• The Government has reiterated its intention to introduce lifetime 0-licences as soon as parliamentary time becomes...

• A group of 17 owner-drivers is suing aggregates giant ARC for allegedly not following an operating cost formula incorporated...

HQ is to be demolished: it has been described as among the ugliest buildings in the capital.

splitter gearbox, which is fitted as standard on its 373kW (500hp) R143, as an option on all models above 261kW (350hp). The...

were back in the UK this week after a perilous charity trip to Albania (CM 6-12 Feb). Owner-operator Neil Donaldson from North...

its southern operation by appointing several new franchisees to handle extra business.

won a £6-a-week wage increase for 40 drivers who work for BRS's Belfast subsidiary Northern Ireland Carriers.

for Sleaford, Lines, for the middle of next year. European Road Park says the £2m development will include a restaurant, shops,...

• The London Lorry Ban could receive a fresh blow this month, as Brent decides whether to become the fourth borough to leave...

mality. Pugh said that having to obtain a new licence "concentrated an operator's mind". Arman also hinted that, although...

• A new organisation for tachograph analysts plans to reverse the "damage caused to the industry by untrained, unqualified and...

• The Channel Tunnel will be three months late in opening, but hauliers can expect a full freight service from day one,...

• Thirteen former TNT employees who were sacked for going on strike have won more than £80,000 compensation at an industrial...

• The Department of Transport says it will consider a cash grant to British Steel Teesside if it reverses its decision to...

have already signed on for the 10th anniversary Commercial Motor Truckfest at the East of England Showground, near Peterborough...

• Hauliers carrying liquid petroleum gas in Merseyside and Cheshire were hit by five roadside checks this week when Health and...

• Mike Nuttall, former marketing director of truck hire company Transfleet, is moving to Mercedes-Benz's new contract-hire arm,...

• The 120,000 drivers in the Transport and General Workers' Union face an 18% increase in membership fees as the union tries to...

• ERF is launching a drivers' club offering discounts, with advice on travel, health care and financial investments.

• Champion truck racer Steve Parrish can drive a truck on the road legally for the first time — the former motorcycle star has...

• The United Road Transport Union is campaigning against a spate of HGV licence revocations on medical grounds. Over the past...

. The Government plans to open the floodgates on hundreds of extra motorway service stations by relaxing the planning rules....

• Truck sales in January show the recession is far from over. January's total of 2,325 wa: down 23% from January 1991: sales...

AMSTERDAM Tractive units were going down in the world at the Amsterdam Show, with low-height tractors designed for high-volume...

AMSTERDAV Front axle clearance is 430mm and it has approach and departure angles of 30 and 55°. There is a choice of power...

Several European bodybuilders exhibited simple urban distribution demount-body systems, which were reminiscent of Ray Smith's...

tractor in production form — in this case a 19.322 sporting a 96cm fifth-wheel height — but the major news on the stand was on...

By using an aramid fibre-based material instead of the usual GRP body panelling, Heering of Vaassen claims to have cut unladen...

topic, but Helmond-based Jumbo's triple floored 11.2m pig carrier has several plus points in its favour. In addition to air...

AMSTERDAM step of introducing hydraulically operated ventilated disc brakes on the front axle of its 6-10tonne Midliner S...

and lift axle conversion ahead of the drive axle made by the local importer, Beers. A factory produced option is said to be in...

Cummins' Celect 14 and 10litre electronic fuel-injection engines: in the US there are more than 40,000 vehicles already...

/ The relationship between Renault and Volvo has produced a new engine range for midrange trucks, developed jointly by the...

• Dutch specialist vehicle manufacturer Ginaf has introduced a new variation on its theme of multi-axle chassis with a steering...

• Crane Fruehauf is changing its name to Fruehauf, bringing it into line with the other Fruehauf trailer builders within SESR.

• Talbot Diesels of Heathrow has been appointed a sales and service franchised dealer for axle and transmissions manufacturer ZF.

truck manufacturers to have so far signed up for stands at the Paris motor show.

version of its 3.5-tonne 400 Series chassis-cabs and chassis-cowls. The current 3.6m extra-long wheelbase will be extended to...

• A glass carrier is taking on the first 17.28L Seddon Atkinson Strato tractive unit to be stretched and fitted with a lifting...

• MAN may not be following its competitors along the route to unit injector fuel systems for future low-emission diesel. This...

• Salisbury-based Bligh Boards has taken delivery of a 198kW (265hp) Foden 3000 Series which is plated for drawbar use at 32...

• Trailer manufacturer Trailmaster is launching a range of small trailers rated for payloads of 500g to five tonnes. The...

with electronic as well as pneumatic systems to control discharge belt and spinner speeds from the driver's cab.

• Rail freight received a fresh blow last week when one of the major suppliers of road/rail freight equipment went into...

• Driver agency BRS Taskforce is adding three offices to its network in a move to satisfy growing demand. A Manchester office...

• Thames Valley Training, which went into receivership before Christmas, has been revived after being bought by a former...

• Following a major restructuring Dennison Brothers has suspended trailer building at its Caton Road, Lancaster site,...

• MO Distribution has begun work on a contract providing dedicated stock handling for London retailer Harvey Nichols. Up to...

• Heron Distribution has won its sixth contract with Electrolux. It will transport fridges, freezers and vacuum cleaners from...

receiver and is looking for a buyer for its fleet of 33 trucks and trailers.

• Car transporter Walon is operating a temporary driver exchange scheme with its European partners to avoid making UK drivers...

• Members of the British Association of Removers are now entitled to use a breakdown and recovery service set up by BAR in...

• Keighleybased Watkinson (85) has been cleared by Wigan magistrates of using a vehicle when a higher rate of vehicle excise...

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

MA lorry driver's wife has lost her claim for damages against Alf Brown's Transport after suffering lead poisoning from...

• An international haulier's protest about alleged discrimination in vehicle taxation between British and continental hauliers...

• Geest Industries had organised its transport on a "wing and a prayer", said North Eastern Deputy LA Brian Homer when he cut...

in Harold Atkinson was ordered to make a redundancy payment of £720 to lorry driver George Allen after failing to attend a...

£25 costs after being convicted by Sheffield magistrates of the unauthorised use of a vehicle.

discharge by Stafford magistrates after admitting an axle overloading offence. The court heard that the driver had failed to...

Robert Atkinson has appeared before Clitheroe magistrates accused of attempting to obtain by deception a rigid truck worth more...

on the Wall' charts. Each poster covers a separate area of transport law: weights and dimensions; Special Types regs; and...

alleging that Midland Freight of Ashbourne and six of its drivers had committed drivers' hours and tachograph offences has been...

/ The first Optare Spectra double-decker, soon to go into service with Reading Buses, is expected to be fitted with a new...

/ Dealer Alan Wilson PSV of Ratby, Leics, which is negotiating with Dennis to sell the Javelin coach chassis with Spanish...

• Plaxton has denied rumours that it has closed or put up for sale its factory in Lorraine. France, where it produces the Duple...

• Maidstone Boroline is believed to he considering a new bid for its London operation from the Proudmutual Group, the holding...

• London Transport has dismissed claims that a mechanical fault on the Dennis Dart caused accidents at its depots in Sutton,...

• Transport Secretary Malcolm Rifkind has slammed EC plans to lower the coach speed limit to 62.5mph (100km/h) as an...

/ National Welsh is being soldoff piecemeal only a month after calling in the receiver with nearly £.5m worth of debts (CM 9-15...

• Global Environmental Services, a Widnes, Lancs-based Yorkshire Water offshoot, has invested £300,000 in a USmade, mobile...

• A portable braking device that allows a recovery operator to use the air brake system of a multi-wheeler casualty is being...

• To eliminate weight distribution problems when towing heavy casualties, Bishop Auckland-based operator Alan Sewell has...

• Magyar has sold its first mild steel tanker into the UK. It has joined Linkman Tankers' fleet at Batley, West Yorks, and is...

will take place at the Winter Gardens, Eastbourne on 14-17 September. Contact (0737) 768611.

size by adopting Ground Loader demountable bodywork systems from Ray Smith. A pair of Mercedes rigid chassis and eight bodies...

engineer at its recently expanded Mossfield Road, Longton HQ, which now produces trailers and bodywork. Bullock, formerly with...

• Scania service dealer The Knighton Truck Company has opened a depot at Oswestry, Salop in addition to its site in Knighton,...

• Brityrex '93, an exhibition which spotlights developments in tyre, retread and fast fit technology, is scheduled for 16-18...

_ Brewery bash • The Brewery Transport Advisory Committee is holding its 10th Spring Conference on 31 March at the Forte...

• This year's AEC Society Rally will be held on 24 May at Wollaton Park, Nottingham. Any roadworthy AEC or AEC-powered truck,...

• Transport law specialist Colin Ward has arranged a one-day seminar titled Transport Operations Law in 1992 for 12 March at...

• The EuroModal '92 Congress is scheduled for 12-13 March at the Bella Centre, Copenhagen. Its theme will be the development of...

• The nineth European Transport Maintenance Council conference and exhibition will be held on 1-3 March at the Zoo Congress...

• A free guide outlining procedures for drivers taking freight through the Eastern Docks terminal at Dover is now available....

III A history of the Porlock Weir, Porlock and Minehead Motor Service Company (1916-54) will be available next month from MSR...

▪ Ryders International has introduced a hydraulic version of its Warn W8000 vehicle recovery winch. It has a faster line speed...

• An electronic security device which automatically immobilises an unattended truck has been introduced by Buckingham-based...

• Mercedes-Benz dealer WSM Motors has been awarded BS 5750 for its Days Road, Bristol site. It believes it is the first CV...

• A contraflow will be in operation on the A30 Honiton bypass in Devon for a month from mid-February: a 50mph speed limit will...

aving a tiger in your tank is one thing, but a mouse in your throttle is another. Robin Fowler of Southmoor, Oxon found his...

ave you heard the one about the three would-be art thieves who painted themselves into a corner when their getaway vehicle was...

can say the Hawk when its 200 workers became suspicious of a buzzing parcel. The brave bomb squad turned up to defuse what...

H he Reliant Robin three-wheeler has seen sales soar during the recession thanks to a re-run of BBC TV's Only Fools and Horses...

ublic transport fares may have risen by an inflation-busting 9%, but even this cannot excuse the Tory party for trying to sell...

Ifil he orphanage at Siret in Romania, which was featured on the Anneka Rice Challenge television programme, will soon be...

fter being inundated with highhorsepower tractors during 1990 it was no surprise that things calmed down a bit last year. For...

tractors took in an odd bunch last year. Those we drove included the American Mack Ultraliner, the Anglo-American Foden with a...

ERF E12,32 8x4 Foden 4350 8x4 Scania P113114L 8x4 Testers Choice: Foden 4350 • Multi-wheeler sales continued to plummet in...

perception is that operators are wanting more muscle in their 17-tonners, rental fleets also look at durability and quality....

look like a Leyland Daf FA45,150 collection of Little and Large vehicles. At the bottom it can be represented by a trader's...

it came to whittling them down to a shortlist, the Citroen C25 was elbowed out by the Fiat Ducato Turbo D, while the Ford...

the EC and Japan: the three we shortlisted are all quite different from each other. The Daihatsu Fourtrack is imported as a...

of the news in the car-derived van sector during 1991. It not only unleashed the new Escort van, but also followed this with...

an all time low it is not surprising that only three coaches came our way in 1991. Of these the easiest to discount was...

with the deregulated market, have created real problems for bus manufacturers and operators Testers' Choke: ACE Cougar alike....

RED DIESEL 0 wner-drivers battling to make a living from trips to Spain and Italy must find red diesel a tempting proposition....

• I am sure my 15-year-old daughter, Tinajane, is not the only teenager to have gained her CPC, but a few lines in Commercial...

hen trucks are held up for hours at supermarket distribution centres it is understandable that hauliers become angry and...