Exclusive! TruckWatch initiative could go nationwide to help stop HGV crime. Guy Sheppard reports. A PIONEERING initiative...

THE FREIGHT TRANSPORT Association has slammed the Chancellor Gordon Brown's Comprehensive Spending Review as "disgraceful"...

EXPANSION OF the European Union does not appear to have resulted in an influx of truck drivers seeking jobs in the UK. Home...

TNT IS TO meet Westminster and Camden City Councils to discuss why it is paying more than £300,000 a year in parking fines...

BAS Truck Rental has sold off its Cool It! refrigerated van division, transferring ownership of 240 vehicles. It has been...

Mike Platts, Ford's manager of CV marketing until his early retirement three years ago, has died at the age of 56. He was the...

The ETA has called on the Chancellor to abandon plans for the proposed 1.9p/lit increase in fuel duty scheduled for 1 September...

Argyll and Bute Council is to reassess every road on the island of Mull to determine what weight they can take without damaging...

Glyn Davies, a Tory member of the National Assembly for Wales, says a new road should be built from Welshpool across to...

The MS Toll charges trucks too much — it's official. Guy Sheppard reports. THE BOSS OF the M6 Toll has publicly acknowledged...

TOLL COLLECT, the consortium comprising DaimlerChrysler, Deutsche Telekom and French tolling operator Cofiroute, is claiming...

TRADING STANDARDS has hit back at reports that foreign drivers are not prosecuted in the UK because of the cost involved,...

SCAN1A HAS released details of the five-pot diesel engine that will power the all-new P-Series. Following Scania's modular...

Barry Proctor ponders whether the government's plans for a new toll road mean it has simply given up building any new roads....

PLENTY OF STICK BUT NO CARROT With a little over 12 months to go before Euro-4 emissions limits become mandatory on new...

Scania has come out fighting on Euro-4, with its money still on exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) as the more reliable...

Exclusive! A PAY RISE is less effective at keeping drivers at the same company than offering them greater responsibility,...

A NEW SERVICE is promising to make livestock haulage more efficient. Backload UK, based in Dorset, aims to provide a nationwide...

even though tight margins on diesel sales contributed to its collapse just before Christmas. Marketing manager Chris Clennell...

Until now the Northern Irish system has been different because only hire-and-reward operators have required 0-licences....

Chris Tindall reports on a union row that seems to have sprung from nowhere. THE TRANSPORT & General Workers Union says...

OVER medicines which contain antihistamines can potentially impair driving ability to a greater extent than alcohol at the...

A JUDGE LAST week halted the trial of a truck driver accused of causing the death of three people and instructed the jury to...

Jennifer Ball reports on a drivers' pay dispute that could slash Jaguar exports. GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION of Jaguar Cars could...

Marcel who? Take a stroll with us through the little side roads of haulage, the diversions and detours, the quirky, the...

MANY OF THE UK's truck and van hire specialists are enjoying booming business, according to an industry analyst. The latest...

Despite a series of safety campaigns bridge strikes have doubled. Now Network Rail is issuing new advice. Jennifer Ball...

WITH EURO-4 and 5 engines likely to arrive earlier than expected (see page 58), at least one UK operation is ahead of the game...

THE NORTHERN Ireland Public Service Alliance is to consider suspending its strike action, which has closed nine of Northern...

POLICE ARE HUNTING a gang who hijacked a Dutch truck driver at gunpoint and made off with his £420,000 load of flatscreen...

drivers over £30k NEARLY 200 Total oil tanker drivers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a pay increase which boosts their...

Truck operators are boycotting the M6 Toll road because of the £10 truck toll. Will trucks be priced off the proposed M6...

WOULD OPERATORS USE THE NEW ROUTE? John Cooper, director of Staffordshire firm JW Cooper Transport, says: We don't use the M6...

Light commercial van registrations rose by 11.2% in June, which could be due to the increase in internet shopping and home...

Truck registrations are up 1.8% for the year to date and rose 2.2% in June. Annual registrations are close to 56,000. SMMTs...

Fuel prices have remained steady over the past month after members of the oil producers' cartel, OPEC, agreed to increase...

Roadtech's Derek Beevor reckons success in road transport is down to whether you're computer savvy. Andy Salter finds out...

THE IDEA OF widening some of Britain's most congested motorways by 12 feet to fit in an extra lane is certainly a step in the...

I HAVE BEEN following your recent series of articles regarding the Working Time Directive and have found the opinion of your...

I TOTALLY AGREE with your article on secure HGV parking (1 July). Local councils should provide truck parking with adequate...

Fewer than half of international operators have adequate insurance for drivers abroad. The CM newsteam reports. O perators...

Goods in transit cover This covers against the loss or damage of a load while it is in transit from one place to another or...

TC refuses operator who fails to impress with his "dishonest, evasive and difficult' interview at public inquiry. AN OPERATOR...

A STOURBRIDGE company applying for a new 0licence was called to a public inquiry because of five speeding offences by two...

AN OWNER-DRIVER hauling a car transporter trailer with a dangerously insecure wheel has been ordered to pay fines and costs of...

A FOOD wholesaler, which previously had its licence suspended, has been put on its best behaviour until December while its...

THE BANK of Scotland has won the return of an impounded vehicle after giving assurances that it will not be returned to a...

Once a union is recognised it gains a raft of rights. How much leeway must employers give its representatives? Patric Cunnane...

The Employment Relations Bill is expected to receive Royal Assent in the autumn. Among the measures it will introduce are: •...

20/21 July Dangerous Goods Regulations Seminars at Rugby and Manchester; £275 (ex-VAT) Contact: FTA on 01892 552222 15...

Pressure is mounting on the government to introduce long promised new laws against companies that cause death to employees or...

Companies can be prosecuted for corporate manslaughter if there is enough evidence to prosecute a director or senior manager...

Future legislation 'EU drivers' hours rules: The European Commission has published proposals to update and amend the existing...

The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2004, CIF 10 May 2004 These regulations...

From wartime icon to a luxury roadster, the Jeep has now surfaced as an all-terrain load carrier. Be prepared to salute the...

newbie had better be good if it's to make any sort of impact, Fortunately, converting the Jeep Pioneer from lifestyle passenger...

Funding expansion in a medium-sized haulage firm isn't easy. Adam Hill finds the best approach. A s an ambitious haulier with...

• Do you have working capital facilities, overdraft or factoring arrangements? If there are exceptional costs on the balance...

Although no government financial assistance is available spectfically for the haulage sector, the Department of Trade and...

Pay is set to become an even bigger problem when the WM comes into play. Dominic Perry follows the trends. T alk to most...

In terms of the diffenng pay rates between artic and rigid drivers the RHA/IDS survey shows about a 50p difference between the...

Chevin's latest 'budget' fleet management package will satisfy most fleet man agers. Robin Meczes tries it out. T he Chevin...

The bottom line Costs: RoadBase Xpress normally costs £1,450 for a single-user licence or £1,650 for a mult-user licence....

firm AMK, based near Liphook in Hampshire, has been using RoadBase Xpress since late last year to help keep tabs on a fleet of...

Roadtrains look at home in the Australian outback; now the Dutch are trying out 'long and heavy' rigs on domestic haulage. Tim...

Work is streaming in and Rob Salter is enjoying being out and about. A s the song goes,"We're on the road again". I've now...

Unlike the Continent, the UK used market doesn't feature gas trucks. T he UK used market for dual-fuel products is becoming...

You can buy almost anything CV-related from Roy Humphrey's yard; Emma Penny headed east to check out his selection of wagons....

The expense of repairing disc brakes is just one factor in the price of used truc (s. Steve Banner talks to dealers about the...

LATE-YEAR, low-mileage, used tractor units are in short supply, because hauliers faced with January 2005 delivery dates on some...

£3 1 000 to a truck's value USED TRUCK SALES are booming."It's been a very good year so far and I really can't complain at...

STUART WOLSTENHOLME, used truck sales manager at Scania dealership West Pennine's Middleton, Manchester depot, suggests that...

EVEN 1FTHEY'VE been well looked after by a reputable operator and a full service history is provided, operators remain wary of...