• "It's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' 'chuck him out the brute!' But it's 'Saviour of is country' when the guns begin to...

good, clean water. It also expects waste material to be disposed of without polluting the environment or endangering health....

• Traffic examiners are up in arms over Vehicle Inspectorate plans to make them report to VI district managers instead of...

• Parcels firm Federal Express will hand over most of its UK domestic business to Securicor Omega Express in May, making more...

• The receiver for Brimec, the West Country-based recovery systems maker, has received several enquiries from prospective...

• Heron Distribution has begun two national contracts for DIY retailer Wickes, winning the business away from TNT Contract...

• A South London haulage contractor who smuggled cannabis into Britain among cargoes of cat litter has been jailed for three...

• If you have had your licence revoked because of an old illness from which you have long since recovered, CM wants to hear...

• The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is to plug loopholes in last year's revision of licensing law, and will also change...

• Road safety experts are cal: ing for tougher safety law governing the transportation c steel coils on road vehicles fo'...

Every day you and your diesel battle the elements. But whether you're facing tough roads or tough terrain, now there's real...

• Leyland Daf has launched a computer system designed specifically for transport management. LOGIQ (pronounced lodgeeek) is...

• Electronically controlled exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) systems are likely to feature heavily on big truck diesels by the...

• Cummins will launch an uprated 261kW (350hp) version of its popular 10-litre L10 engine, with its CELECT full electronic...

• MAN is set to spice up its M90 middleweight range by using the new high-power version of its 6.9-litre engine shown at the...

• The first low-height Scania R113 MW tractive units in the UK have gone into service with two East Anglian operators....

• Bibby Distribution Services, which has been losing millions, is set to announce a profit for the first time since its 1988...

• Renault's European division, which includes Renault Truck Industries in the UK, recorded net profits down 33% last year to...

• Railfreight Distribution has been given a Government goahead to spend £65m on 450 intermodal wagons and up to 550 enclosed...

• Tempers in North Yorkshire flared this week as local hauliers threatened to pull out of the region if Selby District Council...

• P&O European Ferries and Sealink Stena will not be allowed to operate joint ticket prices in the near future, the Department...

• North Western Licensing Authority Martin Albu has adjourned a disciplinary hearing against Wirksworth-based tipper operator...

10 Steven Lincoln, a director of the failed Lincoln Haulage (Houghton le Spring) has failed to get a new licence in his own...

• Two drivers from Ashbournebased Midland Freight have been ordered to pay £775 in fines and costs by Rochdale magistrates for...

• John Thomson Construction has been granted additional vehicles to meet the demands of the Isle of Arran timber trade, despite...

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

• North Eastern Deputy Licensing Authority Brian Horner has renewed the three-vehicle licence held by Gilbert Chapple Haulage...

• Plaxton's Carrosserie Lorraine coachbuilding factory in France will close at the end of the month after the expiry of its...

• A driver at Frank Harris Coaches was accused of being on duty for more than 60 hours in three days when the company appeared...

• An argument has broken out between London Transport and Solent Blue Line over the use of the name Hoppa. London Transport...

to be accurate, casita (farmhouse) — is up for grabs in exchange for a decent tractive unit of recent registration. Owner...

eaders with long memories will remember the story of the two long-necked lovers, giraffes Judy and Danny, both residents of...

U n the heart of West Sussex volunteers are gathering to cony toads safely across busy roads to their spawning grounds. But how...

Ifil he Hawk hears from the South Coast Truckers Club that its annual truck show, 8-9 August in Cuckfield, West Sussex, will...

At a time when the close control of waste disposal operations is being brought sharply into focus by The Environmental...

WASTE • Waste carriers have only a few days to comply with the far-reaching Environmental Protection Act which comes into...

cost-effective alternative to full-size PCVs. To their critics they are cramped, noisy, unstable, uncomfortable and...

of the Road Transport Industry Training Board with a certain satisfaction. When the RTITB's "Revocation Order" is laid before...

could provide big opportunities for small haulage companies and owner-drivers. At home in the US Roberts runs 1,300 trucks...

for its next move. 150-strong vehicle ROVERS Hammond Transport has a network of UK depots and a • "If we had stayed as we were...