"Is this the end of road haulage as we know it?" we asked this time last year, following an exdusive Commercial Motor survey...

The take-over of Renault VI/Mack by Volvo has been given the green light by the US Department of Justice. Renault SA will...

The 46b motorway in France will be closed between Porte d'Italie (Paris) and the Quatre Chemins crossroads at Arcueil from 4-25...

Asda plans a new 30,000m 2 distribution centre at Marsh Lays, Bedford. It will handle frozen and temperaturecontrolled products...

Twenty-one stowaways from India were found in the back of a truck bound for Britain at Essen, Germany. Two drivers in the cab...

A load of mobile phones worth more than £1m were stolen after two men hijacked a lorry as it entered the docks at Dover. Kent.

Provisional approval has been granted for 36 local road schemes, including 13 bypasses or relief roads. One other scheme, the...

by Melanie Hammond The dangers faced by international operators who pick up sealed trailers abroad were highlighted when a...

II A West Yorkshire haulier resorted to using CS spray to fight off a knife-wielding stowaway near Calais, Steeton-based...

Tougher penalties for serious driving offences were due to be outlined by the Home Office as CM went to press. The new system...

it A controversial proposal to impose transport "infrastructure costs" throughout Europe has been approved by the European...

• A significant impact on car logistics is expected following Vauxhall's announcement that car production at its Luton plant...

by Dominic Perry Scottish haulier R&M Chillspeed has gone into liquidation after its bank pulled the plug, but there are...

is Hauliers could be forced to send their drivers out onto treacherous roads this winter after a legal ruling declared that...

• by Melanie Hammond A haulier which had its licence revoked after its director concealed a conviction for VAT fraud has been...

IN The reopening of a missing link in central Scotland's rail network will remove thousands of trucks from the roads, according...

in Ireland last week took a bizarre twist when armed men surrounded police and made off with a ''rescued" van full of...

Armed gang raid Electronic link to courts will speed up VI's cases IN The Vehicle Inspectorate is promising swifter justice...

have been accused by a headmaster of putting hundreds of youngsters' lives at risk by illegally parking their trucks outside...

slams drivers Magistrates take note a driver's 'brilliant' record • by Pete Swinger A driver was given a conditional...

A Shell tanker driver caused chaos at the weekend when he accidentally filled up a garage's unleaded petrol pumps with diesel....

by Mike Jewell The boss of a driving agency has been disqualified from holding a company directorship after his company ran up...

• Vehicle recovery operators are sending a petition to 10 Downing Street demanding new safety measures to reduce the risk of...

• by Dominic Perry When Chancellor Gordon Brown announced an extra £100m for the haulage sector in his pre-Budget statement...

Alpha Catering Services • Operating trucks at an airport presents unique problems. Obviously, the security considerations...

M The leafy lanes of Surrey conceal a large, spread-out population-1.1 million residents, plus a considerably higher number of...

• by Colin Barnett CM recently had the opportunity to drive Fiat's new DoblO range in its native Italy, ahead of its UK...

TC O C: E N R C L E O R A N DI S NG accepts that haulier did EN VIRONMENTAL not tell drivers to break law A Liverpool...

A former Transfreight Services driver has managed to halve the length of his HGV driving ban after telling of the hardship it...

The unauthorised use of a vehicle cost Hobert Alty, of Preston, 135 in fines and costs. Leigh, Lancashire, magistrates heard...

The poor maintenance record of Motherwell-based T McMillan (Transport) led to its licence being cut from 15 vehicles and 40...

Convictions for drivers' hours offences led to the revocation of the licence held by Buckiebased international hauliers George...

Speke-based J&J Transport North West has been granted a licence for six vehicles and nine trailers, rather than the seven...

Goldalming-based Frederick R Miller has been warned over hours and tacho offences. South Eastern DTC Brigadier Michael Turner...

A Cornish haulier had its threevehicle licence revoked with effect from the end of January after committing a number of...

A Portsmouth based skip hire firm and waste transfer site operator was granted a licence for three vehicles after convincing...

The suggestion that every haulier will pick up the odd prohibition notice is unacceptable—liCVs must be safe at all times,...

Following the success of MO ferries' new security arrangements in Calais, how long will it be before the French require proof...

I have read with total surprise, and some concern, articles in the trade press alleging that our previous general secretary,...

fully paid up member of the government tax club, I find the urge to write to you stronger than ever. On the government's...

Won't reduce duty on our fuel. Says cars can have it from next year, But ultra-low-sulphur diesel is already here. Hauliers...

Dallta This is a time for reflecting on life's eternal questions: if Santa drove a truck what would he pick? Would it be 700...

the chance to w for the cost of a postcard and a stamp. For each postcard received CM vsi donate 20p to the Medical Foundation....

a Nissan Cabstar—more than seven years—and it would be nice to report that a lot has changed since then. In fact, at first...

Why? Because that's the way truck makers want it. Combining a previously separate engine, clutch and gearbox into a...

Modern fleet managers need to be experts in a thousand disciplines. But are they born or created—and what makes the great...

gr 4 " we W hen the temperature plummets, the skies darken and the first flakes of snow start drifting gently down, a prudent...

cab on its chassis and renamed the range FL (forward mounting low entry) back in 1985. If low entry was a good idea for a...

us any downtime" Colin Mackay • Once the floods had receded we called in to see Colin MacKay in Sittingbourne, Kent, MacKay...

big" Nick Brackpool Cranleigh Freight operates a mixed fleet of 125 Volvo, Mercedes-Benz and Oaf trucks on UK and European...

Richard Horsfall Richard Horsfall, managing director of Unitruc, based at Shoeburyness in Essex, is responsible for 82 trucks...

THOMAS HARDIE ris Graham Smith is managing director of Thomas Hardie UVS (Used Vehicle Sales), based at Middlewich. His stock...

"The choice of cabs is exceptional" Chris Wright Chris Wright, managing director of independent Commercial Vehicle Auctions,...

The FM7 is Ail a bit tc new for many to appc the used truck market 7.3-litre engine's powe torque are well up to t] job, and...

p lenty of haulage companies can boast a father-and-son succession, hut few have had four generations at the helm. New South...

:ROAD TRAIN_ " 51 T he next time your trucks are kept waiting for hours at a regional distribution centre, spare a thought...

There are few, if any, legislative barriers to those wanting to break into haulage Down Under. According to Jeremy Pittman:...

G raham McDonald learned the road haulage game in his native New Zealand. When he came to Australia 13 years ago, the stocky...

B irmingham or Brisbane: wherever you go, "outsourcing" is the buzzword for ownaccount operators. When Queensland-based food...

deliver goods locally or at hundreds of miles' distance—just three qualities that separate the men from the boys in haulage....

ome on now, let's be honest. We've all secretly dreamed of driving a large vehicle through a built-up area without shall we...

Truck Ra*ing I nteri iational truck racing might almost be history as far as the UK is concerned, but in other parts of...

W hite van man—don'tcha just hate him? Tearing through the streets with abandon on the implausible excuse of an urgent...

ired of being cut up by grannies in Rover Ascots and mini-cab drivers late for a pick-up from Hell? Vent your frustration in...

"Pwo more games related to transport that may be of interest are Traffic Giant (out now in the high street) and Rig n Roll (due...

Wheeler is available in your local, well, arcade, or in motorway service stations. And some time in 2001 it'll become available...

Chevrolet Chassis—Submitted to Our Complete Roadtest. A Full Technical Description and Performance Report." That was the...

The road sign said "Welcome to Bedfordshire —a progressive county" but our thoughts hail regressed almost 14) years. in fact,...

personal favourite for your tester, who has fond memories of tending just such a machine as a young apprentice. AF 105 is...

19605—actually registered in 1970, but let's not be pedantic— was found at the opposite end of the country, high on the...

Switzerland's greatest ice hockey talents, emigrated to South Africa. The then only 20-year-old diesel mechanic from Basle. who...

III If you would like to feature in Woridrg Week please fax your details to features editor Patric Cunnane or Nicky Clarke on...

▪ I'm in the office today, and while the phone's not ringing I grab the ▪ chance to catch up on some paperwork. I'm...

I finish the tender I started yesterday, then telephone several of our suppliers to discuss better terms and back-up on parts....

I visit our depots at Atherstone and Stoke to talk to the site managers about replacing some of our older mobile vehicle...

I'm expecting things to hot up tonight and tomorrow—New Year's Day. Last year we had several reefers break down on the M6...

• Truck dealer networks will undergo a massive upheaval if the European Commission decides not to extend block exemption...

II The changes to vehicle excise duty proposed by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, in his pre-Budget statement could...

A recent sale at the company's Colchester site saw Iveco For Cargo 75E15 curtainsiders, 1997 on an R plate, with 22ft bodies,...

Iveco has reduced its UK stock of used tractor units by disposing of 120 EuroTechs to Cuba. Believed to be mainly rated at...

Scania fans nostalgic for the old days could do worse than talk 1 Scania dealership Reliable Vehicles. It's disposing of some...

wearied themselves off tt short-term buy-back deals that have been so damaging to the se , ond-hand market. So says Bob Reed,...