• Overnight parcels carrier Data Express has been rebranded with its owner Hays' colours. The delivery side will be known as...

by Karen Miles • The Vehicle Inspectorate is jeopardising road safety "in the interests of meeting performance targets",...

• In its first year of implementing 20% "efficiency gains" the Vehicle Inspectorate spent over £ 4m on cutting staff, with no...

S o UK hauliers trying to earn an honest living abroad are about to be clobbered again. Not only do the Germans want to triple...

• Tenders have been invited for the design of a bridge to span Poole Harbour in Dorset. The top three designs for the 1.5 mile...

• The port of Dover was thrown into chaos last week when eight animal rights protesters chained themselves together preventing...

e Road hauliers will be among the first to test a new traffic congestion warning system being developed by the Government for...

by David Harris • Owner - drivers working for Redland Readymix are celebrating this week after the company capitulated in the...

• A Leicestershire haulier was fined just £5 for overloading by two tonnes after a court heard he had invested more than...

MEM I ,:CojE r changes to RO-ROs u/t 11 • RO - R0 ferries are unsafe and owners should be forced to make major design changes,...

by Karen Miles • Drivers at frozen foods group Iceland's Deeside depot are threatening industrial action after signalling...

Roads Minister Stephen Norris has told the House of Commons that statistics on prosecutions for vehicle safety do not include...

• Local authorities are to be given extra powers to crack down on trucks causing excessive air pollution. Measures they are...

by Mike Jewell and Karen Miles • Cumbrian haulier Axecroft faces an uncertain future after North Western LA Martin Albu granted...

• Local hauliers could be involved in the first trials of a motorway tolling scheme. The trial will take place on the M3 early...

• The Government is being urged to cut the tax on natural gas to encourage more operatom to use it as vehicle fuel, A report...

• Consideration of disciplinary action against Carmarthen-based Andrew Herbert, and the renewal of his licence for six vehicles...

• Scottish LA Michael Betts has warned partners Edward and Margaret Chassar about maintenance standards although he accepted...

• Kingswinford-based AE Hawkins (Haulage Contractors) escaped with a warning about "a rather chequered career over maintenance"...

• South Ribble Borough Council has appealed against the grant of a licence to Joseph, Mabel, Eric, Pauline, Andrew and Rosemary...

• Hoddesdon Plant Hire's licence was suspended for two days at a disciplinary inquiry because of maintenance problems..

• Eastern LA Brig-adier Compton Boyd has cut the licence held by Fruitex (Spalding) from 35 vehicles and 30 trailers to 27...

• Because Lancaster skip hire operator Eurowaste UK had made every effort to rectify maintenance problems it escaped with a...

• West Midland LA John Mervyn Pugh granted Hereford-based Ball of Madley a licence renewal for the full five years when the...

• The duration of the 10-vehicle licence held by Abbey Transport (West Bromwich) has been cut to expire at the end of September...

• ERF isn't the kind of truck maker to spring surprises on its customers. That's not its style. To quote managing director John...

116.0-litre Cummins B Series: Euro-1 at 180, 210hp. Euro-2 at 215/235hp. 8.3-litre Cummins C Series: Euro-1 at 240/275hp....

• We drove a left-hand-drive pre-production EC11 tractive unit with trailer loaded to 38tonnes. The EC cab included all the...

I write following the Sound 0ff by PC Lambert in CM 13-19 July relating to the use of high-speed farm tractors for haulage. To...

T am curious to know what ilicence authorises Joanne Inglis, 18 (CM 13-19 July) to drive a bus, With all the cries for safety...

M annals in Milton Keynes recently attacked a fleet of 50 Royal Mail vans late at night, leaving a glass strewn depot with 80...

M isitors to the People's Republic of China may soon be faced with the unusual sight in those parts of lorries bearing the TNT...

0 s the Hawk knows from personal experience, i great beauty comes with age. To prove my point, take a look at this 1929 Austin...

D ans of movies starring lorries and buses might well enjoy Speed, starring Keanu Reeves and Dennis Hopper, and recently...

a he Thornycroft Foundation recently celebrated its anniversary in Basingstoke, that Mecca of Southern England, by taking part...

• ANC's Warrington and Wigan depot has relocated to Unit 3-4 Colville Court, Winwick Quay, Warrington WA2 8QT. Tel (01925) 242224.

• Metalock International Association has moved to Garrard House, 2-6 Homesdale Road, Bromley, Kent BR2 9LZ. Tel: 0181-313 9967;...

• East European trailer groupage specialist VCS Road Services has moved its London cargo receiving terminal to Unit 8, Towngate...

• Mobil Oil, the UK refining and marketing company in the Mobil group, is moving its head office to Milton Keynes this week...

• Eagle Star has introduced a free 24-hour emergency helpline offering vehicle recovery repair services and temporary cars for...

• EDV main dealers are offering purchasers of new vans free servicing for the first 36,000 miles and three years, Philips...

• Emery Worldwide has introduced a customised logistics operation aimed at those needing complex pickup and delivery services...

• Vehicle management business Network Vehicles plans to expand its 100 accredited dealers. Contact Network Vehicles on...

• Alford-based components supplier CS Martin has been bought from the receiver for 111m by its management. Managing director...

• Retail Motor Industry Training (ReMIT)—the training division of the Retail Motor Industry Federation— and the Vehicle...

• The 1995 International Road Transport Exhibition takes place in the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre, near Paris, on...

• Meeting the Challenge of the Environment is the theme of the 23rd annual SAE Truck and Bus Meeting and Exposition to be held...

• Brooklands Museum is hosting the first ever gathering of classic and vintage airfield vehicles on its 30-acre site in...

• The Transport Statistics Users Group (TSUG) has published an A5 booklet Sources of Transport Statistics. It includes contact...

• Ordnance Survey has published a Street Atlas map for the Bristol and Avon areas. It has full county coverage and includes...

• The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has published its first Supplier Directory a listing of many of the companies...

the victim of trucl crime. It may not get your truck or components back but it should make life harder for the thieves...

• The Waterfront Conference Company has published papers for three conferences held in April and June. Papers for the...

INWarwick has replaced its 1E60 range of pressure washers with the HS90 range. The new versions have easy-to-manoeuvre chassis,...

• A pull-up bollard which can withstand ramming by a force of up to five tonnes has been launched by FrontierPitts of Crawley,...

"Kitchin's Road Transport Law"-is in its 29th edition. The 480-page guide covers just about every operational area that the...

• Jungheinrich has introduced an automated guided vehicle with several possible roles, including the supply of raw materials to...

between J5/6 (A452/A38M) with three narrow lanes each way and restrictions on slip roads at J6. • A6 Loughborough, Leics:...

• A167 Blind Lane roundabout: Installation work for new lighting will continue until mid-August. • M6 Cheshire: Widening work...

• M90 Tayside: Lane closures at J10 (Friarton Bridge) with contraflow overnight. • M8 Strathclyde: Outside lane closed...

of the 9.8-litre engine, in November 1990. Like the G290 it retained a high torque output at modest engine speed and developed...

in the rear portion of the cab, which we felt was bound to make the sleeping area warmer at the expense of less convenient...

fuel consumption and increasing power; ceramics were going to be the saviour for the diesel engine. Valves and pistons would be...

Most hauliers need to borrow money from time to time, and securing a loan can be made easier if you understand what makes a...

L ove them or hate them, the auctions are now a major force in the used vehicle market. And they're likely to retain their...

I f you are a dealer in goods vehicles, do the drivers of those vehicles need to use tachographs or comply with EU Drivers...

A dismissal occurs when the contract under which a person is employed is terminated but the terminology and meaning of this i...

use of a vehicle with defective brakes after he had examined it at the roadside. The diaphragm on the rear nearside had split...

0 perators, like all employers, owe a duty of care to their drivers, other employees and the public and failure to properly...

T o obtain an 0-licence, an operator has to satisfy the LA about drivers hours, overloading, speeding, maintenance and...

W hen you are considering a defence egotist overloading prosecutions your drivers must be fully briefed on weighbridge...

M ost hauliers believe they cannot be prosecuted in the UK For offences committed on the Continent because they are outside the...

t ncentives to scrap older vehicles are I being demanded by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, because it is...