by David Craik • One of Scotland's largest hauliers, Munro Transport of Aberdeen, has become the final receivership statistic...

• Following Volvo's withdrawal from the TipCon, IWM and IRTE shows, it will stage a national roadshow on the FM range, backed...

• Jacob Holdings has bought two haulage and freight forwarding businesses, Thomson Jewitt International and Hudson Shepherd,...

WAGE WAR ON THE COWBOYS an you wage war half-heartedly? During the recent flare-up in the Gulf more cruise missiles were...

by Karen Miles • Fleet operators are set to compete for multi-millionpound Ministry of Defence opportunities in the new year as...

• A French truck driver and a foreign van driver were killed in this 20-vehicle pile up on the M20 before Christmas. Several...

• Traffic police should be targeting known cowboy hauliers as well as other road safety offenders, according to a new report...

by Bryan Jarvis • Two new Don-Bur highvolume double-deck semitrailers have enabled Ambassador Packaging of Winsford to replace...

• Elddis Transport, the Consett-based food and drink distributor, is replacing its 120-vehicle fleet with Mercedes-Benz...

• Renault has now added the final major component to its Master range with the launch of the Chassis/Double Cab version. The...

• Raven Trailers' new Load-and-Go low loader trailer (CM 17-30 Dec) was built in collaboration with its customer Ipswich-based...

by Toby Clark III A few years ago David Thomas, then head of Mercedes-Benz' UK truck operation, made a startling statement:...

• IMS says the Simalube automatic grease and oil dispenser can be adapted to suit almost every automotive application....

• PM On Board, which specialises in high accuracy onboard weighing equipment, has introduced a new bin lift weighing system....

• Sika has produced a CD-Rom carrying full details of its bonding systems. Sika Transportation— Keeping the Wheels Turning,...

• A two-tonne trolley jack has been introduced by Spaldings to complete its TruecraFt range of lifting equipment–ranging in...

• The latest Automotive Electrical & Mirror Equipment Catalogue from Britax should prove a useful reference source for...

• A Cumbrian haulier, who was making his second appearance at a disciplinary inquiry in just over 12 months, has had his...

• Breaches of the AETR drivers' hours rules committed in Eastern Europe have led to the suspension of the licence held by...

• Research has shown there is no mystery involved in CV wheel loss, though there are people in the industry who suggested there...

• Irish lorry driver Martin Ward's conviction for using a dangerous vehicle while the speed limiter was not working has been...

IN The Transport Tr ibunal has upheld the licence revocation of a haulier who failed to respond to letters from the Vehicle...

• A Merseyside at, company whose only truck attract only truck attract ed six prohibition notices in its first eight months...

CM's Haulage Factfile pages provide busy operators with brief news items on: forthcoming events, services, business products,...

Do you want to comment on any of the stories in Commercial ? Does someone in the industry deserve a pat on the back—or a public...

O n reading a booklet from Jour insurers regarding the safe use of machinery I noticed references to the 1992 Supply of...

T am in no way condoning the practice of drink-driving or speeding in an HGV. But I cannot see what benefits can be obtained by...

haulage very seriously. However, once a week our quirky correspondent, the Hawk, steps off his perch to take a humorous look at...

tractors that get all the glory, a whole army of less glamorous vehicles inhabit the twilight world of distribution. To redress...

to the job For a husband-and-wife to set up in business as a partnership takes plenty of stamina if you're going to stay the...

A lthough Britain is not among the 11 countries entering monetary union this week, its international hauliers will have no...

the idea of controlling drivers' hours—we simply can't afford to have drivers nodding off at the wheel of an HGV. So why do...

lots of bolt-on kits which will do the job, discovers Sharon Clancy. And operators are buying them as well as bodybuilders....

SERVICES Heavy haulage operators are used to life in the slow lane but most complain that using police escorts is far too...

New business rates take effect from 2000 and are likely to show sharp increases in some cases. Hauliers should prepare the...

Jim Duckworth, editor of Road Transport Law and head of Transport Law Services, Woking, Surrey, helps solve your legal problems...

much use as a trailer without a tractor. Chris Graham raises some important maintenance issues. I f your business involves...

difficult at the best of times but in the winter, fingers stiffen and for some, crack open. If your workshop hasn't a permanent...

week which started with negotiations in Japan and included a look at some fire engines in Scotland, more negotiations and a...

Ford is taking a stake in four Iveco Ford dealerships thanks to a joint venture with the multinational dealer group Jardine....

would like to wish all readers and advertisers a happy and prosperous New Year. We're not sending greetings cards this year,...