I by Sally Hash With fuel protests threatenIng to break out tomorrow (Friday), haulage sub-contractors have revealed they are...

• Because of printing schedules, CM went to press before the Chancellor made his statement on Wednesday, but full details can...

Transport minister Lord Macdonald and his German counterpart have called on the European Commission to say bow it intends to...

• by Sally Nash The government has finally overturned the controversial ban on all insulin-dependent diabetic drivers of...

The news that oil giants Shell and BP have reported record thirdquarter profits has angered hauliers and fuel protesters across...

Foreign drivers are camping in UK service areas for weeks on end while they wait for return loads, Granada Services admitted...

• A cross-parliamentary committee investigating the effect of fuel taxes on British industry will probably offer little hope to...

• by Miles Brignall Transport firms badly hit by this week's flooding are asking the Department of Transport to temporarily...

As CM went to press on Tuesday, government sources were suggesting the Budget Statement would contain concessions for hauliers...

• Hauliers can expect more sympathy from the Inland Revenue if tax arrears are pushing them towards insolvency. The Treasury...

• A Dutch-owned haulage firm which partially flagged out its fleet has been prosecuted for running Dutch-registered vehicles...

• Fuel Club co-founder Jim Wallace is asking fuel suppliers waiting for cut-price diesel to Ire patient, as deliveries could...

• by Guy Sheppard Timber hauliers could face a big increase in costs within the next six months if new research confirms that...

• Traffic was brought to a standstill on the M1 in South Yorkshire last week after a five-truck pile-up left a cargo of nails...

to Don construction Let's put the thieves out of business! 020 by Brendan Bolan Threatened disruption at Dublin Port by 22...

• HM Customs 8.6 Excise has unveiled a large-scale X-ray scanner which should significantly reduce the time taken to search...

• British truckers caught carrying drugs in France are being dealt with by a "fast-track" system which reduces the burden of...

• A haulier who smashed into a railway bridge and spilt nearly nine tonnes of potatoes across the main A91 Stirling to St...

• by Pete Swingler A haulier who illegally claimed money from a quarry operator for bogus waiting time has been fined nearly...

• Evidence is emerging that the week-long fuel protest in September led to a significant drop in fatal and serious road...

' t by Kevin Swallow United Trailers and two of its body and trailer building subsidiaries have gone into voluntary...

A pair of new Fodens take total to 13 for Leith's fleel Aberdeen. Both of the Alpt eight-wheel tippers are powered by 380hp CAT...

al Movanos registered by thi of the year. The deposit allowance is also increase £250 to £1,000. This follow extension of the...

Eight new dealerships hayi joined the Renault VI fold t year. The company says it well on target to meet the of 50% growth in...

LPC-powerei Volkswagen Caddys followl four-month evaluation. Th vans join 100 diesel-power Caddys on the fleet; they a eligible...

their brak The recall was launched af accident investigators discovered a potential prol with brake pins.

• Pinzgauer, Austria's creme de la creme of off-roaders, is now being built exclusively in the UK by Automotive Technik. Steyr...

Eby Sharon Clancy Car and bicycle accessory retailer Halfords is evaluating six Montracan double-deck trailers as potential...

The Hatteras trailers aren't an allnew design. Montracen engineer Nick Liston points out that they evolved from previous...

are waiting to see if they have won authority to base three vehicles and three trailers and six vehicles and four trailers...

authorisation on the licence held by Liverpool-based WST from nine vehicles and 10 trailers to seven vehicles and eight...

Rochester-based Pd Scaffolding Co (Medway) has been granted a new fivevehicle restricted licence after promising that all its...

that only one vehicle may be specified on D&K Transport's licence unless any increase does not increase the number of vehicles...

Two Creek owned haulage companies have had their 0-licences revoked by Western Traffic Commissioner Philip Brown; another two...

Maintenance problems have led to Gateshead-based Galaxy Haulage having two of its operational vehicles "grounded for a week"....

!Nu Disciplinary proceedings involving Hengoedbased E&M Fencing have been adjourned pending investigations into the alleged...

The falsification of tachograph records has led to the revocation of the licence held by Cumbrian hauher Thomas Smith after...

Eastern Traffic Commissioner Geoffrey Simms has warned CV dealers and repairers to think carefub before allowing operators to...

Your article on ERF headed "Driver's Dream ( CM26 Oct-1 Nov) is quite right, the Olympic cab is popular with drivers. It is a...

I am writing to you in response to your request for views on the recent fuel protest and where we go from here. I have long...

I agree with D Maclean (Letters, CM26 October-1 November) that a shutdown is the best form of fuel protest. I have long been...

I read with interest the articles on army drivers training to man tankers if another blockade takes place. It is not army...

Re your story headed: "The government considers paying hauliers to go away"( CM26 October-1 November). My family has worked in...

I am mystified by Lex product manager Ian Yates contrasting "the attention given to cars and vans" with the fact that "security...

In the emission limits table accompanying your Technology Update feature (CM2-8 November), there is a small but crucial...

I PRICE AS TESTED: £19,000 (ex-VAT). ENGINE: 12.1 litres, 374hp (279kW). GCW: 40 tonnes. PAYLOAD: 26.12 tonnes. AVERAGE SPEED:...

H ow many contracts does an average haulier enter into a year? To? Too? T,000? How many of those contracts are in writing? Does...

and conditions of carriage are incorporated into the contract" you should ensure your customer has agreed that your terms and...

S ubcontracting is common in the haulage industry—more common than in almost any other industry. But many hauliers make the...

T he main reason most hauliers have terms and conditions is to exclude or limit their liability. That is not restricted to the...

that making CVs more visible at night and in poor daylight conditions reduces accident rates. In the US the Vector study of...

Fitting light-emitting diode lights (LEDs) rather than conventional bulbs adds around £80 to the price of a new trailer,...

rn, fear and anger are three terms that to sum up the feelings of UK drivers about ote tial stowaway problem they face da r...

consider the haulage industry, says a leading financial analyst. Janet Morris investigates this surprising claim. VW ith all...

them. Conditions here, dauses there—all signed and set in stone. But Simpson Bros, located a couple of miles from Newcastle...

inconvenienced some hauliers with delayed journey times and employees experiencing difficulty getting to work. Worse still,...

news for rail freight, including funding of .£4bn over 10 years. Equally important, it recognised the need to encourage rail...