by Miles Brignall • The increases in European motorway toll prices will be announced in June, says EC Transport Commissioner...

• Noisier, dirtier trucks will continue to be sold in Britain after the 1 October deadline for the introduction of the Euro-2...

by Derren Hayes • The new European directive governing vehicle dimensions has been blocked by the French Government bemuse of a...

• Cyclists should be given priority over lorries at junctions, particularly at left turns, says the Royal Society for the...

‘ ou stupid B*@$%#d!" The sudden ja ming on of brakes, the heart leaping the mouth, the overwhelming desire get out of the...

by Karen Miles • The Government should contribute towards the costs of re-launching a cross-Channel livestock ferry, say...

• Roadside cute owner jenny Hawes is this week hoping for a reprieve on the closure of her Cambridgeshire site following the...

by Jeff Weaver • Long distance driver Gordon Hacker, who drove hundreds of miles when he should have been resting, has been...

by Karen Miles • Last-minute efforts by a newly privatised rail freight service could stop thousands of tonnes of freight...

• The British Diabetic Association is backing the Drivers Action Movement as it battles with the Department of Transport for...

• Hill Hire has sold its van hire business in a move which leaves it free to concentrate on expanding the rental of heavy...

by Derrell Hayes • Parcel carrier ANC is set for a High Court battle with two former franchisees. Compass Express of Bristol...

• Exel lost a £13.3m contract to run five NHS medical stores in Wales because it raised its price by .C1.2m after winning it....

• Road transport companies are more concerned about the welfare of their staff than traffic congestion issues, according to a...

by Derrell Hayes • The Government will oppose any European Union legislation harmonising transport taxation and road tolling...

• Southend-based receiver Moore. Stephens. Booth and White confirms that it is winding up Essex-based Gables Group this week...

• Clydeport wants to expand by buying haulage companies, but small hauliers need not apply. Managing director David Hunt has...

by Miles Brignall • United Transport's tanker division has scrapped national pay bargaining with the Transport & General...

• A Stoke-on-Trent driver is launching a campaign to set up a national radio station entirely devoted to providing travel news,...

per annum • "The benefits of Cleanerburn are obvious" said Ian Morgan, Commercial Director, Trent and Barton Buses. "By using...

by Bryan Jarvis • Renault's three-axle Premium Long Distance tractive models with mid-lift or tag layouts are about to enter...

• CV security specialist Maple of Stockport has developed an ESD system with fuel supply and air brake inunobilisers that is...

• Ray Smith is re-equipping 200 trucks in British Gas's fleet with Airswop demount systems, tail lifts and VBG tow hitches....

by John Kendall • While we wait to test an MAN M2000 middleweight on British soil, we have had the chance to drive a selection...

• CV friction material specialist Don has introduced a product catalogue containing nearly 600 fitment references in five...

• Bulb manufacturer Osram has introduced a range of 12V bulbs for cars and vans which it says offers considerable savings for...

• New to the Retriever range of winches from Ryders International is the compact Warn Series 9 specially developed for the...

• SKF has extended its range of wheel-bearing replacement kits with the introduction of 69 options. The range now covers some...

• Reversing safety systems specialist Brigade Electronics has announced that its off/onroad product range is fully compatible...

• International haulier David Gibson has lost his licence and been disqualified from holding or obtaining one for five years....

• A driver employed by Scotlee Transport Services of Irvine, was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £195 after a wire he...

• Broxburnbased Kim Henderson faces having his 0licence suspended after failing to appear at an Edinburgh disciplinary...

remember who used the Courier name on a van before Ford. To take his mind off things and despite the foul weather, he decided...

May) which implies that RID's international intermodal operations are under threat and that road hauliers could reap a...

King A major theme in the book Accounting . for Growth is that "cash is king": paper profits might be inflated by creative...

only 3200 chassis last year. But this is also a happy hunting ground for the New Cargo, which has a strong presence with models...

Like its neighbour. Tomsetts in Newhaven, Rye-based Jempsons has joined a pallet consortium to service smaller customers...

of three Volvo FH12s and an FL7 on display at Truckfest, the immediate assumption was that here's a man who buys new vehicles...

beers and might well take offence. But for aficionados of draught bitters, a smil recognition will instantly dawn. Bishops...

Until 1990 they were car dealers, operating out of the Isle of Sheppey—the backyard of beyond, according to Laird. The...

opened to freight? Records say so and, indeed, a lot of lorry loads have gone under the water since then. From a time when it...

I f you think the South-East is a recessionproof zone try setting up a second-hand truck business. Right now used sales are...

Former senior Traffic Commissioner Ronald Ashford has recently given evidence to the All Parties Select Committee on Transport...

A ll the publicity surrounding new legislation has been on continuous licensing, which some operators have been referring to as...

negligent Samaritan T hink back to your Sunday school days and the Parable of the Good Samaritan Remember how the expert in...

I f you wish to apply for a new 0-licence because you are entering the business or have had a licence revoked you must place an...

w hen giving evidence to the Parliamentary Committee on road traffic enforcement, the director of the Vehicle Inspectorate...

U sing a vehicle on a road with reba fuel (red diesel) is a serious mat Customs and Excise have the pov to seize the vehicle:...

L ost wheel syndrome is no longer a mystery; it is an accepted fact. Hardly a month goes by without a report in CM of an...

I t is a requirement for the holder of a standard national or standard international goods vehicle Operator's Licence to prove,...

W hen did you last invite someone to comment on your driving? Like turning to your passenger and saying: "Well, what did you...