• The shock waves from the collapse of AWD diminish the further away you get from the epicentre. At the heart is a large...

autumn, Off the Back of a Lorry, featuring the reception this ERF unit received when it toured the EC promoting British goods....

• AWD operators were this week facing the prospect of dwindling parts supply, tumbling residual values and warranty deals...

• Hauliers should face little upheaval with the Vehicle Inspectorate if long-awaited recommendations by the executive agency's...

• Drivers and warehouse staff at an Exel Logistics depot took industrial action on Monday in protest at the NFC company's...

• Tougher penalties for hauliers running overloaded trucks are being demanded by Lacots, the local authorities trading...

• Sales of trucks and artics fell 14% in May compared with the same period last year. Commercial vehicle registrations in total...

• The debt-ridden owner of Nexday, Speedwell Group, which collapsed owing £3m is to apply for a new Operators' Licence in a bid...

• Wincanton is considering pulling out of its loss-making £25m turnover European distribution business. Parent company...

• North East Deputy Traffic Commissioner Brian Horner has taken the unprecedented step of banning new bus service registrations...

• BRS is pulling out of its Spillers contract at Wisbech with last week's sale of the operation to Taylor Barnard. Most of the...

/ A plan to fund a strategic network of new roads, railways and inland waterways to boost combined transport throughout Europe...

• Limited companies face having their 0-licences revoked automatically if found guilty of "serious offences" or "repeatedly...

docking in Dover for five hours last week by Greenpeace activists trying to stop nuclear waste being unloaded. Greenpeace used...

• An innovative loading system for ISO containers is under development at Boughton Group's Bell Lane plant in Amersham, Bucks....

• Howarth Bros of Ingleton, now part of Safeguard storage, has one of the latest MAN 22.372FVLT 6x2 twin-steer tractor units...

• Seddon Atkinson has launched two refuse collection vehicle chassis which will be displayed at the International Waste...

• Leyland Daf has produced a modified 17-tonne FA 50.160 hi-lift aircraft catering vehicle in conjuction with specialist...

I/ Two new suspension developments from Sachs-Boge spotlight the kind of ride and handling that drivers of tomorrow's trucks...

• The troubled Yorkshire quarry haulier which had been tipped to take a major British Steel contract from rail went into...

• Heron Distribution defiantly said this week it would continue to pay interest to its bank, despite troubles at its parent...

its fleet of 23 trucks ahead of legislation next year to save fuel. The limiters were fitted by Econocruise, which charges...

• Privately owned road! rail company Charterail this week announced significant contract gains from road with more than 12...

• The receivers of Belling are in dispute with a transport operator which carried out work for the cooker manufacturer before...

• TNT Express has announced £6m investment plans designed to boost its UK business. Two new depots will be opened and computer...

• The green revolution hit the UK's second largest transport operation last week as Transport Development Group claimed to have...

IN Dennis has reorganised its sales team with several new appointments and promotions. Ron Rees is promoted to general manager...

or„ •Maintenance problems led to both the duration and the vehicle authorisation of Rothwell heavy haulier Vanguard Vehicle...

• Invernessbased lorry driver William Spark was given a conditional dis charge for 12 months, after pleading guilty before West...

• A company which was refused an operating licence after it failed to disclose that a director had been convicted of driving a...

4% • Aldridge based Wayne Cope has been holding an 0licence for two years for using stolen tax discs. His current six-vehicle...

Claim dismissed IIII Brian Jackson, who was sacked by ANC after he had allegedly punched his co-driver during a double-manned...

• Bristol Crown Court has heard an appeal from Pandoro, which had been fined £1,000 for using a vehicle with dangerous parts....

• The licence held by George Taylor (Wolverhampton)has been suspended until the end of July while the company takes legal...

DIRECTORY • Commercial Motor has compiled a nationwide directory of specialist transport lawyers, expert witnesses, consultant...

• Marshall of Cambridge is producing three types of bus using the new Volvo B6 chassis and Cromweld stainless steel bodies;...

• Optare has admitted that the engine fitted in its nine-monthold Spectra double-decker is the latest 8.65-litre Daf power unit...

• The receiver at Maidstone Boroline has finally closed the council-owned company, which it has been trying to sell since...

• Rochdale-based mini/midibus specialist Mellor Coachcraft has developed an unusual body for the Mercedes-Benz 811D chassis — a...

buses to the Swedish public transport companies of Stockholm and Malinti and Swedish operator Linjebuss. They all meet Euro-2...

• Mexican bus manufacturer Dina has specified ZF 85 180 gearboxes into its new Paradiso luxury coach. The 8S 180 is claimed to...

and a buyer is being sought for the four-midicoach operation, which has been based in Carlisle for the past 15 years.

31-seater MetroRiders: its first new vehicles since deregulation. The MetroRiders will be delivered to the company in August.

The collapse of AWD last week means one fewer British-owned truck builder. We chart David .1B Brown's ambitious plan to...

• WeHord Truck Bodies (Northern) of Consett has supplied Northern Electric with 28 split tippers based on Iveco Ford Cargo E80...

• Whale tankers has added a three-way tipper body to its range of gritter, gully and cesspool emptier demountable units. It is...

• Swiss manufacturer SFS Stadler has added a self-drilling rivet to its range of fasteners. The rivet is well suited to...

• Among trailer manufacturers catering for the UK-continental high-volume trade are the Montracon Tasker combine and York...

from Ross & Bonnyman for panel vans: a 250kg-rated swing-out single-column lift and a 300kg twin-column model, Ray Smith's...

• Tank Europe 92, an international dedicated bulk liquid, gas and powder transport exhibition and conference will be held at...

• Marshall SPY is entering the refuse collection vehicle market with intermittent and continuous loaders for wheeled bins. Both...

• Trailor's latest 13.5m 94m" Eurospace tri-axle semi-trailer, seen at last month's IRTE show, is now available in the UK. In...

• Sutton Borough Council has invested £80,000 in four of Norba's latest MF2 recycling body systems. They are mounted on...

• Chelsea PT-0 has developed the model 276 — a medium duty PT-0 unit rated at 350-450NM (260-335Ibft) to suit Allison WT...

Id he competition for three copies of British Lorries of the Sixties by Peter Davies (CM 14-20 May) has been won by GW Falcon,...

kil he recent heatwave led to good business for recovery operators in Chigwell Row, Essex when 50 vehicles became glued to the...

assive mail sacks mounted up in the Hawk's office in response to our competition to name the Renault 50 Series (CM 23-29...

o wonder the young woman looks happy — she is being presented with a most welcome cheque outside No 11, not an address known...

fi he Post Office advertising slogan "someone, somewhere wants a letter from you," has become part of modern folklore. But to...

[] ccupants of I Ross-on-Wye, Hereford must have thought the world had gone into reverse when they spotted dustmen delivering...

• Henham-based engineering firm Longline has been appointed Scania service/parts dealer for the Brighton area, following the...

• BP Rolls and ICI Autocolor are hosting a joint open day in Andover, Hants to promote Fleetwatch, a joint vehicle livery and...

• A seminar explaining the processes involved in BS5750 assessment and surveillance will be hosted by the RHA's north-eastern...

• An insurance package designed for operators running up to four vehicles has been put together by RHA Insurance Services. It...

• Transport & Distribution in the Single Market is a new CBI guide, written by TNT Express, which examines EC transport...

• Bingley-based Bradley Doublelock has introduced a range of in-line square-tube trailer couplings which incorporate its...

• The M80 Stepps bypass opened this week, linking the Provan interchange on the M80 Monkland motorway with the A80 at Crow...

from the Nuffield Trading Estate in Poole, Dorset. They were checked by nightwarchmen at 01:00hrs on Friday 29 May, but were...

tractive unit stolen from Lloyds of Ludlow on 24 January (CM Crimeline 20-26 February) has turned up, unscathed, in...

Three years ago we put eight load restraint straps to the test and found many of them wanting. Has the situation improved? •...

Price as tested: 227,310 (retail ex-VAT). Includes £155 for set of seat belts for crew of three and 22,750, a typical price for...

• Geoffrey Cave-Wood looks back with a mixture of horror and amusement to an incident in the mid-seventies when he sent a...

the standard method of boosting efficiency — but in a bid to overcome the turbocharger's inherent shortcomings Volvo engineers...

How does the weekly rest law apply to a person who drives lorries at weekends for an agency while he has a full-time job Monday...

We are a subsidiary of a continental company and have several bases in the UK from which we operate accompanied and...

The service times submitted to you for your roadtest of the Iveco Ford New Cargo 75E14 were incorrect (CM 7-14 May). Based on a...

• Our stolen tractive unit featured in your Crimeline column recently ( CM 2-8 April) was recovered on Friday 27 March with...

With Shell Fuel Cards you always know where you've been — and where you are. Everything's clearly laid out on paper. Which cuts...

i T he trade unions, employers associations and various motoring organisations in the group recognise the need for an...