Liverpool to Lille may be doomed without government backing, says promoter, Central Railway.

Successful court actions for damages on behalf of United Road Transport Union members have netted £2.8m; the union says this is...

expensive smaller road projects was completed this week at a total cost of £125m. Construction of the mile-long Avonmouth...

number of vehicles on the road. says Jonathan Porritt, chairman of the Sustainable Development Commission, which advises the...

injuries after his lorry crashed into a restaurant in Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys. He escaped his smokefilled cab through a window...

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his petrol prices during the fuel crisis has gone out of business after his customers deserted him. Paul Gizzonio from...

• The Swedish government is pledging to finalise an agreement on increasing the minimum fuel duty that European Union member...

m Fears are growing that illegal immigrants and smuggling gangs may be switching their attentions to ports in Normandy. This...

• by Jez Abbott Angry workers at Wincanton say they are ready to strike after last week's pay talks ended in bitter words....

• Hundreds of distribution jobs have been safeguarded following car giant Nissan's decision to build the new Micra in...

• The People's Fuel Lobby is planning a new wave of protests from the beginning of March following a committee meeting last...

Following a long and determined industry campaign, the first generalhaulage 44-tonners will roll out onto Britain's roads this...

• by Mike Jewell Three Greek-ownea companies whose British-registered trucks hardly ever returned to the UK have lost an appeal...

Watching the clock? Imagine the frustration of being within sight of a ferry or other destination and being forced to stop for...

• Healers and other London road users face real problems if last week's London Assembly vote to slash the transport budget goes...

• by Jez Abbott Prefrninary plans for a 52km high-speed rail link through the Alps have been approved by the French and...

• Motorists overwhelmingly support the retention of the hard shoulder in the interests of road safety, according to a new...

0 OK fish hauliers already hit by strict quotas on catches in the North Sea could lose even more work following an emergency...

• Midland-based overnight parcels delivery company Fastrack Group has collapsed with the loss of 340 jobs. The company has two...

IT, If you want to make money out of haulage you'd better get your rates right. Check our web site, www.roadtransportnet, for...

• by Guy Sheppard Scores of sugar-beet hauliers are facing renewed upheaval in their delivery schedules after British Sugar...

led to 120,000 fine by Jez Abbott A catalogue of tachograph, drivers hours and 0-licence breaches has left a...

• Two accidents involving overturned trucks and cars have claimed the lives of two women in less than a fortnight. The first...

• by Colin Barnett The four-year competition to choose the British Army's next generation of heavy equipment transport...

• Two tracking specialists have joined forces to offer an Internet-based global load-tracking system. Application service...

• Dutch specialist vehicle manufacturer VB-Techniek has appointed TVAC as its UK agent. Other VB-Techniek designs include...

• Tail-lift manufacturer Ratcliff has launched an all-year-round nationwide service and repair operation. The service, called...

IN Peugeot is offering its HDI engine in the Boxer van for the first time. The 2.8-litre common-rail engine replaces the...

Iveco is celebrating the manufacture of the millionth Daily to roll out of the Brescia plant in northern Italy—the Daily has...

NKR 3.5tanners with four years of RAC roadside assistance for E525. The option must be taken up at the time of purchase; it has...

The Special Vehicle Operations division at 1.1)V is putting together a home delivery van to debut at the Commercial Vehicle...

in a new venture with local haulier BulkMech. Multidrive says its 8x8 chassis has proved itself in the coal and sugar cane...

N by Peter Lawton Ford is recalling more than 25,000 new Transits to check for potential problems with wheel nuts and steering...

One recall covers a solitary FM7 which might move forward in reverse gear because of faulty software. • Mercedes-Benz is...

• by Robin Meczes Transportaction Powershift (TP), the government-backed programme set up to stimulate demand for clean-fuel...

• Powershift reports that there are now 35,000 clean-fuel vehicles on Britain's roads, excluding milk floats. Of these, the...

• Carrier Transicold has set up a dedicated subsidiary called Carrier Advantage to deal exclusively with the direct-drive...

• Ford has introduced two new variants on the Fiesta theme targeted at very different markets. The Fiesta XRV van (pictured),...

• by Coln Barnett With MAN finally on top of the supply problems that saw the range-topping TG-A XL and XXL models make a slow...

We sampled the newly extended range in the form of a TO-4 4x2 with the LX cab. The engine was the 360 Euro-2 unit mated to the...

Eli Scottish Traffic Commissioner Michael Betts has denied a licence bid by MTL (Kiisyth) because it had too many links with...

While taking no action against Kirkcudbright-based Kenneth McCune, Scottish IC Michael Betts warned him about the future...

The use of premises in Blythe Bridge, Staffordshire, by three operators was opposed by local residents on grounds of noise and...

The hearing of the case against 23 drivers employed by Carlisle-based Eddie Stobart sub-contractor, Edmund Brewer, has been...

The decision by Western TC Philip Brown to disqualify Salisbury-based Alexander Cassels for two years because of his bankruptcy...

David Stokes, trading as CNC Plant Services, of Vfimborne. Dorset, has lost his 0-licence fallowing a series of convictions and...

A Bridgend haulier had his licence revoked, and was disqualified from holding an Operator's i Licence indefinitely after he...

Welsh TC David Dixon took a sym pathetic stance towards parcel giant ANC's maintenance problems last week. The company was...

GI The Transport Tribunal has overruled an appeal from a company which lost its Operator's Licence after making false...

Well 2001 started with a bit of a result didn't it? A rebate on the road fund licence for last year and a reduction on this...

the London Lorry Ban Stupid Prosecutions Club—one of the most thriving in London (CM 2531 January). His prosecution, for an...

I have been driving heavy goods vehicles for the past 40 years for various firms, and I have made many friends and many...

Michael Horley's letter headed Training for Jam Jars is yet another view that newly qualified drivers are up against (CM 18-24...

NORTH! By our Northern Correspondent Eric Strongitharm Oswaldtwistle. Following the shock retirement of chief engineer Arthur...

last September, and has a diverse fleet of test vehides on hand. This explains why, after seven years of drought, we can offer...

Whatever your opinion of the growing influence of European legislation, it's likely that European trends will find their way to...

Simon Hulberts of the Royal Dutch Transport Association predicted: "Noise will be the most important environmental issue in...

• lveco has already come up with a number of concepts for urban vehicles, and some have made it to the showroom: the Daily...

II Peter Sonnabend of Deutsche Post identified a number of changes in the types of deliveries being made, which are caused by...

at the last count—in seven categories from Class I (explosive) to Class 7 (radioactive). However, this does not mean that the...

ADR regulations mean drivers need to know what they are carrying, what the potential dangers are, and what needs to be done in...

• With the transport of dangerous goods covering such a broad spread of materials, it is hard to pin down the size of the...

a The ADR regs classify dangerous goods into five types: EX/II and EX/Ill are explosives; FL covers flammable liquids with a...

haul chemicals and petrol. Tankers are designed to prevent accidental discharges, whether from an operational error or...

• Vehicles carrying dangerous goods must be marked with rectangular Hazchem warning signs at the front and rear. Hazardous...

tyre disposal last month when they were hit with fines and costs exceeding L'17,000 for burying zoo truck tyres. This type of...

Hauliers who want tyres collected can contact one of the following specialists: About 18 months ago WTS introduced vPrompt, a...

that provides guarantees about the standards employed by the registered collectors involved. Ft is designed to ensure that...

simply have to make a decision and follow it through, despite any dissenting voices. The new owners of Peter's Food Service...

full recognition in firms which employ more than zo people— and the vast majority of haulage contractors employ fewer than this...

III Last September a new law was introduced as part of the Employment Relations Act 1999 which allows individuals in...

distribution depot, wants a new transport trade body to push for the interests of the industry... • To mold off about a road...