E by Karen Miles A freight forwarder which collapsed owing millions of pounds to hauliers was the victim of a suspected arson...

Senior Traffic Commissioner Michael Betts is about to publish guidelines for TCs on how to interpret the new wording in the...

• The directors of Penhale Commercial Services, which went bust last month, have been accused of "haemorrhaging the company's...

• This week's government Road Haulage Forum left ministers In no doubt that, despite concessions in the Budget, the industry...

• by Mike Jewell In a landmark judgement that overturns legal advice often given to operators, the High Court has ruled that...

• A Dutch truck drivcr who was stopped in a roadside check had been on the road for 25 hours without a break. He was among 20...

Even a casual look through this week's news pages confirms a worrying trend: the one where companies go bust, owing thousands,...

• by Liarn O'Brien Confectionery giant Mars is poised to launch an Internet freighting auction that will give shippers access...

IN Freight forwarder Federation Freight has paid a Dutch operator—more than two years after it carried out the work, and only...

II Verdict, one of the country's leading retail analysts, warns that the success or failure of Internet retailers will depend...

• A summer of discontent faces Dublin hauliers following the failure of a port forum to resolve opening hours issues. A...

• More motorway lighting and rumble strips are needed if the number of people killed or injured on motorway hard shoulders is...

• by Charles Young Hauliers owed thousands of pounds by Matthews European, which went into liquidation last year, are angry...

r Barnard Castle-based tipper operator TF Corner is sang all but three of its units "because rates are around 40% what they...

• Iceland driver Rick Love's daily routine can be seen live on the Internet via a webcam broadcast. Digital images of Mr Love's...

• A meat haulage firm has been fined nearly £8,000 for failing to train its drivers about tachograph records or to tell them...

• Thirty truck drivers have been prosecuted for falsifying their tachograph records after a joint operation between Scottish...

• by Toby Clark More than two-thirds of MPs would support vehicle excise duty reductions for 'technology-enabled vehicles"...

• Wright Minimix of Bristol reckons to have gained 10% higher productivity with its new Oaf 65XF mixer. The Hymix RD5C gear can...

IN CM would like to apologise for a mistake In last week's product round-up of doubledeck trailers. We ran the photograph...

cut wasted journeys • A pair of ERFs with liftng decks are boosting productivity for a clinical waste specialist. The...

• by Peter Lawton Scania may add a new Lightweight tractor to its range if a prototype performs well in trials. Derek Jones...

• Easi-Load is a new roof-top loading system for ladders from BriStor of Stafford. The system works on a similar principle to a...

• Pirelli has unveiled a range of products, including an Internetbased tyre management and ordering system. This is designed to...

• Ford has introduced a direct-injection turbo-diesel unit for the Courier and Fiesta vans. The 1.8TDdi engine adds £130 to the...

than 40 new MANs from LOW Truck and Van Centre. So far 21 units have been supplied, ranging from 410hp F2000 Evolution tractors...

Exel is taking delivery of 40 MAN 414 4x2s with automated transmissions after successful year-long trials. The three-pedal...

850Fs for its drawbar fleet. The three-axle prime movers are designed to run at 41 tonnes but can move up to 44-tonne...

new 41-tonne tractive units. The company is taking a mix of Scania 280 6x2s, with Euro-3 engines that qualify for the VED...

West was revoked when the company failed to appear at an Oldham disciplinary inquiry before North Western DTC Patrick Mulvenna,

Logistics, to base four vehicles and five trailers at Micheldever was rejected at a Southampton public inquiry after it was...

by Stranraer-based J McCulloch & Son, Scottish TC Michael Betts warned the firm about its maintenance record after it was...

and a breach of the London lorry ban led to five vehicles being suspended for a week from the 48-vehicle licence held by WRM...

held by Bury St Edmunds-based F J Taylor-Balls. Eastern TC Geoffrey Simms also disqualified the company and director Barry...

The licence held by Nottingham-based Vincent Hart was revoked by the new North Eastern Traffic Commissioner Tom Macartney when...

23 A Lancashire skip hire operator has had his 0-licence Out from two vehicles to one with a warning that further maintenance...

tem* The Transport I Tribunal has confirmed that north Londonbased Roadway Transport cannot have a new Operator's Licence....

A Stafford operator who was in Turkey when there was a Mara earthquake involving members of his family has lost his appeal...

A driver has been granted an 0 licence after Western Traffic Commissioner Christopher Heaps accepted his explanation for a...

Mahe Does someone in the industry deserve a pat on the back or a dressing dorm? Drop us a line at Commercial MOW, Room H203,...

What better way to mark the new millennium than to win Trucker of the Year 2000P Tony Selby (pictured with his better half...

In the league of big loads I reckon this one would rank pretty high in the premier division. Spotted by one of The Hawk's many...

• The Daf cab looks a bit wider from the outside than the other cabs in this test, and once you're inside there's no shortage...

• lveco has tried hard to convince the world that it makes a credible high-spec, long-distance cab, but customers (at least in...

• Apart from a few niggling details, a night away in the XXL-cab of MAN's brand new TG-A was a pleasant experience. The...

• The four-step climb into the Actros cab is a daunting challenge for the athletically challenged—surely with this level of...

• Our initial impression of the Premium's Single Driver cab is one of puzzlement: what have they done with the passenger seat?...

• Crossed lines meant that we received the "R" sleeper cab rather than the Topline which competes directly with the other...

• The biggest Volvo cab certainly makes a cosy bedroom; the warm blue colours and comfortable fabrics made us feel right at...

• Cab design progresses with every new model, and the ingenuity shown here was admirable. The radical single-driver Renault...

option for everyone? Adam Hill reports. t's a hassle. You want a new truck; you contact the dealer; you tell him what chassis...

of the week by Parkfield Southwest, the Devon-based transporter of PVC-framed patio doors and window units. Twoand-a-half years...

the world—until tax is added on. Once tax is taken into account UK fuel, especially in outlying areas such as the Highlands of...

"The best thing you can do to reduce fuel costs is to fill up in France where diesel is considerably cheaper," says RHA...

• If you want to sound off about a road transport issue write to features editor Patric Cunnane or fax your views (up to 600...