Shy Charles YOUflg Creditors of failed haulier Matthews European are furious that its wealthy director was up and running with...

who ran the company with his wife Julie, told CM he had ceased trading but he "might start up again in the future". But...

purpose-built headquarters in Leigh, Greater Manchester this August. The £2m, five-acre site will also be home to Volume of...

of its subsidiaries, Universal Transport GmbH and EHNES, to tom its new High Tech logistics division.

Traffic backed up on the M4 heading into London during the first rush hour after Deputy Prime Minister Jahn Prescott opened the...

on the north or southbound carriageways of the M1 between J20-1 from Monday 21 June to November due to bridge repairs. Loads...

problem of driver shortages by hiring 45 French nationals to drive red double-deckers around the capital's streets.

major employers in the UK a guide on how to make their transport operations "greener.

• Scania is poised to become the first truck manufacturer to offer a diesel engine in the UK that will qualify for a £1,000 VED...

by Karen Miles The Department of Transport has confirmed that international hauliers should be able to pay foreign vehicle...

Hertfordshire lorry driver Michael Rayner deliberately 'thundered" down the M1 for 20 miles in May 1998 when his Scania...

• Wincanton Logistics boosted its profits by 22% in the year ending in March. Earlier this week the Somerset-based firm, which...

Working with working time How much more time is going to be wasted on the Working Time Directive? Shilly-shallying by the...

• by Karen Mlles Within four years all UK truck drivers will be restricted to a 48-hour working week. The European Union's...

• A Brighton-based driver has been awarded .£5,129 by an industrial tribunal against her former employer, Stuart Taylor...

PA A further six drivers employed by Okeharriptonbased Bryan Haulage have pleaded guilty to drivers' hours offences. This takes...

Proposed legislation allowing the confiscation of trucks operated by unlicensed hauliers took a step nearer to the statute book...

IIII The level of law breaking among operators of light goods vehicles was highlighted last week when Vehicle Inspectorate...

• by Miles Brignall International hauliers are bracing themselves for freight rate increases after the longawaited ending of...

Exel Logistics' Tradeteam was a top performer for growth, but profit in the UK proved harder to come by in the car and chemical...

• by Karen Miles Nervousness hit the steel haulage market this week with the announcement that British Steel plans to merge...

II Hader Ralph Davies and his transport manager Stephen Bennett are accused of "conspiracy to defraud on a vast scale, a court...

• by Pete Swingler Chancellor Gordon Brown Felt the full anger of the haulage industry last week as the Road Haulage...

m Trucks carrying hazardous chemical loads will have unrestricted access to the new Lee tunnel in Ireland—contrary to reports...

ri A Gloucestershire skip operator is offering a £500 reward to identify the vandals who did £5,000 worth of damage to his...

• Edinburgh City Council is denying reports that a road user charging scheme for driving in the city centre could be introduced...

E by Bryan Jarvis Commercial Motor will soon be testing the latest 41,40 or even 38-tonne artics with a new 13.6m test trailer,...

DaimlerChrysler's "electronic drawbar" system uses a combination of infra-red tracking and radio communication to allow...

The exact level of involvement of the driver is an open question, says DaimlerChrysler, but he will not be eliminated. The...

• A range of nine new truck tyres is being introduced by Goodyear, which claims unrivalled performance for the new products....

• Sales of light commercial vehicles dipped sharply last month, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor...

A director of a Lancashire tipper operator, who admitted losing his temper when a trading standards officer served him with a...

a No action was taken against the licence of a Nottinghamshire international haulier after North Eastern Deputy Traffic...

20 vehicles and six trailers was turned down by West Midland TC David Dixon on grounds of repute. The company's previous...

revocation of the licence held by Malten-based John Fenwick. North Eastern DTC Brian Horner also revoked the HU driving...

about his future maintenance standards when he appeared before Western IC Christopher Heaps at a Salisbury disciplinary inquiry.

September and December 1998 while disqualified. Bristol magistrates adjourned the hearing for pre-sentence reports to be prepared.

Eastern DTC Ian Fowler to revoke the licence held by Mark Lewis and Michael Glastonbury, trading as Direct Timber. of...

highlights A Wrexham ownerdriver, Michael Roberts, said he was going to go out of business after being ordered to pay £6,680...

The licence held by AP&N Christopher Plant Hire has been suspended while Welsh Traffic Commissioner David Dixon considers...

it admitted taking a trailer to be scrapped when it was not covered by a test certificate. Prosecuting for the Vehicle...

events and traffic hiackspots to theft and fuel prices. If you have information for inclusion send it to Commercial Motor, Roan...

Afotorf Does someone in the Industry deserve a pat on the back, or a dressing down. Drop us a line at Commercial Motor, Room...

We were delighted to see a photograph of our new all bolted slider featured in the IRTE show report (C4127 May-2 June)....

Vi Watkinson met William Hague in Skipton High Street in April and challenged him about VED and diesel prices. From there we...

l am writing about your recent article "The Fuel Monty"(CM13-19 May) which gives guidance on fuelling vehicles on the...

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and our correspondent The Hawk takes a sideways look at road haulage. If you have suitable tales, charitable works, or quirky...

Whoops! It seems that with one fell swoop of the keyboard, this journal has sent inflation skyrocketing. In our report on...

With terrible images of war flooding into our living rooms every evening, I suspect the question on many a lip must be: "It's...

Thanks to a donation by the Historic Commercial Vehicle Society Council of Management, the British Commercial Vehicle Museum is...

', PRICE AS TESTED: £14,750 (ex-VAT). ', PRICE AS TESTED: £14,750 (ex-VAT). ENGINE: 2.2 litres, common rail injected,...

of the century. Today, the firm's business policy is simple: never get embroiled in a contract, and keep your staff happy. T...

MI! hen a truck operated by a leading supermarket is involved in a major accident, its guaranteed to hit the headlines too. It...

As demand has risen for smaller and smaller reefers, equipment manufacturers have risen to the challenge with a range of...

• Pre-Goof the vehicle and defrost the refrigeration system. • Check the product temperature—it is not necessarily the same as...

but will they have any impact on the haulage industry? Some operators see the most likely outcome as more red tape; others...

Driver agencies are widely viewed with suspicion, but with the main holiday season about to begin, many hauliers will soon be...

latest Government figures show an increase in accidents involving HG Vs. Steve McQueen looks at the social and financial impact...

this time they wouldn't go home until the Government had climbed off its hated fuel duty escalator. To say the least, last...

Allan Bennett of MV Trucks says hauliers are not the only ones put at risk by government policy: dealers, manufacturers, even...