Drivers' strikes could lead to in Italy, says the FTA. Jet has pledged to match the lowest ,rices within iwo miles of its 700...

are hailing last week's London TransAction truck demonstration as a success, but they warn the Government that it "ain't seen...

biggest show of strength in years, John Donald of Kent's Donald Transport has been forced to "shut the doors of his business"...

lorry drivers working across the border in Cumbria claimed last week they were offered incentives which encouraged them to...

Mercedes Benz to cut the number of CV groups in its dealer network by 50% have received a boost following the successful...

will lose about £94.50 under the EU Working Time Directive, unless the Government addresses the issue of wages. As CM went to...

Hard-pressed container hauliers could see an explosion of work over the coming years, according to a new report which suggests...

JS Express, the TNT subcontractor caught operating without its own Operator's Licence, is applying for a new licence under a...

Mills, the lorry drivers sentenced to serve seven-and-a-half years in a Bulgarian jail for smuggling 20.5kg of heroin, have had...

Inspectorate in a bid to weed out any unlicensed HCVs being used on its contracts. "It is believed that the construction and...

the March 1997 figure as commercial vehicles continued their 1998 sales revival. According to the Society of Motor...

(Consett), one of the country's largest food carriers with a fleet of 106 artics, has been fined £500 after it admitted using a...

at Dover Eastern Docks with 14 illegal immigrants hidden behind a load of flowers has been cleared by a jury at Canterbury...

If TDG wants something to do with its money it should launch an advertising campaign for the good of the industry, suggests one...

Calais fire brigades that it is likely to set up its own in-house team of firefighters, following a recommendation by fire...

fire brigades that it may create its own in-house team of firefighters, following a recommendation by fire safety consultants....

218m/three-year contract to provide warehousing and distribution for Rockwool Insulation of Pencoed. It has also renewed its...

Barnard has beaten off competition from Exel Logistics, Lex Transfleet and Ryder Trucks to land a three-year contract worth...

Standards officials in Hereford and Worcester that they face fines of up to £5,000 if they fail to ensure that animals are fit...

Highways Agency has promised to review its communication pr,0 cedures over roadworks follo ing a 25-mile traffic jam which...

was wrongly impounded in Italy for 15 days had to get his wife and their friend to drive out and rescue him after diplomatic...

engines and cab layouts. First seen at the Amsterdam Show in February, the changes enter production this month: new 11 and...

of last month's Isuzu NQR road test (CM 19-25 March 1998) should have read 17.6mpg not 16.5mpg, which was the figure for the...

a first glimpse of its new Econic 4x2 and 6x2/4 chassis-cabs, designed to compete head on with the likes of Dennis, ERF,...

of unwanted step-frame tilt trailers a new lease of life by converting them into straightframe curtainsiders. Southfields...

authorised to Swansea-based Dragon Scaffolding (Wales) for six months, South Wales Traffic Commissioner John Mervyn Pugh told...

under interim authority, had applied for a new national licence for seven vehicles and nine trailers at a Birmingham public...

DOT traffic examiner Richard Loftus said the company had been convicted of four offences of breaching the London Boroughs...

Turner has rejected an application by SMT Services of Canterbury for a new international licence for five vehicles and five...

had applied for a new international licence authorising the operation of four vehicles and two trailers. The application was...

been a big fan of healthy exercise— as long as someone else is doing it. So your avian correspondent was particularly impressed...

the SMMT regarding the Commercial Vehicle Show, I felt it important to write to our fellow exhibitors (of both the CV and IRTE...

erroneous impression left by the article headed "Reefermen hot under the collar" (CM 1925 Feb). In my capacity as...

in Dave Lee's letter regarding us "sad, sick people" (CM 26 March-1 April). Does the Econofreight driver regard his own mates...

about the formation of a Leyland club or society to promote and support the restoration of the products of Leyland Motors, and...

am, however, sick of reading that in the name of safety we must comply with complex regulations and risk prosecution when a...

letters 2-8 April) is correct in saying that it is possible to book a cheaper holiday to Cyprus than the conference package...

your readers that writs have been issued against United Automobile Services by my legal advisers for personal injury sustained...

shortage of HGV drivers. I find it surprising that some industry commentators are apparently confused and unsure why our...

high-roofed twin-bunk model rather than a meat-andpotatoes fleet unit; so its noise figures turned out rather better than they...

Not only that, it had air suspension front and rear, giving it some of the best ride results in the group. But what you gain on...

single-bunk job with few bells and whistles and low-key trim. But it scored well with our resident sleeper and with Rover's...

advance in the state-of-the-art of the truck cabin, but it has established itself as a logically designed workplace with quite...

more than 160,000km on the clock, this Weetabix fleet tractor looked new, which is a testament to good use of materials. And...

that it was a 6x2 twin-steer, albeit with a straightforward single sleeper cab and mid-range "C" trim—spartan standard trim and...

cab tests, we backed our subjective impressions with careful measurements of ride quality and noise. MIRA's Peter Randle and...

Engine: 2.4-litre diesel, 78hp (58kW). GVW: 2,800kg. Payload: 1,120kg (with 75kg driver). Fuel consumption (laden): 28.3mpg...

waste after it's been treated at the sewage works? In the London area some of it is hauled out of town by Thames Water...

risk losing their licences if they fail mandatory medical checks. Now a range of insurance policies offer them some peace of...

some hauliers say they are prepared to pay more for their 0-licence if it means waging effective war against rogue operators....

the Government's long-awaited White Paper on transport will soon be with us. Freight Transport Association's director-general...

haulage operation, financial ratios are a lot more important than gear ratios... Successful transport businesses are made by...

an owner-driver working out of Dover Docks, wonders why road accidents cause so much delay—and why the Government is so slow to...