• Eighty-nine people died in OCC■C LGVs during 1994, says the DOT. There were also 222 serious and 436 slight accidents...

by Karen Miles • Hundreds of prosecutions against hauliers have been abandoned as part of a Vehicle Inspectorate economy...

• From the end of September trucks will have to pass tougher emission tests as part of a series of measures designed to try to...

by Ian Wylie • Hauliers are poised to win extra business following warnings that this summer's rail strike could be even more...

• A truck driver showed "blatant disregard" for safety when he drove across an unmanned level crossing, nearly hitting an...

1905-1995 ANNIVERS.A31 0 scar Wilde would have had a field day, "To lose one prosecution, Mr Vehicle Inspectorate, is...

by Ian Wylie • A Lincolshire haulier has launched a one-man campaign to win vehicle excise duty VED rebates for international...

• TV-watching drivers can now have their truck's registration plate as their address, at least on their TV licences, according...

• The owner of Powysbased Potter Transport has been fined C14,000 for operating defective tachographs and For permitting...

• The spate of arson attacks hitting British hauliers this summer continued when a Sussex farm feed depot was torched last...

by Karen Miles • Transport bosses are paid up to 22 times the wages of their staff, topping a Trades Union Congress league...

• Truck drivers and motorists should be given more choice on motorway routes and Granada should forfeit some of its service...

• Britain's truck drivers are a cultured lot who prefer fruit to Yorkie bars, Radio 4 to Chris Evans and never smoke at the...

• Hauliers are welcoming industry proposals which would encourage them to scrap older LGVs, but say incentives suggested are...

by Martial Tardy • The French are threatening to jail drivers who fiddle tachographs in a massive clamp-down following last...

• Welsh hauliers are challenging environmentalists to come up with a better alternative following protests against last week's...

by David Harris • Hauliers and fleet managers should route vehicles around accident blackspots to cut down on crashes, says a...

More than 400 managers, scientists and staff at the Crowthorne based Transport Research Laboratory are fighting to retain their...

style when crossing La Manche from next January with French ferry operator Societe Nouvelle d'Armement Transmanche (SNAT)...

huge hikes in Vehicle Excise Duty have been told increases will not be as high as was feared. Until last November vehicles...

• Scottish LA Michael Betts has granted Archibald, Barbara and Robert Ken; trading as AB Kerr, of Laurencekirk, a licence for...

• Twenty seven prohibitions over five years were described as a "hiccup" by North Eastern Deputy LA Brian Horner when he issued...

• The licence held by Susan Thomas, trading as JS Lee Contractors, of Ynysddu, was suspended for a week, its authorisation was...

a e Edward and Ruby Cookson, trading as RE Cookson & Son, of Welshpool, were granted a new national licence for four vehicles...

• North Western LA Martin Albu has increased the authorisation on the licence held by Newton-le-Willows-based BC Handling from...

416 • Scottish LA Michael Betts has revoked the Michael Betts has revoked the licence held by John M Stirling, trading as is...

Don't know who to turn to? Commercial Motor can help! The latest version of CM's Legal Directory is now available to readers,...

A new show relies on a degree of luck, and the Institute of Municipal Transport certainly took a gamble with its Vehicle &...

by Toby Clark • Albion Automotive, formerly part of the collapsed Leyland Daf empire, is set to increase production massively...

• Simon Access has won a £7 million order from the Ministry of Defence for the design and production of 20 special purpose, air...

• Tata has launched two variants of the Loadbeta range. The Access van has central locking, electric windows, power-assisted...

• Devon Fire and Rescue ser vice has taken delivery of the first of 18 MAN L2000 fire tender chassis. The 10-tonne 10.224...

the offers available through Citroen's '95 August Action commercial vehicle promotion. The contract hire deals will make the...

omrnercial Motor (6-12 July) reported a story concerning the introduction of a new generation of digital tachographs. This, in...

T n reply to the article by 1 Tony Wigley, I can understand his comments, being a member of the URTC executive committee, but...

5 rucks of the future will have windsocks unfurling behind them, to streamline the airflow behind the vehicle and reduce drag....

trip to a truck festival more than 18 months ago set young Helga Hopkins' heart racing. There she saw her dream truck, a bright...

river Roy Boon has retired from Isle of Wight transport company, Vectis Transport after 25 years. But he's not out to grass...

rivers approaching this bridge in Wandsworth, south London, face a contradictory set of messages. They can take their truck...

ID Labour MP has bypassed the usual constitutional routes to persuade the Queen to ban bull bars from the royal fleet. Paul...

Windy city • The American Trucking Association is organising a study tour in conjunction with its annual management conference...

Fiat assistance X Fiat Auto (UK) has introduced a free 24-hour accident assistance service for its new vans. It lasts for 12...

Fault finding • Lucas has unveiled an extension to its training programme with a course for independent garages on fault...

Filter crushers • Garages can protect the environment and reduce waste disposal costs with a new range of oil filter crushers...

nationwide. While it's difficult to get an accurate figure in terms of overall financial losses, according to a survey from the...

Body guide • SMMT has published the Body and Workshop Directory 1995, a guide to parts, equipment and service, priced at £8. It...

• C17 Toll House Road will be closed on Sunday, 23 July. /UM Carrville to Blind Lane: resurfacing will start on 24 July and...

It seems that every other advertising hoarding is extolling the virtues of the Nissan Vanette Cargo. Few vehicles could live up...

cif = coming into force The Road Vehicles (Construction & Use) (Amendment) (No 3) Regulations 19951995 SI No 1201. Abolishes...

UK • Drivers hours proposals to review domestic rules still being considered with view to deregulation. Also, regulations...

For most medium size fleets, the idea of bidding for a big long-term contract is tempting but where do you start? B ig...

U nlike their European counterparts, UK-based international transport companies have so far shied away from considering rail as...

• Combined transport operator Allied Continental Intermodal claims to have carried about 8,000 swap bodies through the Channel...

Just 18 months ago, while most hauliers were licking their wounds in the worst recession since the war, three former Hays...

Price as tested: El 3,988 (ex-VAT). Includes 213,340 for base model; £415 for central locking and electric windows; and 2233...

accounts for millions of lost man-days every year. EU legislation could change this sorry state of affairs as new trailers and...

4 ike most people who follow politics, it L ca me as no surprise to me to learn that Brian Mawhinney had been moved on from...