by Nicky Clarke • A Cambridgeshire truckstop owner has welded himself into his roadside cafe in protest against the Department...

by Juliet Parish • Unlicensed "cowboy" hauliers could have their trucks impounded under proposals about to be recommended by a...

fines under London ban • I lauliers were given notice of heavier penalties for flouting the London lorry ban last week when a...

T ranspor t solicitor Stephen Kirkbright (right) is urging Traffic Commissioners to exercise tighter finance requirements on...

• The two main transport unions have agreed to work together following successful cooperation in some regions on hire and...

• NFT Distribution has :_)en accused of "bully-boy" tactics for bringing in agency staff to get round its drivers' rejection of...

• Petrol tankers could fa quarterly inspection test European Community transport ministers adop proposed Directive contri ling...

a two-week crack down on HGV tax dodgers on 15 May. Drivers caught without valid VED discs will be reported to the Procurator...

by Nicky Clarke • Cheshire police are cracking down on tailgating by HGV drivers in a campaign that is expected to land many...

• Waste-carrying hauliers were hit by more government indecision last week when the Department of Environment announced it was...

• The European Commission is drafting a proposal to make the physical check ing of speed limiters, possibly on a rolling road,...

PT here'shere's no doubt that used tippers are selling well; many of the exhibitors at Tipcon were more interested in finding...

Grey skies did nothing to dull the festive mood of Europe's top trucking show. Yet again, Commercial Motor Truckfest attracted...

• Taking first prize for the Daily Star Best Vintage and Restored Commercial Vehicle for the fourth year running was...

T he Historic Commercial Vehicle Society's annual showcase saw dull skies turn to glorious sun as 218 wonderfully diverse...

• Managers at Leyland flat have set the stage for buyouts of the truck building and parts businesses— but would-be rival...

• Underikor tipping gear specialist Harsh International is suing Bradford-based Drum for allegedly infringing its design...

two more lveco Ford dealers to its Sunderland and Swindon outlets. Brockholes of Huddersfield and Gordon Ford of Colwyn Bay are...

• The future of two Wincantonmanaged depots was plunged into doubt this week with the news that a four-year-old Muller Dairies...

• A chemical manufacturer has expressed doubts about the safety of a level crossing near Derby after a near miss between a...

by Juliet Parish • A Mercedes-Benz advertise. ment which warns hauliers against fitting non-genuine truck filters has been...

• Snapped on test in Scandinavia, this is the minibus variant of Mazda's latest E-series van: a longer, facelifted version of...

• Dublin-based McCormick Macnaughton Group has put its wholly owned subsidiary McCormick Macnaughton commercials up for sale as...

• Manchesterbased W Maher's drivers escaped prosecution for overloading after their employer refused to identify them. The...

• Blackpool-based Layton Plant Hire's licence has been cut from 10 vehicles and four trailers to the six vehicles and two...

• A driver sacked by Beecroft Transport after he refused to accept a change in employment terms has been awarded £3,035...

• One of Beverley-based Argas's drivers was responsible for putting other drivers' lives in danger as a huge plume of petroleum...

• Maintenance problems led to the curtailing of the seven-vehicle licence held by Richard Watts, trading as Southport Skip...

Dia andJohn Beazer, tradii as Cargo Express, has been cut to eight vehic and three trailers at an Eastbourne public inq South...

• Foden has joined the 500hp brigade by choosing Cummins' N500E 14-litre Euro-1 Celect engine for its 4000 Series tractive...

is to supply 25 8x4 tractive units to Russia where they will be used to transport unwanted nuclear weapons to dismantling...

• Vauxhall has extended its "Choices 1-2-3" finance package to light commercial sales. The scheme reduces monthly payments for...

• Russell Davies, has taken the first EuroTech, lveco Ford's new maximum-weight tractive unit, and ordered another 109 for its...

by Brian Weatherley • When is a New Cargo not a New Cargo? When it's a Super Cargo. It's now three months since Iveco Ford...

eath on the Streets by Robert Davis makes sobering reading for those seriously concerned about road safety Up to 20 million...

a he Hawk is pleased, finally, to announce the answers to the Christmas crossword (CM17-30 December 1992) with apologies to the...

ay's issue of the Good Van Guide includes an ad from Cheshire firm Automobile Inparts offering a skeleton car key set for £65,...

a his handsome 1962 Scania-Vabis LT75 is one of the /50 vehicles which took part in the London to Brighton Historic Commercial...

N o one's ever doubted ERF's ability to build a Gaffers' MI but the folks at Sandbach haven't been noted . for matching til...

Breaches of the health and safety rules attract stiff penalties. Do you know the difference between an Improvement Notice and a...

Light reading • Autodata has published an updated Technical Data Manual on light commercial vehicles. The £37 book includes...

General cover • General Accident plans to introduce an insurance policy designed for fleets of between five and 25 vehicles by...

Truck alarm • An alarm which plugs into a truck's cigarette lighter is available from Quorum International. The VA-190 is...

(79hp) van; £705 for 63kW (84hp) turbo-diesel; 2910 for anti-lock brakes, £1 35 for Quickclear heated windscreen; and 2280 for...

Whether you're a fleet buyer or a small haulier, the Institute of Road Transport Engineers' Telford show has a lot to offer. We...

tractors belonging to Kidderminster-based dealer YC Sales. They cut through a 1.8m-high link fence topped with barbed wire and...

in four months from a locked yard in Rochester. The latest truck to be stolen was a B Series ERF, painted in Lucking's dark...

Sons has left two in-house drivers and one ownerdriver redundant. The bulk haulier, which has six other vehicles, says the bank...

transport professionals remain sceptical' , aced with ever increasing congestion and its inevitable dead-hand on transport...