• by Miles Brignall Hundreds of hauliers who bought fuel at Lymm Services on the M6 could find that their vehicles engines have...

tainted fuel at Lymm remains to be seen and depend: how diluted the mixture was, if at all. Bob Stacey of the Road Haulage...

a A row has erupted between car giant Ford and union leaders over the transfer of scores of car transporting jobs to the...

Jnitive fines for drivers hauliers who unwittingly in stowaways could be axing the risk of terror following the attacks on...

fine after taking what he thought was the right action to deal with a group of stowaways in his trailer. Ignacio Aldanondo...

arts.., and drops [CL • by Toby Clark ERF is to be split into separate manufacturing and marketing divisions, with marketing...

on the Vorking Time Directive for 'rivers within the next two nonths so that it can come it° force by 2005 at the atest. The...

government amid claims that livestock hauliers have been ignored in their moment of need. RIM chief executive Roger King says...

• by Dominic Perry A senior Traffic Area Network official has warned that the long awaited TAN21 computer system will not be...

• Up to 200,000 small companies could be risking fines of up to £50,000 because they have failed to offer their employees...

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If something seems too good to be true it probably is. That's certainly th case with TAN2i, the long-awaited computerised...

• by David Craik The government's plan to increase rail freight by 80% within the next 10 years is in jeopardy following the...

• Trade associations and legal professionals are urging operators who have not already done so to equip their trucks with...

the UK, with rocketing fuel prices and fewer opportunities to shop around for diesel in rural areas. The Road Haulage...

for the city's transport spending over the next decade. They could lead to more restrictions for hauliers, but also call for...

work as hauliers re-plate their ides to take advantage of new VED rates ling into force on 1 December. Savings of well over...

legislation to significantly expand the use of biofuels in the transport sector, it was announced this week. Commission...

• by Mite Jewel A Traffic Commissioner has given another tough warning that hauliers and drivers who flout their basic legal...

• A truck driver who failed to find a secure place to park overnight in Wolverhampton was mugged, forced into a car and driven...

o Truck drivers are being warned by Walsall police to beware of vehicle thieves if they stop for fish and chips outside "The...

After months of leaks and drips, Vauxhall has finally revealed the ft story of its new Combo. In weather more suited to...

Not content with renewing its range of Corsa-based vans, GM has also corn?led the $120m (185m), two-year revamp of the Azambuja...

• by Toby Clark The first thing that you realise when you visit Dennison Trailers is that it's a real family business: founded...

• The new generation Renault Clio van is now on sale in t UK. The single 5650 dC1 model is priced at £8,200 (ex-VAT) white, or...

talian-based Marangoni has launched two all-seare patterns for winter dison and regional opera e Ringtread RM+S4 and ire...

• Nooteboom has built a modular trailer system which incorporates a flexible gooseneck designed for use with three-, fouror...

Persistent overloading of refuse wagons operated by Onyx UK for Liverpool City Council has led to the entire fleet of 51 trucks...

A series of prohibition notices has led to the licence held by Bridgnorth haulier Kenneth Reynolds being cut from 21 vehicles...

Wrexham-based Andrew and Linda kyle, trading as Grafters, came "within a whisker of serious action" against their 0-licence...

• A tachograph problem has cost an award-win ning company several hundred pounds after a roadside inspection revealed that one...

president for life of the Spagthorpe Motor Company, was this week surprised to find that a potential customer has been set up...

pensioner who drove home with a bright yellow steering lock fitted to his steering wheel. Now, it would seem there is even more...

The atmosphere at the legendary Ironworks v. somewhat frosty this week after Chairman a. President for Life Sir Jos Spagthorpe...

• Compressed natural gas is simply natural gas, as used in domestic gas supplies, pumped into storage tanks to about 200-250...

R oy James, director of lqara Eco Fuels (formerly BG Eco Fuels), thinks the time has come for natural gas to become a real...

working on automotive CNG marketing since beginning of 1998 and now heads a team of eight 3ialists: "It's important that these...

look after them your reliability will fall as your costs rise. Sharon Clancy has been reviewing the services designed to help...

• Bandvulc warns operators with older air compressors to check that they are capable of inflating truck tyres to the correct...

Hundreds of haulage firms are going out of business yet there are still some who seem to thrive in the toughest of trading...

siness Service offers a alth of help and advice how to run a profble small to mediumed business. Contact 3 service on 0114 259...

SERV C Savings begin at home, so wit better to look for cost reductions than in the servici hauliers use everyday? CM reviews...

Wages are always a major cost but a range of government schemes offer employers help with paying some of their staff; subsidies...

Every haulier should ask this question: are my trul properly utilised? This means always running 1 right vehicles with full...

• Increasing your technology needn't mean a massive investment. For example, you have to be very careless to buy a new PC that...

of the easiest to control. Steve Banner reviews the Vi2 you can trim your bills. Any haulier who relies on gas to heat his...

• Companies have more incentive to cut energy expenditure than ever before thanks to a change in government taxation policy....

milers desperately need to cut their diesel bills, and e following measures are worth considering: Training drivers in advanced...

ENCE Every new haulier needs to plan his business from day one if he is to survive. Guy Shepparo rounds up the help that's...

• The government's Small Business Service has a network of Business Link offices which provide advice about starting up and...

MORTAR Shrewd investment in property can be the making of a transport business, but don't be swayed by low interest...

• To sound off about a road transport issue write to Patric Cunnane (patric.cunnane* rbi.co.uk) or fax your views (up to 600...