Agency works with TCs in a two-year trial to assess the viability of 12-week inspection periods. Brian Weatherley reports....

The VOSA rules in the Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness do not set hard and fast safety inspection intervals: instead...

ONE OF THE LEADERS of the fuel protests in 2000 will lead a convoy of Welsh trucks across the sea to Ireland later this month...

TWO TRANSPORT consultants have been banned from representing a client as the row over the power of Traffic Commissioners...

Emma Penny reports that our sodden summer has hit grain hauliers hard GRAIN AND STRAW hauliers are being affected by this...

THE IRISH government is expected to ignore protests over the current height of the Dublin Port Tunnel and keep it at 4.65m,...

THE RAIL, MARITIME and Transport (RMT) union is recommending that Lynx drivers accept an improved pay-and-conditions deal from...

a by-pass on the notorious A66 in Cumbria has been backed by the Road Haulage Association. The Temple Sowerby Action Group,...

People who skive off work make Brian Weatherley sick. And as for people being given bonuses just for staying healthy... Is it...

Why bother going to the lengths of robbing a bank when there's a much easier, less risky and potentially more lucrative option?...

Operators in Northern Ireland say the LRUC simply won't work Sally Nash repor.s. OPERATORS IN Northern Ireland say if the...

FEARS FROM CIVIL engineers that Scotland could be facing an exodus of key workers with roadbuilding skills have been dismissed...

AN OPERATOR has slammed the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) for impounding his truck because of his lack of...

LEICESTER-BASED operator Speedy Despatch International has been forced into administration following a dispute between its two...

Stuart Thomas gives us his regular round-up of the way the newspapers have covered the world of transport this week. Picture...

Operator cleared of smuggling. Chris Tindall reports. TWO MEN ON trial in connection with smuggling five million cigarettes in...

UP TO 100 Irish operators could lose their operator's licences as part of a crackdown by the Irish government on cowboy...

TRUCK HIJACKERS are using new tactics to get drivers to pullover, according to Truckpol. Mark Hooper, head of the Metropolitan...

Drivers accuse Thurrock of over-zealous clamping. Jennifer Ball reports. PARKING CONTROL Management (PCM) has hit back at...

A DRIVER whose truck crashed into the living room of a Northumberland house on the main road to Scotland has been summonsed to...

POLICE ARE hunting two masked men who hijacked two trucks in Cheshire and made off with their £.2m loads of cigarettes and...

Firm could be prosecuted for aiding and abetting drivers to commit tacho offences. Mike Jewell reports. GARFORTH-BASED...

TWO OPERATORS have stumped up a total of £2,500 to retrieve two trucks that were seized by Customs officers in the Orkney...

LOCALS HAVE stepped up their campaign to increase the height of a railway bridge in Leicestershire after the roof of a truck...

Cummins gets ready to power the heavy mob The ISBe receives a boost to 320hp to help it power Dafs LF range. C ummins is...

John Dawson, director of The AA Motoring Trust, knows what must be done to improve the UK's transport. Jennifer Ball reports....

WITH REFERENCE to Barry Proctor's comments about speeding tickets (CM 29 July), since this was published we have had two...

I HAVE READ with interest a number of letters in recent editions of CM emanating from the article and comments from Mr Lloyd of...

WE READ WITH interest your piece on the new Fruehauf Tri Axle Rear Steer trailer (CM 12 August). It's pleasing to note that a...

A licence revocation has opened a can of worms in the transport legal process, says Chris Tindall. T he furore surrounding...

The UK truck market still prospers, and pundits reckon it might be even stronger but for production constraints in mainland...

According to most economic and industry pundits the outlook for the UK truck industry remains extremely strong. The European...

time are still the deciding factors for some when choosing a truck. Sheffield-based Intake Transport has taken delivery of...

Advancements in technology combined with a E6m annual fuel bill have influenced Dodds Group's decision to purchase five 460hp...

Iveco is the choice of truck for the company with the eternal sale, DFS. With 35 new Eurocargos joining to bring its fleet...

Drawbar trucks may be a bit of a rarity, but that hasn't stopped Moores Furniture Group adding eight Volvo FM9s to its fleet of...

fu Irm fails in licence bid Licence bid for company seeking to take over for a company whose licence was revoked is blocked...

A NORTHERN IRELAND operator with a depot in Scotland has escaped any formal action after promising to improve its inspection...

cost a Middlesex operator £1,300 in fines, back duty and costs. Martin McDonnell, of Staines, pleaded guilty before Marylebone...

A BOLTONTIPPER operator, who was disqualified from holding an 0-licence for three years when his previous licence was revoked...

A DRIVER SACKED without being given a chance to challenge charges of misconduct has won nearly £8,000 in compensation from a...

Operators who choose to diversify may create an associated company to handle a different aspect of the business. But what are...

own legal identity. It will employ its own staff and will be responsible for its own accounting procedures. It will also be...

Every firm, irrespective of size, is required to appoint and train staff to be responsible for first aid. Rachael Hardwick...

On 15 September senior health & safety managers and company executives will be gathering at Villa Park for CM'S unique...

• Reducing reversing accidents: Paul Gallemore, European health, safety, environmental and security manager, Ryder • Preventing...

Every truck manufacturer in the UK market now offers an automated transmission. Foden was the last to jump onto the bandwagon;...

set-up used in the Daf, but in this case it's attached to a Cummins engine. Early versions of the ZF AS-Tronic fitted to...

Mercis Atego AutoTrans is already ou there, cruising the urban jungle. So is it workhorse or warrior? M ercedes-Benz has...

Volvo's FM tipper is the latest recipient of the I-Shift automated manual transmission. Andy Salter tried it out. A tipper...

Exel drops goods to Heathrow Airport's retailers. And, as Tim Maughan reports, the firm also does its bit for the environment...

Monroe has introduced a new truck cab shock absorber range. Called Magnum, the products are designed to give increased driver...

Osram's new 24V headlight Truckstar bulbs-available in Hi, H3, H7 are claimed to give virtually double the life and double the...

The Alseco 1000 induction heater is designed to replace the gas torch for all heating jobs around the workshop. Rated at 8kW it...

Ixell has launched Colour Hotline, a helpline number that directs callers to a dedicated call centre that is fully equipped to...

Boyriven, the OE parts and spares manufacturer, has put its database of parts online, allowing location of the right component...

Water gun cleaner offers manual and automatic settings. SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED for waterborne paint spraying equipment, the...

BOSCH HAS launched a universal diagnostic system for troubleshooting and service requirements on all vehicles including models...

THE CLASSIC SX6 air-compressor from HPC features a V-belt driven design with an automatic tensioning device that ensures...

Driver Transport Training has expanded rapidly since it began life in 1999, but its franchise director says he does not award...

The appearance of a new traffic man — the linchpin of any fleet operation — prompts Brian Lee to mull over what must be the...

At GIS Auctions standard, late-year vans are proving popular, but specialist, older and high-mileage models are being left...

Operators can't get enough of two-axle tractors: we check out a Renault Premium Privilege with a lot going for it. V ehicle...

This week's product focus looks at two big hitters in the used van market: the Citroen Relay 1800 and the Mercedes-Benz...

Manheim's decision to turn its Gloucester site into a dedicated commercial vehicle auction is starting to pay off. M anheim...