POWER WITHOUT RESPONSIBILITY • According to that most robust of sages George Bernard Shaw, "Liberty means responsibility, That...

• Four people at Manchester Crown Court who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to handle and steal more than 40 trucks over a period...

• Prospects for haulage could begin to lift this summer, according to one survey out this week — but another suggests that more...

• The National Owner Drivers Association has protested to three ready-mixed concrete firms which it claims are attempting to...

• Truck drivers who take a job in another EC country will no longer have to swap their UK driving licences. EC transport...

• Nearly all of the drivers who joined a Birmingham City Council safe driving incentive scheme have completed a year's driving...

• Industrial action by Italian Customs officers has escalated from a work-to-rule to five days of strikes which threatens to...

• Overloading checks are to be stepped up in North Yorkshire with the introduction of a dynamic weighing site on the A19 near...

• The first Government guidelines on commercial vehicle maintenance are expected to be adopted by the Licensing Authorities....

• Five victims of last month's M4 crash died together in their van an inquest has heard. The van was carrying a nearly-full...

• Commercial Motor's Lost Wheels campaign has raised more than £13,000 for research into the Lost Wheels Mystery. The money,...

• Bodybuilder Boalloy is to launch a low-cost "dealer friendly" rigid van body at the Institute of Road Transport Engineers...

• Mintex Don is introducing a "second generation" of non-asbestos brake linings. Six types of material are designed to suit...

• Production of the Peugeot 305 van has ceased. Space is needed at the Sochaux plant for expanding 605 car production, says...

MI Volkswagen is predicting that its new Transporter van, which went on sale in the UK last month, will transform the company's...

• The Polonez saloon-based FSO one-tonne truck, launched at the Birmingham Motor Show last year, is now unlikely to be sold in...

• Suzuki has launched a long-wheel-base commercial version of the Samurai, first launched in the UK 10 years ago. The 4x4 model...

• The John Dee Group, which went into receivership in January, owes creditors more than £20m and the vast majority of them will...

• Six out of 10 hauliers who operate on the Continent do not bother to reclaim VAT on European fuel bills because of the...

• Job prospects in the road transport industry will deteriorate further, according to Manpower's latest quarterly employment...

• TFE, France's biggest temperature-control transport company, has brought together three British independents to offer a UK...

• Alan Steadman and six other former ARS staff are taking up new jobs at Gloucestershire haulier Free Foresters. Steadman, who...

• The trial of Lancashire-based haulier Ray Wilson and one of his drivers for alleged hours offences has been adjourned after...

• A former managing 6 6 director of Express has Seabourne been jailed for three years by Southwark Crown Court for swindling...

• Birminghambased Lightning Despatch acted 6 6 lawfully in wages of a driver to help offset the cost of accident damage to...

• Nine drivers employed by MRS Distribution have been ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £2,700 after admitting...

• A driver who lost his load of dangerous chemicals in the centre of Middleton, North Manchester has been banned from holding...

• Nicholas and Philip Lane, former directors of Retford-based Ken Lane Transport, have withdrawn a bid for a new 0-licence in...

• The authorisation on the licence held by Norma Cain, trading as TC Skip Hire of Sheffield, has been cut from four vehicles to...

IM Van Hoot (UK) plans to push further into the UK market with the Belgian-built Alicron integral coach. It has just become...

• Reeve Burgess is handing over its ambulance work to its sister company Mellor Coachcraft so that it can concentrate on its...

/ Three bus operators have already ordered a new air suspension system for mini and midibus drive axles which is claimed to...

CAMPAIGN • A new British Standard on wheels and fixings is due to be launched next year — and experts hope that money raised...

Halshaw Leyland Daf, Coleshill; Crossbow Trucking; Herbert Pool; Allied Breweries; Imperial Tankers; Freight Force; RL Wooster;...

• It appears that truck and trailer manufacturers are unwilling or unable to incorporate good security devices in basic vehicle...

II It really hasn't been Maggie's year. Years of dedicated service, a tough and enduring reputation, only to be rewarded with...

two years ago, but less then either the Volvo FL10 or Leyland Daf FAD 80.270 (tested by us as the Constructor 30.301) The...

• Calor has always been proud of its fleet's safety record. But operations director John Harris insists that such records can...

NOISE • When the apocryphal Rolls-Royce owner became irritated by the ticking of his car's clock, he was highlighting a case...

• Burglar Anthony Davison made a big mistake when he robbed a house in broad daylight in Tyneside — instead of bolting for a...

• There can be few in the industry who would argue against the principals behind the introduction of exhaust emission limits on...

1111 Exhaust emissions limits for diesel-engined trucks and buses have been agreed by the EC Environment M in isters. This...

• The cost of annual testing of trucks, trailers and buses has gone up (see chart). The Tachograph Centre approval lees have...

and rental to go • The closure of The Crown Suppliers (TCS) workshops and vehicle rental business has been announced by...

in DTp recall • Just over I ti,oir0 trucks are involved in the latest vehicle safety recalls issued on behalf of the...

big chief • A&R Motors have installed the first Chief 10-tower Truck E-Z Liner chassis straightener in the UK. Sheffield-based...

• In an endurance Lest a Leyland Dal 400 van has been driven virtually non-stop for 160,000km (100,000 miles) round the Spa...

• Everything from stick-on, wide-angle mirrors to computer systems was on display at the Automotive Aftermarket 91 exhibition...

R ubber suspensions for tandem bogies were conceived and developed in Britain. The system is exemplified by the original Norde...

is a well-established vehicle that has a good reputation with operators. Its GRP cab helps keep weight to a minimum on what is...

Design and effect refinishing is gaining popularity in the U.K., and a growing number of businesses are changing the face of...

COSHH There can be no doubt that the bodyshop environment will dramatically change in the run-up to a Single European Market...

at Telford on 9/10th May is one of the U.K.'s most comprehensive road transport exhibitions. At this year's IRTE, Herberts will...

Last December, Herberts launched two new coatings: Superfleet CV Primer and Superfleet Shot Blast Primer. The response from the...

Herberts' commitment to expansion in the commercial vehicle sector continues with the appointment of four experienced...

Clark Autocentre takes pride in the standard of service offered to its customers, and the quality of the work speaks for...

I n the event of a serious accident the police have a list of approved recovery specialists which they can Call on to remove...

• RH Engineering has introduced a modified version of its number five and six Bushwaka kits to ease the removal of steering...

• Increases in truck tyre life of up to 125% are being claimed for a compound called Everbalance. The savings were achieved...

The BR.5A accepts all 150mm back-up pads with Wiein threads. • Super Stork B1.5A is a dualaction, random orbit sander with...

• Two high capacity air filter/ regulator/coalescer units have been added to the f)evilbiss range. They can operate in...

• Teroson has introduced a sprayable seam sealant for bodyshops, called Terostat 9320, which it claims can produce seam repairs...

• Stopchek is a portable in-cab brake efficiency computer from Trolex. The self-powered unit is placed in the cab on a level...

• A new 2.6-tonne jacking beam, designed for the higher weight vehicles in the MoT scheme, is being marketed by Majorlift. The...