by Lee Kimber • Animal rights protesters are poised to mount a bloody campaign of booby-trapped letters against livestock...

• Investigators have cleared the AA of allegations of misconduct in running Kent Police's vehicle recovery service. The AA,...

by Lee Kimber • Customs and Excise officials are pouring scorn on brewery Whitbread's claim that a massive undercover haulage...

II Hundreds of drivers' jobs could be under threat at W H Smith's stationery business as part of the company's bid to cut...

broad is unutterably bloody and foreigners are fiends, said Nancy Mitford. Be onest, there are times when we've all had a...

by Elizabeth Daly • Grain hauliers are facing too much demand from a harvest which has been concentrated by the hot weather...

• Operators aught have to fit alarms to trucks carrying powered lifting equipment under new anti-bridge bashing proposals....

• Manchester-based J Wright Heavy Haulage is to take its fight against a defective brake prosecution to the High Court after...

by Elizabeth Daly • Spanish and French police are continuing to break European rules by fining British drivers for running...

• Rental trucks will be in short supply in the run up to Christmas, according to a leading rental companies. Dawsonrental...

• Truck safety campaign Brake is calling for tighter monitoring of trucks in Yorkshire and Humberside after senior police...

• Industrial action by drivers at three Iceland frozen food depots has been postponed until September after talks on a 3.5%...

• Hauliers' profit margins slipped in the first half of 1995 despite the national economic recovery, says credit reference...

for Belfast CVs by Lee Kimber • As Northern Ireland celebrates the first anniversary of the peace initiative, hauliers are...

• Demand for British-made trucks is stronger abroad than at home, according to latest Government figures. Commercial vehicle...

by John Kendall • Volvo is raising the roof on its flagship FH cab. The Globetrotter XL will be launched at the Paris Show in...

• County has launched a shortwheelbase version of its allwheel-drive County Transit. It is based on the Ford Transit 150...

• MAN has launched a lightweight urban artic based on the M90 middleweight. The 14.272 is effectively a downplated version of...

• Bexley Trading Services, Bexley Borough's in-house contractor, has ordered a fleet of 25 new Seddon Atkinson 4x2 and 6x4...

• Suttons Distribution has acquired seven 13.6m Lawrence David pillarless-roof curtainsiders fitted with swingout posts at the...

• The first Volvo FL12 in the UK is with Linkman Tankers. Incorporating the Volvo Engine Brake (VEB) allows the FL12 tractive...

• Simon Access (UK) has delivered the first of two batches of vehicles for civil airport use in Nepal. The total order is for...

by Colin Sowman • Borders Regional Council has taken the first two 6x6 Iveco Ford EuroTrakkers (330E34W) in the UK, The...

• Hereford-based Alan Cunliffe and Joseph Lively have been warned that if any of their vehicles attract any more prohibitions...

• The poor quality of inspections carried out by a C ommercial garage was blamed for prohibitions imposed on vehicles operated...

• A Manchester Industrial Tribunal has A, rejected a claim for reinstatement by van driver Graham Tolley after he was sacked...

• A bid for a new national licence for six vehicles and two trailers by Simon Evans, trading as Evans Haulage, of Ash, will be...

I n response to PF Hemmingway's comments regarding Fastrac-type vehicles (CM 27 July-2 August) I must say he is very naive or...

Stobart ath this week then don't worry, you're not going mad. Britain's biggest private haulier is teaming up with the People's...

• Every once in a while a truck comes along which, for one reason or another, manages to survive in production are beyond what...

busy motorway service station, taking a well-earned break from the rigours of the road. Suddenly there is an explosion so loud...

One of our drivers was recently stopped by police and given a fixed penalty notice for a cut tyre. The tyre was nearly new and...

One of our drivers had trouble with police for stopping on the hard shoulder of a motorway. He was driving on the motorway...

industry. How are the newly enlarged companies reshaping without jeopardising the loyalty of long-established customers? T he...

not many own a herd of prizewinning Limousin cattle. The 170 pedigree Limousins live on Les Wilson's 250-acre farm at Westwood,...

6 H eadlines like "How can we ownerdrivers and small firms ever get a fair chance?' really make me see red (Sound Off 3-9...

The news that the first quarter of 1995 saw a sharp increase in the numbers of people being awarded National and Scottish...

technical engineer with Don, has highlighted the importance of vetting your regular brake relining specialist to ensure that...

• The Health & Safety Executive has issued a report warning that welders who use oxy-propane torches to pre-heat steelwork...

Motex • PPG is the first paint company to be incorporated into Motexa new, totally integrated bodyshop estimating/management...

• West Midlands Travel, one of the UK's largest bus fleets, has just switched from a conventional paint refinishing system to...

BRS is running trials on a specially designed anodised aluminium curtainsider in its truck rental fleet which has been...

• A programme is available for those employees who believe in going the extra mile and would like the qualification to prove...

• Nene Valley Waste reports that it has specified Dunlop rubber for its latest vehicle, a 32-tonne Seddon Atkinson 8x4 tipper....

for any form of heating in the workshop— donkey jackets and extra overalls are a much cheaper option. In reality a warm and...

I f you were offered the opportunity to rid your vehicle fleet of awkward steering, poor driveability, excessive tyre wear and...

D AVID WARD is workshops manager at St. Albans Sand & Gravel Company and is a firm believer in the benefits of correct wheel...

superseded the popular 90 series. High on the list of design priorities was safety with a new front end incorporating a smooth,...

main - harness cables can be prone to rubbing as the cab moves on its suspension. Make sure that they have not become detached...

• The new 95 S-cam brake from BPW is lighter, has fewer components and maintains braking efficiency over a longer period, says...

' • Hello has introduced a five-chamber rear lamp meeting all the legal and safety requirements of combination rear lighting....

• Ehrle UK recently introduced the HD622 steam cleaner which is claimed to offer new levels of efficiency and economic...

• Skin care specialist E45 is marketing a comprehensive and practical presentation pack to help fight industrial dermatitis...

• Air/hydraulic oil filter crushers from OTC now come with a pad of certificates detailing both the crushing power used and the...

• Thomas Electronics' Tyreguard tyre pressure monitoring system is designed to provide drivers with early warning of pressure...

• Design changes to the range of industrial workbenches and workstations from Kaymar Technical Furniture Systems have made the...

range of commercial vehicle linings intended for Rockwell RS410 Auto Adjust brakes as specified by ERF and lveco Ford. The...

• IMI Norgren has introduced a range of plastic tubing intended specifically for use in vehicle air brake systems. Available...

II For the DIY repair of potholes Rapitex IPRC is available in a 15 litre re-sealable tub. The product is a soft type of...

• New to the successful 3M Soft Edge Masking Foam Tape range is a wider 27mm tape with twin adhesive strips. The maker says...