• Sally Line is denying a press report that it wants to wind down its cargo and port operations, insisting its freight...

• Eurotunnel was forced to evacuate the lorry park at Folkestone last week after a driver abandoned his Seddon Atkinson artic...

by Brian Weatherley RSL COMPUANCE SURVEY • More than quarter of the trucks on the UK's roads which should be restricted to...

• A driver who served 15 days in a French [ail for Iwo tachograph offences is warning UK drivers who bend tachograph rules...

by Sally Nash • The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in Swansea has been forced to point out to its Northern Ireland...

• The Department of Transport has confirmed that city-centre tolls are unlikely to be introduced in the near future....

• A farmer who used a JCB Fastrac agricultural tractor and trailer to carry spoil from a Welsh Water Authority site without...

CREDIBILITY AT THE LIMIT hy aren't we the least bit surprised by the results from Lucas Kienzle's survey into speed limiter...

• One of the country's largest chains of tyre fitters has been fined £13,000 for running what Yorkshire environmental...

by Nicky Clarke • The Government has paved the way for a U-turn on its decision not to renew insulin-dependent drivers'...

• A British driver was held by French police last week for more than 27 hours after reporting that illegal immigrants were...

• Transfrigoroute, the association representing reefer operators, is to draw up a list of grievances about the way...

by Miles Brignall • A police expert on vehicle theft has admitted that it is not worth carrying out comparison tests into...

• UK Waste, part of Waste Management International, plans to expand its recycling services, which will create driving jobs....

• The Association of Load Restraint Equipment Manufacturers (ALREM) is asking all drivers involved in load-shift incidents to...

• New Wavu Lugistic has bought four Volvo FL618 rigids to service its new contract with musical instrument manufacturer...

• Mansfield-based Maurice Hill Transport was at the centre of a tragic incident last week when a car driver committed suicide...

by David Craik • Thames Valley police are hunting for a con-man targeting truck dealers who borrows demonstrator vehicles...

by Charles Young • BPW has developed an A-frame lowering system which allows the towing vehicle to reverse right to the front...

• Bristol-based Gulliver's Truck Hire is one of the first operators to buy Leyland Daf's latest CF range; it has chosen an...

• Fruehauf has developed a pneumatic discharge tipping trailer; the first 42.8m 3 version has joined animal feed haulier Phil...

• Iveco's decision to offer line-built sweeper chassis has paid off with two orders totalling 41 units coming from Go Plant...

by Charles Young • Michelin's XZEI range of truck tyres can wear unevenly, preventing an extra life on the steer axle, say...

• Further details of Fiat's new 2.8-litre direct-injection charge-cooled diesel were unveiled at the Amsterdam show. It...

• East Transportation of Stallingborough near Immingham is replacing its ageing 3+3 artics with eight of Dennison's latest...

The Amsterdam Show, like all the major truck shows, was dominated by vehicle launches staged by the major manufacturers for...

• Hengevelde conversion specialist AJV supplies rear air suspension kits for most popular makes of light CV chassis The range...

by Sally Nash • Truck drivers may be asked to take part in drug screening trials from next month as part of a new Government...

• More women than ever are becoming truck drivers, with many taking advantage of the increasing number of vacancies available...

• After 27 years of 1-IGV training J Coates has retired from the Leicester-based firm that bears his name. John Coates, who...

• I )erbvsh irebased Heanor Haulage was given an absolute discharge for a train weight offence after Richmond, North...

• Maintenance problems led to • two vehicles being suspended for two months from the 13 vehicle licence held by RF Shipping...

• Maintenance problems have stalled a hid by haulier Richard Francis of Hartlebury, Worcester to more than triple his licence...

II A mistake by an overseas shipper has cost Dunbartonshirebased lain Gardener (Haulage) and one of its drivers £1,164 in...

• North East Traffic Commissioner Keith Water worth has stressed that TCs have the power to take into account breaches of the...

• Scottish Traffic Commissioner Michael Belts has curtailed the 15-vehicle 0-licence of haulier A&R Aberdeen of Aberdeen by...

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or hree years ago I suffered 1 an accident involving a bus which operates from United's Durham depot. I have been offered in...

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C n reading the article "A fair day's pay" (CM 5-11 Feb), I would like to say my company would be very happy if we could pay...

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been having sleepless nights wondering where the US Coastguard gets their boats, then allow the Hawk to put your mind at rest:...

s a fan of die-cast scale models the Hawk was thrilled to learn of the opening of the Corgi Miniature Motor Museum in Oxford....

vehicles during 1997, from car-derived "hatchvans" such as the Ford Fiesta to the most powerful trucks on the road, including...

at the helm Your drivers are in charge of an expensive piece of capital investment: teaching them defensive driving techniques...

Depending on your fleet size and usage, you could save a significant amount of money by using fuel bunkering, as well as...

In just over 10 years in business Mercedes-Benz main dealer MudieBond has expanded from its Tewkesbury base to cover several...

THE RIS All too often hauliers allow customers to dictate the rate for the job and are unable to negotiate a rise because they...

Colin and Frieda Davis. EMPLOYEES: 45. FLEET: 15 vehicles, mainly Scanias, plus shunters. Buys new. MOST RECENT PURCHASE:...

as teamed up wi Dona rmour • from the Freight Transport Association's legal department to highlight laws in the pipeline. He...

and offers some hot tips if you want to do the same. 'A good agency will back you up if you are being reasonable' I f you're...