awarded to TOG Nexus, enabling the company to move bulk chemicals from BP's Grangemouth base to various sites in England and...

Association of Chief Police Officers' Traffic Committee, is calling for a policy of zero tolerance against drivers who break...

the assets of concrete block and decorative paving business Marley Paving from Etex Group for £26m.

Fuel retailer Jet is to sell ultra-low-sulphur diesel throughout its national network of 600 filling stations from this month.

Plans to introduce highoccupancy vehicle lanes for vehicles carrying two or more passengers on the approach to London's...

£4.9m for the six months to the end of June; up 1400,000 on 1998's figure.

Domestic truck operators who consider that flagging out is of only "minor concern could end up picking up the bill for the lost...

• by Charles Young The honeymoon period of discounted road tax rates for trucks with standard engines could soon be over. The...

More Operator's Licences will be at risk of revocation after 1 October as changes to the rules governing Traffic Commissioners'...

it Hauliers plan to police their own food tippers after complaints that their customers are failing to ensure food safety. The...

• by Karen Miles The Road Haulage Association is asking the Department of Trade and Industry if hauliers' office and warehouse...

• The bankrupt boss of a Cumbrian haulage firm which collapsed with the loss of 30 jobs and debts of around Elm is being linked...

• Mercedes-Benz owner DaimlerChrysler plans to spend £29.8bn over the next three years developing its range of cars and...

• by Charles Young Officials a the Republic of Ireland are cracking down on Northern Irish operators who try to register...

• Eight men who are on trial for allegedly evading £9m worth of alcohol duty have been described in court as one of Britain's...

What a farce! The debate raging over VED rebates shows just how much the Government has cocked-up over green grants. Take...

by Charles Young The Vehicle Inspectorate has admitted that the new, computer-based information system which was brought in to...

a contract to distribute all Tesco's chilled, fresh and frozen foods throughout Ireland. The company beat off 10 other Irish...

I A lorry driver has been sent to prison for 15 months after helping thieves steal his vehicle and its £65,000 load of...

• The number of road deaths recorded in Britain last year fell to the lowest level since records began, according to the latest...

• The Conservative party is planning to publish figures by the end of November which will aim to show how the Government is...

• by Melanie Hammond A Gosforth-based haulier adopted French blockade tactics in an attempt to recover .e23,000 he claims he...

• Irish drivers can now access an Internet website that tells them where speed traps are on Irish roads, and just what the...

B Most engine manufacturers are taking advantage of legal loopholes designed to reduce emissions, according to the fleet...

• by Charles Young A Dorset haulier fears it is the victim of a photography scam which could have hit hundreds of hauliers...

111 Renault VI has teamed up with the Bank of Scotland's transport division to form the Renault Truck and Van Contract Hire...

Five Kent men, including the owner of a haulage company, have gone on trial accused of smuggling more than half a tonne of...

week, Boschetti insisted that within two years the Italian truck maker would have a brand new line-up in place. "We're not...

Volkswagen is extending warranties on all Caddys, Transporters, Caravelles and LTs between 2.8 and 4.6 tonnes to three years....

Our roadtest of MAN's 26.414 6x2 artic (0M2-0 September) showed the July retail price of £74,065. Since then, MAN prices have...

Vauxhall Is now offering a fully kitted-out workshop van in the Movano range %filth price tags from 118,865 to 121,505. The van...

• Ford has further extended its "One-Stop" range of ready-bodied Transit derivatives to complement the existing Flareside,...

• by Corm Barnett Paccar has announced that it is to transfer Foden production to its assembly plant at Leyland. The move, on...

II by Toby Clark ThIs week's CM comes with a free CD-ROM put together by Mercedes-Benz. It contains plenty of useful...

III Manchester general haulier C Benson & Sons, part of the Woodgrain group, is about to change its previously Scania fleet to...

• by Colin Barnett Citroen has unveiled its updated Relay range for the 2000 model year, together with reduced prices on many...

Family-run LA Reed and Son Haulage now has its first ERF for 17 years. When it was pitted against tractors already in service...

and the associated John Smith Transport Contractor receiving a final warning from Scottish DTC Richard McFarlane. He increased...

discharge for using a vehicle with defective brakes by Penrith magistrates. The company said it kit badly let down by its...

employed by John Roberts (Ffestiniog) has cost the company £545. It admitted using a vehicle with a defective speed limiter at...

the firm appeared before Western TC Christopher Heaps at a Bristol disciplinary inquiry following an unsatisfactory maintenance...

the licence held by Ron, near Ilminster-based Gordon Fisher after he had given an undertaking about his maintenance arrangements,

Fullers Logistics, a limited company formed by merging Fullers Transport (Slough) with Fullers Warehousing, has to wait to see...

A West Yorkshire operator, said to have been let down by his driver when his only vehicle received a prohibition, has increased...

A St Helens ownerdriver's fine and driving licence endorsement for defective brakes have been quashed at Mold Crown Court after...

Motor? Does someone in the industry deserve a pat on the back, or a dressing down? Drop us a line at Commercial Motor, Room...

Three British lorry drivers proved recently that not only do they have big hearts but they also have strong stomachs. And they...

Even in 1909 this horse-drawn wood-burning steam-powered fire engine struck folk as something of a contradiction. For as the...

CAfs trip to China with Iveco (see feature, page 34) had As lighter moments. A dozen of Europe's finest transport hacks...

The Hawk was tickled to hear this ornithological tale. In an effort to make themselves more environmentally friendly, Wincanton...

l oom NEW 530 ENGINE Daf has a new flagship engine, and this time it's all its own work. Dropped from the range is the...

CM had the opportunity to try out 95XFs with all four Euro-3 engines, including the 530, on a hilly route In the Ardennes. The...

have yet to have the final rubber stamp from the EU, Daf has decided to grasp the nettle and launch engines which conform to...

I PRICE AS TESTED: £10,050. ENGINE: 2.5-litre diesel. GM: 2.65 tonnes. PAYLOAD: 1.13 tonnes. FUEL CONSUMPTION (laden): 29.63mpg...

At one point this year it felt as if every truck in Britain was about to be operated from the Continent. Now it seems the...

indigenous UK road haulage industry would be virtually extinct within five years and I scoffed at the idea. Now I am not so...

have steadily risen. in the 1970s the average family aspired to a bicycle, a watch and a radio; the 1980s added a washing...

Mao Tse-Tung formed the People's Republic of China r forcing Goumindang leader Chiang Kaishek to flee to Taiwan (taking the...

Any steps that can help protect against claims for liability— or perhaps a prosecution—are worth taking. Steve McQueen...

However much diesel you have in your blood there will come a day when you have to hang up your keys and retire. But have you...

• For those who do not currently provide a pension scheme, there will be a significant change. As from 2001, all employers that...

says if hauliers want public support they should be more sympathetic to the emironment • If you want to sound off about a road...