by Mike Jewell • One of the UK's largest operators, P&O subsidiary Pandoro, has had the number of vehicles it is allowed to...

• Traffic flow analyst TrafficMaster is predicting a nationwide traffic jam on Friday 23 October, citing a mixture of half-term...

• Maintenance problems have led to 10 of the vehicles on TDG's Scottish Area licence being suspended for two weeks. The...

by Karen Miles • The European Commission has ruled that self-employed drivers will after all be governed by the same 48-hour...

• An Essex truck driver's body lay undiscovered in his cob for more than a week after he suffered a heart attack at a truckstop...

• Central Railways has launched a £5bn scheme to build a rail link between Liverpool and northern France. It is designed to...

• Trans-Action, the group of hauliers protesting against fuel duty rises, is calling on hauliers to join a mass demonstration...

• Two men who ran a company dealing in used truck engines have gone on trial at Maidstone Crown Court for conspiracy to handle...

II The Environment Agency is to prosecute the owners of a Derbyshire industrial waste plant after one of its tankers leaked...

D efective brakes...insecure road wheels and suspension components...defective chassis components.. .a "horrifying" maintenance...

by Ian Wylie

the full artic driving test unaware that a little-publicised rule change allows them to drive tractors on a Category-C...

• Construction of the Cardiff Eurofreight Terminal is finally going ahead, thanks to a grant from the European Regional...

• The successful prosecution of the driver and operator of an Irish livestock truck could end the transport of ex-breeding pigs...

• A haulage firm and its driver were fined a total of £300 for a cracked mirror. West Bromwich magistrates fined Nightfreight...

by Guy Sheppard • A Black Country haulage company has folded following the loss of a chemical distribution contract, but the...

• A self-employed driver was fined £250 with £65 costs by West Bromwich magistrates for failing to take 11 hours daily rest in...

• Two Preston-based bulk tipper companies have joined forces in an attempt to survive the impending recession and escalating...

• A blitz on tax dodgers has been launched by the DVLA and the Vehicle Inspectorate in a bid to catch the 13,000 unlicensed...

by Michael Jewell • Five senior judges in the Court of Session, the Scottish High Court, have ruled that operators cannot...

• Three people have been arrested following last month's bungled attack on a convoy of livestock lorries which left a truck...

• Dublin City's director of traffic became a trucker for a day recently to get a first-hand view of the problems facing...

this Dutch barge from Warwick across to Dijon, France. The 73ft barge was carried on a Broshuis semi - low loader; the whole...

by Karen Miles • Speeding lorry drivers look set to be slowed by Government plans to raise speeding fines. The current £40...

• The partners of two British lorry drivers held in a French jail on charges of smuggling a £7m load of cannabis in a trailer...

• The owner of a haulage firm told West Bromwich magistrates in a letter that his business was in financial trouble with debts...

by Oliver Dixon • For some years now, hauliers have been faced with the increasing threat of the Fastrac tractor. Capable of...

by Bryan Jarvis • Tankfreight is about to start trials of-a Canadian monocoque composite road tanker supplied by Clayton...

• Montracon is providing two-year AA breakdown cover with its new trailers, with a guaranteed onehour response time. Trailers...

• Land Rover's long awaited new turbo-diesel engine made its first public appearance in the car hall of the Paris Motor Show....

• Volvo has improved the specification of the Mitsubishi Canter with no increase in prices. The Canter 35 now uses...

R enault marked the 100th Paris Mondial du Transport Routier with a new Premium Single (a one-man option on its Privilege cab);...

• Manitou launched a brace of truck-mounted fork-lift trucks. This electric TME15 is a folding model which adds just 800mm to...

▪ International Container Movements, of Rayleigh, Essex, withdrew its application for a new international licence for 10...

• Convictions for overloading and drivers' hours have led to one vehicle being suspended for a month from the 0-licence held by...

• Leicestershire haulier Patricia Bakewell's 0-licence has been revoked on financial grounds by Eastern Deputy Traffic...

A ro • Cheshire tipper operator Chartrange has won authority to use an operating centre the company had been using without...

1136 *A driver who took his untaxed vehicle home after it failed its annual test cost his employers more than 21,000....

• Ammanford skip-hire operator William Munslow had his Operator's Licence suspended for three days when he made his second...

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...

L egal Bulletin gave much apposite advice regarding subcontracting (CM 2430 Sept). However, one important element was...

V our article headed "Pie 1 in the Sky?" (CM 3-9 September) gave the impression that the European Commission's White Paper on...

r an any of your readers help me out? I am in the final year of a BTEC HNC Management Course. For my study project I have...

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

ere's a chap who's in love with his work. Mike Westerman, pictured looking adoringly at a chassis, is part of the Vehicle...

D ome people are not cut out to be master criminals. After attending a football semi-final between Kerry and Cavan, fruit and...

111111SCI. ERF's Fuel Duel programme has been an effective publicity campaign—and judging by our experience with the...

a century by drinks distributor Jolly's. Nicky Clarke reports on the company that puts the fizz into the West Country. R umour...

due to be published by the Government this autumn and despite ministerial denials a partial privatisation remains a...

violence. Pat Hagan reports on a sector of the industry where publicity is the last thing operators need. I magine running a...

workplaces, but even the best of them can be improved with the right aftermarket equipment. From navigation systems and fridges...

Looking for a low-cost solution to buying new equipment, from vehicles to office furnishings? Industrial auctions offer...

R oad safety is all about attitude. Skill, legislation and pure chance play only a very small part. Most would define road...