• Eurotunnel share dealings were suspended at the company's request this week as negotiations continued between banks and...

ed forwarder COMMENT OWN GOAL CM SPECIAL INVESTIGATION by Miles Brignall • Alloa-based Canning Logistics, the failed freight...

1 994 descri him as a self-made millionaire—he hoc ordered a second £140,000 Ferrari of crash in his first. The article said...

4 efore our next programme, here's a final score. Germany 130, Great Britain 80.' At the risk of reopening old wounds over...

providing the intormation they need to stay profitable, professional and legal. Rut we also like to talk to our readers, to...

by Karen Miles • The Transport and General Workers Union has launched a campaign to win drivers an extra £10 a week, a...

• The raid on an the IRA bomb factory in North London last week found two tonnes of ammonium-nitrate-based fertiliser...

prices for the rest of the winter Following this month's near 5% hike in bulk rates. This week's official introduction of a...

• Five tanker drivers who lost their jobs when a bulk milk contract changed hands have been awarded more than £27,000 by an...

• Job prospects in the transport and distribution industry remain steady, but employers are less optimistic about taking on new...

• The Highways Agency has shelved a £20m project to improve road signs in London, despite initial boasts that it would save...

by Steve Gravenor • A driver involved in a fatal accident caused by his lorry's faulty brakes, has walked free from court. Ian...

• Euro MPs and the family of jailed Essex driver Mickey Chinnick have appealed to the Turkish authorities for his early release...

• Group 4 Nightspeed has won a £400,000 contract to deliver stationery, office supplies and business machines for Dudley...

by Ian Wylie • Express parcels carrier Securicor Omega Express is launching a pre-emptive strike in the war on the Royal Mail's...

• Frozen Food distributor Brake Bros is to spend £18m on a new national distribution site in the Midlands but says recruitment...

costs of Wimpey cuts • Tarmac's pre-tax losses increased by 260% in the six months to June 1996 as the £65m costs of its...

• Grants for moving freight off motorways on to rail have quadrupled from 5p to 20p a mile. The Freight Transport Association...

• Spatield, the Canterburykise.d transport, warehousing and distribution group, has turned a £3.0m loss into a .£121,000...

by Karen Miles • Campaigners working to free Steve Bryant, the British lorry driver jailed in Morocco on drugs charges, are...

• Smugglers cost the UK £770m in tobacco and alcohol taxes every year, according to Customs & Excise's most comprehensive...

• Driverite has launched a full air suspension system for light commercial vehicles. Glide-Rite is available to fit Renault,...

• Dinex Exhausts has developed a silencer for the MAN F2000. It has an unusual box-shaped design departing from traditional...

• The Allen Group has introduced colour-coded, anti-kink end mouldings for air coils, a new ABS braking coil manufactured to...

• Northfleet-based tube and Fittings specialist Tube Gear, which claims to supply the majority of UK trailer manufacturers, has...

• As part of its continuing expansion programme, bearing manufacturer SKF plans to launch a range of comprehensive bearing kits...

seeks green light for new market • Leeds-based Premier Hazard, which is a well established supplier to the emergency vehicle...

• lveco showed a doublecab version of the Cargo 7.5-tonner at Hanover, along with a 4x4 chassis and a 9.5-tonne GVW 4x4 fire...

• Mercedes launched its replacement for the T2 heavy van range at last week's Hanover show. The Vario looks like a mild...

• Rockwell plans to expand its European sales with its Series 7 range of 7-13-tonne single-reduction hypoid drive axles. The...

• Automatic gearbox specialist Allison Transmission is investing £175m in a new family of light/medium-duly automatic...

• From January 1997 MercedesBenz will start series production of its own disc-braked trailer axles with the intention of...

• As reported last week, Renault has introduced its US Mack E7-hased engine range in the Renault Magnum, The engine introduces...

EXCLUSIVE by Brian Weatherley. • Is Volvo's long-awaited FL cab replacement alive and well and running in America? Following...

by Bill Godwin • UK bodybuilders and potential customers have been secretly shown the prototype of a six to eight-tonne tonne...

• Two Spanish companies have formed a joint venture to produce an electric-powered urban delivery vehicle with a 500kg payload....

• Scottish TC Michael Betts has revoked the licence held by Eric and Jacquie Scott, of Fraserburgh. He granted E&J Scott...

• Three of the vehicles operated by Fenton Solid Fuels, of Perth, have been suspended for a fortnight by Scottish TC Michael...

▪ Towcester magistrates dismissed two overloading charges brought against Daventry Scaffolding after defence solicitor Andrew...

The moisture content of a load of timber was blamed for a second axle overload of 1,940kg on a vehicle operated by Edmund A...

by Michael Jewell • Pontefract magistrates have cleared Middlesbrough-based Owl Transport of using a vehicle with defective...

• A South Wales haulage company had its licence suspended for a week after making its sixth appearance at public inquiry...

• A Crown Court judge wants details of the liquidation of Halifax haulage company A Wilby before deciding whether fines imposed...

• Tachograph fiddling charges against interna tional haulage firm boss David Lynne and five of his former drivers were further...

• A Morecambe operator who appeared at her third public inquiry in three years has had her disciplinary proceedings adjourned...

Don't know who to turn to? Commercial Motor can help! CM's 16-page A4 Legal Directory, priced £10 inc p&p, is a valuable...

• 2-4 October: Internet 96, Business Design Centre, Islington, London. Contact: 01923 261663. • 7-11 Oct: Business Training...

Vehicle imports • Motor Vehicle Imports' new address is Import Centre, Carnaby Industrial Estate, Carnaby, Nr Bridlington,...

• East Anglian haulage insurance broker Roberts and Davis has moved to Kings Court, Newmarket, Suffolk C138 7SG. Contact 01638...

Assessment guide • Accountant Kiclsons Impey is publishing a free guide to the Inland Revenue's new self-assessment rules,...

II The Defence Research Agency is selling Reference A: Heavy Recovery Vehicles: Assessment of Current Practice: Final report,...

Welding award II The British Stainless Steel Association and Racal Health & Safety have teamed up to launch a £1,000 welding...

Daf Trucks • Former Lex Commercials sales and marketing director Mark Oldbury has joined Leyland Daf Trucks as business...

Sally sailings • Three ro-pax ferries will operate the RamsgateOstend route for Holyman Sally from March 1997. Holyman Sally...

• Spark plug manufacturer Champion has launched a range of truck windscreen wipers, claimed to have a longer service life than...

About time too, T&G Gm he Transport & General Workers Union Claim to Reflect Mood' ran the headline in last week's Commercial...

T he power of Commercial Motor was proved to me conclusively this week— within 24 hours of "Sound Off" appearing VBG was...

F °flowing an accident investigation I was involved in recently, I felt that attention needed drawing to the issue of possible...

T he decision of Ray Steele Haulage to pull out of the business (CM12-18 September) will get a lot of sympathy throughout the...

percentage of the overall operating costs of a goods vehicle. In today's cutthroat market a single thirsty vehicle or...

on various tools, from simple gauges to a piece of string. The latest systems are rather more sophisticated, and more...

First ryn: control Axles 1, 2 and 3: 90 to geometric centre line. Fuel used: 7.461it. Fuel consumption: 332.214/100km...

Second run: Axle 1: 0.5° to ns; Axle 2: 0.5° to os; Axle 3:0.5° to ns. Fuel used: 7.68Iit. Fuel consumption: 34,01it/100km...

Third run: Axle 1: 0.71° to ns; Axle 2: 0.71° to os; Axle 3:0.71° to ns. Fuel used: 8.32Iit. Fuel consumption: 36.814/100km...

, Fourth run: Axle 1: 0.5° to ns; Axle 2: 0.5° to ns; Axle 3: 0.5° to ns. Fuel used: 8.051it. Fuel consumption: 35.61it/100km...

theory hold good out on the road? To find out we spoke to operators who already have their vehicles' axle alignments checked on...

In April my panel van stalled and I had to push it to get it started. An employee was with me at the time so he steered while!...

operate some skip lorries and employ the drivers. Police followed one of the vehicles until some paper was blown from the...

I know that! have to keep tachograph records for 12 months and have to produce them to police and ministry examiners....

carrier. Instead, it specialises in carrying goods of a difficult or delicate nature, attracting customers that want an awkward...

theory, but most trucks on UK roads are too old to be affected by them. If the Government really wants to reduce exhaust...

oard T hankfully, deaths and serious injuries among UK truck drivers are comparatively low. According to the Department of...

C.) I L' \ t / h 1 ) depot Workplace safety is a crucial but frequently overlooked consideration when running a haulage...

Work Regulations 1992 and the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 mean employers must assess the risks posed to anyone entering...

Ensure that: • Vehicles and pedestrians are kept safely apart; • Traffic routes are free of obstructions; • All vehicles are...

LGVs; including off-road incidents the toll was 3,628 people killed or seriously injured. The figures make grim reading, but...

t f asked, most people would rather be I employed by a large multinational than slog it out with Joe Bloggs and his five...