IVF.00 HAS launched the updated .Stralis and, as predicted, by Commercial Mmor, it's only available in Euro-5:111e new range...

"IF - IF. EUROPEAN Commission (EC) plans to end the requirement for transport companies to provide statistics on paper, as...

CHESHIRE-BASED Boughey Distribution has ordered 60 Euro-4 MAN TGAs following fuel trials with four makes of truck. MD Keith...

DAIMLERCHRYSLER UK has developed an air management kit which is said to provide a 6% reduction in fuel consumption when...

Viercedes-Benz and MAN-ERF have gone head to head in the EGR vs 3CR debate, with fur flying over disputed figures. Dylan Gray...

COUNTY DURHAM general haulier Simpson Bros weathered a "challenging" year in 2005/06, which involved meeting overhead costs for...

NORTH AMPTON OPERATOR C Butt suffered the consequences of Niorrisons' takeover of Safeway to turn in a pre-tax profit of only...

For the financial year to 30 April 2006 the firm reported a 13% hike in turnover to £42.4m, but a fall in pre-tax profits from...

TURNERS OF SOHAM has won a bull distribution contract with Leeds-based Q80ils. The Suffolk-based logistics specialist will us(...

The firm has developed 2.5 acres of a seven-acre site and invested £1.5m, Simpson Bros runs 95 trucks and is a member of .both...

HENK VAN LEUVEN is the new managing director of Iveco UK; he retains responsibility for Iveco's operations in Scandinavia and...

Lo drivers on Conoco contrad -laving pulled back from strike action, the drivers at Suckling Transport lave been advised to...

MULTI-MILLION-POUND roject designed to shift hundreds f freight movements off the roads nd onto rail near the Humber orts will...

• Hull Docks Branch Line: £13.1m is being spent to improve infrastructure, boosting capacity from 10 to 22 trains in each...

[he police believe LGV drivers are coming to accept the need to park AD when ordered to prevent congestion. Chris Tindall...

A HAULIER HAS BEEN warned he is facing a jail sentence for smuggling 170,000 counterfeit cigarettes into Britain. And Keith...

successfully claiming redundancy pay, an LGV driver has opened the vay for claims from his former workmates. Peter Swingler...

THE NEXT FIVE years are expected to be a boom period for third-party logistics providers (3PLs), as the outsourced logistics...

KETTERING-BASED haulier Knights of Old saw its operating profit and pre-tax profit fall in the financial year to 31 May 2006....

11YDES OF Manchester, one of the UK's last family-owned breweries, has given Ryder a fiveyear,11.8m distribution contract....

MORE THAN 7,500 CVs from 130 fleets have taken part in an intensive 24-hour survey into the efficiency of the food and drink...

a bid to help recruits find work, a recruitment agency is offering new irivers at a trial rate with no strings attached. Chris...

DRIVER WHOSE truck overturned has ist a compensation claim for unf-tir dismissal. John Snell,of Westfield Close....

brtec's plans for 2007 include a )igger hub and online services. toanna Avison reports. ORTEC PALLET Distribution etwork is...

On 11 April the current European regulation on EU drivers' hours rules (3820/85), which has been in force for more than 20...

n influx of foreign irivers has reduced he driver shortage, but vith most British drivers )eing over 50 and few Dcal youngsters...

\ccurate figures are hard to come by, but one thing's for sure: the vaste and recycling industry is a dangerous place to...

The figures in the report Mapping Health and Safety Standards in the UK Waste industry are approximations because 'waste' is...

With the acquisition of drivers' website TruckNetUK.com by CM'S parent company, Rikki Chequer can return to what he enjoys...

Mercedes-Benz has alleged that ,VIAN'sfigures on the SCR vs EGR debate "don't stack up" (see www roadtransport.com and news,...

IN REPLY TO John Hunt's comments on road user charging (CM 8 March),Punitive pricing will not remove a single truck from the...

AS AN INDUSTRY we should consider ourselves truly blessed that we have aTransport Minister in the form of Dr Stephen Ladyman...

The RHA has spoken out against digitachs, condemning them as fundamentally flawed and unreliable. Dylan Gray takes a look. A t...

A Liverpool firm has been refused an international licence because it was a front for an operator with a poor history. Mike...

'SING A VEHICLE that was L a dangerous condition has cost :eston,Hounslow-basedtipperman rwinder Grewal and one of his rivers...

A LONDON truck driver who forged a document purporting to show he had been out of the country when stopped for driving while...

THE 10-VEHICLE licence held by Market Rasen, Lincs-based Galway Transport has been revoked with immediate effect by...

deliberately evading the enforcement authorities, with registered letters being returned as undeliverable

Dperators need to be wary of the law when defending themselves against thieves and attackers. Andy Moore explains why... D...

• Defend himself from attack • Prevent an attack on another person • Defend his property . In addition to the common law...

Drivers caught using hand-held mobile phones on the move face tougher penalties as a result of a government crackdown. David...

lITURE LEGISLATION orporale manslaughter: The government ishes to introduce a new offence to hold . ganisations to account for...

The latest crop of forward-control tippers have made great strides forward, but does the owest-powered version of Mitsubishi's...

humble 3C 11 retains all the abilities that make the latest version a strong contender in its class. There's a sense of solid...

Is the removal business built on shifting sands, or is it steady as a rock? Dave Young finds out whether it's really packing a...

"Removals is one of the last remaining major industries left in this country. But because its fragmented, its importance isn't...

Christophers is a third-generation family removal business running a fleet of vehicles from two purpose-built warehouses in...

At least two of the major national names in removals Britannia and Bishop's Move -take a franchise approach to expanding their...

Alin Kiernan Construction's entry into the waste and recycling industry with sister company Rowan Scrap Metal has seen it move...

T he latest in the line of Vauxhall T he latest in the line of Vauxhall hatchvans that dates back to the 1983 Nova is the...

the weather to visit the firm's Multilift factory in southern Finland. T his year, Hiab is to increase dramatically production...

Truck-mounted cranes Much like Hoover or Portakabin, the Hiab name has come lobe used as a generic term for a particular type...

unknown workshop chosen by an insurer, can be a hit-and-miss affair. But a new initiative is set to inspire confidence in the...

A recent event at Prodriveis Warwickshire test track allowed Ford to present a number of additions to its range of light...

to tit all models in the new Transit range with load-adaptive Bosch ESP (Electronic Stability Programme) as standard. Ford...

One Scania dealer is offering guaranteed work to buyers of used tractor units. cania dealership TruckEast is breaking new...

MAN-ERF dealer Aquila has added LDV to its portfolio. Based at Aldridge near Walsall, the new franchise will trade as West...

It isn't only fear of technology that is creating demand for Euro-3 trucks — lead times on new products are playing a part....