by motorbike in the Greater Manchester area. ERF claims the bikes get to breakdowns in half the time of vans.

Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has been accused of "rank hypocrisy" by the Tories after it emerged that nearly 3,000 staff...

just 10 months after opening. The road is expected to close in early September for four weeks in each direction.

been disappearing at an alarming rate. Police suspect they could have been stolen for use in gardens and driveways.

HM Customs and Excise and Camelot are to crack down on shopkeepers found trading in cigarettes and alcohol smuggled from the...

A driver who was stopped by police for being seven times over the drink-drive limit blamed it on mouthwash. He said he had...

by Michael Jewell The managing director of Grimsby-based MD Moody International Haulage, eight of the company's drivers and a...

• The Tories are poised to launch a Shadow Road Transport Forum while they accuse the Government Of "complacency" over haulage...

to make about 30 staff redundant and put its plans for flagging out on ice ahead of a creditors' meeting this week....

• International freight forwarder GHK Freight Services has gone into voluntary liquidation. The Leeds-based company ceased...

s Temperature-controlled operator Ralph Davies International is locked in battle with Granada Service Stations over payment...

• The Transport & General Workers Union has revealed some of its plans for October's massive international protest against...

• The vulnerability of children and short people near trucks has been highlighted for the second time in as many weeks after a...

Road hauliers should be careful— they could get caught out playing politics. The suggested Tory "Shadow" Road Transport Forum...

• by Ian Wylie Truck drivers using satellite navigation systems could be left stranded on Sunday when the global positioning...

• Northamptonshire police are appearing for witnesses to a crash on the A45 last Sunday morning when a white Budgens truck...

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

• by Tim Maughan An animal welfare group says its investigations into British livestock trucks travelling to the Continent will...

• The process of forcing Railtrack to improve its commitment to rail freight began in earnest this week as the new Rail...

II Police are searching for a truck driver who Is thought to have brought more than 100 illegal immigrants into the UK last...

• Lobbying group East Anglian Hauliers, which held a high-profile reception for MPs last month, has been invited to a meeting...

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because it will be unable to hold enough information needed by enforcement agencies, says an industry expert. This latest...

• The Dutch police are targeting UK hauliers which have flagged out, according to international operator Mike Beer who believes...

• Unusual number plates and the GB national identification letters could be consigned to history from 1 September 2000 under...

Profits in the road haulage industry have fallen by a penny in the pound in four years, a new report claims. Industry analyst...

• by Karen Miles Tax changes announced by John Prescott to tempt back ship operators who are flagging out fleets abroad have...

A dairyman at the centre of a Birmingham milk war will continue his cut-price campaign despite a firebomb attack on two of his...

Traffic officers from Cumbria, Dumfries and Galloway, Lothian and the Borders joined forces for a two-day operation last week....

• There is an urgent need for trucks to get better routes through Dublin city, says the Irish Exporters Association, launching...

NE by Ian Wylie A former employee of North-east seafood company Ken Bell International has won £6,000 in compensation at an...

• The Vehicle Inspectorate has asked Commercial Motor to clarify some of the points contained in the recent tachograph feature...

• A Carlisle-based driver, who was sacked for refusing to make a delivery because he was scared of motorways, has been advised...

a A haulier contesting a 1300 fine for exceeding his driving hours after being held up in roadworks, has won a small victory....

Nottingham haulier John Williams Transport has added four sleeper-cabbed Volvo Fh17-251}rigids to its fleet and as an...

III Lucas Service UK's latest addition to its range of Swinglift cranes and tail-Ifts, the Manhole Lift, is intended for...

II Step-frame trailers are boosting garment-carrying capacity by 70% for Leeds-based Elite Forwarders. Older straight-frame...

• by Toby Clark What is the first technical decision you make when specifying a truck? It is probably the power rating—but what...

Modern diesel engines are controlled by a computer—and anything that can be programmed can be reprogrammed. The ECUs fitted to...

As you might expect, Volvo is not keen on MKT's conversions. Spokesman Richard Smith told CM "We would strongly advise against...

Clipper International with a final warning in regard to any More convictions but has not taken disciplinary action.

was granted a new national licence for two vehicles and two trailers by Scottish IC Michael Betts.

arid back duty totalling 11,315 after admitting using a vehicle without an excise licence and with defective steering and...

0-licence cost Walsall-based Elliot Lowery 1235 in fines and costs. Lowery was convicted in his absence by Llanelli...

prohibitions in his first 12 months of operation, escaped with a warning from North Western DTC Patrick Mulvenna. Newton said...

Gainsborough-based Steven Dean has lost his appeal against the refusal of his bid for a new international licence, and his...

The Transport Tribunal has cut the disqualification time from three years to 18 months for Michael Byrne, a director of M&L...

Wyke-based Andrew Leadbeater has been cleared of allowing one of his drivers to exceed the daily driving limit and take...

Falsification of tachograph records at home and abroad has cost a driver employed by Milnethorpebased Ernest Vickers Transport...

in today's issue of Commercial Motor (12 - 18 August). You state it does not matter who owns the truckmaking factories or where...

It was with some disappointment that I read the article on page 10 in CM 12-18 August about Britannia and the AA and the...

am the owner of a small family garage that specialises in the repair of HGV vehicles and trailers. I run trailers from my...

My wife and I are truck enthusiasts and Truckfest has always been an automatic choice for us. But this year's event at...

The red and blue livery adorning this building is truly a sight for sore eyes as it represents one of two new drivers' rest...

The last time this Churchill Tank crossed the channel it waste take part in a battle that raged some 20km from Caen and the...

It seemed there was no divine intervention to be had when poor Sister Virtus, of the Sisters of the Daughter of Divine Love,...

Proving that it's not always the boys that get to have a go behind the wheel, sisters Yasmin and Miranda Jones present a...

PRICE AS TESTED: £18,340. Includes £15,620 for basic vehicle, £1,000 for 113hp engine, £500 for Custom Option Pack, £700 for...

Meczes looks at the role played by two specialist categories of lift truck and considers how best to manage your fleet of...

Microprocessor-controlled conveyors can move loads horizontally and lorry loading via conveyor is possible with small cases,...

achieving the greatest efficiency with fork-lifts. A truck performing a single pallet movement, potentially across hundreds of...

• As with your road vehicles, ergonomics is a key factor in ensuring a happy and productive workforce behind the wheel. A few...

trained for each type of fork-lift they operate. But even trained drivers can fall into bad habits that could end up in crashed...

Order pickers come in three basic flavours: for low, medium and high levels. Low-level units are broadly similar to powered...

Continuing Ms series of hands-on tests of fleet management software, Robin Meczes takes a look at Roadbase for Windows. R...

tainer transport operation in Southampton with 12 tractors and 16 container trailers, delivering to destinations around the UK,...

company operating internationally with 60 vehicles, mostly 41-tonne artics and 18tonners, Fleet engineer Mick Anstey says the...

a decidedly strong wind as the chopper touches down at its Penzance base. It is one of the Iwo Sikorsky S61s operated by...

atthew Pritchard, son of William—the owner of Hugh Town-based Island Carriers—responds quickly when CM asks if he would expand...

then get kite financial ifficeldes largely because he hsnOt a vehicle that was net geed vahw. We tried te help hie out fumed*...

The Internet is not just the tool of big corporations and computer fanatics it could be a valuable asset in road haulage. Adam...

and still find it difficult to understand why so many operator's are so sceptical about driver training. 6 I have been in the...