.8 by Karen Miles and Sally Nash The Department of Transport is making it harder for operators to flag out their fleets after...

this week over flagging out, although the company insists it was acting on advice from the trade associations and the Irish...

an accident, possibly involving a white HGV, in which 70-yearold cyclist Colin Keeton was killed. The incident was on the Al at...

Docks on 19 July. It has bought and refurbished PM) Stena Line's Southern House to accommodate freight agents, and there is...

Nottinghamshire-based driver Gary Cooper suffered minor injuries after his Scania overturned at Badsey roundabout, near...

Drivers using the M1 face a weekend of chaos from early afternoon on Saturday 17 July. All six lanes of the motorway between...

up a motorway at 80mph reading his newspaper, and was caught on video by the crew of the unmarked patrol car. He has been...

• Steven Norris says he will resign his post as director-general of the Road Haulage Association if he is shortlisted as a...

• Mercedes-Benz and Volvo have joined the list of manufacturers producing engines eligible for 11,000 VED rebates without...

• by Mike Jewell and Karen Miles Two brothers who ran a North Wales tipper firm escaped a jail sentence by a whisker" at Mold...

are expected to be drafted by a new independent body set up to promote greater consistency in court sentencing. Home Secretary...

The Mont Blanc Tunnel will reopen in Autumn 2000 following the fire earlier this year which killed 40 people. Following an...

• by Mike Jewell Permitting drivers to break the drivers hours rules and failing to produce tachograph records have led to...

A refined opinion... Whatever you do, don't call this a Uturn. It's not a U-turn. It's not a change of mind. It's more.. .a...

• Briton's courier firms have given a lukewarm response to the Government's plans to transform the Post Office into a public...

We like to talk to readers, and hear the stories you think we should be following: something seen on the road, a firm in...

by Melanie Hammond The Conservative Party has unveiled its new transport policy, Fair Deal for Motorists, including a raft of...

• A female Spaniard has scooped the top job in European transport politics as part of a radical shakeup of the European...

• Lorry driver Edwin Miller has been cleared of smuggling .£3m worth of amphetamines after he told the jury how he left his...

• Mike Mudie, joint founder of Mercedes-Benz dealer Mudie-Bond, has left the company following a disagreement with investing...

• by Charles Young Hauliers who took part in May's peaceful fuel protest on the M25 are facing a legal backlash summonses have...

A West Midlands firm sent a driver on a delivery round in a lorry without Operator's Licence authorisation or a working...

• A number of automatic speeding fines have recently been thrown out by Irish courts. Evidence from new speed trap cameras is...

III A former haulier has set up a CO-Operative to help owner-drivers and small haulage firms to buy fuel, insurance and other...

A lack of communication between European police forces has left a British truck driver imprisoned for almost three months for a...

More than 50 trucks or their drivers were found to be breaking the law after being stopped in a one-day crackdown in the...

• Rush-hour traffic has slowed up by nearly 12% in just three years—costing hauliers millions of extra pounds in longer journey...

Flagging out is now a reality. Some operators who have made the big step are delighted; others are running into problems. So is...

• by Bryan Jarvis Two specialist trailer manufacturers have been busy building new low-loaders; Market Harborough-based King...

• Feder is selling its Alpha 3000 8x4 rigid/tipper chassis to a diverse range of operators; Hanson Brick has bought six for...

• Volkswagen is offering two new engines in its range of IT vans with extended warranties across the board. A...

• by Brian Weatherley ERF is pushing ahead with the development of its range of alternative-fuelled vehicles to meet the...

Five Dennis Rapier fire appliances are starting work in Antwerp after two weeks of testing by the Belgium brigade. The sale is...

Ryder International is offering a new range of cranes for loads from 250-1,000kg. The Retriever Quicklift cranes come in four...

Interflora traders are being offered deals on the staple florists' van, the Daihatsu Hijet. Special finance packages are up for...

LDV is offering a 2.2-tonne Pilot van in a national prize draw; ten runners-up will receive steering locks. Entry forms are...

Mercedes Sprinter 312/412 Jakab ambulances have their Australian-made beans mounted at M-B's Wentworth site; they carry a full...

Daewoo is supphfing Tees, East and North Yorkshire and Coventry with paramedic 4x4s for casualty rescue in remote areas.

Marshall's latest integral ambulance body, based on the new Renault Master chassiscab, appeared at this year's Ambex. The first...

Chassis converter Drinkwater Engineering has developed a new, easily programmable ECU for its air suspension conversion...

CM has had an exclusive drive in one of ERF's Cat-powered dual-fuel development tractive units. The first thing you notice...

Nowadays every manufacturer pays close attention to used vehide sales, and Scania has gone further than most. It reasoned that...

Ambulances may not spring to mind when you think of commercial vehicles but this sector is highly competitive and Ambex, its...

The first 12 of 38 tipper drivers and owner-drivers working out of the Tarmac quarry at Clitheroe have appeared before the...

limiter was not working have cost Dukes Transport (Craigavon) t500 in fines and costs. The company had denied the offences but...

to the revocation of the licence held by Edward Lavender, trading as EL Transport, of Felixstowe. Eastern TO Geoffrey Simms...

as JS Transport, has been revoked by West Midland TC David Dixon. The IC was concerned about Singh's maintenance record and...

Co led to the company's licence being suspended for three days when it appeared at a Glasgow disciplinary inquiry before...

The licence held by Gumnockbased John Phillips & Sons (Haulage) has been suspended for a week by Scottish TO Michael Betts. The...

West Midland Traffic Commi ssioner David Dixon was satisfied that Balsall Heath-based First Glen had adequate finance for a new...

Bat hgate-based Derek Bertram has lost his appeal against the decision of Scottish Traffic Commissioner Michael Betts that his...

Express Freight Scotland has lost its licence for uslng vehicles in France after they had been suspended. The company and its...

A truck driver who worked for a second employer on his rest days without using his tachograph has had his HGV licence suspended...

are appearing in the magazine that is best read by the UK's road transport sector. By supporting your advertisement with an...

Reports appearing in last week's trade press that several truck manufacturers are now lobbying to have the VED rebate scheme...

In response to Karen Miles' article headed "EC Moves on Eastern Threat" (CM 1-7 July), I think that the British Government...

You may remember back in 1998 when I was invited to test drive a Leyland Daf 85CF 4x2 at BBA Friction's test track which was...

Benton posed in his letter (CM 8-14 July), I would first like to point out that the 10% referred to in the previous edition as...

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then this Corgi die-cast 1:50 scale model of a Rugby Cement ERF Powder Tanker...

Side by side, they make an odd couple, explains: "We needed a truck that but this streamlined racing car would wouldn't let us...

If you're a haulier running a busy 22-vehicle fleet, what do you do to unwind? A round of golf perhaps, or a Pimms on the...

As a rule folk don't take too kindly being told what to do, especially if the edict comes from Downing Street. However, it...

I PRICE AS TESTED: £13,530 (ex-VAT); includes £11,445 for basic vehicle; 1810 for auto box; .1555 for air-con; 1335 for ABS;...

• Despite the date of its delivery, our Astravan arrived with everything fitted and working. Some 12 weeks and 6,000 miles...

an outsider their fear of upsetting the ferry companies may seem like paranoia, but the rate at which they buy ferry tickets...

Volume of business is usually decisive. If you are only offering ferry companies a small number of crossings, buy tickets...

a haulier until an irresistible opportunity came along. But 10 years on, he tells David Taylor, if something more exciting...

become ruthless in their drive for efficiency and savings. As a result, hauliers who have been working in the industry for...

Farm milk collection is a specialised area that requires a lot of investment in vehicles and special training for drivers. "By...

Despite the Government's pledge to switch more freight to rail, the roads are more popular than ever while rail freight...

• New road building in this country has almost ground to a standstill. The Government has announced a targeted programme of...

Don't take routine expenses for granted. Close scrutiny may reveal savings that can boost your profits and efficiency. T o be...

industry should be much tougher if those remaining operators are to survive... • If you want to sound off about a road...