being targeted by 'slash and grab' thieves at Michael Wood services on the M5. Enummunk Straight Freight (Manchester) has...

• by Melanie Hammond News that the government has buckled under pressure to introduce a system of charging foreign hauliers for...

• A modified version of the operator licensing system could soon be on its way for light commercial vehicles if the government...

• A public inquiry has been launched to decide whether a new super-port' should be built by Associated British Ports on a 202...

• by Mike Gewell and Miles Brignall Attempts by ..Jim Hay, the man behind four failed transport firms including recently...

A £97,000 grant to improve he efficiency of air cargo delivries by road has angered livetock hauliers who claim they hould be...

A House of Lords ruling could have enormous implications for hauliers who refuse to let traffic examiners take tacho charts off...

Care to put a price on your life? How about the life of one of your drivers? Every year the cost of road accidents in the...

• by Miles Brignall Operators who fill up at Raglan Services on the M40 are being advised to check their fuel bills very...

• More far-reaching changes are planned for Royal Mail and Parcelforce Worldwide in a bid to cut costs and stave off new...

• UK hauliers have to contend with the worst jams in Europe coupled with one of the lowest levels of public spending on...

• A big shake-up of sugar beet haulage contracts is expected following the closure of a British Sugar processing plant in...

by Mike Jewell k former Eddie Stobart driver has lost his claim of nfair dismissal after he resigned from the Cumbrian aulier...

A haulage firm and 11 drivers were fined nearly £7,000 by Evesham Magistrates after the employees illegally exceeded their...

• by David Craik The UK government is being warned that it must force the French authorities to give more resources to fight...

A driver whose truck shed its load of timber, killing an elderly couple in a passing car, has been fined £350. Andrew Allison...

Legislation to include carriage of rubble and clay in the construction industry and waste in other industries is being...

travelling on motorways near Bristol following a spate of accidents that has left several motorists dead or seriously injured....

Tanker operators, like other hauliers, are looking for significant productivity improvements; and what has followed is a...

II by Colin Barnett DaimlerChrysler has added two self-steering trailer axles to its Discos range and has widened the range of...

a new range of racking options for the new Vivaro and Combo, as well its existing Astravan and Movano models. ERF BUY - WP...

• Body and trailer builder Southfields is moving from its Loughborough factory to a much larger site at Langar on the A52...

the recycle - more - glass free glass collection service. Based on a standard threecompartment R03 body, the mixed glass...

The Ledston 2 has a completely new cab design, derived from lengthy research into driver awareness. Visibility has been a...

Eby Colin Barnett In last week's launch story of Volvo's latest FM line-up, we looked mainly from the viewpoint of the...

• Following the official launch of the new models, we were able to try out a selection of FM tippers on an off-road course at...

A Manchester truck driver, who stole the identity of another driver using his missing HGV licence, has been sent to Crown Court...

FMK MING Scottish DTC Richard McFarlane has given a formal warning to Michael Bell, trading as MB Removals, of East Kilbride,...

Parcels and logistics firm TNT (UK) has been partially successful in an appeal against fines of £2,200 imposed for overloading...

U A Co Antrim lorry driver has been ordered to pay fines and costs totalling 325 after he admitted falsifying a tachograph...

Hertford based owner-driver Neil Hazel has lost his appeal against the revocation of his licence by the Western Traffic...

• PunctureGuard is a new 'tyre puncture sealant that is claimed to reduce or even eliminate a truck or van fleet's annual...

Scapa's new 3364 adhesive cloth protection tape is aimed at reducing warranty claims for accidental damage to vehicles in...

• Apprentices graduating this year with NVQ level 3 and BTEC national certificates include 45 from Daf Trucks' national...

• Materials handling specialist Contact Attachments of Newtown, Powys, is marketing a new drum handler that can lift, transport...

• Sika has added a new elastic sealant adhesive to its Sikaflex 500-series range of PUR-hybrid two-in-one products. Developed...

• Cleaning and hygiene specialist Deb has launched new Swarfega trade packs, including the latest heavy-duty hand cleaners,...

• Birmingham-based WeIconstruct is offering a new range of safety storage cans for holding flammable or corrosive liquids....

Mitutoyo is offering a range of Digi Wave digital measuring equipment for the automotive aftermarket The tread depth gauge,...

• OE and aftermarket clutch manufacturer Sachs has initiated a coaching programme aimed at showing how technicians and drivers...

• A new all-makes CV parts supplier, Starteam Exeter, has opened in Exeter to serve the West Country and South Wales. It's the...

Sykes-Pickavant has just published its latest workshop user catalogue, Automotive Specialist and Hand Tools. The free, 00 -...

Cleaning oxides, rust, dirt and other contaminants from fiddly areas can now be achieved easily using Agriemach's new...

Contrary to popular belief it seems, the Working Time Directive is one of the best things that could happen to the haulage...

Having attended the seminar on the Working Time Directive organised by Commercial Motor, Motor Transport, Truck and Truck 86...

The FTA has no wish to perpetuate the debate regarding the effects, or otherwise, of last year's fuel protests...

As many readers are well aware, contract and spot-hire charges contribute to a large part of operating costs and can be a...

NORTH! By our Northern Correspondent Eric Strongitharm Oswaldtwistle. "Left, you damned fool, left!" yelled Spagthorpe Motor...

the most wellequipped, innovative or powerful member of the family— after all, these are the models which the manufacturers...

hours offences, are entitled to the full protection of the law. David Craik reports. T he failure of bosses at TDG's Alltarni...

a fearful battering from overhanging tree branches as they inch their way down twisting country roads. Access to the premises...

ago yet S' the firm has an impressive customer base. As Tim Maughan reports, its recipe for success is quality and generosity...

by loose wheels—not just to other road users but to their own Operators' Licence if they lose a wheel. Since its launch in...

first enhance its appearance and practicality, with a plywood interior. You'll save yourself money in the long term. KTS...

a tip from Bryan Jarvis and give your vehicles a thorough physical. It could save you a long wait in the dark and the spectre...

My sole employee Sam continues with an ongoing job hauling final effluent from Torrington to Exeter with a 5,000-gallon...

My first job is to move tallow on-site at a local rendering factory, where I keep an old tanker. However, not all goes to plan,...

My first job is at Broadclyst, near Exeter. I need to be on site at 08:00hrs to empty a sewage treatment plant to allow...

Tallow movement at Torrington at 07:00hrs followed by emptying septic tanks at Yarnscombe and Meddon. Sam and I meet up at a...

First job is at Barnstaple with the 2,000-gallon capacity tanker. Then return to yard and switch to 3,000-gallon capacity...

• War, terrorist outrages, and the prospect of recession aren't denting the optimism of Britain's truck dealers. "They're...

• Who says that nobody wants ex-fleet tractors? There's a particularly heathy demand for 1996 to 1998 vintage Daf 85 360s and...

• Old trucks powered by Gardner diesels can fetch remarkably good money if figures achieved at a recent Saturday sale organised...

• Tippers and skiploaders were in great demand at a sale held at Doncaster by Commercial Vehicle Auctions. An M-registered...

RETHINK WORKS WONDERS A total rethink of the way it operates has worked wonders at independent dealership Euro Wise Truck,...