by Rob Willock • A former Road Haulage Association chairman was last week arrested and bailed for further questioning over...

• A gang of smugglers who mounted a sophisticated operation to bring £8m worth of heroin into the IjIc are in jail this week...

• Glenys Kinnock, wife of EU Transport Commissioner Neil Kinnock, was stopped by police on the MA lost week with an out-of-date...

• From next year company directors who deliberately go bust leaving hapless creditors and employees in the lurch, only to start...

• Just two weeks after BRS's takeover by Volvo Contract Services, the truck rental firm has placed an order for a fleet of...

by Sally Nash and Rob Willock • The appeals procedure against prohibitions has been condemned as inadequate and undemocratic....

• Dublin police are continuing investigations into how bungling staff from aircraft handling agents SerVsair allowed two...

THE ROAD TO RUIN M y budget for the whole county 7,700km of roads—is £18m and there's an £83m repairs backlog." That...

by David Craik • Scores of owner-drivers claim they will go bust if the Chancellor introduces his planned fuel duty increases...

• Tipper operators say they are increasingly at risk from members of the car-driving public putting in fraudulent claims for...

by David Craik • A Scottish driver is urging the Scottish Traffic Commission not to grant an international 0-Licence to haulier...

• Last week the Road Haulage Association parked a suitably liveried truck outside the French Consulate in central London to...

• Two organised gangs of hijackers attacked drivers in Norfolk and Dublin last week, stealing their loads of tumbledriers and...

• Building roads does not guarantee more new jobs, according to a new report by a Government think-tank. The Standing Advisory...

by Rob Willock • Lancashire hauliers may face restricted access to local roads because the network is in dangerously poor...

• Kent police say 105 truck thefts were recorded in the county last year, down 33% on 1996 figures and the fifth successive...

• Drivers in London should find their way around the capital more easily from this summer following a .C23m redesign of road...

• A Polish truck driver who was involved in an accident in which an 84-year-old pedestrian was killed has been allowed to...

• Projected fuel costs and rising congestion are persuading increasing numbers of customers to look at rail, according to TUG...

by Rob Willock • Truck manufacturers and security fitters will come under pressure to seek accreditation this year, following...

• Distribution firm Nightfreight is merging its parcels division with its subsidiary parcels carrier Greenline to prevent...

by Miles Brignall • On the back of last week's announcement that the UK Government is to start impounding illegal trucks comes...

• Two drivers look set to leave Reclruth tipper operator Robert Barnard after the Government last week denied financial support...

• Midland-Grau has just launched the Info-Centre, a "smart" unit which is available as an option with the new Modular ABS...

• The German-made Vogel range of centralised chassis lubrication systems is now available direct from the new UK subsidiary,...

• New from Guildhall Promotions is the Viper Autowipe Truck Wing Mirror Cleaner. This UK-made product is a simple idea with a...

• International Tool Company has introduced two products aimed at the fleet operator. The first is the Truckmaster TG160...

by Charles Young • Nissan's all-new pickup range made its debut at the RAE show in Amsterdam last week with three body styles...

• Dee-Worley has added a hydraulically operated option to its Nevis onepiece waste control sheeting system. Companies using the...

• Fountain Forestry is using a Unimog U1450 to help clear trees, overhanging branches and other vegetation From Railtrack's...

• The mention of yet another big US trailer manufacturer at the RAI show—Great Dane— shows how lucrative the European reefer...

Transco is about to place a huge order for vehicles-800 in all. It has whittled possible manufacturers down to five and has...

• A Shropshire haulier who claims he has not used his vehicles since his licence was revoked last September, despite the fact...

• The licence held by South Ockenden-based Paul Carey was revoked by Eastern DTC Brian Horner when he failed to appear at a...

• A Shropshire haulage company, which failed to submit its licence renewal application in time, has been warned that there is a...

• Breaches of the hours and tachograph rules have led to the revocation of the licence held by Brentford-based Motor The...

• A bid for a licence by Joanne O'Neon has been turned down by Eastern Deputy Traffic Commissioner Brigadier Michael Turner...

Holland is the land of steering axles and transport solutions, and the Amsterdam truck show is fantastically diverse. Not just...

blower on positivesteer SAF axles, can show up to 10 different clients' signs, all electronically controlled from the rear. •...

Cr , /'s Haulage Factfile page provides busy operators with brief news items on: forthcoming events, services, business...

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

I n reply to Jonathan Lawton's letter (CM 29 Jan4 Feb), I have had my share of disagreements with the Department of Transport...

A II power to the lads at Consolidated Land Services who are striking to get a pay rise (CM 5 - 1 1 Feb). For goodness sake,...

T wholeheartedly support 1 the various schemes which strive to present the professional image of the transport industry by...

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

etzi, at 5,300 years old the world's old est mummy, has made his final journey inside a refrigerated truck from Innsbruck in...

1 ice set of wheels chaps! These four lads from LDV lave recently returned from taking pan in the Basque challenge; a 600mile...

S orry I'm late darling. I got stuck in a traffic jam behind this enormous 95-tonne dredger. If your spouse has come home late...

The cowboy operators are still out there. The Vehicle Inspectorate is charged with the task of clearing the roads of their...

T o a certain extent the Operator's Licensing system relies on a self-policing policy as operators are required to notify the...

your VED on time T he amount of vehicle excise duty a vehicle is liable for depends on its weight, the number of axles and...

N owadays, trucks belching out thick black smoke as they roll along the motorway are few and far between, but the smoke problem...

I F you are sending a load to London, remember that the London Lorry Ban could affect that delivery. It imposes time...

T he mobile phone has become a financial lifeline to the haulier. Drivers can communicate in case of breakdowns, and loads...

he DETR's consultation document on combating drinking and driving comes at a time when HGV drink/driving is in the spotlight....

Suddenly everyone wants to fit widesingle tyres on the front of their artics. * For many operators they signal the end to...

former self. The Government might help stave off the industry's demise, but few hauliers are prepared to keep too many of their...

RAF in the late 1940s, he decided to start his own busin es s. "He was a carpenter by trade, and I believe he began by going...

Price as tested: £19,788 (ex-VAT). Includes £15,841 for the basic vehicle; £1,068 for Abstraction control; £224 for the...

warns that directors who have not worked their way up through the ranks may be out of touch. 'Companies need directors who can...