by Nicky Clarke • Yugoslav truck driver Miriam Lonergan is appealing to UK hauliers to help owner-driver Alan Peat who is...

south-east Europe was shut off this week by Western sanctions against Serbia. An economic stranglehold on Serbia and its ally...

by Amanda Bradbury • Hauliers are at the centre of police attempts to net the IRA killers who planted a tipper full of...

• International hauliers may be eligible for refunds worth thousands of pounds following the EC's discovery of evidence that...

A rmed police could be step/ 1 'k ping up spot checks of LGVs in central London as a direct result of last week's blast, say...

operation saved • The sale of the Leyland D-af truck plant is believed to be imminent, following last weekend's management...

• The Irish Haulage Associat ion has elected its first woman president, Cavan haulier Shi.iln McCabe (pictured. right). At...

recommending that tip manufacturers put salr vehicles through a tilt t with the tipper body fu loaded and raised, in rk...

task forces which are being introduced to reduce in( try red-tape: "If you feel we've got a regulation wrong," says Prime Min...

• tiauliers should have trucks impounded if tl - k operate without an 0-1k says FTA director-gene Garry Turvey: "All righ...

• ! . }ie Transport Committee's second rep on rail privatisation say Government must revel policy towards charges BR to...

to victims of trading malpractice, sa: Local Authorities Co-or nating Body (LACOTS) report this week.

Use Regulations gc ing the fitting, setting a use of speed limiters wi published by the Department of Transpc within the next...

• Scottish aggregates haulier Baillie Brothers has taken delivery of the first Foden powered by a Cummins L10 350E Celect...

• The introduction of 44 tonnes moves a step closer next week as the European Commission's transport directorate circulates...

• The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has confirmed that operators running six-axle artics with lift axles must use the...

• Angus Clark becomes president of the Freight Transport Association this week, replacing Alec Lafone who is retiring Clark...

• An upgraded communications system giving drivers information on weather conditions, traffic congestion and diversions, and...

• The commercial vehicle sector has not yet seen the upward trend in finance sales witnessed by the car market, with...

by Amanda Bradbury • The cast of winning a new transport contract is set to soar from today as experts predict a landmark...

• Crash investigators at a top insurance firm are to probe drivers' tacit° charts more closely for tell-tale signs of...

• The prospect of a free-for-all in the letters market has been ruled out by the Government in a move that secures the jobs...

EXCLUSIVE hy Jolui Kendall and Alan Bunting • Volvo's new heavy truck cab has been captured on film (below) for the first...

FL7 32-tonner to its fleet equipped with a K&J Wit hey steel muckaway body and the first of Hyva's new range of underfloor...

The Mercedes 2527 for tipper and mixer applications makes its debut at TipCon. Its power is 23% up on its predecessor and it...

ENGINE: Mercedes-E 0M401LA vee-six, dir injection, charge-coot diesel. Capacity: 9.57 litres. Maximum net power: 200kW (268hp)...

by Juliet Parish • Property developers want hauliers to invest in a truckstop for which they have planning permission near...

• Three hundred Tesco dryfreight drivers, and additional warehouse and litter colleagues at six depots and two other sites....

MI Uncertainty hit NFT Distribution this week as drivers threw out proposals for a new national agreement and the United Road...

no to Co-op offer • The Co-op's offer of a 1.75% pay increase for more than 500 in-house drivers covered by the General...

• Ian Canadine will take over as director-general of the Institute of Logistics in August. The IoL was formed by a merger of...

• Year-on-year CV production fell by 24.5% during March to 22,036 units, says the SMMT. Export production fell 38.3%, from...

• All regions are reporting growth in manufacturing export orders, according to a survey of 9,000 firms by the British...

document due this week is expected to propose scrapping the audit requirement for small private companies.

• The Brifen wire rope safety fence made by Doncaster-based Bridon Ropes has won the Queen's Award for Technological...

By Juliet Parish • The British Association of Removers has advised its 700 UK members to cut their rates during slack periods...

• The Garage Equipment Association has submitted evidence to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission refuting allegations that...

avoid impact 1 • The three-vehicle international licence held by Kenneth Maclennan, trading as Maclennan Carriers, Isle of...

conditions on Bee Dee Transport (UK)'s licence for its Huddersfield depot are not to come into effect until the end of June...

• Wetherby mag istrates gave Liverpool-based Bibby Distribution Services an absolute discharge after the company admitted...

three-vehicle licence, the South Eastern & Metropolitan TC Brigadier Michael Turner has imposed conditions restricting the size...

TC cutting the duration of the licence held by Alexander Flynn.. trading as R Flynn & Sons, so that it now expires at the end...

Husband was renewed until the end of August only, after he admitted not being firm enough with drivers.

that Michael Jowett, trading as Rightway Distribution, has sorted out his financial problems for the time being. Evidence was...

• Li drivers, 'lino Irish and one Portuguese, were ordered to pay fines and casts of £1.046 and prohibited from moving...

• Disciplinary proceedings against Newportbased SJ Haulage & Storage have been adjourned for the fourth time by South Wales...

Sherlock Holmes' creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle knew how to write a thundering good line. Witness this corker from The Dancing...

He was hit for a cool 24,200. No doubt xenophobes among us will app aud this result on the grounds that foreign drivers caught...

Ei orkshire truck racer Steve Fell has won sponsorship from Unipart subsidiary Truck and Trailer Components. TTC's name...

spies on an access road to a Kent garden centre. They must have known the Hawk was in the area — my early registration...

a he Hawk hears from Bobby Elder, a Durham owner-driver who is planning a mercy mission to Bosnia this month. Elder will be...

0 n this week's truckstop feature (page 48) you can read about singer Lesley Curtis, who entertained drivers at BP's Alconbury...

Haulier itelpline • Shell Oils has introduced a helpline for hauliers, offering advice on its services which range from...

Fuel for thought • Leeds-based training school Road Skills' courses can cut a haulier's fuel bill by 10",,, claims the...

Going to America • A half day seminar on driver attitudes and safety is being held on 19 May, at the Scandic Crown Hotel....

title of: publication introduced by Provincial Insurance and Stockport-based security equipment manufacturer J Maple & Son. The...

• Reflective strips are available from Bnicknellbased 3M. A kit fora 12m trailer costs around ,E500. Contact (0344', 858000.

• An electronic battery charge splitter, claimed to be more efficient than a diode with none of the drawbacks of a relay,...

• Kidderminster-based Central Weighing will introduce a portable weigher at the IRTE exhibition at Telford on 13-14 May, The...

I Runcorn-based VBG has developed fifth-wheel kits for Leyland Daf 75/85 mid-weight tractors and Iveco and EuroTech mode They...

a victim of truck crime. It may not get your truck or components back, but it should make life harder for the thieves...

aluminium wheels, £2,410; aluminium air tanks, £90; tipping hinge, £160; three-quarter-length frame flitch, £525. Engine:...

The growth over the years although modest by multi national standards has allowed a substantial bank of knowledge to accumulate...

Consistency guarantees that the operation remains sound but new ideas are also needed to keep pace with changing technology....

Flexibility is one of the features of the bolted approach to life, far from restricting the options open to customers, it...

Technology is king these days, the computer has become a vital tool in an industry which used to be more akin to a blacksmiths...

ave you lot been driving all day? It looks like you've just got up." Singer Lesley Curtis is doing her best to whip up...

THE UK's MAIN OPERATC • Lost year's easing of restrk on the number of M5As (motor service areas) could lead doubling of...

gear, £9,985; Euro - 1 engine ,21,470; factory painted cab, £500; fog lamps, £130; bumper spoiler, £160; radio - cassette,...

Price as tested: Approximately £34,000 (see text). Engine: 2.0-litre diesel, 50kW (67hp). Kerbweight: 1,850kg. GOV: 5,000kg....

Drivers carrying hazardous goods face up to 12 exams if they want to stay legal next year. But how difficult are the tests? CM...

Low-noise 80 dB(A) trucks are already here — but will they really make our roads that much quieter? P eople have talked...

The human ear is designed to detect pressure changes in the air around us and is incredibly good at it. We can hear the...

I write in response to two articles that appeared in Commercial Motor 15-21 April with regard to JIC agreements. First, under...

I read with interest your call in last week's issue for a coordinate.d Police Task force which can track the movement of stolen...

g Th ere are two little words (among others) guaranteed to evoke a heated response from most self-respecting owner-drivers —...