the case of Dutch ucker Perry Wacker who has Iflied 58 counts of manslaughr and four counts of censer:y to smuggle people after...

and iused the deaths of a couple id their baby has been jailed Shrewsbury Crown Court r three years (0M16-21 ar). John Davies...

LO Stena Line has extended s compulsory CO 2 screening !sts, designed to detect :owaways, to Zeebrugge.

Forum in naintaining a constructive alogue" over last year's fuel retests . Forum sub-groups re to report back on digital...

and le London Chamber of ommerce in calling for a 'eight forum in London. The roup wants London Mayor Ken ivingstone to relax...

contract for new national traffic control entre which will aim to cut ongestion by advising drivers n alternative routes.

r by Guy Sheppard In an unprecedented and heavily criticised move, the government is to deal with the hundreds of hauliers who...

• Truck rental firms could come under greater pressure to check that customers have valid 0-licences and to inform potential...

• More details have emerged on how the Vehicle Inspectorate will use its £3m Budget allocation to up the ante on cowboy...

give one system for every two traffic areas; • £130,000 on more speed limiter and tachograph test equipment; • £100,000 on...

• by Miles Brignall and Sally Nash Tippers and specialist vehicles across the UK are being pressed into service by the Freight...

i by Sally Nash auliers are to be asked to take srt in "clean fuel" pilot projects London and Manchester this ?,ar as part of...

I Long-established Devon-based haulier Brian arris Transport is closing its doors after 40 ears in business—just weeks after...

lir A North-East haulage firm has been hit twice by fuel card fraudsters in two months, leaving it £9,01110 out of pocket. In...

is promised to roads • by Sally Nash The British Road Federation has been forced to close its doors after nearly 70 years of...

If you're one of the hundreds refusing to pay a fine for carrying stowaways, you could be forgiven for feeling alarmed about...

WI Following several high - profile pay disputes with its drivers Wincanton Logistics Is promising its staff better times...

4141k and drugs still • by Dominic Perry ) Motorists consistently break speed limits and drive under the influence of drugs,...

I Sever members of a ilerseyside-based gang of lorry iieves known as the "Pingwood .lashers" have been jailed for a atai of 21...

We like to hear the stories readers think we should be following. CM is happy to preserve the anonymity of readers who provide...

wi Haulage firms In Worcestershire and Gloucestershire may be forced to move their operating centres following a campaign by...

II by Dominic Perry The Socialist Truck Drivers (STD) movement is planning a series of demonstrations to highlight the lack of...

I Cummins ; well as collaborating with Daf id iveco in the development of w engines, Cummins has been eping busy with a range...

The latest range of Euro-3 engines from Caterpillar comprises two models coming five ratings with a dual-fuel version. The...

Geesink Norba. The new company will build, distribute and sal Vulture refuse bodies, as well as Norba's RL200 and RL300 ranges....

Bulk tipping and distribution compan Mike Beer Transport has bought a bonneted Volvo NH as a flagship. The Dutch-registered...

i trailer fleet with a 65-tonne-payloat low loader from Andover Trailers. TN triaxie DFHNCLS 80 will carry excavators; it will...

GSE Haulage from Kent has added fol. 8x4 Scania P114 340hp tippers to its fleet. The new arrivals are fitted wit Chariton...

Fi Van rental firms were attacked for fairing to . inform their customers of the law in a case appearing before magistrates In...

131 Europe has withdrawn its peal against a decision by luth Eastern TC Christopher laps after the TC pointed out at its...

Lyon (Wigan) escaped with a arning when it appeared fore North Western IC ;verley Bell. The IC heard at the company had...

:peatedly driving for more an 4.5 hours without the quired break has led to the Dr licence held by Rochdalesod Ronald...

failing to keep a oord after his tachograph came defective. His nployer, D&T Transport, of lwton-le-Willows, was fined 100,...

hicks and six trailers after st Midland TC David Dixon 35 satisfied about his iancial position. Francis 'peered before the TC...

Drivers working for Barnstaple, Devon-based William C Hockin Transport falsified tachograph records, flouted hours rules and...

disc has lo t his licence and has been disqualified from holding or obtaining an 0-licence for four months. In February the...

A Gwent ownerdriver has had his licence revoked and has been disqualified from holding an 0licence for two months after a...

Steve Banner's feature on 44 tonnes (CM 29 Mar-4 April) asks "Bigger and Better?" From Steve's evidence, and his list of pros...

the CV Show. It was a bad day to choose since a little bit of snow slowed down the motorways. When I finally reached the NEC at...

Just a short note to congratulate Mercedes-Benz on the new Atego 1823. The vehicle looks very impressive and we must seriously...

What planet are John Bridge and Ron Webb living on? (A dying art. CM 29 Mar-4 Apr). There is no shortage of drivers; there is a...

CM29 Mar-4 April contained several references to the interdependency of agriculture and road haulage and highlighted their...

please contact Backfire, Commercial Wotor, Rm H203, Quadrant House, The Quadrant, Sutton, Surrey SM2 MS, or fax 020 1652 8969....

ACTROS IN BRIEF Price as tested: £40000 (ex-VAT). Engine: 11.95 litres, 428hp (315kW). GCW: 38 tonnes. Payload as tested:...

The new owners of V417 ND are PJS Transport based in Kirkby in Ashfield, Notts. It joins a 22-strong fleet of tractors and four...

VI's technical briefings—top of the genda was an innovative charging/starting ystem, followed by a preview of a gas-powered...

w Building on its experience in supplying the AGORA CNG (compressed natural gas) urban bus to operators in France and...

still packs a formidable punch. From troops and warships deployed to Sierra Leone, to Challenger battle tanks in Kosovo,...

THE MAJOR CENERA13 VIEW • Major General Alan Sharman knows one or two things about transporting for the defence sector,...

The defence industry is diverse but ammunition is not a common consignment as bullets and shells can be made far more cheaply...

but there is plenty of scope for more specialist kit. Sharon Clancy looks at what to buy if you plan to haul explosives and...

PI NG ovI N STO YIAYIAYS Plans are under way for a trouble-shooting Anglo-French Commission to clamp down on the stowaways...

sometime his year. But who should hauliers vote for to represent their hest interests? Mike Sherrington reports. I THE...

150 trucks and 200 trailers—but they aren't into haulage and never take a backload. Refrigerated warehousing with room for...

Reed Boardall operates two stores on the Boroughhridge site, one with 53,000 pallet positions, the other with 14,000.1t uses a...

Allianceth Tim Watling, partner in B Watling & Sons—calls on the government to act urgently.. If you want to sound off about a...