• The Government really ought to make up its mind. Either it's committed to curbing inflation, or it isn't. Judging by the...

/ The Vehicle Inspectorate has denied that it is under pressure from a cash-strapped government to accept reduced funding for...

testing is for transport companies to operate vehicle testing sites, according to the unions employed by the Vehicle...

by Nicky Clarke / Haulage costs are expected to soar next year when the 0licence fee rockets by E100 — a hike of over 140%. The...

/ Government plans to privatise large chunks of the DVLA have sparked fears that drivers and operators may end up paying more...

• David Higginbottom, general secretary of the United Road Transport Union, plans to launch a series of campaigns next year to...

X Truck manufacturers are confident that the slump in truck and attic sales has bottomed out. For the fourth month in...

• The receiver at Clarke Foods issued an injunction against Exel Logistics last week to force the NFC subsidiary into releasing...

call for a Government study into improved road, rail and port facilities at the Scottish end of the Larne-Stranraer/ Caimryan...

by Ian Reeves • Transport minister Kenneth Carlisle has ruled out a switch to testing lorry drivers on Laden vehicles, despite...

• There is mounting evidence that the roads programme is being delayed by the Department of Transport's consistent...

• Large parts of Edinburgh city centre will become a virtual no-go area for collections and deliveries from 10-12 December when...

by Nicky Wilmore • About 27 drivers with London Brick who are to lose their jobs just before Christmas are part of a package of...

• Three transport companies went to the wall last month — the same number as in September. But this represents a 14% fall on...

I West Sussex-based reefer operator DR Bailey is buying a site five times larger than its existing Littlehampton depot from...

• Late payment problems are getting worse with companies waiting on average an extra 26 days for their money, according to...

by Juliet Parish Loss adjuster Ellis & Buckle is joining Commercial Motor in the fight against truck theft by setting up a...

• Up to 100 loads of waste will be up for grabs by Leicestershire tippertnen by early 1994, if lbstock Building Products wins...

• Exel Logistics is adding 102 Leyland Daf 60 Series 17-tontiers to its Newsflow delivery fleet. All vehicles are fitted with...

26-tonne and 32-tonne multi-wheeler chassis would automatically qualify for drawbar operation at 35 tonnes GTW. While this is...

True grater from Roberts • Suffolk County Council has taken delivery of six 4x4 Leyland Daf Freighter road gritters converted...

• Inter City Trucks and its sister company Dockspeed International are fitting 12 trucks with Logiq satellite communication...

• A 26-tonne-plated 6x2 is to join Renault's Maxter range of multi-wheelers in the UK. Because its drive axle will be plated...

• Foden has developed a daycab version of its full-width HiLine cab for 4000 Series tractive units and rigids. The ceiling of...

• Remould manufacturer Colway Tyres of Durham has changed its vehicle livery to commemorate its 25th anniversary. Two Seddon...

• Maywood on Board, manufacturer of on-board weighing systems, has developed a new version of its Loadwatcher system. The...

• Scania plans to make its vehicles as near to completely recyclable as possible within the next few years. "A typical 4x2...

/Partners Christopher and Nigel Needham of Needham transport, of Morecambe, were fined £1,000 at Preston Crown Court after...

Maintenance problems and convictions led to the licence held by H Morgan & Sons (Haulage), of Cwm in Ebbw Vale, Wales being...

• H Davies & Son's licence has been truncated by North Western Licensing Authority Martin Albu because of maintenance...

• Staffordshire haulier Lomas (Burton) has to pay £920 in fines and costs for permitting a driver to exceed the hours limits...

Watkinson has been revoked because the company parked vehicles at places other than its authorised operating centre, and had...

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

• North Western Licensing Authority Martin Albu has decided to allow Gerard Kitchen to continue operating as an owner-driver,...

• P&O ferry operator Pandoro is adding 70 new 13.6m curtainsiders to its 2,900-strong trailer fleet and is having 50 of its...

• Wincanton's transport division has placed orders with Fruehauf for £1.1m worth of tri-axled bottom-loading petroleum tankers...

• Bedwas has redesigned its Supercool GRP sandwich-panelled temperature-controlled bodywork and extended the range to cover the...

• A Special Types trailer designed to transport ocean-going yachts has been built by Miles Nunn of Whitchurch, Hants for...

• Felixstowe-based Tracto has acquired a batch of 11 multipurpose tri-axle Montracon moving-bogie skeletal trailers capable of...

• Donnobile has acquired the copyright and patents for Rapidform's air suspension range, which it will market under the brand...

• TNT Express Worldwide's new 13.5m curtainsided semitrailer with gull wing-type roof is busy hauling Cabriolet car hoods from...

• Don-Bur's Cover-Haul sliding-canopy body system, which is based on its coil carrying trailers, is finding favour with a range...

• Boughton International has developed a hydraulically operated cover system to match all sizes of open-top containers carried...

• Headcorn Flowers has bought an AL-KO extended Peugeot Talbot Express 3.5tonner with a 5.0m refrigerated body for its flower...

Hauliers, trade associations and transport lawyers are fighting a plan to ban overloaded trucks with an 0-licence penalty...

• I do not feel that Ian Bloomer's "Sound off" (CM 29 Oct-4 Nov) gives a national picture of the quality of LGV training, or...

• PTRC European Transport Highways and Planning will be holding its 21st summer annual meeting on 13-17 September 1993 at the...

• The new Approved Code of Practice on Management of Health and Safety at Work gives practical guidance on how to comply with...

make your way to the Council House in Nottingham city centre at noon and see up to 60 people attempting to pull a Renault AE...

la o coincide with an exhibition at the Transport Museum in London's Covent Garden, London Transport has published A Journey...

fight to pick up the pieces following Hurricane Andrew which devastated parts of Florida. The company offered hundreds of its...

haulage industry, according to the Reverend Canon Henry Evans of the Leicester Diocese. In a recent article the Reverend Evans...

U ollowing its recent initiative in which it offered free collection of relief parcels for Bosnia, Red Star is providing a...

forced to buy a secondhand vehicle to keep its business on the road after thieves stole its Mercedes skip wagon and then...

tractive unit parked outside its owner's premises in broad daylight last Monday morning. Dealer Marshall Commercial Vehicles...

is steadily moving towards its main goal of free trade in a single market. Apart from anti-drugs and smuggling spot checks the...

Price as tested: £68,625 (ex-VAT). Includes £2,766 for air suspension on rear axle ; £1,558 for roof and side spoilers; £1,450...

DELIVERIES • On the face of it, home shopping offers rich pickings for hauliers. Every item bought from mail-order catalogues...

for outrigger wheels fitted to training tankers in a bid to teach rollover prevention. • The most well-intentioned and...

Small businesses need to get the best banking services for their money. New codes of conduct have forced the banks to come...

i I consider myself fortunate to live in a lovely Suffolk village and I know that feeling is shared by my neighbours. Life is...