Italy via the Frejus Tunnel. On Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 07:00-23:00hrs all drivers must obtain a ticket at...

Clearer information on speed signs is needed for drivers to understand the reasons behind speed restrictions, according to a...

The IRTU is urging drivers to avoid Lille in France by using the new north-south route through Belgium which opened on 30 June.

Drivers at Zanussi-Electrolux based at Eastleigh, Hants are to get a 3.5% pay increase : backdated to 1 January, following...

Top Gear presenter Brendan Coogan has lost his job due to a drink-driving conviction. Police picked him up on the morning after...

out on a delivery round in a truck without an Operator's Licence or a working tachograph, has been fined £300 with £50 costs.

The former Conservative Transport Minister Lord Freeman has been named as the new president of the British International...

• by Charles Young The Road Haulage Association is planning a third London truck demonstration next Monday as a direct response...

Dutch freight forwarding giant Frans Maas is abandoning UK hauliers in favour of less expensive foreign haulage firms. UKbased...

• byMike.leveell Breaches of the domestic drivers' hours rules have led Traffic Commissioner David Dixon to out Wincanton's...

cleared of 'blind eye ' ▪ Tradeteam, the latest major haulage company to appear in court on tachograph charges, has been...

• by Karen Miles Hauliers attempting to avoid tax by paying token Vehicle Excise Duty on trucks which only work abroad are...

• A new Government transport watchdog is to consider whether greater use of 44tonners could help reduce traffic congestion....

This week's Industry Forum puts hauliers right back between the devil of low rates and the deep blue sea of extortionate fuel...

• Big hauliers could get a chance to break the London Lorry Ban but smaller ones will be forced to stick to the old rules,...

lei Irish police, hot on the trail of a gang of train robbers who had stolen 1R£1m worth of cigarettes, have uncovered a 30,000...

m East Anglian hauliers converged on the Houses of Parliament last week in their continued campaign to press the Government to...

• Better enforcement is expected to become the focus of the most powerful transport institution in Europe when the new...

• by Guy Sheppard UK beef exports are to resume on 1 August following a three-year ban, but a quick return to former business...

• A Leeds-based driver who has had a clean HGV licence for nine years will have to complete a 1100 car safety course following...

• A driver tampered with his tachograph so he could get home quickly to "have a warm", West Bromwich magistrates were told....

• by Karen Miles British Sugar is pushing for a reorganisation of its sugar beet transport in a surprise move which could see...

Electronic tolling plans could turn out to be just another method of taxing road users, transport campaigners fear, Despite...

• {railer manufacturer Overlander called in the receiver last week, despite increasing its turnover by more than 400% in the...

• The boss of Kent-based Dockspeed looks set to quit less than a year after a take-over by Norfolk Line, Andy Ingleston has...

• by Guy Sheppard Thefts of HGVs in South Yorkshire have plummeted by almost 80% following the launch of a Truckwatch network...

to provide drivertraining vehicles for the Ministry of Defence. As part of the deal Ryder will be supplying 29 vehicles to the...

TOO has won a contract with French DIY distributor Leroy Merlin to manage the company's 12,000m 2 railconnected warehouse in...

to process and manage all the remoulded tyres in the supermarket giant's fleet.

Lease has been chosen to supply the funding for 138 new trailers under an operating lease package.

Hewlett Packard for the distribution of home PCs to more than 100 retailers in the UK and Eire.

parcel sorting system for its new southern hub which is being built at Marston Gate, Beds.

a fiveyear contract hire deal for 100 replacement trucks with Securicor Rentmaster.

Satellite Vehicle Rentals, part of the Fleet Management Group, is to co-ordinate the rental needs of builders' merchant The...

Lancashire Police have issued a warning about drivers stopping to retrieve debris from the motorway following an Incident in...

• Customs seized 30,000 litres of diesel, believed to have been smuggled, from a trailer in Armagh after the driver abandoned...

to LTs, in its "working test promotion". Those who borrow VW vans for test can complete evaluation forms to enter the free...

Fiat is celebrating its centenary by cutting the weekly payments on its vans. Punto turbo-diesel payments are dawn from .E23 to...

Tata is offering a "Four Deal Drive" on its Loadbeta 2.0 TDi 4x4, which costs £10,986 on the road. The deal includes a year's...

142 new lvecos sourced through Trans°Ivor. The 130 3.5-tonne Dailys and 12 Z5 -tonne Cargos will be supplied on lease.

up 29.6% on this time last year. Common-rail versions account for 1.506 sales.

McDonald's distributor Golden West Foods has devoted seven new reefer trailers to the contract. The 13.5m Gray & Adams semis...

• by Peter Lawton An emerging wave of "mega-manufacturers" is threatening small buyers' purchasing power, according to fleet...

Andover Trailers claims its latest step-frame low-loaders are the strongest in their class. Developed in conjunction with...

• The purchase of four new Gray &Adams reefer semi-trailers by family-owned distribution specialist Pentons Haulage & Storage...

The recent biennial French Eurexpo bodybuilding show at Lyon (CM 22-28 April) attracted more than 22,500 visitors; all...

• by Toby Clark How can companies in the food transport sector improve energy efficiency? Through "sustainable distribution",...

• by Gibb Grace Iveco hosted an urban distribution convention in Verona this month, and displayed two new distribution...

by Colin Barnett C.2M visited two operations, both part of the Gordon Spooner Engineering group. The name of Gordon Spooner...

Est A tyre suppler which was said to be deeply embarrassed about a prohibition notice for loose wheelnuts has had a vehicle...

a Liverpool-based Lyons Skips has been granted interim authority to continue operating. The company submitted an application...

An unlicensed driver caught behind the wheel—despite being banned 10 times—has been ordered to pay £570 in tines and costs....

ca Aberdare-based Parkload came "within a whisker" of having its licence suspended for a week at a Cardiff disciplinary...

Impel Distribution has won authority to base seven vehicles and 13 trailers at Rhymney, Mid Glam, despite concern by local...

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I have been following the CM articles regarding Cranleigh Freight Services and its dealings with the VI over the disconnected...

Although the war in Kosovo is over, there are still tough challenges facing aid agencies working with the refugees of that...

In a previous life the Hawk must have done something good, to be allowed to he paid for sitting around reading books in this...

of the market, and to test top-weight tractive units with mountain-munching engines every time. But the bulk of the market...

• We met GREGG DAVID, who drives a Leyland Daf 85.400 for Brian Clark out of Gatwick, at BP's Swindon truck stop, The steps are...

F ifty-five years ago haulier AE Wilson's yard at Sandtoft, between Doncaster and Scunthorpe, reverberated to the sound of RAF...

• So how do you work out which type of fork-lift is right for you? John Roper, sales and marketing director of BT Rolatruc,...

do and a whole lot more besides, A huge range of grabs and clamps fit to standard fork carriages, allowing counterbalanced...

• Most warehouse trucks are battery-powered for the simple reason that they are for indoor use. But counterbalanced trucks are...

The good news is that a hybrid option has been developed which can work in narrow aisles and can also handle rough surfaces—the...

• As with road-going vehicles, finance is available in many forms including various flavours of contract hire, leasing,...

his opinions. A willingness to speak out is something he and his brother Trevor have inherited from their father Harold. And...

f uncertainty and chaos reign in the road haulage industry over millennium eve working, what is happening in other areas of the...

over the top. and we know that the Continentals are not abiding by it." EDDIE HARPER, RHA. windscreens and bodywork damage....

the public. While consumers have been happy to benefit from a revolution in the speed and efficiency with which their goods and...

it, residents can write to the TC with further objections," says Woolfall. "What usually happens is they are left on file and...