by Karen Miles Ministers are to study revolutionary plans to prosecute UK truck operators for drivers hours offences committed...

magistrates court on 27 March charged with using a motor vehicle in a dangerous condition after a 7.5-tonner ran away on...

Dairy Crest, making the latter the second-largest milk supplier in the UK after Express Dairies.

found to contain stolen goods, has had his prison sentence cut from three years to two by the Appeal Court.

out its neighbour Scania distributor Knighton Trucks after Knighton's owner Roy Edwards decided to retire.

while repairing his van, had two heart attacks as a result and died six months later.

Slinky Slimmer after he put on a black cocktail dress and lipstick to enter his local slimming club's women-only competition....

• Operators could be using three generations of tachographs within five years, in a pan-European development which will bring...

0 by Charles Young Two of Britain s largest freight companies announced plans to merge last week, prompting speculation that...

• A haulier has been told he must pay the 22,000 spent on his stolen fuel card even though he had cancelled it two days...

• Police in Leicester have issued a warning to truck drivers after there was a spate of HGV thefts in the city. Ten trucks and...

• A freight forwarding and haulage firm has axed 15 drivers after competition from Eastern Europe forced it to drop its...

• by Karen Miles Years of contusion about European Union rules on drivers' hours could end following a European Commission...

• Two men who masterminded a major alcohol-smuggling operation have been convicted of evading £10m of duty. Last week ; at the...

• The Road Haulage Association has admitted its decision to hold its annual conference in Paris was a had one, and has bowed to...

• Farmers who carry out haulage using rebated red diesel could find themselves under more pressure from the authonties...

Good news on two fronts this week for all international operators who like to stay the right side of the drivers' hours regs....

by Charles Young Haiaiers are claiming it is getting more difficuit to check for the presence of illegal immigrants in trucks,...

• A charge of dangerous driving against a Belfast truck driver was dismissed after magistrates at Warley, near Dudley, heard...

• An Irish truck driver has been cleared of killing five people by dangerous driving on the direction of the court. Two...

• Hauliers will get the chance to air their views to the parliamentary select committee for transport as part of its...

4 by Melanie Hammond Derbyshire-based heavy haulage firm Hills has ceased trading after more than 30 years in the business....

IN Furious residents are threatening to block the entrance to a goods depot in the West Midlands because they claim drivers are...

Dc Peter Little, managing director of Beds haulier Meeks of Luton, is calling on other hauliers to use their trucks to tell the...

• A Scottish truck driver who died after losing control of his tanker on a sharp bend in a Highland village had traces of...

Club on the Hebyeshalom border, petrol stations and post offices. Fines for not having a vignett can be up to HUF100,000.

A waste transport rule requires all vehicles carrying waste to display a sign with the letter "A" (for "abfall", or refuse) on...

The management of the Gd-SI Bernard Tunnel has warned that toll collectors are to demand compulsory declarations as well as ADR...

A translation service has bee set up to help drivers anywhere in Europe who are stopped by police or Customs who do not speak...

In response to an epidemic of "fowl flu" all livestock vehicle leaving the country must carry certificates of vehicle and...

are to be extended, says the Flemish Ministry for Mobility and Public Works. Recent experiments on Flemish motorways have shown...

LT35 reefers with removable bulkheads. It hopes the GRP conversions will help expand its business in the South-East.

BPW is cutting the weight of its axles by using new air bags with composite pistons. The glass-fibre reinforced piston reduces...

Actros tractors at 120 tonnes. The Castleford-based company has recently taken on three heavy haulers, all fitted with...

Marley Building Materials, of Beenham near Reading. The five tractors and four prime movers are the first Scanias for Marley;...

Vauxhall is now offering reversing aids for the Astravan and Combo. Prices start at £300 including fitting for the Park Pilot...

for the final quarter of last year and for 1999 as a whole. The company made £30.7m last year: 23°0 higher than the previous...

ti An unusual F2000 Evolution drawbar is at work with Wanzl following a development programme with MAN. The supermarket...

• Nisa Today's latest vehicles—a combination of 55 Volvo FM tractors and 11 new Schmitz Cargobull reefer trailers—are the first...

• Pioneer Concrete International is keeping a close eye on its new Oaf 75CF eightwheeler to see if it earns its keep. Although...

As the south of England's winter so far has amounted to one day (243 December, in case you missed it) we were pleased to accept...

Our journey north to Inari was in a EuroTech 6x2 rigid powered by the 310hp Cursor 8 engine. The Michelin tyres were fitted...

• Down to around -40'C, trucks can operate without much special preparation, although regular maintenance is essential—the...

s by Peter Lawton Scottish-based First Engineering is running five new road-rail Seddon Atkinson Strato conversions on...

• The Mitsubishi Canter range is being improved and expanded with more cab options and revised gear ratios. Crew cabs are now...

• Dairy haulier JH Willis chose its new Foden Alpha 6x2 tanker for its extra payload. Willis says the payload of around...

• Global Resins of Corsham, Wiltshire has produced an unusual polymer resin that is said to reduce wear and tear on anti-roll...

• If you have a fork-lift stagnating in a corner of the workshop, you might wish to consider the benefits of using Contact's...

• Bleeding clutcri hydraulic systems is an expensive, timeconsuming job which can be frustrating because of the time it takes...

• Ring Automotive has two new vehicle lamps which it claims are brighter than ever, thanks to a stepped reflector which is said...

• Permex's Pumpaway waste oil drainer suits all sizes of vehicle from CDVs to tractors. It has a 105-litre capacity with a...

• Cranleigh, Surrey-based Redashe is marketing a new range of Macnaught mechanical and electronic oil control guns for...

• Fancy brightening up your truck at night? Why not fit a cluster of Agriemach's new lightedbutton head bolts, which combine...

• We have 100 copies of the Commercial MotorAvec° Ford Maintenance Wall Planner to give away, free of charge. If you would like...

• HeIla and Siemens are jointly distributing motor vehicle Eifti (electrical and electronic) parts to the independent...

• Sealey's latest Auto Service Tool catalogue lists many new products, including portable oil drainage pans from the US and...

• Vehicle cleaning expert Deb will launch its latest Foamex cleaning lance system at next month's CV show. The lance uses a...

Cosham Bodyshop has opt( use Spies Hecker's Waterbi body refinishing system at new workshop in Portsmou A Mercedes-approved...

Garage equipment supplier Gemco of Northampton ha! new web site (www.gemco. co.uk) which details its complete product range....

to four trailers being suspended for a week from the licence held by Alfreton-based Scotts Heavy Haulage (Ireland). The company...

by Lawrie & Symington for a threevehicle licence based in St Andrews. Scottish IC Michael Betts granted the application without...

suspended from the threevehicle/two-trailer licence held by Kelso-based Samantha Bodkin. trading as Key Waste Management....

licence at a Bournemouth public inquiry. However, objections from Christchurch Borough Council and local residents resulted in...

environmental conditions imposed when it was granted authority to base 18 vehicles and eight trailers at Heathfield. Sussex.

The licence held by Christopher Wishart. trading as Cleanfast Waste Services. of Liverpool. has been revoked because Wishart...

1 ; Despite being given a warning over its maintenance steni dards, Birkenhead-based Technical Demolition Services succeeded in...

North Western Deputy Traffic Commissioner Mark Hinchliffe has removed the twovehicle margin on the bone held by Heywood-based...

West Midland Traffic Commissioner David Dixon has warned Walsall pallet dealer Brian VI Smith about his maintenance standards,...

The two-vehicle licence held by Simro Kaur, trading as Shergill Haulage, of Smethwick, was revoked when she failed to appear at...

I liked Bryan Jarvis' history of trailer and body design (CM23 Dec 1999-12 Jan 2000) and particularly the drawing of the...

I agree with your comments regarding the requirement for drivers to check their vehicle roofs for signs of entry. If proper...

In response to Roy McCrudden, fleet services manager at Argos (CM3-9 February), I would like to stress that before Argos...

to grow into. While some children his age dream of Power Rangers and Teletubbies, three-year-old Cameron's wish came true when...

If you are of the opinion that drunk drivers get off too lightly, here's a case that might change your mind. At Cork astrict...

What better way to improve on nature than to slap a dirty great tyre right bang in the centre of it! Oh, all right, that's not...

The Hawk was cock-a-hoop (not a pretty sight) at the record-breaking response to last year's Christmas competition. There were...

Scania announced its 4-Series long. haul tractive units to the world. With a new cab and a new 12-litre engine it promised to...

reliable" Martin Benton 111 Benton Bros is a family firm based in Lincolnshire with depots at Sibsey and Boston. Managing...

"Everyone wants the big engine and the big cab" Chris Wright is managing director of Commercial Vehicle Auctions based in...

the fleet looks smart" Terry Rawlings After 27 years in road transport Terry Rawlings, managing director of Rawlings Transport...

Peter Hopkins Robert Hopkins of West Bromwich specialises in environmental services and drum reclamation. Peter Hopkins runs a...

version had come along by then." he says. The price, including a package for three years full maintenance, was very good—it had...

• Ilie residual price differ( between Scania's older 3Series and the later 4-Set has dissuaded some operators from upgradin...

get" Nigel Birkmyre West Penine Irucks has premises at Middleton, Stafford Park, Stoke and Telford. Managing director Nigel...

as you know your environmental and training responsibilities. But as the results of our exclusive CM/Deb Truck Wash Survey...

Achieving quick, efficient braking with drum-braked tractive units and semi-trailers has always been a bit of a balancing act....

• There can be many causes of poor braking says Paul Billson (see panel, below). Cure the cause and your artic will regain...

• Trailer and tractor incompatible. • Incorrect tractor and/or trailer control valve. • Incorrect trailer valve...

benches, ladder racks and the like is a serious affair which demands a great deal of preparation and planning—particularly when...

• BOTT No body drilling is necessary with Bolt's latest glass and window racking system. The galvanised rack, which has...

in petrochemical-based products, but although LTS of Southampton still carries A DR-rated goods and has moved up into bulk...

logistics manager of Chichesterbased Nature's Way Marketing, thinks of himself as a bit of a juggler. The company grows...

South-Eastern haulier. First of all, haulage is something the company does in pursuit of its main activity, which is waste...

back ground in aerospace engineering and a van with spare capacity, it would seem natural to look for work at Heathrow Airport....

on the Romney Marshes, a district with a long and romantic history of trade, both illicit and legitimate, with the Continent....

Business opportunities for a general haulier based in the town are at best limited. But Dobbs Logistics. which has been plying...

Here it is, another Monday morning. I'm waiting to see what this week has to throw at us. In the office at 7am to organise the...

Commercial Motor takes the used truck and trailer business seriously. If you're opening a new site, expanding your existing...

• Vertex Holdings believes the knowledge of hydraulics and electronics it has acquired as a specialist repairer of car...

• MAN's takeover of ERF has received a positive reaction from the Sandbach manufacturer's distributor network, says Steve...

• Nearly 300 registered buyers attended the auction by Malcolm Harrison of 100 trucks and trailers owned by 13 Barnes & Sons at...

• Well-known used truck specialist Martin Byrne has left Mt Commercials and set up his own business. Martin Byrne Commercials,...

Sherwoods and RI Commercials, Chris Shaw is now used vehicles sales executive a Iveco Ford dealership North East Van & Truck's...

and paru depot in Lincoln, bringing the total number of sites it operates to 10 The two-bay workshop is on the Whisby Road...

• Richie Rainford is switching franchises, and moving from used to new. He's moved from Renault dealership J DS, where he sold...