Nightfreight's preliminary results for the year ending 30 November 1999 show pre-tax profits up 18% from £3.50m in 1998 to...

Fanner Bryan Jeffreys wants to trace the HCV which ran into a flock of his sheep on the Mumbles near Swansea, leaving some...

Michelin has launched a range of tyres for specialist lowfloor trailers and semis. The XTE-2 comes in eight sizes and all will...

Soham-based AAC Distribution has added eight MAN F2000 tractor units to its 240-vehicle fleet; they are its first MANs.

Investigations into road deaths are to be treated more like murder inquiries.

bill could force more firms into receivership. Under the bill, a firm will have to disclose that it is in "debt moratorium" on...

More than 70 drivers were caught breaking the 30mph speed limit in a two-hour speed check by police in the Scottish Highlands...

• by Karen Mlles Customers caught forcing hauliers to overload will find themselves facing tougher sanctions if a Conservative...

• A truck driver who was registered as an informant for HM Customs & Excise has been sentenced to nine years in prison for...

-Richard Turner. the longserving deputy directorgeneral of the Freight Transport Association, has vehemently denied he is to...

The public, often considered an enemy of the haulage industry, could in fact be its strongest ally, according to a Lex...

Eby Karen Miles The Road Haulage Association has called a meeting to discuss further demonstrations after the Government...

F4 There is growing unease this week among drivers registered on the First Point International (FPI) truck drivers' programme...

• by Charles Young Former Road Haulage Association director-general Steven Norris plans to ban trucks from central London...

Lord Attlee's dogged determination to fight for the introduction of impounding legislation, and his latest drive to force a...

IN There will be "no second chances" for serious alcohol and cigarette smugglers, with culprits facing the immediate...

P It is with deep regret that we announce the death of AJP (Tony) Wilding, a former technical editor of Commercial Motor. Tony...

• by Charles Young The Vehicle Inspectorate has admitted it does not know whether public inquiries or magistrates courts are...

• A disqualified truck driver caught driving a 38-tonner in Cumbria was almost three times over the drink-drive limit. Police...

• The government is fighting a legal ruling which would allow Scottish hauliers to escape prosecutions based on roadside...

Overall pre-tax profits of the leading companies in road haulage have declined over the past three years, according to a new...

by Charles Young Cheshire-based Curbishley Transport has called in the receivers following a struggle for the group as a whole...

• A haulage boss is refusing to pay a spate of parking fines at a motorway service station because he claims there is noone to...

• A recycling firm where a driver died after being struck by a reversing truck has been cleared of failing to provide adequate...

Hauliers can now contact the Irish Companies Registration Office (CRO) directly on the Internet at www.cro.ie to ensure a...

m by Miles Brignall Truck manufacturers have been blasted for fairing to incorporate even basic security features into new...

a Truck sales in January avoided an expected dip thanks to a surge in demand at the heavier end of the market. The Society of...

went bust at t end of last year. has signed deal with German haula giant Dettendorfer. James Wood, director Cresta Freight...

• by Peter Lawton Another pickup is soon to be added to Citroen's range of dealer-ordered vehicles as part of a drive to...

• Citroen's new HDi common-rail engines are now available for the Berlingo with prices starting at £9,965 ex-VAT for a 600HDi...

Trafic vans built between July and October 1999 are being recalled for checks on a brake component.

A range of 10-tonne cranes is available from Partek Forest with a reach of 7.2m-9.1m. Contact: 01228 792018.

Whale Tankers says it is cutting delivery times by up to 50% with lead times as short as 12 weeks thanks to investment at its...

Italian reefer manufacturer Zanotti is entering the UK market. The company has been active in the UK for the past 19 years with...

Road Tankers Northern is now the sole distributor of aluminium trailers built by Spanish builder Caldal. UK buyers will be able...

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• Vauxhall is fitting a new engine to the Astravan range which it claims can achieve more than 70mpg. The latest 1.7DTi...

• Tata has improved the value of its Loadbeta pickup range by improving the specification while pegging prices. The normally...

• Toyota has boosted the payload of Hilux Double Cabs so eligible buyers can claim back VAT on the purchase price. With the...

le by Brian WeatheHey As news stories go, the sale of ERF to MAN was in the "Small earthquake in Peru—not many killed"...

We all keep an eye on new developments in trucks, but it's easy to forget that trailer manufacturers are making innovations...

Though granting authority for Emma Ross, trading as Ross Services, to move her operating centre from Ayr to a haulage yard in...

Though taking no action against the licence held by Lothianburn, Edinburgh-based James Clifford at a disciplinary inquiry,...

London company Roadway Transport is appealing to the Transport Tribunal against the refusal of its bid for a new national...

The licence held by pig transporters Ryvale Feeds of Pickering, North Yorkshire, has been suspended for two days. The firm...

A bid for a new one-vehicle licence by Raja Khan, trading as Luton Halal Butchers, has been turned down at a Cambridge public...

A 70-year-old widow who took over her husband's haulage business when he died in 1992, has lost her appeal against Scottish...

company formed to take over the business of Maryport, Cumbria-based Eco Skips, which went into liquidation while waiting for...

The driver of an artic found to be almost three times over the drink-drive limit has been ordered to do 180 hours of community...

Maintenance problems and the use of untaxed vehicles have led to the authorisation on the licence held by Backford,...

,........ A Yorkshire haulage firm, called before a _ second public inquiry in less than 12 months for hours and tachograph...

Word has reached The Hawk that a Birmingham haulage firm has just completed a top-secret Whitehall assignment. Hallett...

As something of an expert on puff, I was interested to learn of the latest developments in airbag technology. Already there are...

The Hawk gave his best reading glasses a good spit and polish as he settled down in eager anticipation to read the two latest...

• The VI's Roadside Check/Spot Checkcourse is worth any responsible haulier's attention. Lasting one day, it's designed to...

check trucks and, if necessary, put them off the road. But the VI is also there to help you keep your wagons legal. Steve...

III KINETICS ki-neriks, n: "The science of the action of force in producing or changing motion". So much for the dictionary...

• Reach Make sure you can get the reach you need for the weight you want to lift. Having to push breeze blocks manually towards...

of when it comes to lorry-mounted cranes. Manufacturers should be able to guide you, but the main legislation includes: •...

get going. That's certainly true of David Vicary, a chairman who chose to take one stricken firm from the receiver and...

HE M By now every haulier carrying hazardous or dangerous goods should have signed up a Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser. Tim...

months, but the new-style CPC exam already strikes fear into the heart of aspiring transport managers. Frank Wood, partner in...

aware that I was one of the longest serving members of VI staff there. I found myself talking like my parents: "Years ago we...