• Fuel prices fell by an average of 0.8p/lit in September, according to latest figures From PHH Vehicle Management Services....

by David Harris • A firm timetable for the introduction of the impounding of illegal trucks will be announced next year, says...

• A Labour government would introduce tougher enforcement of drivers' hours regulations, says shadow Transport Minister...

by Karek „ Miles • The importance of depot security is underlined by Government research on truck theft that reveals half...

• More than 30 drivers working for Exel Logistics on a contract with supermarket chain Somerfield have been made redundant...

0 ur German allies may not be famous for their 0 ur German allies may not be famous for their stand-up comics. They're not...

• Standards of enforcement within the EU should be harmonised, says a new Road Haulage Association report. Only by improving...

• The West Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance Service is removing bull bars from its emergency vehicles following reports that...

by Karen Miles • The campaign to win bail for UK truck drivers awaiting trial on the Continent has been boosted by the...

• Operators will need to understand the Internet to make the most of 21st century haulage, according to Road Haulage...

• Hauliers can expect to pay substantially more to use the roads if European transport recommendations are implemented over...

by Derren Hayes • Yorkshire hauliers say their lives and livelihoods could be at risk if plans go ahead to put weight...

• European legislation governing hazardous waste could land hauliers who service their own vehicles with large bills for...

• Britain's longest running public inquiry, into the building of the Birmingham relief road, has finished—but Midlands...

• London borough councils will consider the capital's lorry ban at a meeting this Friday following a Road Haulage Association...

• Ryder has based its 150strong Dairy Crest Fleet on a £1.5m environmentally friendly site in Fenstanton which has...

by Lee Kimber • A truck driver who suffered a stroke arid lay in his cab for 18 hours was saved after a policeman kept him...

• Eurotunnel shocked the City last week with losses almost five times higher than its total revenue during the first half of...

• Hauliers may not be surprised by the claim in the latest Which? magazine that many solicitors offer poor service, are...

by John Kendall • Following Albion Automotive Industries' acquisition of Volvo's Farington Components operation (CM 5-11...

delivery of the first of 28 Seddon Atkinson Pacer refuse collection, vehicles fitted with Eminox's CRT exhoust system They will...

• Electric vehicle manufacturer John Bradshaw has launched its latest batterypowered light commercial vehicle. The FB3 offers...

• The Seat Inca high-cube van, launched at the Barcelona Show (CM 18-24 May), will go on sale in January. UK versions will be...

by Colin Sowman • Pirelli is road testing a drive axle truck tyre which is said to have 20% less rolling resistance than...

Driveline repairs and reconditions transmission components for trucks and buses and is ZF's sole agent for the North-West. •...

to stop backsliders • Starting on hills is set to become a lot easier with Hillholder—a device being developed by Wabco....

CM has driven the Fiat Scudo, a small panel van that will go on sale in the UK next July. by Toby Clark • The Scudo is...

Licence reduction II West Ruislip-based Hards Transport's licence has been cut to 11 vehicles and two trailers at an...

• Maintenance problems at three of Leigh Environ mental's four eastern area depots have led to the company's licence being...

• Continuing maintenance problems have led to two vehicles being removed from the licence held by Bolton-based Medex...

And keep all the records that the law requires. Croner's Road Transport Operations: Records and Procedures shows you exactly...

• The licence for five vehicles and five trailers held by Jones Plant, of Derby, was revoked 1 when the company failed to...

• South Eastern & Metropolitan Deputy Licensing Authority John Stevenson has reserved dec . sion on proposals by WS Hunts...

could not prove that it was the company's lorries which had been over-riding the footpath. Duckworth disputed whether the...

• Morecambe haulier Stephen Hancock was given a warning about his maintenance standards when he appeared at a Manchester...

• The RAC has published a Top Ten causes of road rage after studying what most upsets LCV and truck drivers. Middle-lane...

• Maybe it's all the registration plates that truck drivers see all day, or just another manifestation of the intelligence of...

• Hauliers buying fuel at BP truckstops will now be able to collect tokens and swap them for Sony electronic goods. BP has...

Double capacity • Hull-based Nippress, part of the Hogg Robinson Transport group, has doubled the size of its cold storage...

Irish parcels • Parcelforce has introduced Ireland 24, a next-thy delivery service to Northern Ireland. It is charging...

Tyred in Asia • Tyrexpo Asia '96, the first major exhibition for the Asian tyre and retread markets, is to take place at the...

Logistics course • The training arm of the Institute of Logistics— Logistics Training International—has launched a...

First class • Business Post, the parcel and express mail delivery company, has announced the winners of its Premier...

Geest Trader • Dutch transport operator Geest North Sea Line has added a bigger ship to its North Sea container services....

Film parts • Producers of a film about past transport operations are appealing for contributors with historic or archive...

Ice breaker • ARCO Chemical has introduced Trigard, described as a premium antifreeze, which is being included in products...

• The British Road Federation has called on ministers not to delay their decision on the Birmingham Northern Relief Road. It...

fanatic, walking the dog Foden twice a day, sometimes calling in at the local for a pint of vitamin-packed ale to keep my...

R eader Key Gray of Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, has requested that the Hawk publish this poem, written by his late father, W...

3 ustomers of Partco became part of a real life soap opera when the parts specialist set up its northern regional roadshow at...

aving read your mment on the French rate increases, I think you have missed an important point (CM 28 September-4 October). If...

Renault's entry-level fleet tractor soldiers on. It may lack modern appeal but it does seem to have the vital ingredients that...

This being a fleet tractor, we went out and about to ask fleet operators about their experiences with the G340ti Manaver...

victorious venture-capital-backed management buyout team immediately confirmed plans to transform its methods and appearance. A...

We hold an Operator's Licence which should have expired in 1998 but, due to a maintenance problem in 1994, the Licensing...

We are in business as commercial vehicle dealers and hold a trade licence. A few weeks ago our artic was carrying a drawbar...

that once great industry to consider their options. Nantwich-based Anglo Distribution has emerged from the coalface dusty but...

Nottinghamshire haulier 1 Walker of Tuxford, Notts lost around 20% of its revenue when pit closures began to bite. Walker was...

Business angels offer small to medium truck operators the chance to take flight. But who are these kindly benefactors and what...

• BZW Private EflUity: Backed by Barclays and Sun Life Assurance, considers all sectors for investments of £500.000 and...

• Among the major sources of Business Angel capital are the TECs and LECs, sometimes linked with local Chambers of Commerce,...

"We have to be interested in employment law—but it's rather complicated. It's less frightening to have Commercial Motor put...

Goodway and Working Hours. Can you train drivers during their "rest" periods? The Goodway case (CM 8-14 September 1994) quite...

courts... .9., * A Manchester industrial tribunal has rejected a claim for reinstatement by van driver Graham Tolley. He was...

A contract is formed when the employee accepts the offer of a job. Hopeful: "Gizza a job, guy?" Employer: "Righto, start next...

More often than not, it's the managers themselves, and their misunderstanding of their own function and the law, which...

a benefit or a millstone? These terms represent useful descriptions in the workplace but do not have any particular legal...

The pattern of employers' liabilities to and for its employees may first be broken down into two principal categories. Common...

g adical changes are taking place in R the recovery business, The AA and the RAC regularly approach police forces up and down...