Group has announced unaudited -e.vof 249.6m for the First quarter of 1995—in line with last year's annual report that...

by David Harris • An extra £350,000 funding to enforce the law against unsafe commercial vehicles is inadequate and...

• An embarrassed RAC has pleaded guilty to running one of its transporter vehicles without the required goods vehicle test...

by Miles Brignall • Illegal operators in London are escaping detection because Metropolitan Police chiefs are no longer...

• Hundreds of drivers may be forced to work at weekends for no extra pay as many small transport companies are coming under...

L ike the protagonist in Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem who came to be "grateful at last for a little thing", maybe law abiding...

by Karen Miles • Ron and Glyn Davies, founders of the Russell Davies Group, have increased their personal wealth by millions...

by Kevin Wright • High Court judges have ruled that two Nottinghamshire hauliers were rightly convicted of failing to...

• Parcelforce is to be freed by the Government to continue its long-delayed investment programme in a network of large...

by Abigail Saltmarsh l• Tanker operator Charringtons has been fined £16,500 for failing to provide safety equipment after a...

• Transport operators are planning to step up their spending on new equipment as the feel-good factor in the sector...

by Miles Brignall • A wheel and tyre theft gang is leaving scores of vehicles propped up on breeze blocks in their own yards...

• Uniformed police officers are to remain the only people allowed to stop vehicles, despite pressure from local authorities...

III Tipper drivers in North Yorkshire sent speeding tickets after local police mounted a hidden radar trap on a quarry approach...

W hatever happened to Barcelona as an international truck show? Time was when all the major European chassis manufacturers...

As pollution continues its inexorable rise up the political agenda, roadside emissions checks on lorries are set to more than...

• Norbert Dentressangle subsidiary Aston Clinton Haulage is to appeal to the Transport Tribunal against Eastern LA Compton...

• A charge of using a vehicle without insurance against Milton Keynesbased PBI International Freight Services was dropped by...

• Scottish LA Michael Betts refused to grant a licence to Turriff Transport Consultants after concluding that Billy Walker,...

• 'Maidstone Crown Court has quashed fines imposed on Bethesda haulier Brian Williams and driver Alan Evans for using a...

by Colin Sowman IN The TIN Sprinter van marks the start of a three-year programme during which Mercedes will replace its entire...

excellent early response we have had from exhibiting at Truckfest '95. Freightback is subscriberbased, non-commission freight...

G ("load for Bryan Jarvis he says it's time to call a halt to claim and counter claim regarding ultimate tipper stability....

D s the major sponsor of Truckfest, CMsent a large i contingent to the East of England Showground, including some of our...

RMS bought • United Transport Container Holdings has bought the German company Rhein-Maas-und See Schiffahrtskontor GmbH...

One hundred up • The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has announced its Centenary „osti Dinner will be held on...

Dates for 1995 • PTRC Education & Research Services has produced its list of more than 100 train ng courses for 1995. All...

Legal contacts • The Commercial Motor Legal Directory provides a nationwide list of solicitors who specialise in transport...

• Trace Systems latest bar coding and reading system is designed for use in workshops. The coders can print bar-coded tickets...

• M6 Cheshire J20-21A Widening work. Slip road from eastbound M62 to M6 southbound. 50mph speed limit in force. • M6J30-31...

TROUPER Two-axled lorries have been the haulier's friend since horsepower replaced horse power. But galloping excise duty,...

As usual, we took our test vehicle out on the road and asked a trio of professional drivers to try it out and five us their...

M anufacturers once had little choice but to let the marketplace dictate the secondhand value of their products. That might...

most stressful events in ahyone's life. However, moving to a new haulage depot could create even more angst than all three put...

the first operators outside the brewery industry to be using a splitsider body that can be easily operated with one hand_...

Beck & Pollitzer, which carries out the nationwide distribution of products including curtain track, fascia board and window...

Next month the Driving Standards Agency scraps block booking of LGV driving tests and replaces it with a system which training...

T he cost of commercial vehicle theft claims rose by 7% last year compared with 1993's total according to the Association of...

g 1 have been involved with road transport for 12 years as a mechanic, an LGV1 licence holder and a member of the Institute of...

A recent chat with an experienced workshop manager revealed that his biggest Fear was being unable to continue to find useful...

I (astral is offering a guarantee against failure to lubricate an engine properly with its recently launched Syntruck synthetic...

• Seddon Atkinson has announced a strengthening of its parts and service network with a new dealer in Berkshire, plus a...

IIII The fourth Career & Workwear Show will be held at the Business Design Centre, London on 17-19 October. Good pedigree •...

• The great block exemption debate rumbles on with the news that the European Commission has adopted the text of a regulation...

II Refrigerated Vehicles (UK) has undertaken a major expansion of its refurbishment capacity with the installation of one of...

• The Hi-Q Tyreservices Actionline has reported a 28% increase in the volume of its call outs to stranded commercial vehicles...

• Somerset-based transport services group Langdon Industries, which operates some 90 vehicles and 110 trailers on controlled...

• Vehicle wash machine specialist Kleindienst (UK) has opened a 2,000m 2 showroom at its office and warehouse complex next to...

• Road Spring Services Carlisle have relocated to larger premises in Falkirk. This operation forms the specialist road spring...

• Bosch has rt-ileti a new range of distribuu >1-type diesel injection pumps to be used in engines currently under...

• Lucas, the heavy-duty brake specialist, has published three free servicing guides to help workshops maintain commercial...

And who should you be looking after? Health and Safety legislation is becoming an increasingly important aspect for business....

From jacks to jigs and beacons to ball joints, The SMMT's Automotive Trade Show had it all. T here was plenty to interest the...

T he Mercedes-Benz 3234 is fitted with a turbocharged, intercooled 11-litre vee-six engine producing 340hp at 1,900rpm with an...

• Spafax International has launched a range of shatterproof rear view mirrors superseding the originals unveiled 14 years...

• A range of emergency replacement 24-volt commercial bulbs has been launched by Ring Automotive. Designed to be sold at...

• Clarke Power Products has launched a lockable wall cabinet for more secure storage of hand and power tools. The robust,...

• Dealing with heavy broke drums during routine servicing operations can be backbreaking work. The OTC Drum Dolly is designed...

• Designed with commercials in mind, the TRUEcharge 20i battery charger from Merlin Equipment is micro-processor controlled....

• Uxford-based cleaning equipment supplier Kranzle UK has launched the 2+2 push-along power sweeper intended for car parks,...

• A new cab heater from Webasto Thermosystems is claimed to be the most advanced, economical and versatile product of its...

• Hella has a new catalogue covering its entire branded bulbs range. It includes more than 100 types and the catalogue...

* American Syon Corporation has introduced a metal repair kit for making permanent repairs to holes and cracks up to one inch...

• Tres.sler Environmental has introduced a cost-saving combined spraygun washing unit and solvent recycler —the Eco-Cleen...