• Drivers crossing the 7 a rth Road Bridgc. over the weekends of 20-21 and 27-28 May should be ready for long delays as...

by Miles Brignall • Half of all UK truck drivers are tampering with tachographs to cover up excessive hours, according to...

• A Norfolk haulier is battling in the High Court to recover 35 lorries impounded by a ferry operator over disputed payment...

• Hauliers can look forward to fewer administrative inconsistencies in the 0-licensing system if the emerging findings of the...

by Karen Miles • Impounding vehicles running without 0-licences would not solve the problem of killer trucks, says the...

• The Freight Transport Association is taking Lothian Regional Council to court over its ban on delivery vehicles in...

WISE WORDS FROM TGWU I t's not every day the general secretary of the Transport & General Workers Union drops by for a chat....

by Brian Weatherley • A Department of Transport proposal to raise the maximum gross weight of two-axle rigids from 17 to 18...

alleged false records brought against JF Alford Transport, its director, transport manager and 29 of the company's drivers will...

• Livestock exporters have accused police of operating restrictive practices by subjecting their vehicles to excessive scrutiny...

• Lorry drivers could be enticed to inform on drugs racketeers if a hotline under consideration by North-East police goes...

• Irish and Dutch drivers headed the list of offenders arrested and fined by the Vehicle Inspectorate and Thames Valley traffic...

by Karen Miles • Court penalties for hauliers running without an Operator's Licence look set to increase following Government...

New commercial vehicle registrations totalled 21,686 last month, up nearly 15% on the same period last year. Iveco Ford opened...

• Specialist distribution group Tibbett & Britten has suffered a 22% drop in its share price after it issued a profits warning...

Hauliers are moving more freight than ever. Dealers are selling more trucks than they have been for a very long time. So why...

• MAN has introduced an L2000 6x2 rear-steer chassis for drinks distribution. It is designed to avoid German autobahn tax...

• Iveco Ford will launch a 12-tonne GVW version of the Cargo to meet the licensing changes that come into effect on 1 July...

• This is the first official picture of Scania's replacement R. cab, which is expected to make its debut this summer. Field...

• There are now two new categories in this year's Trailer of the Year competition; Road Tankers and Intermodal. The seven...

by Colin Sowman • While Europe was celebrating the outbreak of peace 50 years ago, those who reminisce on a more regular basis...

It's hard to describe Truckfest without sounding like an advertising brochure. Quite simply, it's the best event of its kind on...

• Wigan Magistrates have adjourned the hearing of charges against Inverurie driver Ronald Watson for a month to decide if they...

• North Uist, Western Islesbased Duncan J McPhail has been given a warning about his maintenance by Scottish LA Michael Betts....

• Dennis McConnagle, trading as Calton Plant Hire 8z Contractors, of Cambuslang, Glasgow has been granted a one-vehicle licence...

• Trowbridge Magistrates have cleared Ross Hillman of allegations that it permitted drivers to breach the drivers' hours and...

II David Anderson, trading as Spotrnix RMC, has appealed against his conviction for using untaxed vehicles, and an order that...

• Using another haulier's 0-licence identity disc has cost Huddersfield-based Peter Medlock 1225 in fines and costs. Mecllock,...

• Wigan Magistrates adjourned sentence For a month after Merseyside haulier Paula Fenney admitted a series of offences...

• An owner-driver who moved his operating centre after a dispute with his landlord was called to a public inquiry before North...

• Using a community author-isation with intent to deceive, and using an untaxed vehicle, cost Stevenston, Ayrshire-based S&R...

• The Railfreight Conference '95 is being held at the Marriott Hotel in London on 29 June. The future of rail privatisation and...

• The Freight Transport and the Environment conference is being held at the Jarvis Piccadilly Hotel in Man chester on 10 and 11...

• The Road Haulage Distribution Training Council hopes to convince employers of the advantages of a welltrained workforce with...

Red guard • Guarded parking is now available on a former troop base on the eastern stretch of Moscow's ring road.

• Kleindienst has launched a three-tier maintenance service for all makes of commercial vehicle washing equipment. It will...

• Ukraine's succession to the TIR Convention has been confirmed and the system will be run by -4IRCU (AsMAP VA). It will issue...

• Comark has cut the cost of fitting Comark C550 temperature recorders into vehicles carrying Hubbard refrigeration equipment....

Friendly stacker • jungheinrich is offering an ERC 12.5 electric stacker with a 1250kg capacity truck which is classified as a...

ELECTRONICS LIMITED Alarming talk • Brigade Group has launched Attack Alarm, a . vehicle alarm that follows the traditional...

South East • VE celebrations between 68 May will close many roads in London's West End and lead to further parking...

• M5: A contraflow has been set up between junctions 17 and 19 for major roadworks. Expect delays for some time.

• A4123: The regular closure of one lane on Birmingham New Road between Burnt Tree island and Tipton Road junction will...

• A633: Gas repairs on the Barnsley Road at Wrath, Rotherham, are causing long delays, particularly at peak times, while a...

• A467: There is a contraflow on Forge Lane while improvement work is carried out on the A48 at the Tredegar Roundabout. • A5:...

• in Edinburgh, width restrictions on the High Street between the North and South bridges will continue until the end of June....

• M22: In County Antrim there will be southbound diversions during resurfacing work between Ba113,-groobey and Dunsilly.

wheel clamp to steal a Mercedes-Benz 3025 eight-wheeler with Multilift equipment. The vehicle has a yellow cab and red chassis...

Land Rover Agent's 24 - hour manned security compound in Middlesbrough. It was taken on the night of 22/23 April. It is...

5 ypital isn't it. What's the yoof of today coming to? You can't even leave a virgin Fruehauf bathtub tipping trailer lying...

0 'm delighted to announce that John Taylor of Steve's Transport Services of Polle, Colnbrook has won the set of eight...

D ll's well that ends well. A year ago Roger Bettley of Sandbach won the year's free use of a Strata tractor in our CM/Seddon...

A s a tipper operator I would like to give a message to all tipping gear manufacturers. If I saw one of my drivers attempting...

Small operators needing capital can now turn to a new and potentially cheaper source of funding, the Alternative Investment...

Iveco Ford was previously a strong player in the six-wheeler market with its Cumminspowered old Cargo. Can its Italian-engined...

Why do owner-drivers do it? Forever battling against the odds, often dependent on a single customer, with no one to cover for...

CONTINENTAL REEFER WORK RETFORD, NOTTS I f you think haulage is tough, try working as a steel fixer, suggests Terry Shepherd....

CONTAINER HAULAGE RAINHAM, ESSEX R ussell Holmes is at the unglamorous end of haulage. Not for him the ripsnorting,...

‘ p until 1992 1 used to be an ignorant member of the public who thought 'juggernauts" should be neither seen nor heard....

SOLICITORS COMMENT Reputable hauliers will welcome the recent decision of the Transport Tribunal when it allowed an appeal by...

bulletin PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH FORD & WARREN SOLICITORS New bill right to removes silence T he advent of the...

A ccidents can happen—and when they do, the consequences can be very expensive. Few people realise the risks they run in...

it's all too easy to assume that drivers know what is expected of them— until there is an accident or an offence is committed....

"Ir achographs have to be fitted and used I in goods vehicles where the "maxi mum permitted weight" exceeds 3.5 tonnes. An...

U Tell the Licensing Authority of any changes or convictions which affect the licence; =I Abide by any conditions which may be...

the magistrate that all periods of work, including overtime, must be recorded on tachograph charts. Drivers must keep full...

D rivers and operators are often unsure about what documents they have to produce when requested and who has the right to see...