• MPs are calling for an investigation into the sell-off of BR's parcels business Rea after the Government released figures...

by David Harris II The Government's commitment to make British haulage safer is failing, according to the Licensing...

• Drivers throughout Europe share a hatred of speed limiters, says the Union Internationale Des Chauffeurs Routiers (UICR). A...

by Stewart Whittingham • The trucker driver who ran over and killed animal rights protester Jill Phipps last February could...

• Rail freight is being run on the Highland mainline for the first time in four years, taking work from Scottish hauliers....

T hey say that French is the language of diplomacy. Having read previous annual reports from the Licensing Authorities you'd...

by Patrick Hook • Customs officers and armed police this week raided a series of London transport companies and seized trucks...

• Susan Brown, transport manager of Wigan, Lancs-based Vince Brown Haulage, has won a brand new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter von in...

• Milk Marque tanker driver Brian Quinn narrowly escaped death last week when a 10ft steel milk loading tube skewered his...

• Commercial vehicle manufacturers are falling behind car makers in combating vehicle theft, according to the British Vehicle...

* Hauliers are losing time and money because the Government has put back the completion date for 50% of all bypass projects,...

by Lee Kimber • A gang of thieves fled empty handed last week after their sophisticated hijack was foiled by the locks on...

• Systematic fraud and cargo theft threaten to undermine the TIR Carnet system, warns the International Road Transport Union...

The International Road Transport Union (IRU) is training 500 drivers this summer from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary,...

• Paccar Incorporated, the American-owned parent of Foden, posted record earnings for the second quarter of 1995. Worldwide...

• Cleveland police are warning hauliers who move loads over 4.3m wide that they must pay Article 20 excise duty, currently...

— The UK's world-quality truck thieves are gearing up for a Christmas bonus as the number and value of hauliers' loads soars...

• Leyland Trucks boosted its profits by 50% to £14m in its first full year of trading. Demand for its products soared by 37% to...

by Miles Brignall • Leading hauliers are bidding for one of the year's most lucrative contracts following the decision by the...

• Trucks have entered the gruelling Cape to Cape Challenge for the first time—it has previously been restricted for cars....

by Karen Miles • The sale of British Rail's road and rail container operator Freightliner looks set to be delayed until the...

• The Transport and General Workers Union is this week pushing the frozen food retailer Iceland for a wage deal above the 3.2%...

• Euro MP Edward KellettBowman is fighting for British drivers' right to carry piggyback tanks in France by lodging a complaint...

• Transport Secretary Sir George Young believes that road closures and other traffic restrictions could play a vital role in...

• South Eastern & Metropolitan LA Brigadier Michael Turner has curtailed the licence held by Elstead, Surrey-based Frederick R...

• Scottish LA Michael Betts has warned Andrew J Cleland, trading as Lothian Pallet Services, of Bathgate, about maintenance...

• Though deciding not to take any action against the licence held by Dunfermline-based Robert D Wallace, Scottish LA Michael...

as Alloyd, of Neasden, has appealed against the revocation of his licence on maintenance grounds by South Eastern &...

• The licence held by Major Plant Contractors of Chudleigh, Devon was curtailed to three vehicles and the company was warned...

• Chepstowbased Woodstock Waste Disposal, whose previous licence in the Western Traffic Area was revoked in February, has been...

• Cardiff-based M J McNiff & Curran, with a licence for 60 vehicles, has agreed to replace its computerised maintenance system...

• Burnley ownerdriver Mark Robin son received a for mal warning ab out maintenance after telling North Western LA Martin Albu...

• Tachograph offences cost two Irish lorry drivers a total of £415 in fines and costs when they pleaded guilty to a number of...

by Brian Weatherley • Fans of futuristic trucks are in for a disappointment. According to Volvo Truck Corporation President...

• Mercedes will be specifying Wabco's electronic braking system on a truck next year—probably the new heavy truck range...

• The first commercial application of Volvo's supercharged and turbocharged MTE six-litre engine is expected to be as an option...

The BPW PAL close coupling drawbar system has been recalled for a safety check by the manufacturer. The systems affected are...

• Wabco and Fichtel & Sachs have signed a deal for the joint development of electronic systems to control air suspension and...

• Coldstream, the Northern Foods milk collection specialist, has added two 22,000-litre Clayton Commercials tanker trailers...

• Iveco Ford has won an order for 500 vehicles worth .£17m. Darlington-based Northgate Motor Holdings will take delivery of 300...

It was inevitable that after proving trucks on the road vehicle manufacturers would want to test them by computer. Commercial...

Most truck manufacturers make a big deal about parts availability, claiming remarkably high-sounding levels of stock cover. At...

T he Sound Off article written by Fred Gathercole (CM 3-9 August) was interesting as almost 10 years ago the undersigned was...

y earliest memory, just pre-war, was my dad moaning about rate cutters In the 1950s we complained about the shilling a ton less...

Mix and match • Ford is installing new software in its dealerships designed to match customer needs to vehicle specifications....

• Bayford is inviting Diesel Direct Gold Card customers to join its Golden Network scheme, where they can buy diesel at 10p per...

• Lex Transfleet is in negotiations for new service areas around the country after opening sites at Reading, Norwich,...

• Group 4 Nightspeed has opened depots at Bristol and Reading as the start of a nationwide expansion programme following its...

• Somerset Rescue is now offering 24-hour commercial vehicle recovery within an area from Bristol to Taunton. It promises to...

• BP has introduced an oil condition monitoring service called INDIC-8 which, it claims, will identify potential mechanical...

Capital transport • The third annual conference to discuss London's transport needs will take place on 19 October at the...

• A new exhibition for the recovery industry will be held alongside the Motor Vehicle Dismantlers Assocation's annual...

• The 28th International Symposium on Automotive Technology and Automation is being held On 18-22 September 1995 in Stuttgart,...

Days of friction • Friction material manufacturer Don has organised a series of brake training courses at venues throughout...

• From September, Joseph Priestley College of Further Education in Leeds is offering four distributionrelated courses: CPC...

Hazgoods revised • Changes to the rules governing the transportation of hazardous goods has led to a second edition of "The...

• The 1995 HCB Tank Guide includes company listings for every sector of the road tanker and tank container industries, from...

night of its entire fleet of Volvo FL1Os from its locked compound in Besthorpe. The thieves entered some time between 23:00hrs...

Washing power • A new all-steel construction high-pressure hot water washer designed to be used in the toughest sites has been...

• Concept Chemicals and Coatings is producing four new aerosols to expand its range. New additions include a glass cleaner, a...

South East • M25 Surrey: two sets of roadworks and lane closures between J6-8 with additional overnight restrictions.

• Rotherhithe Tunnel: Closed for the whole of the Bank Holiday weekend for major repairs from 22:00hrs on 25 August to 06:00hrs...

• M5 Gloucestershire: Contraflow between Junctions 11 and 12. • A3027 Taunton: Works on Stapleford Grove railway bridge with...

• A47 Terrington St John, Norfolk: Down to one lane eastbound for bypass construction until February next year.

• M6 Cheshire: Major widening work near the Thelwall Viaduct between J20 and 21a until December. • M62 West Yorkshire: Works...

• A548 between Oakenholt and Kelsterton, Clywd: Lane closures and temporary lights at times at the Connah's Quay end until...

• VII Co Antrim: Only hard shoulder open between J9 and 10 until September.

Cummins' all-electronic Mll has finally made it to the UK, fitted to Foden's latest 4000 Series tractive unit. The new engine...

With the Foden 4380 we once again visited the BP truck stop at Crick where we invited drivers to take it for a short run up the...

the flow Without cash flow, your business is going nowhere. But exactly how much clear water should there be between your...

Today's truck thieves can carve up a stolen truck in less than an hour. The problem is nationwide and on the increase. However,...

plummeted in 1994. That year 206 LGVs were stolen. This represents a 37% drop—or almost E2 million—compared to figures from...

• Most police forces do not have truck theft initiatives. Norfolk Police, however, have been at the forefront of the nationa...

Despite the recent trend of contracting out transport operations, manufacturers should take a close look at their own...

Roy Hammonds says he was "totally dumbfounded" by his sacking on 18 May. "I'm living with a lot of uncertainty," he says. "I'm...

Roy Hammonds had been a driver with Iceland for 11 years when he was sacked for making daily 21-mile detours to avoid a...

• Preventing cases getting to the tribunal stage was one of the topics of the Road Haulage Association's conference on...

• The Government's green paper Resolving Employment Rights Disputes: Options for Reform proposes to streamline tribunals by...

• ACAS is independent, impartial, and aims to improve industrial relations by preventing or resolving disputes, providing...

Circuit last month to compete for top honours in Commercial Motor's Trailer of the Year Competition. This event, now in its...

Freight traffic through the Channel Tunnel is rising steadily but, with another funding crisis looming, can it continue to woo...

6 s a traffic officer, I have removed accidents. In consequence, I speak as an operational practitioner and not a desk-bound...

it offered power options of 8.3, 10.0, 12.0 and 14.0 litres. Each model adopts the engine capacity and nominal power rating in...

has always placed it amongst the top three or four truck builders when it comes to eight-wheelers. Add to this the option of...

year, recovering from a very low base of only 800 units in 1992. While the trend has continued upwards, now a slowdown in the...

CE OF Q 20 COMMERCIAL MOTOR ALI TY • Scania is once again an independent company separated from the Saab car and aircraft...

plant at Irving, Scotland saw the birth of the Volvo's eightwheeler long before it became an option in most continental...