talking to a brick wall? Last November Commercial Motor revealed that the DOT was considering raising 0-licence fees by £100...

of the Royal Automobile Cie11', recovery contractors have Ii n..erved notice on their Cl 9.0.noO contracts because they w, re...

and Amanda Bradbury • Hauliers face a financial hammering over the next four weeks in which they will see they costs soar from...

the Year Eddie Stobart have been issued with summonses to appear at Crewe Magistrate's Court next month to face around 70...

Yeoman and ARC have dropped plans to compete in the third-party rail haulage market for aggregates. Mendip Rail, the joint...

Daf in Britain looked more secure this week, as a potential buyer emerged for part of the business. Automotive parts and...

lost their jobs when Texaco awarded a £15m-a-year contract to Wincanton in 1991 are to get lump sum payments. The out-of-court...

the transport department at British Gas following last week's announcement that around 3,000 jobs are to go throughout the...

on drug smugglers has netted hauliers allegedly carrying cannabis and amphetamines worth £2m in three separate cases. Cannabis...

against livestock hauliers if the French Government's promise to veto part of the GATT agreement is not kept at an EC...

made during and since October 1991 after a faulty brakes scare. Owners should take affected vehicles to their nearest Vauxhall...

Trading to investigate P&O and Sealink Stena's plans to pool Channel ferry operations before the Chunnel is fully operational...

are being undermined by Government dithering over the nature of its pending sale. A furious senior source at the state-owned...

proposal to introduce a 50mph limit on parts of the M25 because it could bog down trunking operations. A leaked plan to knock...

Drivers Association has won a £100,000 out-of-court settlement for an owner-driver who lost his driving licence after suffering...

the European Parliament Transport Committee that he will seek to increase taxes on road transport. He wants to give priority to...

donating 30p for every new vehicle bought in the UK to BEN, the Motor and Recovery Trades Benevolent Fund, says the charity Car...

take out an injunction against a group he believes are trying to drive him out of business by putting toilet rolls in his...

food distribution work from local subcontractors and awarded it to Wincanton Distribution, which is dedicating seven tucks to...

Harrogate Rugby Club grounds after complaints by residents The club has been raising cash by running a lorry park since 1990.

action if they fail to pay female employees in line with men doing different work of equal value, following a landmark...

to produce a 550hp version of its long-serving 14-litre vee-eight diesel within the next few years. Ha kan Samuelsson,...

the 3,000th Eurotech chassis since production began last June. The 240E38 6x2 will go to an operator in Eastern Germany.

vehicle manufacturers launched 40 campaigns to recall a total of 393,783 vehicles for safety checks. This included 19 campaigns...

and plastic products for the food and drinks industries, is moving away from renting to owning its curtainsider semi-trailer...

Wilson Double-Deck 12.2m tanker/curtainsider semitrailer on dairy and related product distribution. The dual-purpose semi can...

chassis has been switched from the Volvo/Steyr factory in Vienna to the new £6.5m bus assembly line at Irvine. Further...

plant is set to produce a brand new middleweight truck based on the successful 45 Series. Tagged the Leyland Daf 55, the new...

The entry step height of 320mm can be reduced to 250mm using a kneeling function on the air-suspended chassis, but approach and...

four 17-tonne Strato 210s to Buttons Biscuits for retail distribution in the South and Wales. The Cummins C-series powered...

Engineers has begun work on an integrated exhaust design system. The company will produce the new system using its own engine...

number of detail improvements to its F90 tractor range and M90 rigids. All 4x2 F90s specified with driveaxle air suspension...

its loss-making parcels delivery arm Lynx this year, which could lead to redundancies, chief executive Jack Mather says. The...

its transport arm has found jobs for half its laid-off drivers after advertising them with their vehicles. Lincolnshire-based...

at ARC South Wales are expected to reject a second rates package put to them last week, because they say it would still cut...

Budgens is likely to reduce its transport fleet after a useage rates review to drive down costs. "We need to keep our vehicles...

to save "for years" to build a new entrance to his yard after spending 17,000 in two attempts to gain planning permission....

has decided to grant an 18month licence to Penrith haulier Acredean, even though the Road Haulage Association has lodged what...

of Chorlton against convictions for using a vehicle without an excise licence, 0licence, or test certificate has been dismissed...

to operate four vehicles from Batley Road. Kirkhamgate, nr Wakefield. despite claims by a neightour that they would frighten...

jeopardy if pending appeals fail against convictions for Control of Pollution Act offences. West Midland TC John Mervyn Pugh...

cut from the licence held by Sidmouth .operator Chris White. Western TC Ronald Ashford said a maintenance check and accounts...

Payload: 1,090kg. Fuel Consumption (laden):10.51it/100km (26.9mpg). MODEL Nissan D21 4x4 ENGINE Nissan four-cylinder,...

across the industry are reporting increased sales in all weight sectors, as the second hand market runs dry, finance becomes...

working at its Sandbach factory this week, following a 50% overall increase in tractor production for the UK market over...

fouracre £750,000 freehold site off the A13 in Dagenham which formerly belonged to defunct operator Brain Haulage.

van fell from 324 to 192 a day last month, according to shop-floor sources, following the collapse of the Continental export...

Scania's Suffolk-based wholly-owned dealership Robinson Trucks, which has sales and repair outlets at Stowmarket, Felixstowe...

to be up this month on the same period last year, after showing an increase from 154,000 to 168,000 trailers in 1992. There is...

halve its communication costs when it starts using Motorola computer equipment worth £500,000 at its 53 branches this month.

4m contract with Unipart to deliver Land Rover replacement parts from a factory at Desford, Leics to dealers.

the Neway and Anchorlok range of air suspension and spring brake products, following the acquisition of their manufacturer Lear...

month that its driver members in South Yorkshire will need a pay increase of more than 3% to maintain living standards.

no salary but was paid in kind for his work has been accepted as a professionally competent transport manager by North Western...

who drove a lorry under an assumed name to get the work has been ordered to pay fines and costs of £150 by Manchester City...

The partners were at a Birmingham public inquiry seeking the renewal of their international licence with an increase in...

of its 200 and 400 Series vans in Birmingham under receivership. The full range of vehicles is being built, albeit in reduced...

Quality Industries of Telford specialises in installations tailored to particular models, and has introduced one for the...

The first prototype was Leyland-based, but a second example (also built by Cartwrights of Altrincham) uses a Daily 40-10...

to replace current Nova models throughout Europe; commercial versions are expected towards the end of the year. The new van may...

has revised switchgear and instruments with safety improvements including side impact beams in the doors, an energy-absorbing...

distance warranty and roadside recovery service. Prices are rising by up to 3.78% for the C15 Champ high-cube car-derived van...

commercial before the end of March will receive up to £500-worth of building or plumbing supplies from Grahams builders...

imports are to be handled by Skoda Automobile UK, taking over from Czech-owned Skoda (GB). A date has yet to beset for the UK...

come much crueller than this unwittingly appropriate message on the cab of a Leyland Roadrunner spotted in Kent last week. The...

will include changes in trading brought about by the Single European Market and worldwide concern over the safe transport and...

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

a driver who had a DVLA compensation offer withdrawn, and others who have benefitted from relaxed epilepsy regulations. Driving...

as a result of suspected ill health can appeal through a magistrates court within six months of revocation. In Scotland the...

When the decision has been made, you will either get a letter to tell you why your claim has failed or that the Ombudsman...

can now call in the banking ombudsman to investigate banks who do not play fair — and win compensation up to £100,000. Banks...

commercially available equipment seen here. Does not include Eminox catalyst or synthetic lubricants. Engine: 11.6 litres,...

triggered a council campaign for laden LGV training — but will the Government continue to turn a deaf ear? Any professional...

(11 ad by now" Many truckers dislike clunk-clicking their seat belts, believing that they reduce the chance of escaping from...

(4-10 February) regarding council objections, I applied for an Operator's Licence to park a goods vehicle at my father-inlaw's...

'The Sound Off feature from 1 Stephen Joseph, director of Transport 2000, (CM11-17 Feb) ends by suggesting that transport...

a danger, the load on any vehicle is never a danger, although some products when transported can have a more serious impact on...

f the President of the Board of Trade could be turned on the crisis in the mining industry then the message is simple and well...