against fuel hikes—it now remains to be seen if they will put their trucks where their mouths are. Hundreds of operators...

not damaged after being kit by on a Belgian level crossing. There were no casualties. Fight HGV driver fatigu( at an Essex...

by David Craik • Hundreds of determined Trans-Action hauliers plan to bring Birmingham and London to a standstill on Monday 8...

needed an example of why fuel duty protests are needed, they have it with the news that three long-established firms have...

UK's leading livestock firms was trying to recover from a suspected terrorist attack this week after as many as 60 incendary...

Cheltenham-based international haulier Ralph Davies and 23 drivers have been bailed to appear in court accused of tachograph...

of CV wheelloss was given fresh impetus last week when a van passenger was killed by wheels lost from a Volvo tanker. Andrew...

Cambridge Crown Court that he "always fiddled" his tachograph has had been disqualified from holding or obtaining an 0-licence...

a travelling roadshow under the heading "It's Your BBC!". Frankly, we don't believe a word of it: we no more own the BBC than...

in Coventry are threatening to bring Mirror newspaper deliveries to a standstill during the World Cup in order to secure fair...

slammed owner-drivers as "unprofessional" after RHA employees struggled to contact them as part of a telemarketing campaign....

Campaigners have forced the Government to drop its plan to ban insulin-dependent drivers from holding Cl licences and to grant...

coming under renewed pressure to act in the case of jailed ownerdriver Steve Bryant after the Portuguese government intervened...

General Workers Union says the 3.5% pay rise offered by employers in Scottish Joint Industrial Council talks is not good...

charging a higher rate of interest on outstanding debts at the end of July when a new law designed to clamp down on late...

and haulier claims he is being victimised after being stopped for the fifth time in recent months by police mistaking him for a...

is to cut the rates for 12 subcontractors working out of its Purfleet depot and is closing a transport depot in the...

without the threat of fines may be on the way for commercial vehicle operators, says the Department of Transport. Although...

UK hauliers say the latest direct action by French hauliers (CM 28 May-3 June) in protest over pay was a "damp squib". The...

• The Low Pay Unit's recommendation for a minimum wage of £3.60 an hour received a mixed reaction from industry last week:...

• Industry analysts are uncertain about who will want to buy Ryder UK after its American parent announced the sale of the...

trying to buy a truck to enter the haulage industry believe they have been stung for 2500 by a rogue company in Falkirk...

• Dutch firm Den Hartogh is running a two-section "Combi/Trailer" which gives a semi-trailer with an extra metre in length, or...

is evaluating a solar-powered reefer in its fleet of airline catering trucks. The solar reefer is said to cut costs as well as...

Centre) converted this Volvo FL7 17-tonner to 26 tonnes GVW by adding a positively steered tag axle. It gives Kelly Fuels an...

Combo vans for a possible engine wiring problem on those built between August 1993 and December 1995. The fault could lead to...

is the first picture of the Mercedes-Benz Unimog EcoWasteShuttle which will be launched at next week's IWM show in Torbay. The...

June 1998 which are fitted with a lift axle must meet the turningcircle requirement both with and without all the wheels in...

about an amendment to Construction & Use Regulations on turning circles which comes into force this week, requiring trailers to...

• The Actros may be the jewel in the Mercedes-Benz crown, but when it comes to getting three-pointed stars onto the roads, the...

Atego 815 impresses as soon as you enter the cab—the single step is so low, and the door opening so wide, that access is easier...

the Bendix and Autolite product lines and includes shoes, pads, discs, drums, calipers, brake and clutch actuation, brake fluid...

is the latest product to be launched by ICS Black Box, Shepshed. It is an on-board data monitoring product designed for fleets...

designed to tackle the blind spot which exists at the front of large commercial vehicles—directly in front of the cab. The new...

diesel oil has been voted Product of the Year by Lubricants World, an American journal specialising in oils for the commercial...

the SuperSlat to meet the growing demand for even higher standards of dry freight shutter performance. This latest product has...

Brigadier Michael Turner also disqualified Betts from holding or obtaining a licence for five years. Holding that neither...

to base one vehicle and three trailers at the Romford premises of Thorn Lighting succeeded after the London Borough of Havering...

Oil Recoveries, has lost his appeal to the Transport Tribunal against the imposition of a number of environmental conditions...

of Swansea-based Dragon Shipping Line being cut from six vehicles and 20 trailers to three vehicles and 11 trailers at a...

£2,000 and ordered to pay £203 costs when it admitted using a vehicle without an 0-licence before Wetherby magistrates. The...

committing offences to get their employers into trouble when Bathgate-based MRS (Distribution) appeared before Scottish Deputy...

After the TC had said prohibitions appeared to have been issued before the licence was granted, Michael • • was stopped Vehicle...

has been granted a licence despite the financial difficulties of a previous company with which it had links. But North Eastern...

interest the owners of 4x4 vehicres who use them to tow vehicles over 3.5 tonnes for hire and reward. Recently, while...

mystery surrounding the runaway truck reported in recent issues of Commercial Motor, and that no-one has yet commented sensibly...

regard to the industry-wide shortage of drivers. After 30 years in the transport industry in both management and labour, I find...

With reference to the „protest industry": isn't it about time somebody started the ball rolling and began charging foreign...

that I am fully prepared to take vehicles on an organised protest. However, an organised stoppage would have far greater impact...

as someone who has worked in the truck industry for many years, I buy it most weeks. Last week, however, there was a...

old vehicles on Saturday 9 May at Micklefield in Bird's Eye View; I enjoyed the event but am still wondering why it was never...

Motor for about 40 years. I very much enjoy your regular portfolios on trailer manufacturers and various others sections of the...

of transport The Hawk often features unusual vehicles—this week's might look quirky (and military) but it is engaged on very...

go to any lengths to cover up illicit activities—especially exceeding the drivers' hours rules. What they do not realise is...

latest National Road Maintenance Condition Survey reveals that in 1997: • The overall visual condition of roads (excluding...

by hauliers, the subject of maintenance records—what records should be kept and the relevant legislation—comes high on the...

edge of panel-van design, but it has always offered an exceptional range of variants. Could a new Ford driveline be the way to...

around 100 to 10 or so in less than 50 years—while the diversity and complexity of the vehicles they build has increased...

minimise their impact on the environment. As part of this process, the Transport Road Laboratory is working on a guide to...

It's not just the weather that is getting warm. Temperatures are rising around the country with the highest diesel prices in...

you referred to insurance cover and the holding of a driving licence and not being disqualified. Can you clarify this further?...

event in the past couple of years, it's possible the grandstands and tents have been erected by LH Woodhouse. nei, Operating...

of owning so many of its distributors has been mounted by Daniel Mercier. As managing director of Renault Truck Commercials...

Canters, Renault VI outlets selling Renault Master 3.5tonners, and Isuzu Truck happy to appoint ERE distributors to sell its...

Independent used truck dealers could be appointed as satellites to lveco Ford Truck's newly launched Mega Dealers. Including...

with grabs remain in demand in a slow market, says trader Robert Reynolds, but selling tractors can be a struggle. "Hundreds of...

VI distributor JDS Trucks as used truck sales manager from M1 Commercials. JDS has outlets in Manchester, Blackburn and Kendal....