• "Nothing's impossible ..." runs the opening line of the old song about picking yourself up, dusting yourself down and...

/ Two truck drivers were hijacked in the South-East last week, highlighting the need for drivers to be vigilant in the run-up...

garment trailers to its fleet to cope with its growing African operation, importing clothing from Morocco. Overloading rise /...

▪ Vehicle offences have almost halved in the second year of roadside checks by the Vehicle Inspectorate in the Highlands and...

/ Applications to open hundreds of quarries in England and Wales could lead to more work for recession-hit tipper operators. A...

• The haulage industry appears to be through the worst of the recession with UK truck and artic sales increasing for the fifth...

• A Surrey haulage firm, wrongly accused of dumping toxic waste in the countryside, has won substantial damages from a national...

• Higher track costs, a simplification of drivers' hours rules and the introduction of a tamper-proof tachograph are called for...

of BRS as director of human resources, with similar responsibility for NFC transport division, following the retirement of...

• The Government has been told in the strongest terms so far that it must move quickly to stem the haemorrhage of freight from...

IN Drivers whose LGV licences were revoked after a health crackdown by the Driver Vehicle Licensing Authority could be back on...

• French farmers attacked and disabled a British truck near Lyons, only to find it was carrying 20 tonnes of Golden Delicious...

• Iveco will launch a range of on/off-road heavy trucks, including an 8x4 tipper, during the second half of next year — but UK...

last week (CM 3-9 Dec) we indicated that the scheme will operate for the first eight months of 1993. It will be available from...

• Scania is to provide London Buses with 30 low-floor singledeck buses powered by the latest DSC11-71 Euro-1 lowemission...

• Goodyear has launched the G267 drive-axle tyre to join the G-range of truck tyres. Four sizes will be available initially:...

• Eaton has signed a manufacturing agreement with Pakistan Motor Co to build medium-duty transmissions. Assembly is due to...

• Wincanton is buying £9.5m worth of vehicles. ERF gets the lion's share, with an order for 150 Perkins Eagle Tx-powered...

distance warranty on newly registered buses and coaches to include free first and second services and free driveline cover for...

• DSL Distribution has added one of Don-Bur's latest Volumax high-volume double-deckers to its Marks & Spencer contract...

• Renault is to stop building trucks in the UK which will cause 280 production-related jobs to go at Dunstable as assembly of...

• Onward Transport has taken over distribution work previously carried out by failed north-east haulier Barnfather Ltd from the...

• UK profit growth for Christian Salvesen's distribution division trailed behind the company's more sparkling continental...

• Aggregates company ARC Southern is cutting its rates to drivers in Gloucestershire, Avon and Somerset by 6% because of the...

• Optimism over the economic prospects for the transport industry was boosted last week as it became clear that the level of...

• Seventy tanker drivers are among 124 warehouse distribution workers at Courage's John Smith's Tadcaster and Newark depots who...

• Drivers' jobs could be axed as part of the Post Office's decision to shed more than 16,000 jobs over the next five years in...

the next four years to distribute its flour out of Manchester, Selby and Hull. The NFC subsidiary has taken 25 drivers and...

• Northampton Borough Council has been given a severe warning about maintenance standards by Eastern Traffic Commissioner...

• Plymouth magistrates have cleared car transporter operator Walon of using a vehicle with defective brakes and the magistrates...

• What was described by Eastern Traffic Commissioner Brigadier Compton Boyd as a "quite appalling maintenance record" has led...

• Eastern Deputy Traffic Commissioner John Stevenson has revoked the licence held by Harwich-based Nicholas Pilbeam on grounds...

DIRECTORY • Commercial Motor has compiled a nationwide directory of specialist transport lawyers, expert witnesses, consultant...

• A lorry driver who ran over and killed a woman as she was standing in the middle of the road has been fined £350 and...

its maintenance standards, when it appeared at an Edinburgh disciplinary inquiry before Scottish Deputy Traffic Commissioner...

Advancing legislation has put the final nail in the coffin of another part of UK truck production — Renault Truck Industries at...

In the first of a new monthly series, Key Truck and Trailer Sales' Malcolm Taylor (below) takes the lid off the used vehicle...

a whiner's medal in the TNT Gold Cup that he forgot to dress for the camera. Brian plays for Portadown which beat fellow...

airground Attraction's song with its chorus • of "It's got to be perfect", would have been sadly inappropriate at this auction...

on may recall the Hawk mentioned Age Concern's appeal for old 78rpm records which were being collected by Group 4 NightsPeed...

OC Distribution Services' driver Pat Levin gets his 15 seconds of fame when he is briefly seen driving an artic in an episode...

titer Andy Scaife is researching a tome on the history of the Great North Road — the old Al — which ran from London to...

• Specialised Vehicle Services (Midlands) has been appointed an agent for Weightlifter Trailers. SVS offer sales, service and...

Scots on show • The 1993 Scottish Motor Show will take place at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow, on...

• The Temperature Controlled Storage and Distribution Yearbook is now available from FIVU International Publications for...

• West Herts Training, in conjunction with P&O Roadways, has developed a new course covering the transport of waste. Training...

• Temporary traffic restrictions on the A40 at Wheatley, East of Oxford between the M40 and the B402 are expected to be lifted...

of the failed Barnfather Ltd had the ress their feelings to its t at a meeting in The company collapsed ond national operator...

body, Edbro tipping gear and vertical exhaust stack. Engine: 9.97 litres, 235kW (318hp). Tested GVW: 30.49 tonnes....

the standard transmission on all 8x4s—previously it was only available on 12-litre models while the 30.262 got a ZF. It is an...

Next autumn further controls will be imposed on trade unions when the Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Bill completes...

You need a good accountant to help reduce your tax bill, from dealing with PAYE and VAT to preparing accounts and statutory...

A crime wave sweeping Italy is making it Europe's most dangerous destination for truckers. CM went to one of the worst trouble...

/ g read with interest Ilona Richards' views on the role of women in the industry (Sound Off, CM 22-28 Oct). I hope that she...

• The difference between the UK and Continental transport industry is best highlighted by the aftennarket and could not be...

• The UK's first trial repaint of a commercial vehicle in waterbased paints has taken place at Crane Fruehauf's Dereham....

• Portable weighing equipment specialist Hawkley is set to launch an electronic version of its single-axle weigher. The basic...

• BRS is running its first national apprenticeship competition. Previously the competition has been run regionally, the switch...

• Garages wishing to MoT test light vans and cars with diesel engines are worried that the engines may fail during the free...

• Tools supplier Sykes Pickavant has launched a Blue Chip guarantee scheme. Tools that fail to do the job for which they were...

• Lucas is to add 90 asbestosfree linings to its aftermarket range of organic based linings for commercial vehicles and has...

• Free servicing and safety inspection for a year is on offer for Volvo trucks purchased between 1 February and 31 August 1993....

• A bottle of champagne is on offer to workshop managers that complete a questionnaire being sent out by Total Oil. It is...

• Bass is to have all its vehicles painted by ICI Fleetwatch, the nationwide network of approved paintshops.

Repairing dryliner engines is not as daunting as it might first appear. A piston failure on an engine that is otherwise in...

a dream machine, the Volvo F16. To reach the higher horsepower ratings Volvo introduced a 16-litre straight-six engine. In...

the turbocharger bearing is checked. This is done by removing the inlet air trunking and using finger and thumb to hold the...

the correct paint specification eally makes a difference to the leet operator. 'aint specifications leave a major question...

Computer aided design is opening up new horizons for CV bodyshop design. By using the new CAD service offered at the Herberts...

be the heavy recovery vehicle with the highest lifting capacity in the country — unless you know of a larger one. It's an ERF...

Nova Scotia Motor Bodies of Blackburn is no stranger to the different types of commercial vehicle, but even so, Nova Cool is...

In the first of a two-part feature Colin Sowman begins his health and safety tour of a workshop. A ccidents are a worry to...

Diesel ReCon offers Cummins exchange engines at half the cost of a new one. Colin Sowman finds out how. W hen a truck engine...

• A device which ensures the supply of oil to the turbocharger in the potentially damaging time after the engine has been...

• Axle manufacturer BPW has BPViPs new EC() Hubodometer is narrower than its predecessor. introduced a more compact version of...

Forte Lubricants claims that in recent tests its Diesel Fuel Conditioner reduced diesel smoke emissions by 50%. Dirty engines...

• Sykes Pickavant has introduced a three-arm oil filter remover with an automatic clamp arrangement. The device opens up to...

• Oilpak is an oil dispensing system designed for siting alongside a fleet's bunkered fuel to allow drivers to top-up their...

• Glassopur 284-11 is a new universal primer filler from Glasurit designed for CV paintshops. The chromate-free two-pack paint...

• Eastix is a fast action aluminium clamping tool designed for workshop use which is claimed to have three times the clamping...

At more than £3,000 smokemeters are not cheap so make sure you get the right one. Colin Sowman has a few pointers. W ith...