a swift pint at the end of a hard day's work? Maybe you prefer a couple of Scotches, or a bottle of wine. But when does a...

Sally Nash • UK hauliers are pledging to bring the country to a standstill this week when more than a thousand trucks take part...

at Truckworld, it seems Britain's truck drivers are, for the most part, squeaky-clean when it comes to sensible drinking the...

reacted with scepticism to Transfrigoroute UK's pledge to tackle supermarkets on a long list of grievances, including the...

the latest manufacturer to incur the wrath of a British haulier over prices for replacement vehicle parts on the Continent....

• The two Vehicle Inspectorate examiners arrested at the Purfleet HGV test station last November, following allegations of...

are planning a day of action in protest at low rates and illegal competition—more than 50 trucks will assemble at Port Laoise...

to defy the law, according to Vehicle Inspectorate figures from last week's Operation Mermaid nationwide lorry check of more...

of hijackers in the Paris region alter the sixth attack on a goods vehicle there within a month. The armed hijack of the HGV...

Government has pledged to limit the working hours of road transport employees at some point in the future—despite excluding...

Midland Deputy Traffic Commissioner Roger Seymour's decision to cut the licence held by Bilston heavy haulier Starr Roadways....

its new three-year pay deal for truck drivers in the West Midlands as "revolutionary". It was reached in light of the possible...

Executive is threatening to prosecute companies which don't do enough to prevent transport-related accidents at work. The...

is to be taken to an industrial tribunal by a driver sacked from its Leeds depot as part of its move away from three-day...

Hauliers will not receive compensation for the loss of use of a truck if they import it via a non-franchised dealer, according...

warning international operators to be "extra vigilant" about security in northern Belgium and the corridor to France after...

the publication of its "name and shame" list of bad transport bosses a second time. The list, which is expected to expose some...

a year could leave the industry if the current staff turnover rate continues, warns the Road Haulage & Distribution Training...

celebrated its silver jubilee this year with a record-breaking tally of more than 2,000 exhibitors. The vast array of handling...

with major launches from Foden, Leyland Daf and Mercedes. For its first year at Manchester's G-MEX Centre the show will include...

• Following the acquisition of BRS CarLease from NFC Holdings last year, GE Capital Fleet Services has geared up its fight for...

budget range of insulated bodies known as RVL Diffusion. They have a predicted service life of five years and come with a full...

has developed a kit to convert a panel van with sliding side door into a crew-cab. The kit comprises an integral bulkhead/seat...

chassis range with its low-entry cab is bound to have a considerable impact on the municipal sector, but Mercedes will also be...

held by Ammanford-based T Richard Jones (Betws) when the company appeared at a Cardiff disciplinary inquiry before South Wales...

to be in "an extremely dangerous condition" with serious brake defects has led to the number of vehicles on a Sheffield...

operated an unli censed milkdelivery service has been ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £1,455 by Llanelli magistrates....

Inspectorate dropped an overloading charge brought against Chorley-based Ruttle Plant Hire after evidence was produced before...

TC Michael Betts' month-long suspension of the licence held by Galloway Refrigerated Transport. But the Tribunal upheld Betts'...

years with an unblemished record escaped with a warning after appearing at a public inquiry to answer allegations of poor...

domination worries hauliers" (CM 2-8 April) with interest but cannot agree with the comments attributed to the FTA...

comments made in your article "Hauliers prepare for fuel price protest" (CM 2-8 April). At the last meeting of the Next...

took part in the demonstration in central London is understandable. The Chancellor's action in continually bashing the road...

Further to your story regarding comments made on the BBC's Pile up programme by a senior police officer who thought, for safety...

skips" (CM 12-18 March), we have been advised by the policy section of the DOT that the rules relating to tachographs are not...

I was quite well reported. However, you point out at the end of the piece that the Traffic Area Office was unable to bring this...

rest of the EU it makes sense for hauliers to have bases in more than one country. However, the tide can also turn against such...

Monday to Friday with time to see the kids in the evening and cheer the home team on at weekends. But more and more employers...

live on with a massive refurbishment programme. Would a revamped Bedford really be the answer to our needs—or mutton dressed as...

of time for the more disreputable operators to fiddle the present system while the sun still shines. Pat Hagan reports on the...

built itself up into a 25-vehicle fleet in just 1 j. rs. Dan Gilkes rep.Jri ¶j11 the small businessJr• 1 1 on which r d...

legal department to highlight laws in the pipeline. He is unable to take telephone calls at CM's offices but written enquiries...

explanation often heard Every branch of the haulage industry has its problems with unfair competition. However, professional...