Of 11,000 people responding to an opinion poll on ITV's Teletext service, 96% have supported the haulage industry's London...

w Trans-Action, the group of hauliers who organised Monday's protest, are promising to carry on the fight and may co-ordinate...

• Harwich-based haulier Harwich International has been forced to close its doors with the loss of 10 drivers' jobs. When it...

• Two large hauliers are leading a Scots exodus from the UK having decided flagging-out is the only way to survive. Dumfries...

• A Harwich owner-driver intends to keep the haulier's fight against the fuel escalator fired up by staging a protest convoy in...

• by Michael Jewell The House of Lords has ruled that a failure to check tachograph records could be regarded as "permitting"...

Message received? When "The Great Communicator" Ronald Reagan was running for US President his campaign managers employed a...

ni For the second time in a month nearly half the HGVs stopped at a West Marcia police roadside check have been found to be...

• by Karen Mlles A handful of transport companies are facing public embarrassment this week after being highlighted by the...

II Thieves used a tractive unit to snatch a trailer from another truck in Barnsley this week, The incident happened at around...

• A freight ferry service linking Rosyth to Rotterdam is set to be one of the first major transport projects to be discussed by...

by David Craik Transport lawyer Stephen Kirkbright is urging police forces to give more evidence to Traffic Commissioners...

• The new owners of Freightliner will be announced shortly in a move that will see the container carrier trying to swap its...

• Rail freight's lack of flexibility has dashed hopes at milk seller Milk Marque of switching hundreds of thousands of litres...

• Delivery drivers in Cornwall are being paid as little as 1160 a week, according to one firm which has defended its local...

freight sector looks set to continue foltowing RaiItrack's expected failure this week to make a decision on future...

of a trucker's life when a bus tour he took of traffic troublespots met a monumental vehicle snarl-up. The IRHA's Dublin...

IV Trucks carrying loads more than 43m wide must now be taxed at £5,170 per year regardless of their gross vehicle weight. The...

• Management and staff at a Manchester recovery firm are to settle their differences on TV, Full Monty-style—with a load of...

I by David Craik The crackdown on drivers falsifying tachograph records has led to the second 12-month suspension of an HGV...

• A haulier who claimed that the three million cigarettes he was caught smuggling into the UK were for personal use has lost an...

• A haulier was fined £120 for running without an Operator's Licence although he had applied for one four months before. Neil...

phone numbers. To increase capacity on the phone network, numbers in six area codes will change in April 2000; there will also...

• Sealey's Electrostart is an electronic starter/charger with IntelliCharge cc,uitry to adjust the charging rate and duration...

• A new 15-page catalogue from Werth UK includes details of 100 of the company's most popular workshop products, ranging from...

• Spaldings has introduced a range of safety locks to combat wheel-nut loss. The Nutlock system works by linking pairs of nuts....

ii Spaldings has introduced a year-round antifreeze/coolant Which is said to protect most cars, trucks and machinery against...

• Allen Industrial now produces the 15-core 113-Series cable for vehicles using 15-pole electrical systems instead of the more...

• To cater for growing demand for heavy-duty winches, Ryders International has increased the number of winch sizes in the...

• Automotive Products has opened a commercial re-manufacturing centre at its Leamington Spa base which is set to double the...

II PCP says its new factory Cat Model 38 ride-on cleaning machine is a powerful, highproductivity system at the same price as a...

The Brewery Transport Advisory Committee's Consult event was based on broader issues than brewers' transport. • by Toby Clark...

• BP's Shield service aims to help operators dispose of "special waste" such as used batteries, engine oil, chemicals and...

Operators must understand they have a responsibility to co-oper ate with the Traffic Commissioner and his office to the extent...

Scottish OTC Richard McFarlane has suspended the licence for 32 vehicles and 26 trailers held by Turriff-based TPS Distribution...

Neath-based Owen Egan has been given until the end of the month to improve his maintenance by South Wales Deputy Traffic...

Loose wheelnuts have cost Mold Transport Services and one of the firm's drivers 1660 in fines and costs. Geraint Glyn Jones...

A skilled tachograph technician who installed a sophisticated device for interrupting the power supply to the tachograph in a...

The Crown Prosecution Service has dropped a series of charges alleging tachograph offences against Pontardawe delivery driver...

The Drivers Action Movement supports any driver who wants to improve the road haulage industry. Unfortunately, as many others...

While spending millions to promote the mostly unwanted Euro, the Government is considering a new range of taxes on motorists:...

In reply to H Gee's letter ( CM1117 March) I would suggest the real problems in this industry started with Harold Wilson's...

Having read the article in today's CM(18-24 March) regarding Eastern European hauliers, I am moved to ask a question or two of...

to highlight the problems of Eastern bloc hauliers (CM18-24 March), but I think maybe you have left it too late. I am pretty...

I am sure like many of your readers I find the tachograph cases reported on the legal pages of great interest. If nothing else,...

We only get Chi/occasionally and have missed many previous reports about the fuel prices. We are based in the Scottish Borders...

It's good news for the Hawk and all fans of Reliant Robins—Reliant Cars' first new three-wheeler in 10 years: a Reliant Robin...

A new study by the Transport Research Laboratory in Crowthorne, Berkshire, has shown that introducing traffic-calming measures...

This gleaming new Daf 95XF tractor is the latest addition to the 30-strong fleet of HE Payne Transport. It is the first Daf in...

It doesn't look as if either of them are going to let go. But who can blame them? Andy Hibbert (left), managing director of...

Among the many laws, rules and regulations for operating trucks there is the Health & Safety Act. Failure to comply will lead...

operator's business activities, at the operating centre or elsewhere. This includes; • Members of the public; • Other occupiers...

T he adage "prevention is better than cure" could not be more relevant to accidents in the workplace. Employers have a duty to...

annual VED bill on a 4x2 40tonner, it now looks like we've got at least one general answer to the question: "What's the best...

Hauliers serving the construction sector are involved in Britain's largest industry. Tim Maughan discovered an abundance of...

Hauliers carrying "inert" waste—material such as soil and brick—must pay the tip owner £2 on every tonne of waste deposited at...

occupational hazards for hauliers working in the construction sector First, there's day-to-day wear and tear—tippers have a...

SAFETY ON SITE Good drivers make safety their top priority at all times, and construction sites demand extra care. Mark...

hardware that supports the construction industry and an indicator of the state of building generally. Sharon Clancy reports...

redesign chassis to cut out excess weight, while retaining the torsional stiffness that is so crucial for stability. A typical...

Modern advances in windscreen repair techniques mean replacement need not be the knee-jerk reaction to damaged glass. Chris...

Chris Graham provides some practical pointers for operators who are specifying auxiliary lighting. A uxiliary lighting is...

Late start-09:00hrs. Catch up on correspondence—mull over plans for a new depot. All paperwork/CMRs filed, invoices sent,...

Visit an auction in Doncaster to look for a yard shunter and to see how prices in the market are holding. Relatively new large...

Starts with a call at 01:40hrs—a driver is struck down with food poisoning. Manage to cover job and meet 07:00hrs delivery. Go...

The most hectic day of the week. Run through final draft of driver manual which is now ready to produce. Meeting with managing...

Leave the office to take Link 2 for service and collect Link 1 for an 09:00hrs test. The vehicle passes. While at the test...

• New Renault VI dealer council chairman Brian Silvey believes Renault has turned the corner after too many lean years as an...

• Mercedes-Benz dealer Enza Motors plans to open a big outlet in Manchester. "We're negotiating over a site now, for a...

• Dealers finding it difficult to shift lowhorsepower used ex-supermarket buybacks should remember that not everybody operates...

THIRSTY VEHICLES SUFFER Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown's 6.14p a litre Budget diesel duty price hike has done the...

next few years, predicts Martin Rhodes, general manager, used operations, at Renault VI. The independents will survive, and can...

(CM 25 February-3 March) that they should set up a specialist trade association. Trafford Park, Manchester-based Chapman has...