An tribunal hear ing has been adjourned until 4-6 May for three Scots drivers who claim they were racially discriminated...

by Amanda Bradbury • The truck rental sector is to gain work worth £1bn a year when 100,000 Ministry of Defence vehicle leases...

carrying nuclear warheads received an embarrassing airing last week as the Defence Select Committee studied the vehicles'...

• The Department of Transport is considering slackening vehicle maintenance and testing requirements by falling into line with...

• The privatisation of vehicle testing was ruled out last week but transport secretary John MacGregor wants to see "substantial...

to recovery men by Juliet Parish • Recovery operators are furious that a company they helped finance to bid for police road...

one of a second round of deregulation ideas to be considered by the Department of Transport from the end of this month. The...

• The disciplinary hearing involving Fewston Transport, the company whose vehicle was involved in the Sowerby Bridge accident...

• The EU's proposal to allow 44-tanner artics on six axles is not likely to get through the European Parliament, says a source...

in Durham, Cleveland, Cheshire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, West Mercia and part of Devon and Cornwall. When the police puts out...

adds £100 daily by Karen Miles IIII Industry was this week bracing itself for a huge slide in the roads programme as it waited...

• Up to 700 truck movements a day could be diverted 20 miles, adding hundreds of pounds to operators' daily costs, because...

*The former owner of two North-East Mercedes-Benz dealers appeared in court last week to answer allegations of financial...

by Mike Jewell • Seven drivers employed by Nottingham based Fernwood Transport have been fined a total of £2,100 by Nottingham...

• Oaf Trucks recorded a "clear recovery" in UK sales for the first time in four years with a £3.9m net profit on o £464m...

• A boosted short-term trailer rental market and ail-round improved useage and rates helped Dawsonrentals' group pre-tax...

• Armed hijackers in a car with a flashing blue light flagged down and stole a lorry carrying .C50,000 worth of electrical...

• The Government's "railway revolution" for freight looks set to begin unnoticed next week as private train operators fail to...

by Jim Duckworth • A Mercedes-Benz 208 van with a plated gross weight of 2,600kg did not require a tachograph when towing a...

• Scottish drivers have lodged a claim for a 10% pay rise and a package of other benefits through the Transport and General...

• John Boatman, managing director of NFT Distribution, is to be the next chairman of the Institute of Logistics. He replaces...

B Hauliers should be cashing in on lower premiums for their vehicles following admissions from the truck insurance industry...

• Olau Line's twice-daily fen - y service between Sheerness and Vlissingen resumed this week after being hit by strike action,...

First the good news. The Vehicle Inspectorate's vehicle testing operation won't be sold off. Transport Secretary John MacGregor...

At some shows the bodybuilders are put in the shade by the major vehicle manufacturers. Now they have their own event, and they...

• The licence held by Carlisle based McCracken Haulage (UK) was revoked by North Western LA Martin Albu when the company failed...

• Scottish LA Michael Betts took no action against the licence held by Atonvale, of Paisley but he issued a warning about the...

▪ Eurocove of Grimsby was granted an absolute discharge after Penrith Magistrates accepted it was blameless for a gross...

• The licence held by Newport-based Au Niaz was revoked by South Wales DLA Gerrard Sullivan when Niaz failed to appear at a...

11 The unauthorised use of a vehicle cost DIY retailer Great Mills (Central) of PauIton, Bristol £475 in fines and costs, when...

• Lancashire owner-driver Graham Brake, trading as GB Haulage, has been " put on probation " , by North Western LA Martin...

B James Skip Hire (Cardiff) was said to have caused a "terrible waste of time and money" when it appeared before South Wales...

6 6 • Gilfidden & Cragg, trading as Drain Management Systems, of Atherton, Greater Manchester and two of its drivers have been...

• Lancashire haulier Julie Sinclair, who had traded as Rochdale Road Runners, was ordered to pay a further 1350 costs when her...

• Renault is launching 14 new Manager, Major and Magnum model variants in the UK. All mid-lift models have a non-steering lift...

• Iveco Ford is offering a mid pusher-axle conversion for the 3.8m wheelbase EuroTech 400E38 4x2 tractive unit called the...

by Steve Banner • Defence industry manufacturer Alvis Industries aims to develop Unipower's civilian heavy haulage range now...

by Brian Weatherley • Did the recession ever reach Northern Ireland? For Ulster's new and used-truck dealers the economic...

Two-year bonus • Fleet insurer Torch Motor Policies at Lloyd's is offering a guaranteed additional bonus written on the back...

• ADT Derby will be selling leisure vehicles for the first

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Logistics event • The Institute of Logistics Exhibition will display supply chain activities and equipment needed for...

• Expomovil 94, the International Exhibition of Components and Maintenance Equipment for the Motor Trade will be at the Fira de...

• The European Transport Maintenance Council will hold its conference at the Hotel Royal, Mandelieu La Napoule, near Cannes on...

Weight watcher B The Optimum on-board electronic weighing system from Oxford Practical Technologies of Chesham, Bucks allows...

• Drum Engineering of Bradford and US company Structural Instrumentation are to market a new range of on-board vehicle load...

• Drivers are warned of the following roadworks: • M4 London Junction 3-2 where a contraflow is in place until mid April; • M40...

of a Scania RI 13MA 6x2 vehicle stolen from ittingbourne, Kent on Friday 11 March. Thieves bypassed an immobilisation system...

March from New Dimension Exhibition and isplay at Waltham Abbey in Essex. The two-axle Phone 081-652 3670 Fax 081-652 8969

and was due to be signwritten on the day it was stolen. Chassis number is 67401425359456 and engine number is 36690520871689....

theft is coming soon from Commercial Motor, Iveco Ford Truck and the Road Haulage Association. The Trucktheft Action...

D ull marks for initiative to the lorry driver who used the contents of his load to avert disaster when a rear tyre caught fire...

U he Japanese are in danger of developing the British habit of clogging up pleasant country roads with caravans. Volkswagen...

Minister Steven Norris to list items stolen from the Department of Transport in the past three years. Turned out to be an...

ens of the industry's singing truckers, the Heathrow Flyers, will be pleased to know the group is back on the road with a...

he first International Commercial Vehicle Bodywork Show left visitors in no doubt about its theme when show chairman Drew...

otability, the charity that helps disabled people attain mobility has benefited to the tune of £3,000 from Classic and Historic...

in the UK last year. Munich based eight-leggers seem to be most popular in a heavy-duty environment: the company's market share...

si = statutory instrument cif = coming into force SI No 116 The Driving Licences (Designation of Relevant External Law) Order...

EC Legislative Initiatives • The Vehicle Inspectorate options for the future-Consultation on the privatisation of HGV Test...

1.011If ? Low-profile tyres reduce overall and loading height and can improve handling, but they don't last as long and may...

John Dickson-Simpson, chairman of the IRTE study group on wheel-fastening problems, welcomes the announcement of a British...

To get the best out of a tyre it has to be inflated to the correct pressure. But what is the correct pressure for a commercial...

dump is still burning after eight years. But a Wolverhampton company run by an American may have the answer—why not turn them...

A s well as supporting Elm Energy, SP Tyres, manufacturer of the Dunlop brand, has set up a factory in Manchester to retread...

ourselves into a black hole beneath the waves?' 6 MORI-poll commissioned by my company, "Channel Tunnel: Sink or Swim?"...