestyle, GreenerLiving also aims to motivate those so far feeling uninspired by the sustainability debate.

April 19th, 2009 LONDON - It is the hope of every UK road haulier that this week's Budget will see no further increase in fuel duty. At a time when hauliers are literally fighting for survival, a halt to duty rises will prevent a bad situation becoming even worse, according to the Road Haulage Association.

April 15th, 2009 LA LOUVIERE, Belgium - Franco Dragone, mostly known as "the world's most spectacular show maker", is currently discussing the possibility of adapting a famous Oratorio with Jean-Luc Choplin, General Manager of the Théâtre du Châtelet. The remake of the notorious musical would open at the end of 2010 or during 2011.

April 3rd, 2009 HAYWARDS HEATH, England - HAYWARDS HEATH, England, April 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Peter Hepburn, Chief Executive of Cats Protection, said: "It is brilliant news that the Treasury Select Committee has recommended that charities should be compensated for losses incurred through the failure of the Icelandic banks. Cats Protection has GBP11.2m deposited with Kaupthing Singer and Friedlander (KSF) - a UK bank owned by an Icelandic bank, Kaupthing, which was put into administration in October 2008.

March 18th, 2009 LONDON - Baitul Futuh Mosque (Morden, London) March 21st 6.30pm Justice and fair play will be the theme of a Peace Conference being organised by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK on Saturday 21st March 2009 at the Baitul Futuh Mosque - Western Europe's largest mosque. Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Head of the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, will deliver the keynote address.

May 12th, 2009 Motorist: 500-pound moose 'fell out of the sky'CLINTON, Maine — Police said a 500-pound moose fell 18 feet to its death when it apparently leaped a guardrail on an Interstate 95 overpass and landed on Hinckley Road. Officials learned of the incident when a motorist called the town office shortly after 8 a.m.

May 6th, 2009 LONDON - A Brit shopper was left gob smacked when an Asda shop assistant asked her for an age proof to a set of teaspoons. The lady, who went to the store to stock up on picnic equipment was reportedly informed by the assistant that someone was once murdered with a teaspoon, and thus age identification was a requisite.

September 14th, 2009 LONDON - Supermarket giant Asda is set to launch an Asian clothing range, which will include the traditional Indian garments. The store chain would sell garments such as salwar kameez suits and khurta tunics under the George range.

June 11th, 2009 Good Samaritan mugged while helping Mich. motoristSALINE TOWNSHIP, Mich.

January 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Chaos took over the capital's roads Friday morning, with serpentine queues outside the few petrol pumps that had not run dry spilling over on to roads and creating major traffic snarls that forced every motorist to waste more fuel. With no end in sight to the strike by officials in public sector oil companies for more pay and by truck operators for cheaper diesel and tyres, panicky residents scrambled to stock up on fuel and vegetables.

July 2nd, 2009 RAWALPINDI - Seven people were seriously injured when a motorist blew himself up after ramming the explosives laden vehicle into a bus that was parked in a crowded market in this Pakistani city, a media report said Thursday. The blast occurred in the Chauhar Chowk of this garrison city, Geo TV said.

June 29th, 2009 Motorist investigated in bird deaths at Wash. parkOCEAN PARK, Wash.

July 13th, 2009 Motorist dies in drive over edge of Grand CanyonGRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — Authorities say a man has driven over the edge of the Grand Canyon and plunged 600 feet to his death.

August 20th, 2009 Toy helicopter crash prompts SC driver to call 911CHARLESTON, S.C. — It was an eerie sight for a motorist driving Interstate 526 in South Carolina - a helicopter in the distance spewing smoke as it plunged toward the Wando River.

April 30th, 2009 Naked driver charged with DUI after hospital crashBISMARCK, N.D. — Police in North Dakota say a naked motorist has been charged with driving under the influence after crashing a pickup into a hospital emergency room.