by Juliet Morrison • A group of 30 livestock hauliers and exporters have won a High Court injunction which forces the port of...

• Ten out of 25 trucks stopped in a multi-agency check near the scene of the Sowerby Bridge disaster have been issued with...

the wheel is being researched by the Transport Research Laboratory, commissioned by the Department of Transport. The report is...

by Karen Miles and Juliet Morrison • A hi-jacker forced a truck driver to take him on a threehour journey at gunpoint last...

• The Government should be giving the Vehicle Inspectorate greater resources in the war against cowboy operators, rather than...

H ow much is a man worth? £10? £100? £100,000? Any haulier facing a negligence claim from on injured employee could well find...

by Juliet Morrison • The Driver Vehicle Licensing Authority plans to introduce more detailed tax discs for goods vehicles this...

• Hundreds of former Leyland Daf employees will find out today (16 March) if they can sue the receivers for millions of...

• Transport Development Group and newcomer WRM are back on the acquisition trail with separate purchases—and they are promising...

• Crynant Transport and one of its directors, transport manager Florence Morrison, were disqualified from holding or obtaining...

official sacked for serious misconduct is set to launch a national campaign for his reinstatement. Michael Danaher claims Exel...

• Police have described two wheels which came off a truck on the M62 as "fit for the scrapyard". But the Lancashire haulier who...

• An owner-driver on international work has become so fed up with constantly being stopped by French police that he is asking...

on the M62 on 20 February by a lost HGV wheel which crossed the central reservation and smashed through his windscreen (CM 2-8...

by Miles Brignall • Customs & Excise is investigating the case of a British owner-driver fined for carrying a supplementary...

• Hays' financial division has given notice in its latest set of results that its profits are set to jump thanks to increased...

• A director of Southampton container haulier JF Alford Transport, the company's transport manager, the company and 29 of its...

• A continuing decline in tipper work over the past few years is being blamed for the demise of Victor Thompson's Cumbrian...

by Patric Cunnane • Hauliers accused of negligence face paying huge amounts in damages in more than 2,700 cases being pursued...

• A haulier who signed up for a fuel card because it promised cheaper diesel has slammed the company involved because it has...

by Steve McQueen MI Five more haulage companies could be forced to abandon a former US army air base after TDG subsidiary...

The number of companies bidding for a contract to manage 100,000 non-combat Ministry of Defence vehicles has now escalated to...

• A West Country freight moving agency which says it can provide work for hauliers is hoping to sign up owner-drivers and small...

• TNT Logistics has signed a 10 - year, 9.4.5m a year contract employing 130 staff to handle Rank Xerox's warehousing and UK...

Wayne Balsdon runs three low-loaders and has worked with DNO's directors in the past. He says he will give the agency a go for...

expand the Tata range with the launch of a 26-seater bus at the NEC Coach and Bus Show in October. The Indian-built LP 609...

for its primary distribution fleet. Thirty of these are straight-frame trailers for bulk canned deliveries, the others have...

by Noel Millier • Scania has introduced the Axcess-ultralow claiming it to be the most affordable ultra-low floor city bus on...

This year's SMMT Commercial Vehicle Bodywork show has raised its stature with a move to the NEC in Birmingham, With more than...

• A company 3. which got into financial difficul in international work had the duration of its licence cut to the end of the...

• Epping magis trates have cleared Heavy Haul (Chelmsford), and its managing director Philip Dyke, of a series of alleged...

• The 10-vehicle licence held by Dennis Greaves (Haulage), of Eckington, has been suspended by North Western LA Martin Albu...

II Jarrow-based Kenton Utilities & Developments was warned about its preventative maintenance standards when the duration of...

Betts to cut the duration of the licence held by Alexandria, Strathclyde-based Stewart Lumber, so that it now expires at the...

• The licence held by Prestwick, Ayrshire-based TG McLean & Sons was renewed in respect of four vehicles and four trailers at a...

a Cardiff disciplinary inquiry after telling LA John Pugh that his vehicle had been written off in an accident. The LA warned...

• A South Wales operator who carries heavy oils for hospitals has been granted an interim licence, despite objections from...

• Manchester-based owner-driver Gary Somers received a warning about his future conduct when he appeared at a Manchester public...

cad safety minister Steven Norris is a typical, middle-aged, overweight Conservative and not a lycra freak by any stretch...

emember the imaginary friend you had as a child? Well, lorry parks, it seems, have them too . udging by this enigmatic sign...

Motor are no strangers to red noses. one of the occupational hazards of the profession, and are therefore delighted to support...

ow that's what I call a dart, is the sort of thing TV Gladiator Zodiac is probably saying to Tony Shelbourne, boss of Dana...

T write to express my view of the media coverage of the French seamen's strike action. Over the past two years I have watched...

M y long time wish is to photograph every remaining Scammell vehicle; to date I have 198 in my album. I believe there must be...

• Palletised distribution specialist Pallet] me has opened two regional hubs in Glasgow and Stirling to consolidate the...

• A privately owned terminal at DaIlam. Warrington, will be opening this week to handle freight traffic from Transrail, one of...

• Key Leasing has opened branches in Milton Keynes and Breda in the Netherlands. They both offer leasing services together with...

• Barclays Bank is helping small businesses by holding 1995 transaction charges at 1994 levels and withdrawing fees for faxes...

• A container service between Dublin and Ellesmere Port has been introduced in a joint venture between Geest North Sea Line and...

• The Ipswich Transport Museum will be open every Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday this year from 26 March to 29 October between...

• A free workshop on credit management in packaging, distribution and transport will be held on 24 April at 14:00hrs at The...

• A nine-day trip to the International Truck Show in Las Vegas, including a threenight stay in Los Angeles, is being offered by...

• There are plans to hold a series of slow-speed truck trial championships for charity this summer, starting in Salisbury this...

• The Ipswich Transport Museum's 25th annual Ipswich to Felixstowe historic vehicle run will take place on 7 May. It will be...

• The Controlled Temperature Distribution into the next Millennium conference will be held on 6 April at Birmingham's...

• This ye.,-u - 's Leicester Mercury historic transport pageant and vehicle parade will take place at Abbey Park, Leicester on...

• Teesside Training Enterprise will host a national conference on the carriage of dangerous goods by road on 23 May at the ICI...

• Is your van engine pumping out carbon monoxide fumes over you without you realising it? CO can make you feel sick, dizzy and...

• Bay foal Energy has introduced the Diesel Direct Gold card which promises cash savings of up to 20p per gallon on normal...

• Axtec will be adding to its range of on-board weighing systems at TipCon 95. The latest on-board axle load indicator, which...

• The recommendation for a more northerly bypass of Ardrossan, Saltcoats and Stevenston on the A78 has been accepted by the...

• The final phase of a fouryear maintenance programme on the M58 at Skelmersdale will take place over the next 16 weeks....

SPINNE R Not every manufacturer can squeeze 420hp worth of torque from a 320hp engine. CM has travelled the electronic...

in the business. In-cab noise readings show the engine to be louder than some, but the tone is quite acceptable and not at all...

trucks dries up. That's a Fact. With little money around to buy new equipment— and precious little reason to buy— operators...

Ii K 1 , A; 1994 Budget—extensive reform of Vehicle Excise duty with changes to several tax classes and elimination of many...

cif = coming into force SI No 2280 The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 1 994. Allows the display of warning...

g auliers have a tougher time than most employers when it comes to carrying the can for mistakes by their employees, as the...

The revelation that most workshop managers still perceive all engine oils as being the same is a shocking one. It suggests the...

Shell Oils has issued a warning to the commercial vehicle industry stating that it should be on its guard against poor quality...

* PPG has introduced a two-pack refinish clearcoat with a ready-for-use VOC content of 480g/It as the final product in its...

• Whale Tankers now has a service and maintenance agreement with Derbyshire County and Leicester City councils as part of its...

• Sachs Automotive Components and Boge UK are to integrate their warehouses and centralised functions into one operation by the...

• Deb has released fact sheets 4 and 5 dealing with COSHH regulations and skin safety Both are available free of charge from...

• Kinefica, a leading independent gas supplier, claims its garage customers are saving at least 10% on their bills after...

• nil Bodyshop Services has produced a guide listing the key action dates for compliance with the Environmental Protection Act....

• Dealer Management Software supplier K13A Computer Systems has announced a new pricing structure for 1995. Workshop...

• IMS, sole UK importer of SAP' running gear, has appointed three new distributors in Hull, Scunthorpe and Ellesmere Port. (No...

• Partco has announced a 61% rise in pre-tax profit to £6.2m for 1994. Turnover was up almost 10% to .L136m.

• A new 24-page directive for the classifying, packaging and labelling of dangerous chemicals has been published by the Health...

• A recent report from the Automobile Association has thrown up some doubts about attitudes towards National Vocational...

• Renault Trucks Essex is to open in West Thurrock this summer. Parent company Renault Truck Commercials will invest some £1.2...

• Automotive Diagnostics UK has been formed by the SPX Corporation to co-ordinate the British activities of two of its major...

• The joint venture between Bendix HVCG and Knorr-Bremse UK has led to the formation of Knorr-Breinse Systems For Commercial...

• BOC Gases has launched a £2 million restructuring of its UK-wide customer service organisation in what it claims as possibly...

• The Truckmaster range of replacement silencers and fittings for commercial vehicles will now be 100% British made,...

• Stock cleansing and stock reclaims could be a time bomb waiting to explode on the motor factor trade, says The Factoring...

• ERF is to fit automatic chassis lubrication (ACL) as standard on all vehicles over 17 tonnes. It has specified Tecalemit...

• Sun has an R&D team working on diesel diagnostics and expects to have a system ready in about two years. If it cannot get the...

• ReMIT, the training branch of the Retail Motor Industry Federation, will be running a series of evening seminars called...

Getting involved with an oil manufacturer to ensure your lubricant supply can make a lot of sense. We discover why. T „ say...

• BP or offers a comprehensive management package to workshops as part of its Workshop Support Services programme (Write No 71...

T he Scania 93 range appeared in the late 1980s and was built around the then new 8.5-litre straight six turbocharged and...

We report from the UK's largest tyre and retread technology show B rii yrex is usually good value as far as innovation and new...

Retailing, reprogramming and restocking. The three Rs have changed but the importance of mastering them remains as vital as...

• Ingersoll-Rand has added a 3/4in air-powered impact wrench to its Super Duty range of vehicle aftermarket tools, offering a...

MI Sun has introduced the SB3 93 commercial vehicle rolling road brake tester. It is a modular system which at base level...

is designed to collect waste condensate from an air compressor safely and efficiently. Two models have been upgraded the...

• Fife-based Alba Tools has introduced a brake fluid safety meter which it claims is both fast and accurate to use. Designed to...

• System Clean is a product launched in the UK by Bear Automotive specifically for cleaning engines internally. Developed in...

• Deeside-based Fawcett Christie Hydraulics manufactures a comprehensive range of oil coolers which can be retro-fitted to all...

enables oil and other chemical spillages to be efficiently and economically cleaned up and easily disposed of. Available in...

From light-duty MIG welding to quality assurance MIG equipment and from basic TIG packages to the latest industrial plasma...

• Britax (PMG) has launched range of lamps for direct replace ment on European commercia vehicles including Scania Leyland Daf...