• Thirteen hauliers went into receivership or had administrative orders issued against them in February, says accountant...

• Norbert Dentressangle, the French haulier which had planned a tenfold expansion by the turn of the century, is making drivers...

hat do you call a boomerang that doesn't come back? A stick.. .and judging by the way the French authorities are handling...

by Sally Nash • A 7% rate cut turned into a 3.5% increase for almost 300 Irish drivers when a one-clay strike forced container...

• French police have resumed stopping UK-registered trucks fitted with top tanks, after almost a year of very few hold-ups....

• Hauliers owed flOm by Irish container shipper Bell Lines will be asked to reduce the size of their claims against the...

• Middlesbrough-based Elar International has gone into liquidation leaving several small hauliers owed thousands of pounds....

* The Frejus Tunnel Company has increased the cost of its tolls. A truck running on four or more axles now pays FF917 (£100)...

by Phil Revell • Shropshire haulier Cadwallader, now concentrating on trailer rental, has reacted angrily to a report in a...

• Police in North Wales are looking for an agent to manage a five-year contract to recover stolen, abandoned or brokendown...

• A West Yorkshire haulage boss jailed for nine years for importing cannabis from Madrid has had his conviction upheld by the...

• A Southampton haulage company, its managing director and transport manager have had their convictions for aiding and abetting...

lift Cory profits by Miles Brignall • The Government is to allow piggyback trailers to operate to railheads at 44 tonnes on...

operating profits by 7.6% to ,C7,1in as sister distribution business McGregor Cory managed to raise rates in the second half of...

• Road safety will be compromised by a West Midlands police plan to cut its centralised traffic department, say critics. In...

• Rumours that Labour intend , 'o scrap the Deportment of Transport if it gets elected have been dismissed by the party, but...

by Karen Miles • Stricter rules are likely to be imposed on hauliers working in the nuclear industry following last week's...

• UK international hauliers say they will have to persuade customers to change their collection times for groupage services...

• Associated British Ports is to provide more warehousing and distribution space for hauliers as part of a drive to exploit its...

February: at 3.010 they were 18% below the February 1996 figure of 3,663. Leyland Daf continued to buck the trend with 707...

trend as sales fall • Around £340m a year could be shaved from the UK's road haulage costs if operators moved from standard...

ROR-Rockwell has launched two trailer axles and it is working on axles with disc brakes and steering. Production has already...

by Dan Gilkes • French materials handling equipment manufacturer Manitou is to mount a challenge in the truck-mounted fork-lift...

• RDS Technology of Nailsworth, Glos has developed a vehicle-mounted skip weighing system to help calculate the waste disposal...

Toby Clark and Charles Young have taken another look at the recent CV & Bodywork Show at the NEC, Birmingham, including three...

• A bid for a new two-vehicle licence by Gillian Bayliss, trading as SML Express Freight, of Ledbury, was turned down when she...

• Bournemouth based GB Express and one of its drivers were cleared of an alleged second axle overload after tests on the...

• The legal defin ition of an ice-cream van is likely to be settled by the High Court. Judges will decide if removable shelving...

• An owner driver who had mistakenly gone to what he thought was the nearest available weighbridge to check-weigh, told...

• A policeman on plain clothes duty became a road rage victim after a long-distance lorry driver mistook him for an ordinary...

EVENTS • 18 March: Brewery Transport Advisory Committee (BTAC) annual seminar on environmental issues, Coventry Posthouse, M6...

the victim of truck crime. It may not get your truck or components back, but it should make life harder for the thieves...

• Uniroyal Englebert Tyres of Newbridge, Midlothian, has changed its name to Continental Tyres. The company, which was first...

• The former deputy managing director and sales manager of bodybuilder WBS have left to form a marketing consultancy for the...

• A three-day course on the European agreements covering the International Carriage of Dangerous Gcmds by Road will be held by...

• The 27th edition of the "Transport Manager's and Operator's Handbook" is now available, priced £29.95. It has been completely...

• Terry Martin is the new secretary of the Association of Lorry Loader Manufacturers and Importers. He replaces Rosemary Howey...

Frightening prospect W ith the new EC Directive on staging of WV Driving and Testing, there is great concern from professional...

was interested to read your 1story 'Hauliers face racism label' (CM 30 Jan-5 Feb). My husband is a Scot working for a large...

It has to be admitted that I have a very I soft spot for BP Truckstops. They serve great Food, the facilities and shop are very...

The kids are all right El he Driving Standards Agency has declared that from the beginning of this month all candidates...

If you're after a 3.5-tonner at a good price with loads of volume and fair productivity, Isuzu's NKR fits the bill. On the...

While there's nothing new about fuel cards, the card providers continue to compete with each other to offer a an increasing...

BUNKERING: Keyfuels system: Customer buys bulk fuel from an oil company and it is managed by Keyfuels like money in a bank....

COST: 26 a year. PAYMENT: Weekly invoices, payment by direct debit 21 days after invoice with an average of 30 days' credit....

Service (international); DKV Diesel Direct (UK). BUNKERING: Available in the UK only via the Keyfuels/Diesel Direct system....

PAYMENT: Weekly invoices with payment within seven days of second invoice. SERVICES: Lubricants. OUTLETS: 2,000. PRICES: Pump...

COST: Free PAYMENT: Fortnightly invoices, payment by direct debit; customers receive an average 24 days' credit. SERVICES:...

BUNKERING: CH Jones network COST: Free. PAYMENT: Direct debit 10 days after invoice. SERVICES: Lubricants Services under...

BUNKERING: Na. COST: Free. PAYMENT: Invoices every two weeks, payment by direct debit 10 days after invoice. SERVICES:...

BUNKERING: Available at customers' own sites and Lex Transfleet's sites throughout the UK via a card operation. COST: Free....

BUNKERING: Facilities available through Keyfuels, Allied fuels and Securicor Fuelserv networks. COST: Free. PAYMENT TERMS:...

BUNKERING: Nationwide network. COST: £4.00-7.50, depending on scheme. PAYMENT: Direct debit with schemes to suit users'...

ISSUER: SHELL CARDS: Shefliold card (can be ussiM Esso and t*Nr6r motorway service areas); Shell Agency (Shell/BP only); Shell...

a deal Continuing our series spotlighting finalists in Commercial Motor's Trailer of the Year competition, we take a look at...

G erman powder tanker manufacturer Feldbinder is contemplating setting up a factory in the UK. The move is part of a global...

The introduction of self-assessment from next month means you will have to provide your employees with more information on...

Lights in a lay-by? Is it illegal to park an LGV in a designated lay-by at night with no lights? Does it matter if the lay-by...

Yorkshire operator John Owen has the best of both worlds: it supplies and delivers aggregates, backed up by a team of dedicated...

ON TES T CITROEN DISPATCH Price as tested: £12,180 (ex-VAT). Engine: 1.9 litres, 91hp (68kW). GVVV: 2,220kg. Payload: 740kg....

International operators are no strangers to holdups, whether from traffic conditions, bad weather, Sunday closing or industrial...

• Owner-driver John Ward from Co Durham got caught up in the Spanish blockade—and he has the scars to prove it. Ward spent two...

T o register or not to register, that is the question! For over 20 years the RTITB has represented the haulage industry. So we...