with one train (14 shuttle wagons) leaving each way per hour. The passenger service starts in October.

Crossing at 1994 levels will not reach its first reading because its originator, Labour MP Roy Hughes, now believes it is...

25m for 270 York trailers with Boalloy 13.6m Tautliner bodies to be delivered from late July.

Lincolnshire-based fruit and vegetable producer Gosberton Group since 9 May: the workforce numbers 70.

L2''r eu on appeal to Bradford Crown Court: the company's legal costs were paid out of central funds.

24,724 after he pleaded guilty to failing to produce a certificate or journey E) ar sheep bound abroad.

by Amanda Bradbury • Hundreds of drivers and hauliers, including the biggest operators in the industry, face prosecution as a...

• The company secretary and at least 10 other staff employed by Taunton, Somerset-based refrigerated operator I...angdons...

by Amanda Bradbury • A long-awaited upturn in the fortunes of tipper and concretemixer owner-drivers working for large...

• Roads minister Robert Key has promised to review vehicle taxation for hauliers on remote British islands, many of whom lost...

• Small hauliers and the own-account sector lost further ground in the primary distribution area this week as Wincanton takes...

• Scottish drivers are holding out for a 2.5% pay rise after conciliation service ACAS negotiated a 2% increase from hauliers...

• A stolen truck was at the centre of a four-hour police chase which went through a city centre and ended in the early hours of...

• Acquisitions and a move into general haulage and warehousing activities are likely for car transporter company Sheertruck...

by Karen Miles • Ford is re-tendering distribution of up to 2,500 tonnes of car parts per day to its UK factories as part of a...

III London tipper operators stand to lose work worth millions of pounds as the CrossRail public transport project in the...

?" As the market continues to grow BRS Truck Rental, which handles spot hires of under a year, has spent 28.1m on new vehicles,...

• Further details are about to emerge on the sale of the intermodal container handler Freightliner as its owner, British Rail,...

• The Driving Standards Agency has been given 14 days to respond to an offer by LGV training schools to pay for the privilege...

by Kathy Watson • Battling truckstop proprietor Jenny Hawes is set for another showdown with the Department of Transport after...

• Mersey Docks and Harbour Company plans to start twice daily sailings between Sheerness and Vlissingen, it announced just...

• The 20 unsecured trade and expense creditors of Poolebased freight forwarder Transfresh will probably not get a penny of the...

• Warnings by Transcare managers to staff that valuable work for Marks & Spencer could be withdrawn if drivers and warehousing...

by Kathy Watson • Commercial vehicle sales rose by 7% in 1993 reaching a value of £3.1 billion, says an industry report. The...

• A judge has directed that the trial of Francis Newell and Paul Wright, partners in Sheffield based Newell & Wright, on...

• Short-haul intermodal transport opportunities increased for operators in the Wakefield region last week with confirmation...

• An inquest was opened at Wakefield's coroner's court last Friday into the death ofJacksons Transport employee James Hodgson,...

• Kent haulier Tony McPherson had a £3,000 windfall from his goods in transit insurance last week, just one week after the...

What? Not STILL writing about the London Lorry Ban? We're afraid so. But then those nice people at the London Boroughs...

by Juliet Parish • More and more truck drivers are heading for an early grave because of stress-related illness, a union chief...

at the wheel: • Opt for calm blue colour schemes in your cab, rather than angry red. • Stick a blue dot on the cab mirror, so...

Nicky Armiger, 22-year-old partner of Brian Armiger Transport in Wyboston in Bedfordshire, tells us about his £33,000 unit he...

• Eurotunnel's truckstop opened last week at Ashford in Kent off J10 of the M20. The Channel Stop has space for up 257 artics...

• Econocruise is to market Rockwell's Tripmaster data logging and satellite communications systems in Europe. The American...

its latest Ivecosourced six-man high-roof municipal crew-cab.When open the full-height door extends only 130mm beyond the...

be delayed until next year as Iveco Ford continues to concentrate its artrc efforts on the bigger volume EuroTech market....

Cummins13-Series-engined 50 Series light-middleweight: until now the 50 Series has been available at 130,150 and 160hp. All 75...

• Pirelli has launched steer and drive-axle tyres for trucks and touring coaches. The FH55 steer-axle tyre and the TH65...

• In our TipCon Show report we incorrectly stated that Hugh Bourn's Mercedes-Benz 3234K eight-legger had Grisdale bodywork. In...

by Brian Weatherley • If you're going to help road hauliers avoid truck theft there's no better way to show practical security...

• Brassington, Derbyshire hauliers John and Dorothy Allsop and eight of their drivers have appeared before Huntingdon...

• Stourbridge-based Kingsley Upholstery lost its three-vehicle licence when it failed to attend a Birmingham disciplinary inquiry.

• Though renewing the licence held by Bentham owner-driver Douglas Taylor in respect of one vehicle and two trailers, North...

• Scottish LA Michael Betts decided not to take any action against the licence held by J & E Nisbet, of Kilsyth, at a Glasgow...

• MacGregor Cory Ltd has pointed out that it was not involved in the prosecution of Great Mills (CM 24-30March) and that the...

• Cull ingworth Commercials & Freight Services of Bradford has been reprimanded over its maintenance standards and record of...

• Oldham haulier Brett Hampson has been warned about taking vehicles to their annual test in less than perfect condition by...

• Eastern Deputy Licensing Authority Brian Horner has refused to renew the national licence for six vehicles held by Kaur...

• Lincolnshire owner-driver Anthony Miles has succeeded in obtaining a new international licence, despite an objection from...

If Philip Stanford, trading as Wolverley Plant Hire, does not pay fines and costs totalling £19,145 by 5 September, his licence...

D espite rumours of a move to the NEC the Institute of Road Transport Engineers' annual show looks set to remain at Telford, at...

EMISSIONS V ans have had it easy for far too long. Emissions laws have added to the cost and complexity of cars and heavy...

Milk Haulage The free market for milk is being opened up providing further opportunities for hauliers to tender for the...

• Volkswagen is sponsoring a national safe driving competition for small vans to be run in parallel with the Truck Driver of...

• The three day conference and exhibition takes place at the Wembley conference and exhibition centre on 21-23 June. Topics...

• Transport solutions for sustainable cities is the topic of a conference on 12-14 July at St Catherine's College, Oxford....

• The annual Franco-British transport conference takes place on 1 June at the Hyatt Carlton Tower Hotel in London. Legislation,...

• RSR, the suspension and axle firm, has been appointed distributor for Bosch air braking products. Contact (0332) 340085.

• Guardian Collections of Woking in Surrey are urging businesses to act swiftly over slow payers by passing accounts over to...

• Lucas has expanded its network to 45 outlets with the appointment of nine new brake relining centres. They are: David Huggett...

• Brake drum and disc manufacturer, Thos Winnard, is seeking stockists interested in becoming distributors particularly in...

s a newcomer to road .LlJiaulage, I have just purchased a R310 and have a contract pulling containers. Recently I had an...

J am a final year student at 1.Nottingham University conducting research into the causes of fatigue and backache in truck...

El niversity students sit exams in lorry factory" ran the headline in The Daily Telegraph last week. A Fine example of lateral...

here's some mighty proud Scania drivers and operators out there. And they tend to keep hold of them for a mighty long time too....

If you're looking for a flagship tractor to haul over mountainous terrain with ease, featuring the sort of cab comfort that...

The AA and RAC have been winning contracts to manage recovery work for a number of police forces—the independent recovery...

'Our drivers all carry Green Cards because we have to accept there are different points of view and we have to try and fall in...

are prohibitive and advise operators that their best bet is to stick rigidly to the law and if necessary carry extra paperwork...

year, according to the British Road Federation (BRF). Unfortunately that goal is now further off than ever following the...

SI No 298 Quick Frozen Foodstuffs (Amendment) Regulation 1994—cif 1 September 1994. Implements EC Directives 92/1 and 92/2 on...

Operator Licensing—simplification of the 0Licence system included in Deregulation Bill before Parliament. 0-Licensing changes...

Truc orld This month our galloping gourmet Steve McQueen visits Essex-Truckworld to test the culinery delights on the menu....