Eurotunnel has been named as the 20th century's greatest construction achievement by an international panel of construction...

A van driver smashed the headlights of a petrol tanker in a road rage attack, West Bromwich magistrates were told. Kenneth...

was given a conditional discharge and ordered to pay £358 compensation with £45 costs.

stole £30,000 worth of alcohol from a Tennent's trailer on 21 March at South Cyle Industrial Estate in Edinburgh....

P&O made an operating profit of £24.5m last year; up 3°o on 1997. Turnover rose 5°, , n to £92m.

Hays has bought Ceritex, a French call centre services business, and Crawfords Computing, a database firm, for a total of £12.3m.

A head-on collision between a brewery truck and a BMW car blocked the York Outer Ring Road for five hours on 27 March. The car...

• by Miles Brignall The fate of next Monday's day of action will be decided today (Thursday) by hauliers leaving the first...

r County Cork hauler Sean Delaney & Sons has been named Irish Haulier of the Year in the awards sponsored by Eurotunnel and...

• More than 20 drivers jobs were saved when Suttons Tankers cancelled plans to close the Morley depot it bought from Wincanton...

E by Charles Young Two Vehicle Inspectorate staff and a man who presented trucks for test have been jailed for two-and-a-half...

• Hauliers hit by penalty parking charges of up to .290 at Granada Service Stations say they are ready to go to jail rather...

• A truck driver was killed when his artic crashed through a bridge parapet on the N7 Dublin-Cork Road outside Kildare and fell...

• by Charles Young Intermodal operator Geest North Sea Line has bucked the industry trend by abandoning its policy of using a...

• Road hankers must be prepared to copy global parcels carriers by adopting the internet and electronic mail if they want to...

Teddy Roosevelt was right when he said: "Speak softly and carry a big stick." The trick is to keep the big stick tucked behind...

• by Charles Young A local authority which runs a driver safety school for people charged with driving offences has been...

• A one-legged driver has won his Class 1 HGV driving licence only eight months after passing his Class 2 test ( CM22-28 Oct...

Railtrack, the privatised company that is responsible for the rail infrastructure, has just published its plans to get more...

• by Brian Weatherley According to Al Cohn, Goodyear's commercial tyres marketing manager, "We've been talking about tyre...

• In its search for a truck tyre that is more durable, fuel efficient and resistant to punctures, Goodyear is developing a...

• by Colin Barnett Larger 18-26-tonne versions of the Mercedes-Benz Atego, which recently made their UK debut at the CV Show,...

Utility International's bolt-up ZT triaxle curtainsider, on show at the NEC, has sliding winches integrated into its heavy-duty...

al Stroud quarry owner and haulier MC Cullimore has taken one of the first Caterpillar 3126-powered ERFs. Its EC7C 6x4 26-tonne...

A Gloucestershire operator's neighbours failed to get his Operator's Licence revoked at a Cheltenham public inquiry, but they...

r The two-vehicle/ iln two-trailer licence r The two-vehicle/ iln two-trailer licence L held by Julie rrskine, trading as...

A driver who falsified a tachograph record after being told by other dri vers they did it all the time has been given a...

19-25 Mar). This is apparently because we dared to promote a Report by OX ERA, the respected Oxford Economic Research...

So Mr Reid has nothing to offer. Well what did we expect? This VED and fuel tax problem has got to be sorted out very soon....

I have a great deal of sympathy for those transport companies and owner-drivers who operate a good, clean and law-abiding...

Well, what can you say about the Budget? Why was Mr Brown so short sighted? Why didn't he listen to the long suffering haulier?...

Its official. The days of chivalry not only smell funny, they are well and truly dead. In a recent survey carried out by...

trophies, this little lad looks all set to become the next Damon Hill. Eight-year-old Graham Carroll is being sponsored by...

As a youngster growing up during the war in Germanoccupied Holland, Bart Vanderveen was fascinated with military vehicles. He...

With the plethora of programmes on telly concerning everyday folk, it looks like nearly all of us will get our proverbial...

4x4, panel van model is available, with an options list extending to metallic paint and air-conditioning. For any...

TERRANO II VAN 2.7 LITRE CAB COMFORT As you would expect, given its passenger car background, the Terrano's interior is well...

calculation of bonuses, overtime or overnight allowances), may well be required to repay the surplus—knowingly keeping an...

'60s. Today, the consignments are a little more varied. They could be anything from equipment for the pharmaceutical industry...

t's official—work is ruining our health. According to the disturbing results of a survey published last month by the British...

for granted—it is simply crucial to the human body. But for many, getting enough sleep is not easy: nearly a third of the UK...

111 A T here have been significant advances in curtainsider engineering over the years such as bolted rather than welded...

T here can be few times when the road transport industry feels so under siege as it does at present. With convoys of hauliers...

• All the new lorries we buy are now fitted with seatbelts. but we are not sure whether it is compulsory for them to be used....