A longer crash barrier might have prevented the Selby rail disaster the official report into the accident has concluded....

scheme for owner-drivers, offering them the same range of benefits as the fleet operators in the association.

Commercial vehicles will now be included in the proposed Vehicle Identity Check scheme when the new INT initiative comes up for...

lust launched an updated website at www.msaservices. co.uk. In addition it has opened 3ffices covering Southern Scotland and...

The Freight Transport tssociation has published its nap of 'Trade routes . —details )f the investment priorities 'or the UK...

s to develop an action plan for he future of sections of the 61, M621 and Al(M) in South ind West Yorkshire, looking at heir...

irivers in Angus, Scotland, are ieing urged to be patient as vork starts on the longmalted .£4m Forfar bypass. lelays are...

• The High Court has given the grew light for London's congestion charging ti begin next February after it threw out k...

Customs will no longer be able to subject lorry drivers to random spot checks in an effort to seize drink and cigarettes, the...

• Administrators for ailing used ruck specialist Brandrick Trucks lave announced the closure of he company's sales operations....

• by Brian Weatherloy After months of delay the European Commission has finally published the long-awaited specification for...

• A .2100-a-week pay rise awarded to seven truckers highlights the huge hike in wages now needed to attract new recruits into...

• by Mike Jewell Two more drivers working for Hexham haulier William Martin Oliver and Partners have been jailed by a judge at...

I Hauliers could see insurance osts hiked up again by £50 per /elide to pay for Injuries to The European Commission vants UK...

A furious row has erupted over plans to introduce a new ferry service between the north of Scotland and the islands of Orkney...

• Farmers are planning to block motorways and use go-slow convoys in a protest about the government's refusal to remove a...

• Car transporter company 4nsa Logistics is on the brink of - atifying a new five-year deal for ts employees after more than a...

• The Conservative Party has unveiled its new spokesmen on transport issues, prompting changes to the Commons Transport Select...

You run out of words: "Chutzpah", brass neck, even "a bloody nerve". And to what are we referring? The proposal under the...

• Progress of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill—in which fines for hauliers found with stowaways in their trucks...

a fire from BOO`C to just 50'C in minutes will be introduced on trains shuttling trucks through the Channel Tunnel. The system...

• Onix Technology claims its new vehicle security system, Rig-Guard, could help hauliers combat the growing problems of theft...

I by tillY Sheppard the first haulier to receive free Idvice from a new government lampaign to promote fuel effiiency...

• An Essex driver has issued a warning to other drivers about the latest trick illegal immigrants are using to board trucks at...

• A lorry driver has been commended by a judge and awarded £50 for halting a dangerous motorist on the M5 and preventing what...

The British International Freight Association is calling for a European road network that is open to commercial vehicles around...

on a Sim contract delivering plant hire equipment for an undisclosed client. The contract will cover 12 UK depots. Hicks has...

temperature-controlled transport which give practical tips for operators. The 411page technical manual is available from...

who drives 64-tonne tankers out of its Dalston terminal near Carlisle. Meanwhile Bibby Distribution's Myer of the year is Mark...

intries for their Women in 'ransport Awards 2002. They 011 reward women in the road ransport industry who lemonstrate...

lIncanton has taken on a new ontract with specialist lattress manufacturer .1mpur, which will see it rrtering the home delivery...

• by Jennifer Ball Councillors have banned trucks from parking on the roadside at two Kent business parks after complaints from...

• A Dorset lorry driver has been jailed for three months for assault after he was involved in a road rage incident....

• Small and medium-sized companies are still struggling to get their invoices paid on time by large firms—nearly four years...

R. Truck operators who live within 80 miles of Hull can now buy a more environmentally friendly diesel which is partly made...

Commercial vehicles should De exempt from London's congestion charging scheme, says the Freight Transport Association. it is...

levied between 07:00hrs and 18:30hrs, Monday to Friday, and the daily fee will allow a vehicle to enter and leave the charging...

• Devices which prevent lorry loader cranes being used without their stabiliser legs deployed could become a mandatory...

• Trailer registration is likely to be brought in on Jan 1, 2004 and could help cut theft and improve safety. A spokesman for...

• by Craig Sheer MAN has revealed that it intends to make a complete shift to Bosch common-rail fuelling for its truck diesel...

his own recovery vehicle business operating through www. recoveryvehicles.com. He plans to offer a full range of recovery...

of MAN's new ServiceCard. As well as fuel purchasing througt the DKV network, the card can be used for road tolls and ferries,...

shee' piling rig, weighing 70 tonnes with a 20 metre mast, and has chosen a product from King Trailers (no relation Ito move it...

Reverse Angle Linkags System on its new Patfinger P1(56002 54m/t lorry loader. The joint between the main ani second booms can...

to supply Renault with rear axles for the Mascott an Midlum ranges. The deal is worth nearly £12m per year.

model which matches seating for six with a one-tonne-plus payload. The tax-friendly variant comes with a choice o wheelbases...

IIII 2F is set to extend its ASTronic automated transmission line-up with a new version aimed at lightweight tractor units and...

gissan Interstar I Nissan's newly-launched interpretaion of the Renault Master/Vauxhall Ilovano product was pitched in a...

Last year, BT compared an old-model 2.0-litre naturally-aspirated Transit Luton van with a new model 2.4-litre Duratorq Transit...

identical FM12 380 tractors coupled to Don-Bur box trailers with full aerodynamic kit. The only difference was that one had a...

third time with its home-brewed double-bottom artic combination. Previous appearances have had traction provided by MAN and...

the vocation of the licence held Halifax international haulier ark Holland. North Eastern affic Commissioner Tom acartney...

:ence following an Edinburgh iblic inquiry. Scottish Traffic immissioner Michael Betts anted the company's licence th effect...

based Harry Barker on iancial grounds, North :stern TC Beverley Bell has anted a fresh licence for 10 hides and five trailers...

rking Magistrates were told at the charts for one irking day su;•:ested a irney of 516km but the corded duty was only 4S1km,...

A Renfrewshire ownerdriver who lent a spare Operator's Licence identity disc to another operator is waiting to see what action...

Lorry driver William Dowler has been fined £350 in fines and costs and disqualified from driving for four months by Harlow...

A County Durham haulier apparently caught running on kerosene and in possession of a host of blank and forged paperwork has...

West Midland Traffic Commissioner David Dixon has said that personal problems cannot be accepted as a valid excuse for not...

for Ford, most versions coming with the two-litre, front-wheel-drive configuration. But in many ways, it's also as conservative...

Steve Gobbold "The Transit delivers what I expected of it, a working vehicle that caters for the driver's basic needs. The cab...

three-pointed star to live up to, but it was soon clear that our guests were not totally impressed. Despite the initial lack...

Steve Gobbold "The steering wheel is very versatile moving up/down and in/out, giving the driver the opportunity to get the...

T he Toyota was the dark horse of the group. The fact that it seems to have been around for ages but never aggressively...

Steve Cobbold The combination of low floor and the top-hinged tailgate would make it unsuitable for our operations on loading...

its primary custodian during its long-term test. So allowing a bunch of strangers to climb all over it ready to criticise was...

Steve Cobbold With all the gadgets, it has a car-like impression or an MPV; there is a nice mixture of materials around the...

testers, and is still capable of doing a good day's work. But like a middleaged aunt who still insists on going clubbing, the...

Steve CobboId Basic price "The Transporter needs an adjustable steering Mead Test wheel or driver's seat, as the knees hit the...

As we mentioned at the start of the story, we invited a couple of real van operators to give us their verdicts. • Steve...

of our guest testers to rank the vans, and also to reveal how their views compared with any preconceptions they may have had....

is the reason the majority of UK skeletal trailer sales are those where the chassis can be ortened or lengthened—called...

• Most skeletal trailers now incorporate safety systems which prevent the trailer being moved unless the chassis locking system...

• Hyva claims its N62012 TA was the first hook loader to feature independently adjustable, telescoping arms, but they are now a...

Dennison is also a leading player in the tank skeletal market, setting high payload standards with its Arrowhead tapered...

wranglings with planning authorities, and illegal immigrants. But he's determined to realise his domestic warehousing and...

has been mostly V. concentrated in orthern Ireland he rest of the rgely escaped it effects. owever, plants have recently rted...

was stolen when ai Amtrak truck was hijacked ii Worcestershire. The driver ha( stopped on a slip road to the M . because blue...

daunting at the best of times. But it does help if your steering wheel's on tie correct side of the vehicle. With growing...

who could claim to be satisfied with the present government? Apart from Mr Blair's propensity for policy U-turns, it now...