URTU drivers for Amtrack Express Parcels did not return enough ballot papers in support of industrial action over pay. An URTU...

The head of Eurotunnel has asked the British and French governments to help stop the increasing numbers of stowaways trying to...

The Driving Standards Agency plans to increase the driving test fees in May. The truck fee will go up from £73.50 to £76 during...

Fat truckers are a road safety hazard because they are more prone to disturbed sleep patterns, according to a sleep specialist....

Police want hauliers who work near Burton on-Trent to provide information on an accident last month (Friday 19 January) at...

The Institute of Advanced Motorists and Pass International have launched a scheme to try to reduce the number of crashes...

• by Melanie Hammond Further evidence that vetting procedures at Pall-Ex (UK) are seriously flawed emerged this week when...

• Three drivers employed by MJ Graves International, of Felixstowe, have lost their appeals against eight-month prison...

• by Mlles Brignall The Freight Transport Association is appealing to Chancellor Gordon Brown to reconsider a reduced fuel duty...

• More than .£100m is to be spent by the Scottish executive in a bid to encourage a greater use of rail freight in central...

• Oil tanker drivers who deliver for Shell are to be offered a new pay deal after backing strike action by more than seven to...

• Richard Turner, the new chief executive of the Freight Transport Association, has slammed last September's fuel protests,...

. by Guy Sheppard Hauliers are facing renewed calls to ban the use of mobile phones at the wheel after a truck dri ver hit and...

II Police are treating an attack on a truck driver as attempted murder after he was stripped, beaten and abandoned in a field...

• Home catalogue retailer Littlewoods has confirmed that it is talking to rival companies about merging their home delivery...

• by Keith Nuthall The EU Council of Ministers and the European Commission have called time on fuel rebates for hauliers...

• Days after receiving £3,31:10 in government VED rebates a south Devon haulier was back where he started, thanks to a 25% leap...

• Kent haulier Alan Firmin is laying off five drivers and reducing the size of its fleet by nine vehicles blaming difficult...

A lot has been said about last September's fuel protests but there can be little doubt that we would not have won the...

• by Melanie Hammond Last week CM revealed that the procedures carried out by PallEx (UK) to vet potential new members had...

Hauliers could see 75% of their fleets standing idle unless the current driver shortage is met soon, a senior industry figure...

• by Jack Eleavin A veteran Northumberland haulier lost more than E100,000 after investing in a spring water business that was...

• by Brendan Nolan A driver has been charged with dangerous driving following an accident at Slane bridge on 12 February in...

• Truck drivers are promised jolt-free journeys through city streets thanks to a pneumatic speed hump that automatically...

evolution The highlight of Scania's display at the recent Brussels CV Show was the launch of a 47ohp sixcylinder engine with...

.f As a venue for the introduction to its new engine, Scania chose Benidarm's mountainous hinterland on Spain's Costa Pension....

• by Brian Weatherley According to Giran Blomberg, Scania's product manager for HPI engines, the original project partners of...

• Paccar has signed a long-term deal with Cummins for the supply of heavy-duty Signature, ISX and ISM engines; this could be...

• French-based haulier Transalliance is basing 30 new lefthand-drive Volvos in the UK. Allot the F1112 tractive units have...

II Utility International has developed a way to keep trolleys away from curtains when loading, using guide rails. Eleven of...

Truck drivers have long understood that tailgating can save fuel, even though it is dangerous. Now researchers in California...

An opportunity to drive a new truck is generally grabbed with both hands at CM. But faced with driving a semiautomatic Renault...

Brecon owner-driver John Gwyn Thomas has lost his Operator's Licence following convictions for the falsification of tachograph...

Using a trailer with defective brakes cost Thames Water £3,200 in fines and costs after it admitted the offence before the...

following a conviction for an insecure wheel when he appeared before West Midland IC David Dixon. The TC took account of...

their maintenance standards when they appeared at an Edinburgh disciplinary inquiry before Scottish DTC Richard McFarlane.

imposed a one-month suspension on the licence held by Stoneleighbased David Haylock for failing to notify convictions.

Scottish DTC Richard McFarlane has taken no action against the licence held by Edinburgh-based Brian Muir, but he issued a...

Liverpool haulier Lawrence Woods was banned from holding an 0-licence for five years after North Western Traffic Commissioner...

About Roofing Supplies the right to base two vehicles at Station Road, Esher, only if a neighbouring operator voluntarily...

a number of vehicles have been disqualified from holding an 0licence indefinitely. B&P Contracts, of West Drayton, which held...

• Chesterfield magistrates ordered that the defence costs of Liverpool-based Oil Salvage should be paid out of public funds...

at your fingertips • Cummins has developed a device which allows engine diagnostic checks to be made using a hand-held Palm...

• With greater emphasis being placed on the importance of the health and safety "competent person" role, the Heath and Safety...

CarPlan's Flat Mate repair canisters are designed to offer instant puncture repairs. Simply attach the nozzle to the valve and...

Koni's 91-Series shock absorber, which is used in air suspensions including Weweler Star-Air and SAF Intradisc, is now covered...

The Microbatt 105 battery tester from Beissbarth can be used to test charging systems as well as battery condition; it retails...

Stroud-based Metalwash says its cleaning systems, which are used in many large workshops, will save mechanics time when it...

• Cleargate of Wembley, Middlesex is marketing a retro-fit parking distance sensor. The Quanan Q2030 is mounted using an...

• Ratcliffs 24/7 aftersales service, which will enable existing and potential customers to contact any of its 43 agents across...

• Interlube Systems has three new products on offer. The AC3 electrically operated multi-line system is for trucks, buses and...

• Marshall Thertno King has invested Lim in a Small Truck specialist unit with 50 WV and Citron service vans, a Customer...

I have been reading the newspapers and watching on the televtsion the antics of the Transport & General Workers Union trying to...

How stupid can people be? It doesn't take a genius to work Out that anything which is distracting is also extremely dangerous...

I read with interest your coverage of the recent pay dispute between Wincanton and some of their night trunking drivers. It...

It looks like Gordon Brown did just enough to take the sting out of the fuel protests. But judging by your Legal Bulletin on...

As a driver on multi-drop work I know all about deadlines. So it really wound me up last week when I phoned up a book publisher...

A dark cloud hangs over the legendary Iron Works following the shock announcement that the Spagthorpe Motor Company's veteran...

over the past couple of years—it has outperformed the market in most sectors, with new models like the Midlum and the now more...

off-road work'jDanny Gormley r. The snow had barely cleared when we talked to Danny Gormley of Marchmont Transport, based at...

just built for this game'jJack Byne Jack Byne Haulage has been operating in the Watford area for the past 13 years, and has...

The Kerax might be a forgotten model range but, like other Renault products, it is gaining wider acceptance. There are more...

a dozen, and their future is under threat with UK output being cut by three million tonnes a year, Guy Sheppard examines what...

For any Industry hit by a sudden collapse In customer demand, diversification is the obvious response. But one problem steel...

ti The Race Relations Act 1976 makes it unlawful for an employer to discriminate against a person on racial grounds, either...

to encourage people from ethnic backgrounds to apply for jobs—but many such candidates are still reluctant. Is haulage a closed...

Sugar beet hauliers have made it through a sticky patch after a period of uncertainty triggered by new schedules from sugar...

failure? Maybe you should talk to a hydraulics specialist ah l ut a maintenance package. These deals are not cheap—but neither...

with windcheating side fairings, can be a real nightmare when it comes to maintenance or repairs. In chasing maximum space...

• A cheap option for the cash-strapped service manager is the GRP pit from Walker Special Vehicles of Dunstable. It was made...

service trial of Groeneveld's Oilmaster engine oil monitoring system, installing large numbers of Oi!masters across the fleet...

works on the "little and often" principle. While the vehicle is being driven it sits dormant. But whenever the ignition is...

A late start for work as I have a dentist appointment in my home town of Bude. My first drop of fertiliser is at a farm in...

Out of the bunk at 08:00hrs and over to McDonalds for a Big Breakfast. Then back to the factory to offload the chipboard—five...

Phone call from the boss at 08:00hrs asking me to return to the yard as soon as possible as another driver has gone sick and...

A chance for a bit of extra rest as the Homebase warehouse doesn't open until 09:00hrs so there's time for some breakfast...

Back up to Liverpool with chipboard to a furniture company. Stop off at Brian's Cafe just off the M50 for a good trucker's...

• British Car Auctions (BCA) reports a boom in business at its Belle Vue, Manchester, auction centre. More than 7o% of the...

• Renault dealer Woodwards of Wigan has won the manufacturer's Aftermarket Dealer of the Year Award for main dealers. A t00%...

A former Volvo dealership executive has set up as an independent truck importer. After 17 years with Duffields, including 14...

• Four months after a management buyout of Hull Renault dealership Thompson, managing director Brian Silvey remains pleased by...

Weight and tax changes mean that 4x2 and 6x2 used tractors are now equally desirable, says Steve Smith of Widnes,...

• Belgian trailer maker Van Hool has appointed Essex Trailer Sales as its UK distributor. The West Thurrock-based company has...