• Truck theft and other organised crime should be investigated by a national criminal agency, according to leading detec -...

By Juliet Parish • Aggregates giant ARC is ordering 800 owner drivers to sign contracts which they fear could push them to the...

• The UK's plans for bringing dangerous goods transport rules into line with the EC will be published by the New Year, says the...

Sussex police are not ruling out a terrorist connection with the theft of two Volvo FL7 fuel tankers from manufacturer and...

"It is an onerous document which puts certain responsibilities on owner drivers which I believe places them in an impossible...

• The Department of Transport is considering changes to domestic drivers' hours regulations as part of its aim to reduce...

• International operators will continue to benefit from the discount battle between Stena Sealink and P&O European Ferries...

• Six seriously defective lorries were taken off the road during an inspection crackdown by police in the West Midlands last...

• Vehicle manufacturers and the oil industry are co-operating to provide the EC commission with information to allow it to...

• Drivers of 16-tonne vehicles with a trailer without a speed limiter fitted could face a fine of £2,500 and a delayed...

• A father and son are on trial accused of smuggling £2 million worth of cannabis in a lorry through Dover. David Roy Murray...

111 A dispute is looming between 300 van drivers and newspaper distribution specialist, Exel Newsflow. The workers are up in...

• Drivers using their company vans after work will have to pay £5 a day for the privilege under an amendment to the van tax...

Hungarian haulage firm Hungarocamion Spa. Teherauto Service Kft (Euro Truck Service) will provide Iveco with a sales, service...

• Takeover talks collapsed between 430-truck rental firm Rockfield Contracts and Topmark Vehicle Contracts when both sides...

Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe are to be sold off. They assemble, distribute and service vehicles.

prove ineffective and could cost the transport industry £100m, warns the FTA.

in Wiltshire is set to be replaced with a new £8.5m dual carriageway. The road will link up the Codford and Heytesbury...

redundant in September at the Manchester branch of Security Express. Union officials are meeting with the company to thrash out...

Institution for a code of conduct to govern engine reconditioning, with a definition of the term "reconditioned".

by Grant Prior • Hauliers in Kent are dismissing the local council's plans to lure 400,000 truck movements a year off the...

• International operators carrying tobacco and alcohol will have to wait until 1 September before moving their goods again...

member states more power to deal with counterfeit goods, including truck spare parts from nonEC countries. Community Customs...

• Road surfacing specialist Colas has taken delivery of a 17tonne Dennis Eagle Elite for resurfacing work. The Elite is...

• Axtec has launched a skeletal axle weighbridge, designed to be easily moved between sites. The standard device weighs around...

• Citroen has launched a shortwheelbase minibus based on the SWB C25 Relay Sevel van. The conversion is carried out in the UK...

will become mandatory for road vehicles in the US from October. The fuel industry is said to have invested $3 billion in...

• ICI and Virginia Refrigeration have introduced a new refrigeration lubricant test kit which is designed to help contractors...

• Swiss airline Swissair is now using road trailers which are moved by piggyback train to carry air cargo on a feeder route...

• A Euro-1 engine, higher gross weight and increased passenger capacity are among the changes to Optare's MetroRider bus...

• Cummins has won the protracted battle with Detroit Diesel to supply 336kW (450hp)-plus engines to Daf Trucks. For...

• ERF's first sale in France is a two-axle E14.41 drawbar milk tanker. The 14-litre Cummins-powered chassis is operating in...

• Volvo has produced its first right-hand drive F12 fitted with a Telma Focal 3300 Brake Retarder at Irvine in Scotland. The...

• Reynolds Boughton has delivered its first Scania-based fire fighting vehicles in South East Asia. The Civil Aviation...

over Barnfather by Nicky Clarke • Maintenance contracts worth millions of pounds are set to go out to tender over the coming...

• The founder of Irish haulage operation Nolan Transport and some employees face charges arising from the bitter labour dispute...

• Redpath Brothers of Wooler, Northumberland has withdrawn from general haulage to concentrate on the livestock sector. The...

• In its first public move to explain its involvement with the crashed haulier Barnfather, AAH Holdings has strongly defended...

• An ILV driving school has been given provisional authority to use a deserted army camp on the outskirts of Swindon as a...

• Management at Tibbett & Britten's Transcare division have refused to comment on claims that staff are coming under pressure...

• Car transporter Walon has increased its first-quarter turnover by £2.4m to £7.8m. It attributes the profit hike to increasing...

by Juliet Parish • A six-month wrangle over pay for 750 distribution and warehouse staff at William Morrison Supermarkets...

• European trailer rental group Tiphook has reported a £21,8m (36%) fall in its profits to £55.5m for the year to the end of...

• A quarter of third-party transport users are dissatisfied with the service they receive—and nearly all of them report some...

• A driver who started his own haulage business after being made redundant has beaten off opposition from neighbours and...

• ET Adams' parking of vehicles in a layby resulted in the Vale of Glamorgan livestock haulier being called to a Cardiff...

• .4 • Brian Yeardley Continental was given an absolute discharge after he admitted using a vehicle with an insecure load....

• Christopher Nixon, who trades as E Nixon Transport, of Chester, has been cleared by Widnes ma g istrates of usin g a vehicle...

• Companies' maintenance is often not at fault if tyres workin g in q uarries are dama g ed, ruled a Birmin g ham disciplinary...

on the licence held by Kings Lynn-based Gooding Bros, being cut from 10 to nine vehicles at a Cambrid g e public in q uiry.

a new international licence for 50 vehicles and 75 trailers at a Cambridge public inquiry. Eastern Deputy IC Ian Fowler had...

of the licence held by Gampbell R Thom, an Ayrshire haulier. Thom was called before Scottish TC Michael Betts at an Edinbur g h...

Cowdenbeathbased J & D Thomson's licence for five vehicles and two trailers for one year only, followin g a two day public in...

• A variation on Boalloy's Tautliner with adjustable height roof has enabled Scottish haulier ARR Craib of Dyce to gain access...

• Strathclyde Regional Council is investing £1.3m in 40 gulley emptiers and 5.0m 3 glitter RapiDemount swap body systems from...

• A 12.5m dual-compartment trailer built by GRP Massey and equipped with Transfrig undermount fridge unit for Wincanton...

• The Swedish practice of combining passenger and freight services covering its sparsely populated northern areas is...

• Lawrence David has updated its Roller Sider easy-access curtainsider body which now follows the company's "all-bolted"...

• Four of EM Wilcox's latest cavernous smooth-sided Walking Floor semi-trailers have gone into service with sawdust and...

• M&G Tankers and Trailers of Lye near Stourbridge is developing a range of subframe systems using fibre reinforced plastics...

• Thermo King is replacing CFC12 in its direct-drive Units with ICI's ozonefriendly KLEA 134a. Contact TK's service network or...

• Red Forge of Redditch has been appointed an approved distributor of Maywood onvehicle load weighing equipment, including the...

• Inter Forward group company Norfrieght has acquired 15 straight-frame air-suspended Van Hod tilt semis from Trans American...

pole planters from Welford Truck Bodies to join the two already in service in South-East England. They all feature the latest...

"It is an onerous document which puts certain responsibilities on owner-drivers which I believe places them in an impossible...

D t the Shannon District Court in Ireland, haulier Kevin 1 Smullen was fined about £1,500 for offences carried out while one of...

II auliers in the West Country took time out from scraping a living when their efforts at social functions raised £1,000 for...

i D t last, the oil can designed to top-up the ultimate in supertrucks, standing as high as a man and as long as a saloon car....

0 n the fashionable rush to install "hotlines" for everything Transport Minister of State, the Earl of Caithness, took a step...

Red Forge link • Maywood On-Board has appointed Red Forge of Redditch, Worcs to sell its range of on-vehicle load weighing...

Praising pricing • New research arguing for road pricing has been published by the Economist Intelligence Unit. Urban...

• Distribution Services 1993 is a 198-page report on contract distribution opportunities in the UK, particularly in the grocery...

• A pocket guide to the Food Hygiene (Amendment) Regulations 1990 for operators distributing chilled foods is available from...

Scammell meetings • The Scammell Owners & Enthusiasts Club will hold its annual road run on Sunday 8 August. Participants in...

• The Brityrex show, which covers the latest developments in tyres, including retreads and fast fits, will be held on 21-23...

• The International Commercial Vehicle Bodywork Show will take place from 15-17 March at the National Agricultural Centre,...

Transport don • A five-day course to give graduates and young managers an overview of the logistics and transport business...

Pandoro's box • Pandoro plans to introduce a 20-21 hour freight service from Rosslare in the Republic of Ireland to northern...

Fuel for thought • Fuel card supplier DKV F.uro Service has arranged for its customers to use the fuel bunkering network...

Safe swipe • Wakefield company Petro Vend claims its Verapos system eliminates fraudulent transactions for the payers of fuel...

• Weighrig has developed a mechanical wheel weighing instrument, which it claims is accurate to plus or minus 2%. The indicator...

• GB Tachopak has updated its fleet inspecticm pads to help hauliers deal with changes in the annual truck test. The defect...

• A radio-based alarm detection and signalling system for tractive units and trailers has been developed by Telesense Security...

• A survey by Central Tyres indicated that UK hauliers lose up to 176in a year in wasted tyre life. Leomar Computer System's...

• For the latest road news around the UK simply contact one of the following AA Hotline numbers (calls cost 36p/min off-peak;...

a victim of truck crime. It may not get your truck or components back, but it should make life harder for the thieves...

Volvo FL10 (reg G882 HUX) which was stolen from the yard of Imperial Transport of Long Lane, Great Heck, Humberside, on Monday...

Marsh of School Farm, Rowberrow, Avon for only three weeks was stolen an the night of 2 July from New Road Garage, Lower Weare,...

fitter Cannon Commercials, Heathfield, Newton Abbot, Devon, on late Friday night or Saturday morning 9/10 July and stole two...

Transport & Trading has a 24-hour hotline open for any information on the whereabouts of its ERF 10 4x2 38tonner tractor unit...

three G-reg Transit Standard panel vans from its secure yard on the night of the 22/23 June after thieves cut through padlocked...

and tested has been stolen from the Bramford, Ipswich premises of Hales Waste Control. The company believes the thieves broke...

F 4 volution rather than revolution is the key to much of the success attributed to German engineering: a vehicle will often be...

IHAMP ION 0 n a hot Sunday afternoon near Barcelona Wayne Rainey swings his 500cc Yamaha out of the shadow of the mountains...

Price as tested: 269,495 (ex-VAT). Includes 22,530 to supply air deflector and Silent noise suppression kit. Fifth wheel, spray...

Image is important to Mike Daly who refuses to admit his 60-vehicle fleet is in the haulage business and has banned the word...

I would like to say a word in response to the Sound Off article by Rob Davis (CV/8-14 July), but the word ! had in mind is not...

I t is time the licensing authorities clamped down on the people who are parking on back streets. These are not only panel vans...

A s a director of a small company which has recently had one of its vehicles stolen I was somewhat dismayed to discover there...

‘ ne of the most difficult jobs in transport is trying to charge customers for trailer features that are included purely for...

not already alarmed about the EC's green paper on industrial design, it should be now. When a top barrister, expert in...

is set to destroy the independent aftermarket parts supply, claims SMMT legal adviser Peter Farley. Giving a paper at the...

Free check Souriau service deal • Tecalemit has signed a deal to commission, calibrate, service and carry out warranty...

To counter this the company is offering free "PowerSafe" safety checks on all makes of washer. The check takes about 30...

• Renault has introduced two coolants called Topcooling C and Starcooling 500 are said to give added protection to it latest...

NIT° reduce injuries caused when charging batteries, the Health and Safety Executive has published a free leaflet "Electrical...

its truck tyre range showing which tyres are best suited for various types of vehicle, types of vehicle usage and axle position.

Copies are available from Michelin's marketing department on 081-861 2121.

Norgren Martonair offers courses on compressed air, from health and safety to training for maintenance engineers. Specialist...

Sykes-Pickavant has bought the manufacturing rights to the 'Vega' four-gas analyser from Gas Measure-ment Instruments

to cover its mobile vehicle lifts. Breakdowns will be attended within 24 hours; participants will get a discount on all service...

- Beat our prices and we'll refund you the difference," says Edmunds Walker. The pledge relates to parts (some CV) included in...

Due to a lack of exhibitors the Exclusively Tools Show scheduled for 20-22 September has been postponed. Plans for a 1994 show...

• Problems are arising with ASR-equipped vehicles during tachograph calibration. With the rear wheels spinning and the fronts...

• The Federation of Engine Remanufacturers (FER) has affiliated with the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI). One of the...

• All new DeVilbiss refinish sprayguns can be personilised with the owner's initials. Each gun has a circular recess to accept...

• Scania has become the latest truck manufacturer to introduce a workshop diagnostic computer for its dealers. The system...

• Leyland Daf has launched its second generation of electronic diagnostic equipment, called Davie II. It investigates problems...

• - It is out of the question that the smoke test for diesel vehicles will be reintroduced into the MoT on 1 September," says...

• The 91 IIGV testing stations on the list for privatisation may have to install rolling-road dynamometers for emissions...

• Eir. , MP Bryan Cassidy has told the aftermarket industry to start now if it wants its voice heard on the continuation of...

The message that tyre costs can be controlled often falls on deaf ears. Now manufacturers are trying a different tactic. T...

a choice of 3.6, 4.2 and 4.8m wheelbases. In those days it played the power game along with the rest but by the time CM tested...

Engine evolution changes the demands on the remanufacturer as the FER's recent show underlined. F . j uro-1 emission standards...

Understanding tyre design helps figure out one of transport's highest costs and know what duty any tyre is suitable for. T...

• A manoeuvring device for vehicles with locked or jammed axles is being imported by Albany Garage of Stechford. The three...

• Elevating platforms for repairing and painting high sided vehicies are being marketed by C&S Equipment. The units are wall...

• Turbo Precleaner is a centrifugal air cleaner which fits to the end of the air intake and is said to extend the main filter's...

• Sykes-Pickavant has introduced an over-centre serrated steel band remover to handle oil filters between 101 and 111mm...

• Protective garments made from synthetic fibres can be melted by welding sparks and become a hazard to the wearer. says...