part of "a threefear renewal programme to .estore profitability" after flaking a pre-tax loss of R11bn. It plans to revert to...

• by Dominic Perry and Mlles Brignall Foreign drivers caught committing offences in the UK could face on-the-spot fines in a...

911 Distribution companies waiting for payments from stricken parcels firm Apex may not receive a penny, its administrators...

II Reefer operator Frigoscandia has signed a deal with Belgian vegetable processor Pinguin to buy the King's Lynn site of...

i Driver Steve Bryant may have serve an extra year in a oroccan jail because a £19,000 ne has not been paid. Bryant,...

take two • Police had a busy weekend in Stocksbridge, near Sheffield, as they escorted a 25-tonne transformer on its...

• by Chris Tindall The Health & Safety Executive is investigating drivers' complaints that there are not enough toilets at...

call to join assault on ED a The Road Haulage Association is urging the government to join forces with the Spanish and Finnish...

Owner/hirer of vehicle • Vehicle fitted with adequate security devices and well maintained. System in place which, if...

II A new campaign group which aims to promote the image of road haulage is claiming a membership of nearly 200 following its...

St Dutch driver Perry Wacker has failed to clear his name in the Appeal Court over the deaths of 58 Chinese immigrants who...

• A raft of new security measures to thwart illegal immigrants has been unveiled in Dover by Home Secretary David...

Scottish hauliers have been given an extra incentive to complain about plans for E2-avehicle congestion charges in Edinburgh...

• UK drivers are being urged to watch out for each other In the face of the increasing number of violent attacks by would-be...

"Should we actually be throwing resources at stopping youngsters stealing other youngsters' mobile phones?" Probably not. There...

• A driver tor East Sussexbased Jempsons Transport Contractors is helping police with their enquiries following an accident...

by Guy Sheppard Ind Miles Brignall 3ustoms officials are cracking lawn on the use of rebated red iiesel following a series of...

that will be left when the truck park at Dover Docks closes in August. The new site is at Whitfield, three miles from Dover on...

• A traffic lane reserved for freight and PSVs could be set up on the M25 following a government-commissioned report into...

• An agency driver who refused to make a delivery because he felt too tired, even though he could legally do the job within...

Announcing the company's full-year results to 31 March 2002 ; chief executive Edward Roderick admitted that it had been "a year...

If only truck manufacturers could improve other aspects of the driver's lot in the way they can improve drivelines. But Volvo...

• by Colin Barnett 'Make up your minds" is Volvo's Tiessage to European legisla:ors, but the plea could have :ome from any...

• During the presentation, Volvo's driveline experts „. listed the engine platforms that will power all Volvo Group...

on the Euro-4 requirements, 40140 is highlighting another area where legislators could help the road transport industry with...

I The Enfield workshop of , olvo dealer Duffield of East Inglia is operating an innovative est facility that enables unladen...

• Ford has unveiled a van version of Its diminutive Ka hatchback. The UK-only model, powered by a 1.3-litre, 59hp petrol...

• by Rabin Meczes Confusion over the compatibility of some disc-braked axles with certain trailers and tractors is leaving...

• • A total of 27,314 CVs were registered last month—up 7.9% an May 2001, according to the latest figures from the...

Sunderland-based Alex Smile: has taken delivery of the UK's first Iveco EuraTrakker 6x4 tractor. Supplied by North Eaf. Truck &...

1111121 4ei VEHICLE al MAINTENANCE LOST DAY he licence held by Sheffieldased Graham Crossland, rading as Gail Builders &...

A Liverpool haulage company was fined £500 with £50 costs after an antic careered out of control in a North Wales village and...

Milton Keynesbased Direct Movement Services and its sole director, George Gallop, who forged a letter required by the Eastern...

iik . , Falsifying tachograph records and -- 's , speeding has led to a driver from Felixstowe firm Newell (1, Wright losing...

Finance, hire and leasing companies who have had vehicles more than once due to a failure to check a cent's Operator's Licence...

I read with concern the outdated views of `Sodalist Truck Driver David McKay (CM 6-12 June). Mr McKay states that the industry...

You are reporting on inroads made by East European hauliers using cheap labour into transEuropean work previously done by UK...

We now have a new Transport Secretary to replace Stephen Byers in the shape of Alistair Darling. It is disappointing to note...

Reading Bryan Jarvis's article 'Rolls Choice' ( CM30 May5June) I almost suffered heart failure when I read: "According to...

Eric Strongitharm, Oswaldtwistle. The Spagthorpe Motor Company has been hit by claims in The Osivaldtwistle Procrastinator...

prepared to stand up and tell the world how proud they are of their occupation. This column was baffled to switch on its...

vehicles this side of the 1970s, will sponsor the Air Ambulance Challenge 2002, a marathon drive for charity to raise awareness...

come as a chassis-cab or a chassis-cowl, but in the UK it is the large panel van that takes the lion's share of the market in...

Roger Bishop Bishop's Move, based in Wandsworth, South London, has been in the removal and storage business for no less than...

BELL TRUCK SALES Garry Graham Is the dealer principle at Bell Truck sales of Longbenton, Newcastle upon Tyne. The firm has a...

Mark O'Connor Snap-On Incorporated of Wisconsin in the US makes and markets hand and power tools as well as diagnostic and...

Isis Rescue, with bases at Oxford and Hoperoft Hat near Bicester, has been in the recovery business for 32 years. "We operate a...

I-200 trucks, 80-150 trailers and various items of .nt. Wright also conducts sales around the country customers' premises. "No...

There's a lot to be said for buying a "complete vehicle" without having to worry about the extra hassles of speccing a body....

PROIDUcwa IN ASSOCIATION rORCIN 4%. WARREN SOLICITORS Rules of objection T he operating centre is the heart of any transport...

The operator must be a good "neighbour". The operator should be in regular contact with the Traffic Area Office to establish...

• A breach of a condition or undertaking could rase in the loss of the licence by virtue of disciplinary action being taken...

If it is a representation: • Has the notice been signed? • Has it been sent on time? • Have you received a copy? •...

their environmental policies, it found exactly eight of them were using gaspowered trucks or vans. ;iven that the questionnaire...

One independent haulier which has invested heavily in gas technology is Caratrans. It has the Ilk's largest ENG filling station...

Only by properly monitoring fuel consumption and vehicle damage (not to mention the safe disposal of shrink wrap) can you make...

• Get accurate information that allows you to make proper cost-saving decisions. if you can't rely on it, where do you...

• At the recent British Transport Advisory Committee annual conference, Interbrew UK logistics technical services manager...

of Rogers Transport was an ideal base for its agricultural work, moving everything from flour to farm machinery. But in the...

be particularly attractive booty to a gang of thieves. Think again. A couple of years ago a 3reat Yarmouth-based Frans Maas...

argues the case for using ndependent suppliers, rather than relying exclusively on franchised dealers. To =Rid off about a...