• by Mike Jewell French transport giant Norbert Dentressangle (UK) has fallen from grace this week with the decision by...

• Dukes Transport is almost certain to appear before Traffic Commissioner Michael Betts in September to answer allegations...

,IGuy Sheppard ails biggest transport union to stand up for drivers unwittingly become mules international smuggling s, a...

• The Belgian-based 'Fuel Club' which promised to bring cheaper fuel into the UK for hauliers has admitted its scheme will...

• Hauliers USIng the French ports of Cherbourg and Dieppe are being warned to be extra vigilant to the problem of illegal...

• Logistics giant Exel is abandoning bulk milk deliveries because of continuing upheaval in the market. The withdrawal will...

One of the most prominent critics of government transport policy was sacked last week as head of an influential committee of...

• by David Craik Foreign trucks waiting for up to four days in Motorway Service Areas (MSAs) for loads without paying any...

The decision to introduce congestion charging in London (see page 1o) was, in many ways, inevitable. Certainly, it's worth...

• Hauliers in Hastings say the future of a number of haulage businesses in the area is at risk because of the government's...

From 2003, London is to charge hauliers 15 to enter the city centre in a bid to reduce traffic congestion, and other cities...

• Mayor Ken Livingstone's 10-year London transport strategy says freight has occupied something of a `Cinderella' position in...

Mike Jewell otry City Council has been left aced after it was berated by a c Commissioner for "incompe: and irresponsibility"...

I research foundation will be ched this autumn to help reduce rpe's annual toll of 43,000 road hs. he London-based...

5 August 33rd Historic Commercial Vehicle Society Trans-Pennine Run. From the Poplar 2000 truck stop, Lymm, to The Stray,...

• by David Craik The Department of Transport has pledged to improve the terrible condition of Britain's roads in the next 10...

• Truck drivers are four times more likely than the rest of the population to suffer from back problems, according to a...

A "good samaritan" teenager slippec under the wheels of a heavy haulag( antic, which was under police escort after guiding it...

• Gloucestershire County Council is launching a crackdown on the use of 44-tonne lorries being driven throughout the county...

BREWERY DEAL Hammond Logistics has won a contract with Danish-owned Robert Cain Brewery. It will distribute cans and bottles...

Kett Transport's latest crane-equipped tractor is useful to on your side in a tight spot The PM 68-Series loader extends to...

le problem of cleaning intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) between different loads is solved by TNT Container Logistics' latest...

• by Bill Godwin Europe's first driverless trucks are now in full commercial operation. Since May, two adapted Mercedes-Benz...

I The Vehicle Inspectorate has announced :hanges to the way brake testing is carried Jut at annual testing. From the beginning...

As well as launching its new company name last week, Renault Trucks UK unveiled its Euro-3 truck line-up. The changes go well...

UK ix introducing nationwide menu pricing for servicing and parts, with each dealer's menu reflecting local labour costs....

MIDLUM • Four-cylinder dCi 4.1-litre with V-MAC control; • Available at 150 and 180hp'. • Six-cylinder dCi 6.2-litre...

e whereabouts and speed of your truck could soon become a valuable and irketable commodity, if companies like ITIS have their...

• According to a recent Highways Agency report, about 75% of the delay due to road congestion has a predictable cause: 65% is...

• The government predicts a 29% increase in traffic levels by the end of this decade, so anticipating and reacting to...

A company formed by the wife and daughter of a disqualified operator has succeeded in its bid for an 0-licence at an Aberdeen...

Two brothers have been ordered to pay £1,700 in fines and costs for a series of offences including the falsification of...

insure his i:ehicles because he was short of money has lost his 0-licence and HGV driving licence, and has been disqualified...

A troubled Cheshire operator has added to its peaems with a .£1,735 3 for running a vehicle with 'ective brakes....

A mid-Wales waste disposal company has appeared before Welsh Deputy Traffic Commissioner Alan Bouriet after it allowed a driver...

You can now check out all kinds of legal informa:ion on road transport.net—the web site operated Ai Commercial Motor, Motor...

• Underrun protection; The European Commission has published proposals for the fitting of underrun bumpers to new vehicles...

The Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) (Approval of Fitters and Workshops) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2001....

NORTH! By our Northern Correspondent Eric Strongitharrn Oswakitoristle. And they're offl. Yes, it's that time of year again...

please contact Backfire, Commercial Motor, Rm H203, Quadrant House, The Quadrant, Sutton, Surrey 3M2 5A5, or fax 020 8652...

ith so much happening in the business orld it's a good idea for hauliers to top back now and again, and take a cool ok at...

OF THE TRADE Any shortlist of six-wheel tankers, tippers or mixers will include the lightweight Seddon Atkinson Strato with...

Dave Worral With diverse interests ranging from shipping to boiler maintenance, JR Rix, based in Hull, is one of the UK's top...

at least five years." Chris Wright Independent auctioneer Chris Wright is managing director of Commercial Vehicle Auctions. He...

payload." Ken Faye Ken Faye, managing director of Faye Concrete, is lased at Par near St Austell, Cornwall. He operates fleet...

a competitive. PP Roger Kneebone Roger Kneebone of RK Plant and Transport runs a fleet of 18 trucks from his base at North...

The Vehicle Safety Branch of the Vehicle Inspectorate reports that 55 Stratos built between 15 August 1995 and 17 July 2000...

Chris Murrel Seddon Atkinson main dealer Knottingley Tru which is part of the Pelican Engineering Group, established in 1981....

Well, the price is likely to be low, which makes this 26-tanner an attractive proposition—as long as you're aware of its...

Nothing suggests your maintenance isn't up to scratch like a low pass rate at annual test, and with only 60% of trucks passing...

SPECIAL The "central belt" is Scotland's economic powerhouse. From Edinburgh to Glasgow, and at points in between, hauliers...

are on their way from Brussels which are set to Me further into the pockets of UK hauliers... • If you want to sound off...