When a company goes into administration it might still be sold — but probably not if it also faces a Vosa prosecution. Chris...

l'HE T&G UNION has suspended industrial action planned by drivers on Suckling Transport's Conoco contract after assurances that...

SUPERMARKET G lA N Morrisons is pushing for nighttime deliveries at its supermarkets in Felixstowe and Derbyshire. Morrisons...

500 Scanias EDDIE STOBART is spending irm on 500 new Scanias — the firm's biggest order to date. Half the new trucks replace...

THE ETA has persuaded the governmentto change its interpretation of the latest EU drivers hours' regs, giving greater...

INCREDIBLY. no one was injured in this freak accident in Scotland last week, An investigation is now under way to discover how...

NFT Distribution drivers in Eistree have been offered jobs in Waltham, Kent Following a change in its Sainsbury's contract.

Coca-Cola Enterprises has acquired 10 Euro-5 'yea) Stralis rigids with extra-large 150-litre AdBlue tanks.

NJ Lines will launch a dedicated freight ferry service between Cork and Swansea on 21 March.

LGV drivers can now be fined up to 22,500 for using mobile phones while driving.

Off-road-adapted tippers imported into the EU should attract lower 'off - road' import duties, says the European Court of Justice.

In the Legal Section's Law Plus feature (CM 15 February), it was stated that the earliest date that periodic training will need...

Transport Minister Stephen Ladyman has launched a consultation on the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation.

e rry Jones Transport absorbs a £250,000 bad debt but stays in the black — and the firm promises to bounce back. Chris Tindall...

MAN IS TO OFFER its Fleet Management package as standard on all vehicles supplied with its repair and maintenance contracts....

promised easier access than last year: in a bid to reduce the queues, parking at SED 2007 will be free. The show has employed...

Andreas Klassen, 51, was said to be doing 54mph when he smashed into stationary traffic near the M6 junction with the M6 Toll...

THE PURCHASE OF a car transport specialist in the NorthEast by Al Automotive has saved 31 drivers' jobs. Paul Hodgson...

Mr X believes too many operators are spineless when dealing with Vosa. If you are in the right and they are in the wrong,...

The market share of UK international hauliers has dropped to just 25.4%, with fierce competition growing from the French,...

The ETA blames foreign carriers "laden with cheap fuel", allowing them to offer cut-price backload rates to the Continent....

PRESTON, LANCS-based R Ascroft Plant Hire has been refused an operator's licence for six vehicles. North-Western Deputy...

BIRD'S GROUPAGE Services has snubbed SCR technology and replaced 40 of its Mercedes trucks with Euro-4 MAN TG A tractor units...

EPSOM AND EWELL Council in Surrey has asked the government for £18m to build a road improvement scheme to ease traf fic...

The refrigerated transport company also managed to increase its fleet mileage with fewer vehicles and trailers. David Harris...

BODYBUILDING specialist Wilcox Commercial Vehicles, which is based near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, reports that it is...

Hijackings of trucks in the West V idlands have almost doubled in a year, with criminals increasingly resorting to firearms or...

BARLBOROUGH. DERBSbased distribution firm Hastings Freight has taken its first steps to a green procurement policy. Its new...

VOLKSWAGEN HAS formalised its approved van conversion offering with a new dual-level scheme, marketed as the 'Engineered for...

THE IRISH DEPARTMENT of Transport plans to launch a pilot scheme under which 50 trucks and coaches will be operated on pure...

Residents near the Hertfordshire site are applauding the district council's decision — but the developer intends to appeal....

A SERIES OF FREE seminars designed to help operators reduce costs and maximise their profits are taking place around the...

NUNEATON, WARKS-based sheet piling contractor Ivor King has taken delivery of a Volvo EH16-660 6x4 tractor to haul heavy cranes...

HOPE AND AID Direct, a charity that transports humanitarian aid via truck convoys, is looking for help with servicing and...

This week's Analysis takes a look at Transport Trends 2006, recently published by the Department for Transport. Which direction...

Heidi Boatengis Women and Work campaign aims to increase the number of women working in road transport, particularly at a...

IN 1 IER'View from the Sharp End' (CM 15 February), L Radley refers to "curtainsiders that hadn't been strapped open" as a...

TIM RIDYARD raises some uncomfortable points in his article on digitach enforcement (CM 22 Februaiy). He refers to the fact...

I READ Brian Weatherley's comments with disbelief when he dismissed 1.6 million, as he put it,"disgruntled motorists" writing...

The Transport Select Committee has criticised LGV safety standards and what it sees as privatisation of Vosa. Dylan Gray...

The IC decides that a livestock operator attempted to deceive the authorities into thinking he had an 0-licence. Mike Jewell...

THE TRANSPORT TRIBUNAL has upheld the refusal of the South-Eastern and Metropolitan Traffic Commissioner Christopher Heaps to...

THE WEST MIDLANDTraffic Commissioner David Dixon's refusal to grant a one-vehicle international licence to Telford,...

THE REVOCATION ON financial grounds of the licence held by Brighton-based Alexander and Sandra Cooke, trading as Cookes...

THE REFUSAL OF a licence application by WinFor-Far Travel & Transport Services by the Eastern Deputy Traffic Commissioner...

The EU Waste Framework Directive is set to boost recycling of waste, assuming that it becomes law in 2009. David Craik reviews...

driver jailed for causing death by dangerous driving. Transport lawyer explains how this highlights the potential consequences...

Employers can use a 'salary sacrifice scheme' to train their employees while simultaneously cutting their tax bill. Karl Vernum...

WORK-RELATED TRAINING & SALARY SACRIFICE So how can work-related training be encompassed within a salary sacrifice scheme? The...

A head for figures is handy when you are analysing fleet efficiency — so is a decent spreadsheet that does the sums for you....

receive almost none of the glory. "kill 1 6.114:IV scrums down to find out what tyres are made of and how they are tested. T...

The exterior of the tyre in contact will' the road, the tread strip, is made from a rubber cortipound. Its function Is to...

Key materials such as rubber, textile and steel have been used for decades, and these basic components are unlikely to change...

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Michelin has no intention of being outpaced by Goodyear Dunlop. It too has launched a factory-fit steer-axle tyre with improved...

Like with its competitors, Continental hopes interest in wide-single tyres for drive-axle applications will grow-at present...

Goodyear Dunlop, currently enjoying a sharp rise in sales of its UltraG rip WTD and WTS drive and steer axle winter tyres,...

Bridgestone hopes to see the weight restriction relaxed, too. It has developed the M729 Greatec Mega Drive single driveaxle...

The trouble with fancy liveries is that they often show the dirt. It is a problem that has affected the bright yellow Volvo...

Changes are taking place at the leading retreading companies. Now, with its own 24/7 emergency call centre, Bandvulc aims to...

Managing tyres for a large fleet operating from a network of depots presents large companies with a major challenge, And as it...

Changing wheels at the roadside is a much bigger problem with LGVs than cars, so why have run-flat tyres been slow to catch on...

PROS 41,Tyre pressure monitoring systems instantly warn the driver of a puncture. • 'The vehicle can be driven at reduced...

projects — three things that distinguish Bird's Groupage Services from the average operator. reports. espite foreign...

Alan Woodhall, director Woodall has been with Bird's since 1979. His role is characterised by hands-on duties: "Looking after...

A For 2007 Chris Levelt's racing TGA will boast MAN'S latest D26 common-rail —a year ahead of the pack Bird's relationship with...

Road signs for immigrants and tractor units on the rampage This week has been an especially strange one for road transport. It...

Euro test fleet manager, Volvo What got you started in transport? My father was a transport manager and, along with my...

N6w operating from four sites, Sherwood is optimistic about the future of its new and used truck and van sales. Steve Banner...

In 2006, demand exceeded supply in the used CV market as a host of market factors took hold — but buyers still only splashed...