• John Major confirmed this week that the 21.8bn-a-year trunk road programme is to be slashed to finance tax cuts. • NFC's...

by Miles Brignall • Two Traffic Area Offices will almost certainly close as part of the Government's plan to reform the...

• Derbyshire haulier Herbert Pheasey, one of whose vehicles killed a woman in 1992, has had his 0-licence renewed at a...

for failed haulier SHOULDN'T PAY by Derren Hayes • A director of a failed company that continued trading while amassing a...

• An Essex truck driver whose vehicle killed three people in their car as it crawled slowly along the M25 hard shoulder has...

which meets its expectations. The Government aims to provide it" Answer: The Conservative Government in 1990. Now who said...

by Mike Jewel • A Welsh haulier who claimed Barclays Bank killed his business by suddenly withdrawing his overdraft has been...

• Tesco plans to cut the number of trucks used to supply its regional distribution depots, threatening sub-contractor work all...

twomonth run when an eagleeyed driver spotted an abandoned trailer in a yard in Witham. The BAP Transport trailer was found...

• Two potential buyers for the Transport Research Laboratory,' (TRL) have been shortlisted by roads minister Steven Norris. A...

• Drivers of high-security loads who break hours regulations to find a secure stopping place face prosecution if they knew in...

III The European Union is to set up computer links between customs authorities across the Continent in a bid to clamp down on...

by Karen Miles • A declaration from cash-rich Unigate that it wants to buy further into the distribution sector has brought a...

• RHM Ingredients has appointed to operate a French shuttle dis tribution service using Le Shuttle. It will deliver...

by Lee Kimber • Light and middleweight vans should face tougher, more frequent MoT tests, says a member of the parliamentary...

• A report assessing the security weaknesses of various classes of commercial vehicles has been produced by vehicle security...

CV output fell by nearly 18% during October to 17,144 — more than 2,000 down on September's figures and nearly 4,000 below the...

by Derren Hayes • An information and advertising company that promised work for hauliers has gone into liquidation owing...

• The relentless growth in the proportion of freight carried by road has been highlighted by the latest Government statistics...

• Wiltshire police have issued a free telephone number for operators likely to be affected by 20 abnormally wide loads...

• The Confederation of British Industry has dismissed Government transport policy in a barrage of criticism over misplaced...

• Rumours that the system of age-related registration plates will end after 1997 have been dismissed by motor industry...

by Toby Clark • Iveco's walk-through TurboDaily 35.10 highcube parcels van will go on sale in the UK next summer. The 35.10 was...

• Global Truck Equipment has opened a 900m 2 extension at its Newark Road, Peterborough base. The £250,000 investment is the...

• Whale Tankers and Dennis Eagle have produced a gully emptier for Sunderland Borough Council—the first vehicle to come out of...

to stay put GKN is Dana's • A replacement for the mechanical door stay was among the displays at Ford's recent Advanced...

sold its axles divisions to acquisitive American firm Dana for f73in, GKN, which manufacturers drive and steer axles for Foden,...

by John Kendall • Cummins has launched a range of new technologies in the UK including its Electronic Smart Power (ESP)...

rental and tarpaulin manufacturer Checkmate have set up a joint venture to market sheeting systems from US manufacturer Cramaro...

with the supercharged and turbocharged six-litre engine. The uprated engine develops 247hp (184kW) at 2,400rpm with 6081bft...

• Taska Tankers, formed by five ex-employees of Charles Roberts Engineering, has cornpleted its first Authorised Distributor...

• Vauxhall has extended service intervals on all Corsavans, Combos and Astravans to 10,000 miles or 12 months. Only the Brava...

West Midland LA John Mervyn Pugh has suspended his decision to revoke the licence held by Wolverhampton haulier Clifford...

• An owner-driver who lost his LGV driving licence because of a heart problem has been granted a new 0licence, enabling him to...

• A driver "caught red handed' with a wire which he had used to interfere with his tachograph has been ordered to pay fines and...

* A Norfolk haulier has been convicted of driving an overloaded truck despite producing a letter in court from the customer...

Becker's letter highlights problems that on occasion can exist between solicitors for the defence and those of the enforcement...

T am sick of reading Brian 1Revell's claim that he stopped a £70-a-week pay cut to Bass drivers ("Brewer's scoop", CM9-15...

convince itself that unemployment is a "state of mind". It may prove less easy to convince the 11,600 job hunters who have...

E2 unny what turns up in the postbag. Judging by some of the invitations, there's a few folk out there who have failed to twig...

U oo late for CM 's annual livery competition comes this colourful picture of a rainbow tanker. A new life of charitable work...

I] iremen are used to being called out to all manner of emergencies, ranging from a blazing inferno to a cat stuck up a tree....

y oungsters with an interest in transport, or simply getting away from mum and dad, could do themselves a bit of good by...

ne Unfortunate result when an old, established haulier is taken over is that another little bit of our haulage heritage dies as...

Construction safety • A one-day conference examining construction health and safety law will be held on Thursday 15 February...

• A one-day conference looking at air quality management on a local level will take place on 29 November. James Clappison MP...

• Intelligence on the Move is the theme of a three-day exhibition and conference looking at technological developments of...

• Transport experts from all over Europe will be addressing The International Truck and Railway Forwarding Forum on 5-8...

• Drivers are invited to show off their vehicles at the annual Motarvation Truckshow 1996 on 6-7 April at the Bandon Hall...

• New technological developments in fire product protection are to be discussed at the two-day Flame Retardants Conference on...

• Parcels carrier United Parcel Services will hold a European Business debate at the United States Embassy, Grosvenor Square,...

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• Due to the expansion of European markets, axle and suspension manufacturer Gigant UK has moved to larger premises at...

New dimensions • A directory from the British Standards Institution sets out the new requirements for tyre and wheel...

• A guide outlining the changes to 0-licenses that come into effect next year has been released by the Department of Transport....

• The Health and Safety Commission has published its proposals for a new code of practice on the control of hazardous...

has been dumped outside the Department of Transport testing station on the Batley Industrial Estate, Batley, Rants. The 32 -...

Five years on Renault's Magnum is still unique. But has the latest big cab competition caught up...and does TBV make the grade?...

We rang the changes with the Magnum: instead of asking drivers for their opinions we spoke to a number of Magnum 420 operators...

44 verything's bigger up 'ere mate!" is the proud boast of any "Top End" resident. And true to form, the Northern Territory...

Truck: Western Star 4964HD 8x6, 5.77m wheelbase; frame dimensions, 273x9.52mm double channel frame; maximum rated rood speed,...

0 ne day back in 1988, after 22 years building up the family haulage business in Shropshire, Derek Marston realised he was...

Gibb Grace looks at the latest modular cab designs and as good as they are, still finds them wanting in some respects. C ab...

Price as tested: El 1,545 (ex-VAT). Engine: 2.5 litres, 69hp (51kW). GVW: 2,750kg. Payload: 1,035kg. Fuel consumption (laden):...

From next summer, drivers will have to meet tougher eyesight standards if they want to stay behind the wheel. Now is the time...

N ext week chancellor Kenneth Clarke will reveal his plans For managing the economy in the lead-up to the general election in...