a Areet value of .£20m were mized in a truck at Dover as it trrived from Belgium. Eala ;aunt On US Transport Data Iollection...

• by Chris Tindall Parcels firm Apex has gone into administration, leaving 75 shocked franchisees struggling to claim back the...

• More than 400 drivers working on P&O Trans European's contract with Shell are to be balloted on industrial action. Three...

A driver was left seriously injured after his truck fell 25ft 'em a flyover in West Yorkshire last week. Anthony Gamble, who...

• by Miles Brignall British international hauliers have seen yet another fall in the number of UK-registered trucks heading to...

• Alistair Darling is the new Transport Secretary, replacing Stephen Byers, who quit his job last week after months of mounting...

O by Miles Brignall )fficials policing the London .orry Ban are unfairly houndng several large operators, iccording to Lord...

• Hauliers with more than 50 employees must consult them major business decisions under a new European law which givi employees...

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

• A new report has dampened hopes that a dual-carriageway will be built along the western edge of the West Midlands...

WA Wright & Sons is celebrating the Jubilee with a new livery on one of its Volvo FH12 Globetrotters. Southport-based Enigma...

• Better IT security should be a priority for hauliers because hackers are now 'stealing' companies identities to get credit...

al A Northern Ireland quarry owner says lay-offs are looming over its tipper drivers as a direct result of the aggregates tax...

How secure is your computer system? You may think you've got a good handle on it—nobody's allowed to look at "inappropriate...

I If you think you've had a tough me of it recently, spare a iought for Davld Gee. Six lonths ago the chairman of City roup was...

II Truck drivers who are forced to lay up for weekends and public holidays because of national bans should be provided with...

• Fleet operators can track their trailers and know exactly when the doors have been opened with a new system cur. rently under...

out the stops • Haldex's ambitions in the HIGV disc brake market can hardly be described as "modest': it plans to become one...

• The new Land Rover )iscovery has just gone on sale the UK featuring a new look, 'evised interior and a number )f technical...

• Goldhofer has launched what is says is the first modular trailer in the world to be fitted with swing axles and air operated...

6x2 mIdlift tractors fitted with sleeper cabs. They join 25 already working on its Total/FINA contract, distributing to fuel...

• Common-rail diesel technology uses a high-pressure pump which constantly maintains the fuel at ialection pressure in a single...

ppeared before North astern DTC Mark Hinchliffe illowing concern over its mintenance record and the lauthorised use of two...

Bradford-based Leo Sawrij has lost its 0-licence following convictions under the Environmental Protection Act. The company,...

A major finance house is waiting to see if a drawbar unit will be returned to it. The rig was impounded by the Vehicle...

A waste disposal company whose MD made out false wage slips to cover his drivers' falsification of tachograph records Is...

The Transport Tribunal has rejected Horley, Surrey-based haulier Brian Clark's bid to keep his 0-licence. Clark's licence was...

The closure of the truck parking area in Dover should be a major concern to everyone within the transport industry and within...

note with concern the latest mode in the ongoing anson/subbies saga (CM 23May). If, as Bob Cowlan reports, le emphasis on...

Are you a subbie, or do you employ them? Is there any way to make subcontracting for a single customer a really viable...

With the driver shortage estimated at 80,000 by some sources, and only set to rise with the introduction of the 48hr-week of...

Your Comment (16-22 May) asks whether "UK Haulage PLC" would prefer to shape the future or be governed by it. A good...

transport )harity Transaid triumphantly in land, the brave participants in MAN's 'at MAN's Walk ended their advenure with a...

press releases are not usually noted for their varied subject matter. Granted, the stories of road improvements, gantry work on...

The politicians of Oswaldtwistle have been left slack-jawed with surprise this week as trouble and strife have run through the...

Visitors to the plush official residence of the Italian ambassador for the official West End launch of Iveco's new Stralis...

Toyota Dyna, even though it only reached the UK market last November. The new Dynas have been available in parts of the...

a small, but loyal, customer base allied to a small, but flexible, fleet. Steve McQueen reports. an Harrison Transport is a...

. staff appraisal scheme actually rovides a framework for rneauring the performance of the usiness as a whole by assessing...

goals of the business. These must be defined, although they should already be in your business plan. The difficult part is then...

• The interview must establish targets that are not only relevant to the aims of the organisation, but focus on how the...

process with the outcome negotiated and discussed rather than imposed. Another way or ensuring success is encouraging the...

Agency drivers tend to have a had name in the industry. While this poor image may often he deserved, the desperate shortage of...

to awarding contracts to the private sector. As spenders of taxpayers' money, they face intense scrutiny to ensure they receive...

MRS Fleet Policy Contracts director Michael Burgess says: "In the main we have bought Seddon Atkinson and have been fairly...

:ouncils and their contractors are increasingly seeking fersatility in the equipment they buy to fulfil their duties to the...

i r r y i, s o f o t n h l y e s U p n e i t c e i a d l i R s t o r a o d a T d r t a r n a s n p s o p l t union, the lack of...