by Sally Nash • Hauliers in London and the South-East say that letters from their Traffic Area Office inviting them to attend...

• Livestock hauliers are calling for better protection from animal rights activists after a haulier lost several teeth and had...

by David Craik • Eurotunnel is set to resume freight services on 15 June. Planned resumptions were aborted in March and...

• The Vehicle Inspectorate is reviewing the level of checks it carries out at all ports in the UK as it gears up to introduce...

E ver woken up with a horse's head in your bed? A few newly licensed hauliers in the South Eastern and Metropolitan Traffic...

by Karen Miles • Police are warning hauliers to check their drivers' licences regularly following a case in which a...

• A Somerset haulier has attacked manufacturers' recovery schemes, claiming that a Scania deal left him £3,000 out of pocket....

• Creditors of insolvent Cardiff haulier WT Davies will have to wait longer for payment because half-a-dozen drivers submitted...

by Dave Siddall • Tesco could face an investigation into its safety-at-work procedures as well as a civil claim for damages...

• Britain's strengthening pound is threatening export-related haulage in the North-West, according to economic consultant...

• Threats of violence and lack of security at this year's Truckfest have convinced a number of hauliers never to return to the...

by Guy Sheppard • Parcelforce and the Royal Mail look set to be given greater commercial freedom following the launch of a...

• An ultra-low-sulphur diesel is to be sold at 30 retail outlets throughout the UK following an agreement between the...

by Oliver Dixon • An automated clutch, uprated weights and revised specifications are among changes to the facelifted Iveco...

• Shipley-based metal processors Crossley Evans has acquired another 525hp (391kW) ERF EC14 52 eightwheeler with standard...

• Several Gray & Adams' straight-necked prototype reefers are under operator evaluation, equipped with Carrier Maxima fridge...

• Pirelli has launched its Energy low-rolling-resistance tyres which, it claims, reduce fuel consumption by up to 5% for a...

by Toby Clark • Within five years Goodyear will have a complete new range of truck tyres designed to combine improved economy...

• lsuzu Truck is offering four and five-year operating leases on its range starting from under £70 per week. The offer includes...

by Brian Weatherley • When truck manufacturers use the term "high-tech" hardbitten hauliers tend to reach for a blunt...

• A West. Yorkshire haulage company, said to have been lulled into a false sense of security over its maintenance standards,...

• The authenticity of inspection records produced by a Leeds opera tor was challenged by a DOT vehicle examiner during a Leeds...

• A Stockport haulier who collected two prohibition notices for defective brakes in his first 14 months of operation had his...

• Permitting a driver to take insufficient breaks and rest cost Warwickshire haulier Allelys £1,350 in fines and costs when the...

• Ferodo is about to launch Brake Alert which highlights and pinpoints truck brake wear problems. It can be fitted to any make...

• Auxiliary pi ■wer system specialist Antares has teamed up with Mascot A/S to supply a comprehensive range of lowpower...

When truck technology encounte A fter this week's editorial I thought you might enjoy a couple of reversing warning stories....

T he article "IRTE Preview" by Irby Clarke. published in Commercial Motor on 15 May 1997. makes a categorical statement about...

L ast week in Commercial Motor (22-28 May) you featured three separate cases of drivers in prison abroad who say they are...

TR E AT • This year Seddon Atkinson celebrates its 90th anniversary. Atkinson and Co began life at Preston in 1907 and Seddon...

when proprietor Kit Marquand arrived in the office just 11 pallets were booked to fill five trucks; by the end of the morning...

be an understatement: apart from actually driving all of the 30 trucks that specialise in distribution to Scotland, he seems to...

job but it is certainly true that for wear and tear on vehicles and equipment timber takes some beating. Drivers also have to...

something_ to be said for placing your eggs in different baskets as an insurance against change. This is certainly a philosophy...

perfectly well without the benefits of refrigeration and they'd laugh at you But that's how it was when in 1963 when John...

Parliament is considering suggestions from the road transport industry on proposals from Brussels to raise the financial...

A recent decision of a crown court judge has highlighted the need for absolute care in use of mobile phones. A motorist was...

T raf - fic Commissioners regard speeding by HGVs and PSVs as a serious matter. It is increasingly common for operators to be...

T he Vehicle Inspectorate has been criticised for not being effective in its enforcement policies, but things are about to...

L acsding restrictions in city centres can be a pain for traffic planners. They can be a pain in the driver's wallet as well....

ritain is looking to the new Labour Government to deliver a new deal for transport. Top priority must be given to developing a...