been rated as good or outstanding in a report published by the Training Standards Council. PURIX RUM A public inquiry is to be...

el by Guy Sheppard A new road safety blitz could seriously increase red tape for hauliers, by forcing them to report all...

• One of Europe's largest logistics firms has set up its first UK office after beating a British haulier to a contract, but...

II Michael Moody, managing director of Grimsby-based MD Moody International Ltd, has been jailed for four months after pleading...

[he RIA is urging owner-dris to fight back against cornIles refusing them rate reases because the VED late they received last...

• by Miles Brignall Trucks delivering to farms in the Thirst area of Yorkshire face tough new disinfectant procedures after...

• A vehicle which belonged to Coventry-based firm Frederick Allen, which collapsed owing around 2700,000 to creditors, appears...

• by Steve Mcqueen A Court of Appeal victory by transport and logistics firm City Logistics could spare warehouse operators...

• A German truck driver has been jailed for six years for attempting to smuggle 35 illegal immigrants into the UK in the back...

• In this week's issue of Commercial Motor you'll find a wallchart on the proposed Working Time Directive. The chart has been...

IR Italian police have started to impound British trucks for committing relatively minor offences on the autostrada, according...

• Three quarters of HGV driv( are regularly breaking the 40m speed limit on rural roads, acco ing to new figures released by 1...

by Miles Brignall rck drivers still dreaming of new life in North America in it of the failure of relocaIn company First Point...

Britain's roads, as any driver will tell you, are a dangerous place and we suspect that the vast majority of our readers will...

I One thousand Securitas dri?rs have won their wages war ith bosses, after threatening s hold three-day strikes in July id...

by Guy Sheppard Leading figures in the haulage industry are to be consulted within the next month about the introduction of...

• Esso is launching an investigation into the blockade of its Purfleet fuel distribution depot by Greenpeace protesters last...

• Cannabis worth over £8.5m OR£11m1 was seized last week in Essex in an operation involving Irish and English police. A...

falling asleep at the wheel has been launched by the RAC. The fruit flavoured drink, RAC 124, contains the same amount of...

Public opinion has undergone a marked shift in favour of building more motorways and by-passes, according to a government think...

It's official. Iveco group member Seddon Atkinson has not turned its hack on the mainstream haulage market. With the Strata 2...

• Keen to maintain its current strong showing in the UK van market, Citroen is launching a new financial incentive programme....

own chassis frame, and both 6x4 and 8x4 will be offered with the ISMe as well as Iveco engines. An additional lightweight 6x4...

iy Kevin Swallow spite Renault Trucks UK's imise to improve Kerax sales : summer, early evidence wis this year's market share...

For this driving impression, GM took the 8x4 truck around Buckinghamshire. There was not too much to test its capabilities, but...

• CM drove the outgoing Euro-2 8x4 version fitted IAA Renault's MIDR E41 engine rated at 338hp at 2,000rpm, with peak torque...

• Following publication of our walichart on Vehicle Excise Duty (CM 19-25 July) we have received a number of calls querying the...

m by MI Godwin The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) of 1994 proposed easier travel for trucks between Mexico and...

The TDG (UK) driver who starred in the Vehicle Inspectorate's Check it Out video on drivers' hours and was then caught...

A driver forced to park up by a traffic examiner using new powers has been fined £250 with £85 casts for falsifying his...

The Western Area licence held by Honeybourne-based Ferryfast Produce has been cut from five vehicles to two for a period of...

Dover-based Frigoline and two of its directors have won a stay of execution after the Transport Tribunal ordered the...

A Stockport haulage company has been fined £500 after an artic shed a load of steel pipes as it negotiated a sharp turn in a...

North-west London heavy haulier Justin Ffrench and one of his drivers have been ordered to pay £900 in fines and costs for...

NORTH! By our Northern Correspondent Eric Strongitharm Oswaldtwistle. After being hit for six by poor UK sales, and the...

trying to force staff at a bank to hand over a 200,000 fortune—and then effectively telling the police where to find him....

engines to introduce common-rail technology for its entire fleet from 2,8 tonnes upwards (apart from the mighty Magnum, which...

Transport out of Warrington. "The Premium's cab is about the same height as the Volvo," he says, "but it's easier to climb...

urban centres and a realisation soon begins to dawn: there's an awful lot to be said for trunking goods up and down the...

• Many towns and cities impose restrictions on heavy vehicle movements in their centres as a means of easing congestion. They...

• Multi-drop deliveries are meat and drink to a huge crosssection of the haulage industry; any attempt to gauge the size of the...

no-nonsense vehicles which are used to deliver a wide range of goods, from chilled and frozen foodstuffs to pharmaceuticals and...

a dual role delivering mail as the Post Office is increasingly opened up to competition. Potential rivals can already apply for...

to base his haulage business. Virtually everyone who lives in the Bristol area drives along the flyover above his site at least...

I PRICE AS TESTED: 18,970 (ex-VAT). See box for options. ENGINE: 1.7 litres, 74hp (55kW). GV1V: 1,555kg. PAYLOAD: 420kg. FUEL...

Cuts in EU fishing quotas may not make many headlines, but for the hauliers who rely on this sector for a living they could...

• We have an operating centre bordering a main road and plan to expand our business by buying a property on the other side of...

• One of our tippers used on muckaway work was stopped by the police and found to have a crack in the main leaf of a front...

• I have been unable to get a licence to drive trucks heavier than 3.5 tonnes due to having to take insulin for diabetes. But...

the busiest months the company has ever experienced. This could not have been achieved without the co-operation and...