by Sally Nash • A gang of six professional lorry thieves have been jailed for their parts in a £ 150,000 "ringing" campaign in...

• Trans-Action, the haulage group protesting against crippling fuel duty hikes, is so disappointed at the lack of trucks...

• The Government is coming under pressure to make a quick decision on vehicle excise duty levels for the new class of 40 and...

by Rob Willock • Europe issued its own Transport White Paper last week, paving the way for European road charges for hauliers...

• Rural Scottish hauliers have given a lukewarm reception to the Government's Scottish Transport White Paper, despite its...

by Mike Jewell • Hauliers appearing at public inquiries in the North Eastern and North Western Traffic Areas will be required...

• Two men from a Liverpool haulage company will appear at South Sefton magistrates court, Merseyside, on 15 September charged...

• The Vehicle Inspectorate has announced a whopping 10% rise in the fees it charges for annual tests of commercial vehicles....

GAMBLING ON 40-TONNERS W hite Papers, White Papers, more White Papers. With the Scottish White Paper on transport and the...

by David Craik • Police in Cardiff have arrested a man they suspect to be a con-artist who borrows demonstrator vehicles using...

• Unimog ' s range of small trucks have been recategorised as agricultural tractors for tax purposes in Ireland, following a...

• Directors of companies which help staff defraud the benefits system could face seven years in jail and unlimited fines. A...

• Reversing accidents are 10 times more common than Government statistics suggest, according to research from the University of...

by Rob Willock • Wednesbury parcels firm Apex is vowing to root out and sue the author of a rogue letter which invites...

• A disgruntled haulier says inadequate overnight security at truckstops over the past two years has left him with a bill of up...

• HGV traffic in West Wales could face a 60-mile detour if funds cannot be found for the strengthening of the Pont Twrch bridge...

0 Jacobs Holdings has boosted its vehicle recovery interests with the acquisition of two businesses in the South-East. The...

by Mike Jewell • A director of a haulage firm who twice oper ated trucks through two different companies without Operator's...

• The Government is planning to reduce truck and car theft with the introduction of a wideranging legislative and operational...

• Speculation that Mercedes-Benz may be interested in snapping up Ryder UK has been scotched by the manufacturer. A spokesman...

six-pot has served UK truck operators well since the days of the original E290 "Hummin Cummins", it won't make it past the...

• The ISM promises better driveability than the M11 that it replaces, and our first drive would suggest that it delivers that...

and an initial £500,000 investment by Metalair's new owner Feldbinder, the Sutton Bridge road tanker factory has taken on a new...

• Daimler-Benz, Nissan Motor and Nissan Diesel are to develop a light commercial vehicle as the first stage in a planned...

• The Made-Up Textiles Association (MUTA) has obtained industry-wide support in its bid to establish a standard to cover...

• Carrier Transicold has revised its Supra range of over-cab refrigeration units. The Supra 522/544, 722/744 and 822/844 models...

by Charles Young Truck manufacturers' reception to the Government's Transport White Paper is cool but they are nevertheless...

• A Foden dealer is demonstrating its faith in Caterpillar's electronically managed engines by specifying them for its own...

• Lancaster-based Dennison has built an unusual dual-purpose trailer for an Irish haulier which carries expanded polystyrene...

• A Manchester haulage company appearing at its second disciplinary inquiry in three years has had three vehicles suspended...

• Consideration of disciplinary action against Newcastle upon Tyne.based C&R Grierson was adjourned because North Haste) n...

• A charge that FM Engineering had used a vehicle when the wrong rate of VED had been paid was dropped after the prosecution...

III West Thun - ock-based Akatran International surrendered its licence shortly before the company was due to appear at a...

• Farehain magistrates ordered that the defence costs of Mansfield driver Cohn Randall be paid out of public funds after...

• Parker Morris Haulage has had 15 vehicles and 17 trailers suspended from its icence for a month because of 19 3rohibition and...

• Paul Elk, the Takeley, Essex-based owner-driver who planned to continue operating after being told that he was unlikely ever...

• The newly upgraded and improved Clarion Backeye Rear View CCTV from Brigade Electronics is now available with a choice of 6...

• New from F Askew (Engineers} is the Askew Wheel Chock, a heavyduty, fold-down device designed to prevent vehicles from...

III Nobel Sikkens has introduced Sikkens Autocoat BT LV, a commercial vehicle refinishing system enabling bodyshops to comply...

• Wade has added a range of quick-release pneumatic couplings to its extensive fittings portfolio. Available ex-stock direct...

• The latest range of Pa'finger PC lorry-loaders covers lifting requirements from 450kg up to 3.28t/m. Smallest in the range,...

• Fercell Engineering has introduced a range of industrial flameproof heaters which have been designed for use in hazardous...

• Parts supplier Kellett (UK) has appointed Steve McCracken as new managing director, "My role is to grow the company's UK and...

• Shell Oils has launched a fuel economy package of diesel fuel, lubricant and grease which, it claims, together can knock up...

by Chris Graham • Automatic fuel monitoring systems have saved hundreds of hours of staff time, stream lined vehicle evaluation...

• Haldex Brake Products has reviewed its systems and says all are Year 2000 compliant. The Modular Series ABS, including the...

S ince your Used Truck Report on ERF's EC10 on 8x4 tippers (CM 2-8 July), Eminox has contacted me regarding the problems I have...

M any thanks for publishing my letter in your current edition. Unfortunately, however, I noticed an error in the route...

y our interpretation of PC Richard Bratton's press release on the Recovery Campaign carried out in the south of the country...

A [though I am sure that your well-informed readers have already spotted the "deliberate" mistake, I am writing to make sure...

Hook on vehicle tracking (CM 23-29 July). In it he states: "The GSM network cannot give data coverage beyond national...

here's not many who would have had the Hawk down for an opera lover. Well, there is a cultured side to the old buzzard's nature...

ad news for all you chaps out there. I can just hear all the ladies rising up and with one vindicated voice proclaiming: "I...

A re the Germans better A re the Germans better at some things than us? I pose this question after seeing a photograph of the...

• It was a sign of the times earlier this year when Iveco Ford Truck launched a national used vehicle programme among a select...

multitemperature facilities cheaper and lighter—even Transits are now running with ambient, chilled and frozen compartments....

Tesco's home delivery service. The side door gives access to the ambient box, with chilled and frozen sections at the rear.

They may be the world's best footballers, but how good are our French neighbours at the much tougher game of road haulage?...

BASED: Totes. FOUNDED: 1996. CONTACT: Jean Louis Tessier, managing director. FLEET: Four Renault 320 tractors; 60 Trailor...

BASED: Dieppe. FOUNDED: 1866 (group); early 1930s (Dieppe office). CONTACT: Sylviane Feramus, general manager. FLEET: Three...

Transcosatal unmoved: "I think in the UK it's traditionally difficult for French companies to find 1968. CONTACT: Patrick work...

to serve the cross-Channel haulage market from a base in Eastleigh, Hants. It used to co-operate with a French partner, then...

The French haulage environment is generally similar to ours but there are several key differences, including the price of fuel....

BASED: Rouen. FOUNDED: 1991. CONTACT: abrice Roimonci, sales partner. FLEET: 12 vehicles, mostly tractor/semi-trailer...

BASED: Le Havre. FOUNDED: 1988. CONTACT: Philippe Friboulet, branch manager. FLEET: 15 tractors (Seddo Atkinson, Ivaco and...

Crooks who break into a haulier's premises aren't only after trucks, trailers or cargo. They're also after office PCs, and they...

fuel, the fan belt breaksanything—it's usually dark, wet and horrible. You can't do much about the wet, but with a good torch...

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PRICE: £16. STAR RATING: **** FOR: Normal Maglite quality, tremendously bright, will fit snugly into top pocket and takes Iwo...

PRICE: £28.95. STAR RATING: FOR: Penknife with a torch inside. Uses one AAA cell. Makes a great present. AGAINST: A bit dear,...

PRICE: £1 6.99 STAR RATING: * ** FOR: Miniature version of D620; equally good. AGAINST: Nothing. VERDICT: Excellent quality,...

PRICE: £1 1 .99. STAR RATING: FOR: Can run off own batteries or off cigarette lighter socket with 5m cord. All this plus a...

PRICE: £11.50 STAR RATING: FOR: Light and tough. Easy to operate switch, adjustable beam and reasonably waterproof....

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week full of hassles with continental traffic, public holidays and mounds of paper... Monday Today is a holiday throughout...

Dealers are casting uneasy glances at the latest economic indicators which suggest a downturn in the fortunes of Great Britain...

Mercedes-Benz dealer Orwell Trucks is dramatically expanding its presence in East Anglia as part of the manufacturer's...

DUFFTF-I,DS • East Anglian Volvo distributor DuffleIds is relocating its Norwich operation to a new site just half a mile away....

Old-established Brighouse, West Yorkshire-based ERF distributor Reliance is now representing Isuzu too. "We'd a need for...

Mercedes-Benz truck sales in West Central Scotland will now be handled by Port Dundas, Glasgowbased Vardy Continental as part...