• by Dominic Perry A Lancashire-based haulier has wort an important victory in the Court of Appeal that could have a serious...

• Commercial Motor's campaign to force the government to return the £2m of stowaway fines has made a breakthrough this week in...

manufacturer recently featured in CM (6-12 Feb) has run into financial difficulties. Last Friday (21 Feb), the refrigerated...

111 Police in the North-East are to interview dozens haulage workers in a bid to catch a serial arsonist who h; caused millions...

• Transport minister John Speller has hit out at 'Just in Time' (JIT) logistics, blaming it for increased congestion and an...

• The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is warning that the delay in introducing smart-card digital tachographs will...

• by Miles Brignall A West Country haulier left in the lurch when the Strategic Rail Authority froze all rail freight grants...

• A German truck driver has been jailed for eight years at Canterbury Crown Court for importing cannabis with an estimated...

The Highways Agency and Freight Transport Association are In negotiations to increase the number of truckstops in order to...

IF Uncertainty about the global political situation is forcing oil prices to shoot up. They are now 130°./0 higher than a year...

• by Dominic Perry Rotherham-based distribution and warehousing firm Gloystarne has gone into administration due to a cash...

It seems that Britain's judges have finally woken up to the problem of driver fatigue. Have you? Our story on page ic) should...

• A trucker covered up his involvement in the theft of cigarettes worth nearly £1m by claiming he was robbed as he drove...

• by Milos Brignall Truck drivers who kill someone after falling asleep at the wheel are likely to spend at least two years in...

• Northamptonshire police are hunting a hit-and-run van driver who collided with a cyclist and drove off, leaving him injured....

• Black Country business leaders are drawing up their own transport plan for the region, claiming the needs of hauliers are...

London's congestion charging system went live last week, and with early reports hailing it a success, it looks set to be...

"Commercial vehicles shouldn't have to pay. There are so many retail outlets in the West End that have to be delivered to. It...

The London congestion charge operating hours are lam-6.30pm Monday to Friday, excluding Public Holidays. Traffic signs make it...

• The Freight Transport Association Is still alarmed at the sQ of congestion charge-related problems after an FTA memb received...

slammed Transport for London's (Ill) decision not to allow leasing companies to transfer liability for congestion charging...

Last week's announcement that Christian Salvesen shares had fallen to their lowestever point was a continuation of its...

avid Rhys believes the British are a people who do things by the book. it has a lot to do with the British psyche. When you...

• Truck manufacturers have promised to produce further guidance on the acceptability of third-party telematics systems after CM...

customers, concerns over warranties, buy-back arrangements and residuals have also brought third-party telematics system...

telematics system based on the Siemens VDO navigation product that combines vehicle navigation. tracking and job...

of its lied Box fleet data recorder. The new version has extra reporting facilities covering vehicle and journey logs to make...

system as the only approved stolen vehicle tracking system for installation on the new Range Rover. flavTrak will be available...

Live to its Opus Fleet Transport Management Centre software. The new feature warns drivers of impending hold-ups and gives...

r Leeds-based Macfarlane Transport is still benefiting from a bespoke telematics system installed on its trucks some three...

• MAN/ERF has announced it is to use its in-house telematics system to provide a new contract hire package based on the...

Masternaut has become the latest telematics provider to offer a GPRS-based vehicle tracking system. The new service, which...

II by Coln Barnet Renault's long-awaited lightweight 8x4 chassis has finally been unveiled—the UKspecific Highway Kerax....

Volkswagen has unveiled its new Transporter T5 more than four months ahead of its scheduled UK launch and before its final...

(or Caravelle to give its UK name) versions in order to check out the drivelines. Both were diesels—the 1,9-litre with 103hp...

Aberdeen - based R&J Simpson has been issued with a stern warning about the company's maintenance standards in the future by...

separate occasions resulted in the revocation of the LGV driving licence held by Staffordshire lorry driver Jason Brown. Also...

trading as Honey Fruit & Vegetables, has been suspended for a fortnight. Soni had been called before the West Midland Traffic...

use of a vehicle and drivers' hours convictions have led to the revocation of the licence held by Oldham-based operator...

A Sussex timber haulier has succeeded in getting the three-month suspension of one of its trucks quashed by the Transport...

A Welsh haulier whose father had his Operator's licence revoked last March will have to watt and see if he is successful in his...

matching truck, bus, car and oven motorbike wheels much easier. The system makes use of a standard pneumatic wheel lifter to...

section which allows visitors to design their own prefabricated workshop pit system. It contains information about the use and...

• Pneu Air, manufacturer of on-site nitrogen for tyre inflation, is offering its Uniflate system as a cost-effective, more...

• Whale Tankers is showing some new and powerful hot/cold cleaning machines at this year's CV show. Most powerful are the...

• The Vehicle Inspectorate is equipping its vehicle-ID checking sites with Maha's latest two and four-post lifts. The HL 9000...

barcode system. A PC-linked barcode reader scans in mechanic ID, parts quantities and bin locations. No information needs to be...

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• Snap-on Sun Tech Systems will have a wide range of its latest workshop equipment on display at next month's CV show. The Sun...

Our anachronistic review in celebration of the universal law...what goes around, comes around. 75 years ago 28 February 1928...

pathological hatred of other people most often found in maximum security prisons, Day after day, you're faced with the same...

website for Worksop firm Seateld Logistics (www.seafield.co.uk). And found that it's peppered with some of the worst marketing...

you aren't anyone until you've got your own natty little corporate slogan. For example, Wincanton's is straight to the point...

VOLVO FH12-460 I PRICE AS TESTED: 191 1 974 (ex-VAT)*. ENGINE: 12.1 litres, 460hp (343Inv). GCW :44 tonnes. PAYLOAD : 28.89...

The FH's pronounced curving front profile has always been good news aerodynamically, if less than handy for cab access—thus its...

grown his business into a 17-vehicle general haulage fleet. And, as Dominic Perry learns, that growth was almost accidental....

VICE ERF ECX 6x4 O wner-driver Bob Wheeler from Portishead, North Somerset was determined to raise driving comfort levels when...

or heavy machinery. It's hard work and they suffer accordingly, but regular inspections and maintenance keep the wheels turning...

YOUR REARS! Reversing is when vans are at their most vulnerable and when unsightly, costly damage occurs—particularly in dark,...

• Hope Anti-Jack-1We device Developed in the mid-1960s, this device with its keyed kingpin was mounted in a semi-trailer's...