• EU Transport Commissioner Neil Kinnock wants Eastern European hauliers to be given easier access to Community countries. He...

by Derren Hayes • Livestock hauliers across the country are reporting large drops in business because of fears about the safety...

to the Continent are to be introduced next year under an EC directive. It will require all livestock transporters to include...

• Roads Minister Steven Norris is considering new legislation on consignor liability on the lines of the law in the Irish...

by Derren Hayes • Exel Logistics, which is running the 600-tanker droughtrelief operation for Yorkshire Water, has threatened...

by Karen Miles • A Norfolk lorry driver accused of endangering the lives of railway passengers after he allegedly drove his...

JUDGEMENT OF SOLOMON W hen it comes to inviting comments on the road manners of lorry drivers we're reminded of the Gospel of...

by Karen Miles • The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is examining a bid for British Rail's intermodal container operator...

• The winner of the t CM/Corgi Fantasy Fleet competition is Anne r CA Hulme of Stalybridge whose fleet of 53 Bedford Box vans...

Heavy lorries should be banned from town centres because they kill too many cyclists, according to two reports to be released...

CALL 0800 22 55 33 • Partly as a response to this problem the Freight Transport Association will launch its Good Lorry Code in...

IN Greater Manchester police is conducting a fresh investigation into a Stockport man who persuaded more than 20 aspiring...

by Guy Sheppard • The new landfill tax announced in the Budget will lead to widespread flytipping unless fines for committing...

• Hauliers buying a secondhand truck that they suspect might be an accident write-off will soon be able to check via an on-line...

• EU transport ministers have restricted British Government rights to put drivers personal details on new credit card-style...

• British industry threw its hand in with the environmentalists this week when the CBI urged the Government to spend £2bn more...

by Mike Jewell • A British truck driver has been convicted of careless driving after harassing an off-duty police officer, in...

• Further cost-cutting is expected at NFC this year following dismal full-year financial results from the international...

• Sheffield-based Leyland Daf dealer Choifields has delivered 20 new tippers to Barnsley haulier MP Burke in a deal worth f1...

by Karen Miles • Relatives of victims killed in the Sowerby Bridge disaster are to take their fight for corporate manslaughter...

• A coroner has urged lorry drivers to wear seatbeits after hearing how a driver died after being thrown across his cab when...

* Fyffes Produce Distribution's investment of Om in 52 new Foden trucks (CM 7-13 December) is part of its bid to capture new...

• Schmitz Cargobull of Harelaw has delivered twenty 13.6m temperature-controlled trailers to Turners of Southam. Eight have...

• Manchester-based Bergan Transport has the first of a new range of lightweight intermodal trailers from King Trailers. The...

by Steve Banner • Dutch truck-mounted forklift manufacturer Kooi Aap has introduced its lightest-ever machine, the...

by Bryan Jarvis • Express specialist Parceline has developed a novel concept vehicle that combines elements of rigid, artic and...

II Suzuki has introduced a van version of its 4x4 Vitara with a payload just over 300kg and a load volume of 0.83m: 3 . It is...

• Renault has received a £3m order for 60 trucks from Kirkintilloch-based Keyline builders merchant. It includes 11 Midliners...

• Seddon Atkinson is to drop the Cablecraft cableoperated gear linkage from its Strata heavy truck range and replaced it with a...

by Toby Clark • Toyota's new Hiace Power Van could be the first full-sized panel van from Japan to provide a real threat to the...

TOYOTA HIACE POWER VAN GVW: 2,800kg (diesel), 2,750kg (petrol). Payload: 1,225kg (diesel), 1,195kg (petrol). Load volume:...

• Kirkcaldy-based Thomas Muir (Haulage) is considering an appeal to the Court of Session after the Transport Tribunal dismissed...

• Scunthorpe based haulier Clugston and one of its drivers have each been fined £100 with f.30 costs after admitting to...

• Beattock-based Avondale Transport Co, trading as ACC, has lost its licence after failing to produce tacho charts. The...

• The Kent-based Operator's Licence held by John Beazer, Keith McPhail and Kim Quinnell, trading as Cargo Express, has been...

• Skipton haulier W&G Taylor, and one of the company's drivers, are to have their defence costs paid out of public funds after...

• Selby livestock transporter Alec Blades Storey was given an absolute discharge after he blamed his drivers' offences of...

by Guy Sheppard • Companies joining the new "How's my driving?" initiative could eventually sack their drivers if more than...

• Many truck drivers are expected to turn a blind eye to a campaign urging them to give way to coaches when driving in middle...

• Hungry drivers passing through the Manchester area will soon be able to pull in to a specially imported American diner for...

t the risk of starting a trend that might catch on, resulting in the end of some beautiful relationships, the Hawk this week...

its I 4,000th Scania for its Worcester-based customer Atchinson Topeka, an occasion which merited the presence of England rugby...

I spotted an ad for "'New Scainmell Cabs" and thought that it would make a jolly good playhouse for the girls (Yeah, yeah-ED)....

Wine and dine • The Institute of Logistics' annual dinner and dance will take place on 25 January at the Royal Lancaster Hotel...

Better bodies • Body shops are being offered a checklist intended to improve management methods. The book and computer disc...

Third narty choice • The Institute of Logistics has issued guidance for operators wishing to use outside operators for their...

CHAMPION • A revised catalogue of Champion wiper blades in an A4 ring-binder format is available from the company's...

Wipers for all • Bosch has introduced its first all-makes commercial vehicle wiper blade range for the UK aftermarket The...

• US company Syon, through its UK agent Lumark, is now offering a repair kit that seals holes and provides support to damaged...

• Avon Tyres' AR140 truck tyre is now available in a new size, 205/75 R17.5. As with the rest of the range, these tyres may be...

• Penrite Oil is for the first time supplying its oils and lubricants in quantities suitable for garages and workshops....

• A wallmounted eye and face wash unit is on sale from Maestro Safety for workers exposed to the risk of injury from chemical...

• The Britax range of cabmountable spinning lights now conforms to European Directive 89/336/EEC that comes into force on 1...

• There will be a huge gathering of historic vehicles bearing the Leyland name to celebrate 100 years of truck and bus...

• Next year's Detling Transport and Country Festival, organised by Kent County Agricultural Society, will be held at the County...

• Noblelight customers using the company's Excimer ultraviolet lamps for paint and varnish curing, as well as other...

Electric Bristol's Staple Hill depot in Bristol at about 03:00hrs on 4 December. The truck, which is marked in the firm's...

• Drivers of multi-drop vehicles could need Freightlock, a security device that makes it almost impossible to leave a vehicle's...

London • A40 Western Avenue, Acton: Major roadworks between Hilary Road and the Northern Roundabout— traffic is reduced to two...

• M4 Berkshire: Major roadworks and contraflow J6 to J8/9 (Slough/Maidenhead). Until March. • M25 Surrey: Widening work with...

• M5 Avon: Work on second Severn crossing, restrictions between J20 and J21 (Almondsbury-Aust), and also J18 (Avonmouth) where...

• M6 West Midlands: Roadworks and contraflow between J5 and J6 (A452Spaghetti Junction). • M50 Hereford & Worcester: Roadworks...

• M1 West Yorkshire: Roadworks and contraflow at end of motorway J47 (Leeds). • M6 Cheshire: Widening continues between J20...

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Just because you're driving a tipper you don't have to do without your home comforts. The Foden 4325 eightlegger sports the...

we dropped in on a demonstration day at Anglo Hargreaves' depot within Rugeley power station and asked some professional...

0 nce you have established the costs of your vehicle fleet, in both terms of time and distance, you are then armed to respond...

Reading your tachographs accurately is essential if you are to remain on the right side of the law, but manual checking of...

too far? Truck-theft gangs are often smashed with the aid of police informers. However, defendants have a right to know the...

we are What's happening to the road transport industry? Where is it going and what are the forces and trends that are shaping...

Workplace flirting can be innocent enough but problems arise when the good-natured banter gradually becomes more lurid and...

your comment on the 1 recent Budget was commendably prompt, but to me rather muted. Perhaps you plan further comment in a...

6 R oad spending has been slashed by the Government because the Transport Secretary says this reflects the views expressed to...