as iloto in the UK. Parent ;ompany Compass made firsttalf profits of E240m. VEGGIE POW lardift has been dropped rem the list...

• by Melanie Hammond European Commissioner Loyola de Palacio is championing a level playing field for hauliers in a new white...

• UK parcels delivery firm Panic Link has gone into receivership just months after being taken over by the French postal giant...

• Two drivers employed by Norbert Dentressangle UK at its Aylesbury depot have been fined for taking insufficient daily and...

• by Sally Nash Transport lawyers are warning that courts are handing out tougher jail sentences to truck drivers who cause...

refusing to give the grain suppliers organisation UKASTA a list of hauliers Involved in the disposal of foot and mouth Infected...

the general election—but demos at the weekend failed to make much impact on the political debate as oil prices soared to $29.39...

It's the moment many hauliers say they've been waiting for—it's finally time to vote. Whether enough votes will swing against...

Palletline chairman Bob issett, who has taken over cm John Bridge as national airman of the Road Haulage 3sociation, has...

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

• by Sally Nash Industry experts are insisting that the Working Time Directive is not set in stone—and some say that the...

and vote at a full session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. This is where a number of changes could be suggested...

* Clarification on the definition of "working time" to include stand-by time and time spent on activities such as loading and...

According to figures released by the Department of Transport, the ports in the north of Britain handled the largest volumes....

• A Cambridgeshire heavy haulier has sold his business's goodwill to a rival and is to auction off his entire special ist fleet...

• Dover-based Mike Beer Transport is set to expand its Continental bulk haulage business following its purchase of lipro from...

• An arson attack on troubled vehicle recovery contractor Walls Truck Services of Newport, Gwent has caused 1500,000-worth of...

II A truck driver who pulled over after being flashed by a car driver was forced Into the car's boot and driven off while his...

• by David Cralk The National Farmers Union aims to foster greater links with the Road Haulage Association and The Freight...

f es to an in-house 16-litre 'big banger' by Brian Weatherley id Cohn Barnett le big question mark over ilvo's large engine...

Citroen is now marketing a Luton van option made from glass reinforced plastic in conjunction with Anglian Developments. The...

• Ajoint venture between two trailer manufacturers and a heavy haulage company has led to an innovative triaxle hydraulic-neck...

• by Brian Weatherley and Colin Barnett Japanese light truck builder Isuzu has revealed a drastic restructuring plan in...

Gremlins crept into some of our recent coverage of iveco': products. In our 3.5-tonne vai Group Test the Daily's correct...

Business expansion onto the Continent has led Portsmouth-based Ferryspeed to acquire a new doubledeck Schmitz reefer fitted...

30-tonne rear-loading Volvo FM7 with a 22m 3 PDE Geesink Vulture 2225 body has joined the Norfolk Environmental Waste Services...

Volvo has delivered its first tractive units into the 50 strong fleet of Crewe-based car transporter Caratrans. The two 4x2...

,et's be honest, waste is not the most jamorous sector of the industry—but vhere there's muck, there's brass... Next week's...

4x2 rigids fitted with Hyvalift 14/56 hook-loader bodies. The vehicles will be used on "special collections", including the...

will be making a splash at IWM: Spanish firm Ras Roca has been in the UK market for just five years, but has actually been in...

RINK DRRING hilip Gore of Yockleton, near hrewsbury, has had his HGV riving licence suspended for months following two...

A South Yorkshire company that lost its 0-licence in January has been granted a fresh licence. F Levick & Son appeared before...

Haulier Ken Thomas, based in Guyhirn, near Wisbech, has been cleared of permitting two drivers to use vehicles when their speed...

on a Pontypridd haulier following problems with prohibition notices and convictions. Ceri Wyn Lewis, trading as C Lewis...

Cyril Knowles has had its licence suspended for two weeks by Welsh Deputy Traffic Commissioner Alan Bourlet for drivers' hours...

If you are a commercial fleet operator, the Mayor, Ken Livingstone, and London boroughs want to consult you on plans to reduce...

s week it was the turn of group advertisement manager Andy Smith to return to his desk in the CM ice to find the latest...

Production workers at the legendary Iron Works, home of Spagthorpe Motor Company, are demanding new working practices in line...

glory three years ago with Horst Zirmner, then head of the manufacturer's Trucks Europe business unit, stating that only the...

LEGISLATION The Community Drivers' Hours (Foot and Mouth Disease) (Temporary Exception) (No2) Regulations 2001. CIF 5 April...

• Underrun protection: The European Commission has published proposals for the fitting of underrun bumpers to new vehicles...

iane Lance, a fuel and emissions specialist from Ricardo )nsulting Engineers, looked at the engine manufacturers' itions for...

Britain, and that means a lot of work for hauliers. But operators who diversify into this sector already have to cope with...

• Safety must be at the top of every timber haulier's agenda. In April 2000 an elderly couple were killed on the AT in Scotland...

• Unlike commodities such as oil, timber is sustainable. In fact for every tree chopped down in Britain, two fresh ones are...

for the faint-hearted. Gibb Grace finds out that sort of machinery you need if you plan to compete in the specialised business...

reputation as a specialist transporter of computer equipment. But when the brains behind the operation retired the firm almost...

awaits the outcome of a very unusual case in which the government, through the Home Office, is bringing a group action' against...

Hauliers should take these actions: Issue a policy document to drivers detailing the system that is in place to prevent...

The government says that imposing £2,000 film on hauliers caught with immigrants has significantly improved cross-Channel...

Would-be immigrants from 1I) countries applied for asylum In Britain during 2000. The reasons are varied but the main factors...

A driver en route from Germany said he checked the trailer's padlocks at every stop, and just before boarding the ferry....

the debate for a irer taxation system is not over yet. If you want to sound off about a road transport issue write to features...