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When it comes to the latest 'advice' from the government's Immigration Service to a haulier finding stowaways hiding in one his...
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By Chris Tindall KENT COUNTY Council admits that its plan to acquire land next to the M20 and develop a site for trucks to park...
SUFFOLK POLICE SAY the roll-out of new Operation Stack procedures for trucks bound for Felixstowe Port last week was a "huge...
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Stowaways 'released into community' TURNERS (SOHAM) HAS criticised the police and immigration officials for not having...
air deflector for high-street retailer TK Maxx to use on its double-deck trailers. Dave Bassett, head of engineering at DHL...
the loss of 700 jobs if planning permission is granted to build a 75 ,000m 2 warehouse near Andover. The supermarket is in...
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6y Roanna Avison PORTSMOUTH PORT has defended its decision to impose a £6 charge on drivers who park for more than eight hours,...
RSG's demountable rights bought up WHEELBASE ENGINEERING has snapped up the intellectual property rights, designs, drawings...
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A METROPOLITAN POLICE investigation into a haulage and recovery company's tachograph records uncovered "terrifying" speeds...
A THREE-MONTH STUDY into whether a freight consolidation centre will make deliveries into Glasgow more environmentally friendly...
Navara enjoys star role in crash tests THE EURO NCAP organisation has moved faster than expected to publish tne revised...
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Hauliers back campaign for A82 trunk road upgrade by Roanna Avison HAULIERS, EMERGENCY services and local businesses have...
Can you help? THE SURVIVAL Tour a charity organisation which hopes to save the natural habitat of elephants in India is...
Staffing issues at Vosa's Purfleet test station OPERATORS ARE having to wait up to six weeks for a retest at Vosa's test...
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Next month's CV Show will, feature a 'new' Magnum. CM explores how much has changed Words / Images: Brian Weatherley OK, SO...
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'Misleading' statistics mask 10% increase in truck crime by Dave Young TV CRIME reporter Roger Cook chaired the sixth Road...
High winds wreak havoc across UK LAST WEEK'S HIGH winds caused chaos across the country, with a number of trucks being blown...
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THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS claimed last week that Labour has expanded Britain's roads 15 times faster than its railways in the past...
A DEPUTY TRAFFIC Commissioner has allowed weight restrictions to be removed from a company's 0-licence, even though he agreed...
Rikki Chequer, community manager of TruckNet UK. reports on current hot topics at the driver forum. There have been a few...
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by David Harris THE DELAY TO the rise in fuel duty unveiled in the Budget last week has been given a qualified welcome by...
the price of diesel likelyto increase despite the 2p/lit rise in fuel duty being delayed, but also that there will be fewer...
THOSE INVOLVED in selling vans were last week badgering Chancellor Alistair Darling to do more to cut the price of fuel, Duncan...
Lib Dems attack 'duty delay' decision THE GOVERNMENT'S decision to delay the rise in fuel duty in last week's Budget was a...
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Volkswagen's acquisition of a controlling share in Scania is the result of one man's vision for a company big enough to rival...
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A union in her native Denmark approached the MEP Anne Jensen to help get safer parking, prompting her to push for better...
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The second annual Urban Logistics Conference took place last week, with key people from all sides of the industry coming...
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Company gives undertakings to improve ALTHOUGH NO action was taken against the licence held by Uttoxeter-based Boulton Skip...
FALSIFICATION OF tachograph records by John Smith Transport's one driver could lead to the loss of the company's 0-licence....
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Tribunal upholds Licence refusal decision THE TRANSPORT Tribunal has upheld the refusal of a new international licence for 10...
DRIVERS' HOURS, tachograph breaches and maintenance issues have resulted in two of the three operational vehicles belonging to...
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With the widespread introduction of digital equipment, is tachograph fraud on the way out? The FTA thinks that although it's...
November 2007Driver Graham Bell received a suspended three-month jail sentence and was electronically tagged for six months...
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Employees have had the statutory right to time off work in order to deal with emergencies affecting their dependants since...
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and close-proximity mirrors to the passenger side of goods vehicles more than 3.5 tonnes GVW and first registered from 1...
Regulations 2007,The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (England) General Regulations 2007, The Removal and Disposal...
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Five of Europe's finest vans braved Arctic conditions to battle it out for supremacy. Words: Colin Barnett / Images: Heikki...
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Until just over a year ago, the Citroen Dispatch would have been in a different class, facing competition only from within the...
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feels physically big in urban traffic. Despite this, and being the heaviest van in the group, it felt lively and had a car-like...
industrial-like", which probably wasn't meant as a compliment. The driving position didn't impress, due to the fixed steering...
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most sectors of this test. It was described as a handy machine in urban traffic. helped by its smooth five-speed automatic...
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as the drivers' choice, evenly good, and a good compromise between a passenger car and a van. The driving seat's adjusting...
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The test team was at pains to point out that all five contenders showed far more positive attributes than negatives. But, as...
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Over a late-night coffee on a North Sea ferry crossing, Knights of Old boss Ian Beattie touched on the company's economic...
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The company has reduced its dependency on fossil fuels in a number of ways — not only through partnerships. Beattie and Abbott...
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When the pair walked through the doors of the current, purpose-built site in 2000, the company operated six rigids, which they...
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Experience and discovers just how challenging it can be to drive a truck. Cat C Learning to drive a truck has never been an...
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with Wincanton in Luton. He found out that driving a truck is a totally different ball game. Cat C It's long been a dream of...
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Fraikin has stolen a march on its rivals by taking the classroom to its customers in order to meet training demands from the...
For Mark Newnes, the next step for the mobile training unit is to attract a wider commercial market. Its available to Fraikin's...
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training unit is an mobile training unit during the first lveco Eurocargo 75E18 with a sleeper cab and a JO Payne box body It...
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Words: Julian Miues I images: Claude tsarutel Nothing can ever prepare you for the first time you travel on the roads in India,...
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specifying every extra available surface might make you feel good, but don't expect all those goodies to boost the value...
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Dealers are divided over the future of the used market with some detecting a downturn while others remain buoyant. Words:...
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The two-axle rigid market is enjoying something of a boom, say dealers, with the main interest focusing on the 18-tonne...