LIKE THE BLEARY-EYED MAN who sees his face in the shaving mirror morning, the road transport industry has had to face some...

by Charles Young • Commercial Motor has uncovered further allegations against North London freight forwarder Federation...

• A van driver from Porthmadog died after his vehicle collided with a minibus on the A498 at Nant Gwynant. • Some 63% of small...

• Hauliers facing financial difficulties are to be thrown a lifeline by the Government with more time to solve their cashflow...

• A director of a Turkish - run UK haulage company has been banned from holding an Operator's Licence by South Eastern Traffic...

ng oi by Nicky Clarke • High-profile haulier Eddie Stobart is to flag out part of its international fleet to the Continent,...

• A white receptionist has won a case of racial discrimination against her bosses, Gwentbased truck and van rental firm...

• Lillyhall-based Alco Waste Management has been fined £2,000 for polluting a West Cumbrian stream with acid. The conviction...

by Ian Wylie • Truck dealers are urging the Government to enter the single European currency as soon as possible to bring an...

• Scania has pulled out of the TipCon show at Manchester, IRTE at Telford and the IWM show at Torquay. Scania spokeswoman...

• An MP has slammed Kent Police's truck management system Operation Stack after the M20 was closed to cars for the third time...

• Anthony Myers, director transport manager of BJ Haulage, trading as Myers Transport, of Purfleet, has been fined ,E9,000 with...

• A Welsh owner-driver who had nothing but problems after buying a second hand Magnum is trying to get Renault to admit that...

• The South Wales plant hire firm ordered to pay £175,000 after a crash in which five people died has lost its appeal against...

• At least 30 drivers will appear in court to face charges relating to 163 alleged offences found in a recent roadside check of...

• Daimler Chrysler and WABCO have issued a recall on Mercedes-Benz Actros heavyweights for a precautionary inspection of the...

The Transmanche Passport Project offers a week's driver training in France on work experience with a twinned French company. It...

by David Grant • A Welsh haulier is refusing to back down in his battle to win a 1:2,000 dispute with the Inland Revenue over...

• Questions over security in the Channel Tunnel were raised last week after a Russian man was discovered walking through it....

• Hundreds of sick, homeless and abandoned Romanian children will get a little Christmas cheer thanks to a convoy of trucks...

• A driver was given a conditional discharge by West Bromwich magistrates for exceeding his hours after he became confused over...

• A soldier who was moonlighting as a truck driver has been jailed for threeand-a-half years after he crashed into a stationary...

• Peter Hobbs and John Mills, the truck drivers sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in a Bulgarian jail for smuggling heroin,...

• Security cameras used in depots and distribution centres will soon be able to detect crime automatically, says a leading...

• The Freight Transport Association is urging hauliers to lobby their MPs against the fuel duty escalator in advance of next...

There are good arguments for moving freight from road to rail, including cutting congestion and pollution. But, as so often,...

The well-deserved reputation that British bodybuilders and equipment suppliers have for technical innovation will not guarantee...

• ERF's new joint venture with Isuzu to build all the N-Series trucks for Europe (CM 10-16 Dec) will safeguard existing jobs at...

• Fassi has launched three "micro-cranes" to suit Transitsized light CVs. The Micro 1 0, 20, and 30 are rated at 1.1, 1.5 and...

• Trailer manufacturer Nene Trailers of Wisbech has closed its factory with a loss of 16 jobs. A creditors' meeting is set for...

by Bryan Jarvis • Major UK reefer manufacturer Gray and Adams has further enhanced its specialist trailer building reputation...

• Vauxhall has set specs and prices for its Movano van range, which goes on sale on 8 January. The mechanical warranty is for...

Access Equipment of Ipswich needs to deliver cranes and the like into busy shopping streets. Raven Trailers has built a...

licence held by Fakenham-based Amanda Cushing, trading as Cushings Transport, after Eastern TC Geoffrey Simms was satisfied she...

• A South Wales haulier has been allowed to change his operating centre despite objections from neighbouring residents, but...

• Liverpool sl ipenclary magis trate Stephen Firth convicted a driver employed by Tuffnells Parcel Express of a front axle...

• Dundee-based East Coast Transport (Scotland), which was granted a new national licence in March (CM 2-8 April), has had it...

• The Transport Tribunal has up held Scottish Traffic Commissioner Michael Betts' revocation of Central Scotland Recycling's...

• A Lancashire catering supply company's licence, which was granted in September 1997, has been reduced from four vehicles to...

Cr, Haulage Factfile pages provide busy operators with brief news items on: forthcoming events, services, business products,...

Commercial Moto( takes road haulage very seriously. However, once a week our quirky corespondent, the Hawk, steps off his perch...

Do you want to comment on any of the stories in Commercial Mi)tor? Does someone in the industry deserve a pat on the back—or a...

A s we are all aware, the As in its infinite wisdom decided to discriminate against its own people by taking away licences to...

I n a recent edition there is an article headlined "DOT takes five on 44t" which implies that pressure from Brussels is...

I have just read Geoff Houghton's letter (CM 3-9 December) and it has prompted me to put pen to paper. As an international...

behind and took to to the highways of Arizona, Utah and Nevada, starting and finishing in San Francisco. readers can now have...

T he sun cracks the horizon like an oxy torch through steel. Soft, glowing at first, until a sudden blast of brazen red splits...

TO GO With the Mercedes-Benz badge so often associated with quality, the launch of the Atego 815 disappointed. Several months...

The Road Vehicles (Construction and IA. , 117,, , ni? Regulations 1997. CIF 1 October 1997. Require cab notices where the...

is the truck on which Volvo is pinning its hopes of regaining some of that reputation. In a burst of indulgence CM pits one of...

Iveco's EuroTech has a good track record, with satisfactory fuel returns and good payload capacity. Early problems seem to be...

are increasingly being selected as a fleet option. Steve McQueen assesses the benefits. T hey used to be an exception, used by...

in fuel consumption—it can add up to hundreds of thousands of pounds a year. One answer is to become smooth operators —by...

THE FISHING COMMUNITIES in Scotland's North-West Highlands provide a living for hardy hauliers, although the operations have...

IMPRESSIONS SPRINTER 312D 4x4 GVVV: 3,100kg. Engine: 2.9-litre turbo-diesel, 122hp (90kW). Payload: 1,375kg. Load volume:...

can boost efficiency and help the environment. But is this really the future of European road haulage—or a 60-tonne white...

The vision of 45 policemen driving 38-tonne trucks on a racetrack may seem a little out of the ordinary—but that is exactly...

Trailer trouble I drive for a company running a fleet of 17-tonne rigids which tow two-axled 16.7tonne drawbar trailers. The...

Usually a driver takes his weekly rest on Saturday/Sunday. If he is asked to produce his tachograph records the following week...

Regulation 3821/85, the Community Recording Equipment Regulation, requires that a driver should be able to produce his record...

Transcendental Meditation can reduce the stress caused by driving and is pivotal to the Natural Law Pariy's transport policy,...