lifted its ban on farm vehicle inspection. The FTA vehicle inspection service carries out an average of 2,500 inspections a...

• by Cal Newsdesk A former haulier has been found negligent and could face a bill running into six figures after pushing a...

every year, yet are rarely punished according to road safety campaign group Brake. The toughest charge they face is one of...

took place last week, without one of its key ministers. However, all sides are playing down the absence of Transport Minister...

London will not be exempt from congestion charges. From January 2003 every CV will be forced to pay £5a day as part of a new...

• A month-long trial of new operating and payment systems at Hanson Aggregates' Stanwick depot (CM 21-27 June) has been...

II A group of Scottish ownerdrivers are complaining that a 'love by RMC Readymix Scotland to make them repay the VED rebate...

• UKASTA, the grain suppliers' organisation, is hoping that the shoddy treatment it says it has received at the hands of the...

• by Mks Ritual' Two troubled haulage companies which are run by two brothers and bear similar names are both considering...

• In the article "The Bigger They Are..." (CM 5-11 July 20011 we incorrectly stated that earlier this year the t affic...

Too much pressure The extent to which driver David Gill was pushed beyond both his own limits and those of the law by his...

• Last week's news that major European haulier Nippress Continental and other firms within the HR Holdings Group had gone...

JO Hauliers in Ireland are being forced out of business by insurance premium increases of more than 65%—the insurance...

• by Guy Sheppard Logistics group Hays is fighting to retain control of business worth £10m a year following a claim that...

• by Robin Meczes Fresh calls have been made for a trailer registration system to help combat the thefts which are costing...

It The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) is calling for legislation to ban the use of mobile phones at the...

• A former timber haulier is calling for a ban on one of the most commonly used methods of hauling logs. Owner-driver Malcolm...

11 language barriers are costing international hauliers about £4,000 per truck in unclaimed VAT rebates on fuel, road tolls...

ArvinMeritor's new TA low maintenance Trailer axle. The job of a big brother is to help and support, to make life easier. Just...

Vauxhall has released the first official picture of its new Combo. The Corsa-based highcube van features fully integrated...

III AA Publishing has been busy compiling a new range of mapping products. The major new product is the "AA Street by Street"...

II The Renault Master's interior has been given the first significant revision since its launch. A new dash panel now...

rove last week (see page 17) tere was a wild card: a truck - ore MAN's Polish subsidiary tar, which builds a range of ehicles...

report shows that CV registrations rose in June compared with the previous two months. Light CVs (1.8 - 3.5 tonnes), Ike r...

with registrations up by 200 in the truck sector, lyeco more than doubled its WV sales figures compared With this time last...

II Coca-Cola Enterprises has rdered 25 Mercedes-Benz tego 21-tonners to join 27 simi lar vehicles already in its RDCbased...

• The Alpha features many Paccar-sourced components— and not just from Oat: the suspension is Peterbilt with Kenworth...

• In best Foden tradition the Alpha 6x2 mid-lift tractor can be supplied with a bewildering choice of engines, There's the...

MAN's L2000 and M2000 trucks have been around a long time, but the company feels that the latest "Evolution" versions are still...

A Kingswinford, West Midlands-1010 based haulage company has had its vehicle fleet cut by more than half following drivers'...

STANDARDS WARNING Stourport-on-Severn-based Jack Brown Transport has been warned about its maintenance standards. The firm...

A 100% prohibition rate at a fleet inspection has led to the licence held by a long-established Swansea skip hire operator...

A "novice" owner driver has escaped with a warning at a keds disciplinary inquiry tfter his truck lost a pair of wheels in...

An agency driver who claimed his bosses had pressured him into falsNng his tachograph charts was hit with a £500 fine and...

Recent issues of CMhave highlighted apparent gross exploitation of owner-drivers in the quarry and building materials sectors....

I have been in prison for over four years and will be released in October 2002 but could be paroled in April 2002. Prison is a...

Regarding your recent stories on the Gwent recovery opera. tor which has been accused ol overcharging, I wish Michae Eagles the...

Road Relay system (Vehicle News Extra, CM 5-11 July) that could mislead. I would like, on behalf of EFT, to set the record...

I was not surprised to read last week's news story on the state of the country's motorway service stations—truckers have...

arse from their collective elbow. A Backfire reader has written in to tell us of the Swedish driver he found parked outside...

Mystery surrounds the sudden departure of Spagthorpe fleet sales supremo Len Darnit following the return of a large number of...

he was presented with ajar of jam in protest over a new toll motorway that the bank is financing. The Alliance against the...

If your drivers are heading for Spain, you'd better keep them away from Spanish sweety shops. A new range of lollipops are on...

thought his 2450 Reliant Robin van, resplendent in its Trotters Independent Traders livery, was well cushty. All was well until...

five months after MAN announced it was taking over the British manufacturer. The marriage has already seen an exchange of...

Reg Reeves drives a Renault Premium 400, with a singleseater cab, for Irlam out of Warrington. "It's a big cab," he said as...

Y$ 1011LIC A few years ago, your chances of getting a new 7.5-tonner on the road within three months were slim. Chassis-build...

Ordering the body and equipment at the same time as the chassis might seem like simple common sense, but bodybuilders regularly...

inatistry because it uses the services all year round while "ciwy street" is a volume user only in holiday times. However,...

• For regular crossings always try to negotiate a deal with the ferry company because substantial savings can be made. •...

Authority could have tough financial implications for some warehouse operators around the UK. Late last month City Logistics...

but it still requires the services of the private sector to make its operation run smoothly. David Taylor has been speaking to...

in its time, but with the Working Time Directive it really has surpassed itself. Imagine the scene. Some bright spark sits...