by Miles Brignall ▪ MPs who advise the Government on transport policy are split on the introduction of 44-tanners for general...

• More than 350 trucks a day are using the Channel Tunnel, accounting for 12% of all Dover to Calais traffic, according to...

continuous licensing PARTY LINE by Juliet Morrison

plans to introduce continuous 0-licensing in a Bill which returns to the House of Lords for its final stages this week. Labour...

• Hauliers' profit margins in 1992 varied from around 5.6% on temperature-controlled distribution, to just 0.2% for tipper...

Labour making a public outcry about continuous 0licensing when the Deregulation and Contracting Out Bill was first raised. And...

by Lee Kimber • Operators who send drivers on unpaid weekend training courses in order to meet ADR regulations could be forced...

• .A driver employed by Eddie Stobart has told Knutsford Crown Court that he was instructed to put a chart in his tachograph...

• Officials from Ilk \ 1 inistry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Foods are considering a proposal from a new operator to ferry...

by Karen Miles • Two directors both sentenced for a year in prison for falsifying tachograph charts are set to be called to...

• Two Spanish truck drivers who failed to give cattle their legal resting and feeding break have been given a two-year...

• A revamped anti-theft scheme due to be launched next year could offer advice on which trucks are hardest to steal. The...

• About 100 drivers' jobs are being put at risk by a new materials handling system being installed at BhS's national...

• A temporary cashflow problem is being blamed for Trailmaster Trailers calling in the receivers for the second time within...

by Karen Miles • An owner-driver alleges that Customs & Excise backed out of an agreement to protect him from a drugs gang: he...

• Transport firms are being offered access to a national, next-day distribution network which will help small operators who...

• Drivers have threatened to block roads in Worksop, Notts if Bassetlaw District Council closes down any of the mobile cafes...

by Juliet Morrison • The Road Rescue Recovery Association is backing a bid by a group of operators in Gwent to seek a High...

• Organic expansion, rather than aggressive acquisition, is likely to double Russell Davies Group's turnover to nearly £200m...

• Truck spares are set to become cheaper next July when a new EU regulation prohibits truck manufacturers from forcing dealers...

by John Kendall • The first MAN 6x4 F90 tractive units fitted with Roadhaus cabs have gone into service with Betchworth...

• Dutch convertor Estepe has produced an extra.high-roof conversion for the Volvo FH, marketed as the Supertrotter. Estepe...

• Steyr has signed a licensing agreement with Rockwell Automotive to market its ADM automatic drivetrain management system in...

company-owned distributors in Strathclyde, Bristol and Manchester, following the acquisition of Thomas Longley. The purchase is...

• Carlsberg-Tetley has gained extra productivity with its drinks retail distribution fleet following the addition of eight...

• Chichester District Council aims to recycle more of its household waste using its latest fleet addition, a Seddon Atkinson...

• Ten new 4.4m-high doubledeck semis have been added to Index, the catalogue shop's Heywood depot fleet of 57 trailers. They...

• P&O Ferrymasters has invested a further 4.0m in 223 13.6m semi-trailers and containers to update its RU-RU ferry operational...

• Hadleigh Industries has sold its specialist exhibition and hospitality trailer maker Lynton Commercial Units to a management...

• Federal Express and one of its drivers have been cleared of breaking the London Lorry Ban. They appeared before Wells Street...

• Swanseabased Arthur & Morgan has won a bid to change its operating centre, and increase the authorisation on its licence,...

• Gilders Transport is appealing against a conviction for overloading. The livestock haulier's decision comes after East Leigh...

the authorisation on the licence held by Fridge Freight (Fyvie) being cut to 40 vehicles and 50 trailers at an Aberdeen public...

• A Manchester industrial tribunal has ordered Dickinson's (Bottlers) to repay £417.51 it had deducted from the wages of van...

granted a new international licence for six vehicles and three trailers based at Crick, near Chepstow. But he was warned that...

• Willenhall-based John Moore has been granted a two-vehicle licence on condition that they are rigids, not over 10m, which...

Kara of Coventry was renewed for the full five years when West Midland LA John Mervyn Pugh accepted Kara was not to blame for...

• A vehicle examiner checked vehicles operated by John Geri Evans of Dolgau, Gwynedd after complaints about unroadworthy...

by Bryan Jarvis • Last week's Freight Connection show underlined the growing interest in the use of intermodal vehicles for...

El K operators faced with the endemic problem of truck theft could do worse than look to Johannesburg where a transport company...

its UK parcels operation with a new name, Securicor Omega Express, and a new livery for its vehicles. Seems the brand new...

feeling when you have something unique and, perhaps, envied to offer. Such a day was recently enjoyed by retired bank worker...

utgoing NFC chairman James Watson will retire in December, happy in the knowledge that the MAC challenge he launched this year...

CM 22-28 September) has raised quite unnecessary alarms in the trucking world by claiming that the Criminal Justice Bill. which...

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

ii A driver recently won £155,000 compensation for injuries sustained while lifting frozen meat. All the more reason why...

As tested the 8x4 Renault Maxter was juicy on the motorway, and its Club of Four cab is hardly new. In fact the cab is has much...

driving insurance claims have fallen by 59% and accident repair bills are now negligible. It seems that investment in training...

the party of Government for the past 15 years, the Conservatives seem to point more to their past achievements rather than...

launched last month by industry spokesman Derek Fatchett MP. It details what Labour will do to help business if it wins power....

Low pay commission The Liberal Democrats published a policy document, Working For Change, at their party conference last month....

The 22,500-company Forum of Private Business forms its policy plans directly from responses received from the membership. They...

These days many hauliers have a computer system to run their traffic management, accounts and invoicing. They presumably...

( am pleased to say that I am not familiar I with the workings of the magistrates courts. That in itself is rare with anyone...

Everybody likes a bargain. In an industry where competition is tough and rates are low, it's very tempting to buy a cheaper...

• Motor vehicle tyre theft costs the industry upwards of £20m a year, according to the National Tyre Distributors Association...

• ICI has published a new folder describing its nationwide solvent recovery and disposal services. The Solve-Care recovery...

ERF has introduced an improved locking on its half round yokes for the propeller shafts. The new arrangement uses self-locking...

• Kleindienst (UK) has won a Lim contrail from one of the UK's leading delivery companies, White Arrow Express, to service and...

• Lucas has launched a new range of remanufactured tut , bochargers. The current turbocharged truck and bus market of 325,000...

Woodhead RSR has introduced what it claims to be the largest range of steering and suspension components for continental...

of Rye and Scunthorpebased Hempsalls Truck & Van Centre as service centres. Engine builders Hindle Auto Products (Halesowen...

• The second open day at the Vehicle Inspectorate's training department attracted 90 delegates from the truck and PCV industry...

• To celebrate its move to a new workshop British Airways ground fleet services put on an open day. Over (i(X) guests attended,...

• Leeds-based haulier Archbold Freightage has invested £45,000 in the latest washing equipment. A Strong Trailer Wash and an...

• Engine coolant becomes progressively more acidic with use and can eventually start to dissolve both engine and cooling stem...

• The Vehicle Builders and Repairers Association (VBR A) is launching a bodyshop management training programme. All aspects of...

Chris Graham reviews the clutch business and the options available when it comes to replacement units. T he service life of a...

We report from the world's largest automotive trade fair W ith 10 large halls and some 3,000 exhibitors Frankfurt's...

If you think the EPA has let workshops off lightly, think again. W ithin the CV aftermarket, the paintshops have aroused most...

• The latest light-duty MIG welder from Murex, the TradesMarc 151, is intended for both DIY and professional use and,...

• An inspection tool for the engine mechanic and repairer debuted at this years Automotive Trade Show. Through the use of a...

• Lucas has designed a new preengaged starter motor to complete its 0/E heavy-duty range. The PE129 24V directly replaces the...

3M has an answer to dealing with fluid leaks and spillages in the workshop. Maintenance Sorbents take the form of a micro...

• Ecoair UK has just launched a new K range of small piston compressors. It offers a wide choice of model type and power...

• Bostik 2639 is a single-part polyurethane-based adhesive and sealing compound suitable for sealing body joints and for...