and been snapped ip by rival haulier Den Hartog :a form Den Hartog Eurovos. CRASH DAMAGES Hother-of-four Marlene King, eft...

by David Craik Up to 40 owner-drivers are furious over a new operating and payment system from Hanson Aggregates which, they...

Pi UK hauliers will face a bill running into many millions of pounds if proposed European Union legislation on compulsory...

.JL Hauliers owed money when a company goes into receivership may get a better deal under a Treasury plan to revamp the...

• by Keith Nuthall The stage has been set for more political wrangling over the European Working Time Directive and how it is...

• Cumbrian haulage giant Eddie Stobart has suffered another blow after losing a contract to Scottish rival WH Malcolm. The...

• Award winning Scottish haulier Kilsyth Transport has had its UK 0-licence revoked for five years—and a separate firm, Kilsyth...

• French transport giant Norbert Dentressangle faced Eastern Traffic Commissioner Geoffrey Simms last week over alleged...

by Miles Rrignall irivers working for Christian Salvesen's Indu s rial division can expect to be brought into line rith their...

The cost of safety Proposed FU legislation outlining compulsory driver training for all sounds good in principle, but the...

I The loophole which allows the iA and RAC to operate recovry vehicles without tachoraphs has come under fire - am the...

• A 50% cut in the UK cod and hake quota next year could force one of Scotland's leading fish hauliers to diversify into...

• The European Road Federation has called for a rethink on a proposed four-year transport research programme which is expected...

III The Vehicle Inspectorate is to crack down on light goods vehicles with more spot-checks. This follows the success of...

• by Guy Sheppard An animal welfare organisation says tighter controls on the transport of live animals are needed to reduce...

I by Guy Sheppard 3irmingham is under pressure to become the iext city after London to adopt congestion :barging, following a...

• John Cole has resigned as managing director of logistics group Hays after the company announced a second-half profit warning...

• Operators involved in the seasonal transport of loose potatoes are being warned to watch their vehicle weights as the...

• Volvo has completed a global restructuring of its finance operation—in the UK, it is known as VFS Financial Services (UK),...

• by Toby Clark The IWM Show (see report, page 16) marked the debut of United Trailers (UK), the firm founded by Marcus Layton...

Transit 2.0TO is about to go on sale. With a spec which includes metallic paint, tinted and electric glass, a heated screen,...

• Volkswagen has introduced a number of revisions to its van range for the 2002 model year, including new engines and a new...

" Oaf has recently provided two Yorkshire operators with contrasting versions of its 851F. The 51m - wheelbase eight - wheeler...

RH D drive-axle tyre. Initially available as a 315/80R22.5, it is claimed to offer improved traction in the wet with bettei...

hiving Euro-3 I Volvo's Euro-3 engine line-up as been available for some ime and now it has developed a econd version,...

developing a new 16 - litre engine (CM 7-13 June), ending speculation that it would use Cummins products at the top end, Volvo...

• Volvo has recently joined BP and Goodyear in sponsoring International Road Safety Training's driver training package, as...

• Volvo has launched ESP (Electronic Stability Programme) as an add-in to its EBS system, which offers a degree of jack-knife...

)espite the absence of a few big names—Dennis, 7 oden and Whale stayed away—this year's Institute of Vaste Management Show...

OMB has just bought Translift, whose road/rail waste-transfer system is already running in Holland. Each rail wagon takes three...

COURT CASES AND TRIBUNALS Oil SPEEDING 2.2 CHARGES VEHICLE MAINTENANCE sing a vehicle with a badly wroded chassis and a faulty...

Kilsyth Transport, the winner of the Scottish International Operator of the Year 2000 Award, has had its licence revoked for...

Anthony Everett, a partner in Fury St Edmunds-based S&A Haulage, has been given an absolute discharge for fairing to pay...

information on road transport.net—the web site operated by Commerci a l Motor, Motor Transport, Truck and Truck 81, Driver....

he was suffering from depression due to family problems put a Caernarfon haulier before a Flint public inquiry. Megan Williams,...

(Swindon) escaped *tii# with a warning after being called before Western Traffic Commissioner Philip Brown following...

When it appeared before the Flintshire magistrates the company pleaded guilty to 38 limiter offences: driver Peter Manuel...

• Having trouble with due maintenance dates? Commercial Motor's 2001 Maintenance Planner & Record Chart makes keeping track of...

MAN tiper accidentally poured a mountin of sludge through his window. he hapless driver, his Honda Mc and the road around him...

As the social season gets under way Spagthorpe Motor Company is preparing a unique entrant for Henley—the "SS Impregnable"....

I read Lord Macdonald's article in CM (24-30 May)and began to wonder if he was living on another planet. With all the help he...

We would like the Freight Transport Association to take up the fight against the current regulations which allow foreign...

Your article "Courts toughen jail terms for truck drivers who kill" (CM7-13 June) raised many interesting and important points....

it offers a more competitive body/payload allowance than previous three-wde Mercs, and this relative newcomer is winning fans....

Seymour Transport, based at Larkfield in Kent, began trading in 1972 and now runs 50 HGVs on general haulage. The fleet, a...

other than a 6)(4." Gordon Irvin Express Dairies is the largest milk/cream supplier in the country, controlling about 30% of...

quite a high spec." John Crowley John Crowley has been an owner-driver for co years; for the past 20 months he has run an...

sup PIY: i nale Slee Mercedes-Benz Used Commercial Vehicle Centre is based at Wentworth Park. Sales executive Dale Slee...

Although Mercedes-Benz has produced some 20,00( heavy Atego chassis, it is a small player in the British multi-wheeler market....

COMMERCIAL VEHICLE AUCTIONS "As far as six-wheelers are concerned, they usually have a long first life lasting five to seven...

would simply buy a piece of empty land next to the yard and start building. If only life were so easy. Assuming you can find a...

• Any haulier thinking he might expand his existing site as an alternative to moving should consider John Burgess's tale. He...

at the back pages of CM will reveal an increasing number of established hauliers selling their fleets by auction. Nothing...

and limb is obvious. The jury is out when it comes to the causes of loose wheels on trucks but, as David Taylor reports, the...

Proper maintenance will reduce the risk of wheelnuts working loose and will enable operators to spot— and rectify—any problems...

• Although some people believe that wheel loss syndrome is a mystery, this bad is not shared by the authorities—and is...

YOUR drivers? How well do your drivers know the ghway Code and road traffic law? In a cent test by Warwickshire Police, only...

KNOW There's so much happening in the business world that its a good idea for hauliers to step back now and again, and take a...

Advisory lorry routes Advisory lorry routes are commonly used to guide lorry traffic from major centres such as industrial...

urham-based Youngs Haulage is a typical large bulk haulage fleet. It carries 98% of UK Coal's output to power stations and...

Operator's Licence we find every day a struggle to make ends meet. We realise that we're by no means alone in this—every...