by David Craik • The Traffic Commissioners' fight against illegal hauliers continues to be hampered by a lack of vital...

• Eurotunnel made a £46m operating profit in the first half of 1998; now it is to submit plans for a second Channel tunnel....

II TNT (UK), which has never been convicted of any offence in relation to its 7,000 vehicles, last week lost its appeal against...

by Karen Miles • Hard-working drivers hoping to spend less time at the wheel are set to be disappointed following the European...

• More than 3,000 Exel Logistics drivers and warehouse staff have voted to take strike action after rejecting a 3.5% pay...

• More than 300 drivers face an uncertain future following Shell UK's decision to contract out its tanker operations. The...

• More than 80% of truck, bus and van drivers have found themselves falling asleep at the wheel and nearly 70% of them admit to...

R eading the comments in the Traffic Commissioners' latest annual report is like watching that infamous newsreel of the...

by Ian Wylie • Parcelforce and its rivals are poised for a head-to-head confrontation as speculation mounts that part of the...

• Fifteen of the world's largest shipping lines have been fined a total of El 82m by the European Commission for abusing their...

by James Keeler • Animal rights protesters have left a truck driver in a critical condition in hospital after throwing rocks...

• Two Vehicle Inspectorate testers appeared at Grays magistrates court accused of issuing fraudulent test certificates. Richard...

• Drivers at one of Scotland's largest transport firms are to decide whether to take industrial action in pursuit of a pay The...

• North Yorkshire County Council plans to impose a 7.5 tonne limit on three roads around Tadcaster. Area traffic engineer...

by Ian Wylie • Hauliers are venting their anger about the increasingly widespread use of JCB's Fastrac highperformance...

• Activist Chris Cain has been found guilty of obstructing Queens Drive, Liverpool during a Trans-Action protest on 9 April and...

• The United Road Transport Union is to take its "one-union" campaign to truckstops throughout the UK because it is confident...

• Hauliers in the West of Scotland are threatening action to protect the future of their communities after the Scottish Office...

by Sally Nash • Signs that transport firms are being hit by the economic slowdown were confirmed last week when two major...

• Wincanton Logistics has started a five-year transport and warehousing contract more than £20m with Somerfield, delivering to...

• An Irish driver who was involved in a fatal accident with a minibus has been charged with causing death by dangerous...

• A family is appealing for witnesses after a grandmother died from injuries sustained in a hit-and-run accident involving a...

by Brian Weatherley • For the professional driver drowsiness is just another occupational hazard, like a bad back or a stiff...

EXCLUSIVE by Charles Young • ERF is to offer Caterpillar's 12-litre dual-fuel diesel/gas engine in tractors and 8x4 rigids by...

operate on a combination of gas and diesel fuel simultaneously. Unlike gas-only engines, which need spark plugs, this is a...

• The Tata SUV (Sport Utility Vehicle) will be previewed at the NEC Motor Show next month and is due to be launched in the UK...

• Cummins-powered ERF tractors are now being sold with an extended driveline warranty at no extra cost. It runs for three...

by Charles Young • flyundai has introduced a turbo-diesel version of the H100 panel van which ousts the yearold naturally...

• Hays Distribution has added 76 low-height Volvo FL6.18 tractors and 116 refrigerated semi-trailers to its fleet to service a...

Is there a place for truck racing in the UK? The German round of the European Truck Racing Cup attracted 150,000 enthusiasts to...

• RH Bodyworks Paint & Accident Repair Centre in Eye, Suffolk now has 14 spraybooths on one site. Spraybake has recently...

_A • All five ZFGB DriveCentres are offering straight-drive ZFGB remanufactured service-exchange Ecomat transmissions to major...

• The Ferodo Brake Alert, the truck and trailer brake wear monitoring system, has won a Prince Michael Road Safety Award....

assisted and direct or indirect fired units. The organisation is operated from more than 30 depots throughout the country,...

• Kellett IUK), the truck, trailer and bus aftermarket parts supplier, has established a service to help its customers expand...

• Carrier Transicold has added six models to its Supra range of diesel overcab refrigeration units. New features include...

• Scandura Seals can now produce gaskets from com posite materials—either steel-faced with a soft core or soft-faced with a...

• A new folding tail-lift has been introduced by the Ray Smith Group made from aluminium sections fabricated by Hydro Aluminium...

• New from Britool is a redeveloped torque multiplier, specially suited to HGV applications. The tool is now more compact and...

• Rutland Electric Fencing has introduced Induced Pulse Window Bars which combine the benefits of a strong barrier with the...

The recent IAA Hanover truck show was overflowing with innovation and new products—far more than we could ever cram into one...

• The latest version of the Daimler-Benz/Hendrickson Discos modular disc-braked air sprung axle set has a new hub,...

• Agency drivers were blamed for a shortage of tachograph charts when Northern Irish haulier Montgomery Transport appeared...

Ii • A tipper opera tor who has been using an operating centre without authority for the past 18 months is waiting to see if...

III A bid for a fresh licence by Willenhall-based LDS Haulage has been adjourned as West Midland Deputy Traffic Commissioner...

• North Eastern Traffic Commissioner Keith Waterworth is to consider if a restricted licence is appropriate for a Sheffield...

• A 2300 fine imposed on a Southampton driver for speeding on the M4 has been cut to 75 on appeal to Swindon Crown Court and...

CM's Haulage Factfile pages provide busy operators with brief news items on: forthcoming events, services, business products,...

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 am sure that I will not be alone in expressing disbelief at the insult which Professor David Rose has levelled at...

David Northcott of Cobra Railfreight (CM 1016 Sept). I was pleased to note that David commends this unit for its openness and...

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

u o say car-dampers get a bad press would rank as a big understatement. But next time you find yourself clamped and are about...

Elj ere's one to keep your eyes peeled for if you are a motor racing fan. If when out and about you should catch sight of the...

FokDsotznEN with subcontractors I n early September Eastern Traffic Commissioner Geoffrey Simms revoked a large Loughborough...

How often do you use subcontractors? Maybe just the odd once or twice when you can't be bothered with the hassle of those...

850,000 vehicles; more than 60% of them during the past two decades, when half of the best known names in the industry merged...

W ilen it comes to maintenance, a little attention goes a long way. This adage applies particularly to the type of hydraulic...

The arguments about which is best—mineral or synthetic oil—have raged for years. The latest evidence seems to leave little...

The increased use of electronics to stop trucks safely, straight and without drama has led to the development of more and more...

North Wales lies on a major European route that allows Irish traffic to reach the Continent and vice versa. But what do...

D Furnell Plant Services runs a specialist transport service involving complicated lifting of office, press and other...

The crisis in UK manufacturing and confusion over 41 tonnes is breeding gloom among truck dealers worried about the prospects...

Cheap imports are hammering the used refrigerated trailer market in the UK, causing values to plummet, says Robert Reed,...

AIRFLOW Purfleet, Essex, independent used-truck outlet McKellar Motors has acquired truck cab conversion specialist Airflow....

Fears about the increased use of electronics in trucks should be dispelled by a series of special customer clinics being...

changing its name. From 1 October it will be known as NI Trucks. The firm's ownership and management remain unchanged. The move...