at the TruckAuctionsUK first monthly sale at Donington race track on Monday.

The FTA is advising hauliers to avoid Italy where blockades are being organised spontaneously across the country. Traffic on...

for hauliers who wish to implement a system to check for the presence of illegal immigrants. It costs 15 ( exVAT) and can be...

A haulier who transported the Spice Girls stage equipment has been charged with smuggling 100kg of ecstasy into Dover. The...

of clothing retailer C&A's decision to close its UK and Irish operations. It operated out of three distribution centres to...

by making Autotrans a no-cost option until the end of the year. The system, which features automated control of a conventional...

a summer of discontent • by Melanie Hammond Blockades and demonstrations across the UK and the Continent are brewing again...

port serving the UK in a bid to win concessions for drivers caught carrying illegal immigrants. The threat by the United Road...

• In Portugal, the government has scrapped a 12% fuel tax increase after a series of public sector strikes. • In Greece, road...

II by Charles Young International hauliers are likely to face increased pressure to check their trucks for illegal immigrants...

• Norbert Dentressangle (UK) has retained its good repute despite breaches of the drivers' hours rules on the Continent, and...

• The Treasury has denied reports that Gordon Brown wants to slash fuel tax and switch instead to raising more money from road...

It's time for action Following the tragic discovery of 58 corpses in the back of a trailer at Dover, everyone suddenly has a...

• by Mike Jewell The North Western Traffic Commissioner has warned that she will not hesitate to revoke the licences of...

• Hauliers face a summer of chaos with the prospect of industrial action affecting both P&O ferry and Eurotunnel services....

• Welsh tipper operator H Davies & Sons is locked in a legal dispute with a vehicle recovery operator which has charged it...

is slammed by BRF • The British Roads Federation has dismissed government claims that traffic congestion is improving. The...

• by Guy Sheppard Hundreds of sugar beet hauliers have been promised a shorter working week following a meeting to resolve a...

Ireland have caught 587 vehicles using illegal diesel. At least half the offences discovered during the two-week campaign in...

European governments, despite an agreement designed to bring them into line with EU countries. Transport ministers from former...

1500m, five-year extension to its agreement with Bass Brewers. Tradeteam will now he providing logistics to Interbrew-owned...

the MFI Home Delivery Service from its new Aldershot depot. The contract covers the area from Oxford to Slough, down to Bognor...

a fleet of fire engines as part of an agreement worth 11.3m with Derbyshire Fire Authority. The five-year deal provides 24hour...

a three-year contract with publisher Harper Collins, continuing its 14-year relationship with the company.

with Daewoo Cars in the UK and Ireland. The threeyear deal is valued at around 113m: it brings together all UK and Irish...

Hays has won a five-year, 1200m distribution contract with Ivaco to handle its European parts and accessories distribution....

• by Colin Barnett After a few false starts Peugeot's 206 Van has finally hit the road. We got to drive the Ryton-built...

• Volvo is running a competition in which you could win a £43,000 F1.15-tonner and an all-expensespaid trip to the Frankfurt...

• Renault VI is launching a used truck and van programme called Renault Choice. The company says the scheme will offer good...

• Gregory Distribution has introduced eight ultra-short artics to its contract with Spar wholesaler Appleby Westward. The...

Alloy Bodies is now offering this Luton body for the lveco Daily with similar designs on offer for other manufacturer's models....

Citroen is offering cashback offers on new models worth £500 on Dispatch vans, £751) on C15 Champs and £1,000 on Relays until...

Land Rover is recalling 10,000 Discovery and Defender 1D5 models built between September 1998 and June 1999 because of a...

Continental Landscapes has bought 45 Ford Double Cab 4x4 Rangers. Ford says the pickup Is still the market leader with more...

Laura Ashley Is taking four new Scania P94DB 4x2 rigids with Ray Smith drawbars, all In the company's new livery— anew beige...

• by Tim Makemore This year's IRTUBTAC technical trials featured the debut of Stan Robinson's spectacular roadtrain, described...

• Fuel economy was by no means the only item on the agenda at this year's trials. ArvinMeritor was there in strength to begin...

170 costs for using a vehicle with a defective tachograph. The company was convicted in Its absence by the Ellesmere Port...

with a warning when it appeared at a Bristol disciplinary Inquiry following concerns about maintenance.

trading as Oreaves Surveying & Engineering, of East Mailing, Kent, has been suspended until a new operating centre is...

tax had expired because of an oversight cost Aintree-based Hunterstrong Engineering, trading as Nothover Heavy Logistics, £355...

the licence held by Wisbech-based Gordon Carson, trading as GJ Carson Delivery Service. Eastern DTC Robert Lockwood also...

Using a vehicle after his 0-licence and its vehicle excise licence had expired, as well as two tachograph offences, has cost...

Three immediate prohibition notices and three variation notices, all imposed on the same vehicle, have led to the hcerce held...

Stafford Crown Court has quashed an order that Corby-based ACK Haulage should pay £1,155 in back duty after a tractor taxed at...

The Transport Tribunal has dismissed an appeal by Gloucester based Mark Baldwin, trading as M&S Transport, against the...

Liverpool haulier Piksli James Kirkby, .1 trading as J Kirkby & Son, was ordered to pay £690 in fines and costs after being...

Motor? Does someone in the industry deserve a pat on the back, or a dressing down? Drop us a line at Commercial Motor, Room...

and our correspondent The Hawk takes a sideways look at read haulage. If you have suitable tales of charitable works or quirky...

Congratulations to DJ BEAUMONT OF BEAUMONT TRANSPORT, EAST DIDSBURY, MANCHESTER, who has just been chosen as the winner of a...

It's not only buses that come in throes but, like the song says, reasons to be cheerful—in this case the latest releases from...

If you've always reckoned you could teach traffic planners a thing or two, then here's your chance to prove it. A new PC...

In the annals of crimes and misdemeanours who would have thought taking a sip of water would be added to the list? Certainly...

I PRICE AS TESTED: £7,465 (ex-VAT). ENGINE: 1.4 litres, petrol, 59hp (44kW). GVW: 1,375kg. PAYLOAD: 383kg (plus 75kg driver)....

inside of your cab, we have the latest word in interior design. Browse through the CM survey of the hottest selling in-cab...

Hauliers may not identify with the new boss of the Road Haulage Association, but he feels as though he's going back to his...

GOOD LUCK) Investing in the right equipment is essential if you want to thrive in the haulage industry. But what happens when...

be no exception. As Pat Hagan reports, careless operators who cause death either to third parties or their own staff— could...

family firm. Successful it may be, but the finance director at the company is keen to expand into the lucrative world of...

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