by Sally Nash • Hauliers have slammed a surprise Government plan for a £25 one-off vehicle registration fee on 1 April as "yet...

• Renault, Foden and Volvo have joined Iveco Ford in appointing new managing directors in the UK. Yves Garin moves from...

• Tanker manufacturer Thompson Carmichael has been acquired by Heil of America, which builds more than 3,700 tankers a year. •...

by Brian Weatherley and Miles Brignall • Volvo has become the first truck manufacturer to buy up a major truck buyer,...

• A London brewery has decided to revive a 400-year-old tradition and resume beer deliveries by horse and cart after it found...

• Eric Preston, the first transport manager to be accused of manslaughter, passed a lorry fit for the road just five days...

ADDING TO THE BURDEN s a semi-newcomer to this sector I've been shocked to find out just how much of the world seems to work...

by Miles Brignall • International hauliers will have to pay more to cross the Channel following a decision by Eurotunnel to...

• Parcels firm United Carriers is likely to need up to 170 more drivers over the next two years as it moves towards becoming a...

by Rob Witlock • French authorities are doing their best to force hundreds of British hauliers to drop their compensation...

• Transport and General Workers Union general-secretary Bill Morris has been told to " put up or shut up" by the United Road...

• Driving after smoking cannabis could be a greater danger than drink-driving—and as many as three million people could be...

• Grandfather rights could soon be introduced for insulintreated diabetic drivers of vehicles up to 7.5 tonnes whose licences...

by Rob Willock • The future of Redruth tipper operalor Robert Barnard appeared brighter last week as his main contract, the...

• The average pay of employees in the road haulage industry is £17,300, according to research into salaries and productivity by...

by Sally Nash • After 13 years at the helm, Vehicle Inspectorate boss Ron Oliver is quitting the job at the end of April. He...

• Two hauliers have had their 0licences curtailed at public inquiry for failing to act on warning letters sent after fleet...

• A Devon lorry driver who caused the deaths of three people after ploughing into traffic halted by temporary traffic lights on...

• A stunned Gloucestershire haulier is desperately appealing for the recovery of four eight-wheeler Mika vehicles stolen the...

• ERF is to fit Caterpillar engines to its EC range, which could end its relationship with Perkins. The Sandbach firm already...

• Merlin Distribution has bought 88 Caterpillar C10engined Foden 4380 tractive units to service its contract with J Sainsbury....

• Daf will launch three new models at next month's Amsterdam truck show, all suffixed CF and with many design features used on...

by Oliver Dixon • Keighley-based lubricant manufacturer Highspeed Energy Care is to launch a fuel additive called Countdown...

• BP has bought a further 29 ERF EC12 tractive units to join its 128-strong UK distribution fleet powered by Perkins Eagle...

• A new racking system for medium to large vans will be launched by Telford-based QI Van Systems in March. Modular 2000 is...

• Henderson Mobile has improved its P3 insulated and AccessPlus dry-freight shutters. New seals and tracks are said to provide...

• Bodybuilder Island Plastics Industries has gone into receivership. The Cowes, Isle of Wight manufacturer of the specialised...

of key parts on its Ti panel van range. Components including the exhaust, clutch parts, shock absorbers and brake parts have...

• Hyundai will launch a turbodiesel variant of its recently introduced H100 panel van this summer. The 2.1-litre engine was...

by Charles Young • Ford will have a new Autoclutch system available as an option on 69 and 75hp Transits this spring. The...

• Powerscreen International has bought SDC Trailers for E7m. The move complements last year's acquisition of Moffett...

• A prohibition notice for a significant maintenance failure led West Midland Traffic Commissioner John Mervyn Pugh to halve...

appeal against a cut in its licence from 60 vehicles and 50 trailers to 50 vehicles and 35 trailers West Midland DTC Roger...

• Robertson International Haulage was called before the Scottish Traffic Commissioner Michael Betts at an Edinburgh...

• Northern Straw Co and one of its drivers were cleared of alleged offences arising out of an accident on the M62 when they...

• At a Leeds disciplinary inquiry North Western Traffic Commis sioner Keith Waterworth commented that owner-drivers often...

Do you want to comment on any of the stories in Commercial Motor? Does someone in the industry deserve a pat on the back—or a...

T t was with great disap pointment that I read the article entitled "Examiners lose respect" (CM18-31 Dec 1997). These feelings...

R ecent correspondents have highlighted growing concern over the difficulty of recruiting qualified and experienced drivers....

W hile agreeing with Ian Fowler's comments about speeding and, in many cases, tailgating HGVs, I suggest the new menace is the...

I was interested in the comment in the article Van Aerodynamics (CM 1-7 Jan): "Ecotek's own trials are carried out on a rolling...

I notice that references to the monthly vehicle registration figures are becoming fewer and fewer. There is little detail given...

J am replying to the letter "No licence" (CM 8-14 Jan). I cannot see how the writer of the letter could contemplate tendering...

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haulage very seriously. However, once a week our quirky corre spondent, , steps off his perch to take a humorous look at the...

odd travel sweet while motoring along in his trusty Reliant Robin. But according to a report by the RAC, motorists real ly took...

estling in the Hawk's bulging postChristmas post bag were a trio of motoring publications. Vehicles of the RAC, A Century on...

ktured shaking hands on a job well done are Major Adrian Rafferty and Peter Sherlock, head of Car and Commercial at Plymouth...

the most exciting way through town but they do have one redoubtable quality: no-one messes with a white van. Short of running...

RECENT AND IMMINENT LEGISLATION The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No6) Regulations 1996. CIF 1 July 1997....

DECENT DISPOSA Haulage workshops know all about disposal of engine oil but what do pubs and restaurants do with redundant...

W hat America does today the world does tomorrow. But does that include regularly testing HGV drivers for drink and drugs? Has...

T oo much to do—too little time. I expect you know the feeling. It seems that the amount of work each of us has to do is far...

It's hardly news that drink-driving i a particularly stupid thing to do—b police figures show that man drivers still used the...

Taking a atterin Recent gales sweeping the country at more than 100mph have forced hauliers to take extra precautions to...

ive A good breakfast is a wise start to any journey, particularly if you're a hard working truck driver. That's why the allday...

his HGV licence in May simply because he is dependent on insulin... 'There is nothing to say that we are any more a risk to...