While Transaction plans its next protest on 27 May (and the RHA Board prepares iito consider organising a mass Lobby of...

By Steve Hobson AN OVERWHELMING majority of operators who responded to last week's Transaction fuel protest poll in CM and...

SHOULD THE TRADE associations lead the legal protest planned for Park Lane on 27 May? Yes — 68 (97%) It would show that the...

Warning to expect further diesel rises PRESSURE FROM RISING fuel prices intensified this week as the Road Haulage Association...

By Chris Tindall A NORFOLK PAVING haulier who organised a go-slow on the A47 last week has enlisted the help of a lawyer to...

Bogus LGV licences could cause 'carnage' FAKE LGV LICENCES are being sold on the internet as a £250 'novelty' item, according...

• AN OPERATOR WHO lied to Vosa to cover up the tachograph offences that one of his drivers had committed has had his licence...

Sons is calling on the Road Haulage Association (RHA) to help clamp down on foreign hauliers working in the UK. Company...

This week, TruckNet UK users have been discussing the proposal that the government should set a minimum rate for haulage. While...

THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT has increased its weight limit for longer, heavier vehicles (LHVs) to 60 tonnes. Last autumn, it removed...

CM ExcLusovm By Brian Weathertey IT'S A QUESTION almost as old as time. How do you get more payload on a tipping trailer...

insists: "With aggregate tipper operators being paid anywhere between £10 and £15 per tonne, and managing from four to 10 loads...

By Chris Tindatl THE DIRECTOR OF haulier Pollock (Scotrans) showed "callous disregard" for an employee's feelings after he was...

By Chris Tindall. DRIVERS WITH diabetes are at no greater risk of causing accidents in their vehicles than anyone else,...

COTSWOLDS HAULIER John Hackling increased its pre-tax prof it more than tenfold last year, mainly thanks to a property deal in...

Manchester Ship Canal cuts lorry movements A COMPANY THAT has reopened a freight transport link on Manchester's Ship Canal to...

Sy David Harris A SCUNTHORPE haulier has this week given his 38 drivers an 8% annual wage increase on the basis that the...

Since taking to the road with the new Eurocargo 18-tonner (see page 54), we've also managed to get our hands on the crucial...

By David Harris WELCOME BREAK is poised to raise parking charges for trucks across its network of motorway service areas (MSAs)...

As well as being the traditional starting place for a growing round of summer shows, Truckfest Peterborough is still the...

Contract hire is meant to make the upkeep of a vehicle trouble-free. But our man finds out the hard way that this isn't always...

THE ONGOING BANKING debacle and the way the Treasury is rushing to bale financial institutions out makes us question when you...

I CAN'T UNDERSTAND how fuel prices can rise constantly and hardly anyone seems to be trying to do anything about it . In the...

We spend a day with a Vasa vehicle examiner to discover the ins and outs of roadside enforcement. Words: Roanna Avison /...

We asked three key industry players for their take on long delivery delays, the 'saleability' of safety, and the appliance of...

Derek Graham "continued to demonstrate a disdain for compliance which bordered on the contemptuous" AN OPERATOR who admitted...

TWO DIRECTORS of a company that was found to have insufficient finances to maintain its fleet have been disqualified...

AN OPERATOR suspected of failing to pay .E85 costs to Vasa following an overloading conviction in 2004 has been granted a new...

AN ABERDEEN-based reefer operator has been granted authority to increase the number of trailers operating from its depot, but...

had continued to drive trucks after the revocation of his licence, was fined £60 for driving without a licence and given four...

Despite the recent headlines, inheritance tax regulations are business-friendly, but operators should ensure they've made...

2008. His shares in the company were valued at E1 million, and the remainder of his estate was worth £2 million. He left his...

A recent case in which truck hijackers had their sentences reduced raised the question of whether the courts treat hijacking...

Up-and-coming law with the Freight Transport Association Mirror retrofit: This European legislation requires the retrofitting...

The Vehicle Drivers (Certificates of Professional Competence) (Amendment) Regulations 2008, CIF 1 April 2008 The fees for...

with an established favourite taking on the new kid on the block and a wannabe. Words: Dave Young / Images: Simon Everett, Tom...

selling into other tough operations, such as mixer, brick and block and timber transport chassis — the Hino 700 Series can't...

level of acceptance in fleets. Climbing into the cab. its easy to see why. Good ground clearance, sturdy construction: this is...

From the moment your foot touches the lowest (swinging) cab step, the Volvo FM oozes class. The instrument layout and interior...

A mixed picture for the UK tipper sector the credit crunch is now being felt, but at least chassis availability is improving....

trailer, we visit Stas to find out how craftsmanship and innovative thinking are proving to be comfortable bedfellows. Words /...

The family business he company now known as Stas began by repairing wooden cart wheels in the town of Stasegem, in the Flanders...

The UK is a major market for Stas, a fact highlighted in the dispatch yard by the number of trailers in familiar-looking...

A researcher has devised a "revolutionary" new vehicle suspension. Is this what truck-makers and operators have been looking...

Mercedes-Benz has tweaked its Vito Sport, added some trick toys, spiced up its engine and given it a Brabus bodykit, among...

The arrival of the new Eurocargo completes Iveco's recent range renaissance. But is it different enough to keep its rivals at...

Although the official launch of the new Eurocargo is in September, Iveco says it is taking orders from June. In addition to the...

With a shortage of 7.5-tanners in lveco's test fleet, we had to restrict our test of the new Eurocargo to two 300hp 18-tonners...

Firms running 3.5to 12-tonne CVs are being urged by TfL to make sure their vehicles are ready for the second phase of London's...