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The article focuses on the decline of roping and sheeting as essential skills in the haulage industry, with younger drivers showing little knowledge of the practice. Topics include the challenges of securing cargo with traditional methods, the decreasing demand for the skill, and how older drivers are often relied upon to fill the gap in expertise.

The article focuses on the issues faced by Day Aggregates with Transport for London's (TfL's) Progressive Safe System (PSS) permit application process, which has been marked by inconsistencies and errors. Topics discussed include TfL's admission of mistakes and erratic application handling, the confusion over equipment compliance for different truck brands, and the broader implications of these issues for the industry.

The article highlights the appeal to transport secretary Louise Haigh to implement stricter European Union (EU) vehicle safety standards to save lives and reduce injuries. Topics discussed include mandatory advanced emergency braking (AEB), intelligent speed assistance, and driver drowsiness warnings, with support from various industry organizations like Brake and Axa Insurance.

Hawk Transport moves machinery, agri-tractors and cabins for companies in the Hawk Group. CM visits Shropshire to cast a hawk-like eye over the fleet. On the hunt for success TRANSPORTING [...]

As a friendly, family-owned business fleet of trucks and offering an excellent service, Stephen Sanderson Transport is the quintessential Palletline and Transport Association member. In common with many other hauliers [...]

European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval (ECWVTA) has been mandatory for some vehicle types for more than two years already. But with a raft of additional vehicle types just falling [...]

The article discusses the prosecution of Eco Waste and Recycling, a waste and recycling company based in Hertfordshire, England, which was fined 30,000 British Pounds after an employee's leg was amputated following an accident with a telehandler.

IF THE HAULAGE industry is to entice more women to become HGV drivers, then one key issue that must be tackled is the lack of adequate toilet facilities provided at [...]

GAINING ACCESS TO toilet facilities can pose a daily challenge for HGV drivers, both on the road and when delivering to depots around the country. After a long-running campaign, spearheaded [...]

This section presents reprints of articles published in "Commercial Motor" which appeared on August 11, 1918, August 11, 1939, and August 11, 1978. Topics include the work of the stretcher bearers, a German-built mobile dentist van complete with dreaded electric drill, and the reduction in the size of the engine hump by manufacturers to provide truck drivers with saloon car levels of comfort.

FARMERS ARE carrying out haulage work with agricultural vehicles that are not subject to mandatory testing, leading to fears that the situation could lead to an incident similar to the [...]

Operator: Meredith and Eyre Matter: Health and safety regulations Hearing: Manchester Magistrates' Court A CHESHIRE TRAILER manufacturer has been fined [pounds sterling]12,000 after a worker was struck by a load [...]

Operator: Bartram Manufacturing Matter: Health and safety regulations Hearing: Luton Magistrates' Court A COMPANY THAT manufactures and transports wooden trusses has been fined [pounds sterling]82,000 after a worker sustained multiple [...]

A CONTRAFLOW SYSTEM on the M20 in Kent to replace Operation Stack has been designed to mitigate the safety risks that led to the idea being ruled out three years [...]

Operator: Morning Foods Matter: Health and safety regulations Hearing: Chester Crown Court A GRAIN MILLING company has been fined after a worker lost his right leg after being struck by [...]

Operator: ERIKS Industrial Services Matter: Health and safety regulations Hearing: Southend Magistrates' Court A LOGISTICS COMPANY was fined more than [pounds sterling]370,000 last week after a worker suffered crush injuries [...]

Operator: Central England Municipals Matter: Health and safety regulations Hearing: Birmingham Magistrates' Court NECHELLS, BIRMINGHAM-BASED Central England Municipals has been fined [pounds sterling]20,000 after an apprentice mechanic suffered a fractured [...]

Operator: Swissport GB Matter: Health & Safety regulations Hearing: Luton Crown Court A FLATBED lorry at Luton Airport drove off with a worker still on the back, causing him to [...]

Operator: MV Kelly Matter: Health & safety regulations Hearing: North Staffordshire Justice Centre A COMPANY RUNNING a tipper truck that struck a worker who subsequently had his leg amputated has [...]

THE ARTICLE, Why become an HGV driver? (CM 8 February), really says it all. I was involved--albeit in a small way--in the change in health and safety law on 1 [...]

Operator: Skippy Waste Services Matter: Health and safety regulations Hearing: Teesside Magistrates' Court A WASTE RECYCLING company based in Stockton-on-Tees been fined after a worker was injured in a workplace [...]

Operator: David Heywood Matter: Fatality in the workplace; health and safety regulations Hearing: Manchester Crown Court A NORTH WEST farmer has been given a conditional discharge after a tipper driver [...]

Operators: SR & RJ Brown; Kiln Lime Matter: Health and safety regulations; fatality in the workplace Area: North West TC: Simon Evans A WALMERSLEY, Greater Manchester-based operator will lose its [...]

Companies: Ontime Automotive; J&J Conversions Matter: Fatality in the workplace; health and safety regulations Hearing: Southwark Crown Court ONTIME AUTOMOTIVE HAS been prosecuted for health and safety failings after a [...]

Recycling firm fined for driver's broken jaw Ampthill Metal Company found guilty of breaching regulations in Health and Safety Executive prosecution By Roger Brown Ampthill Metal Company has been fined [...]

Must ADR training be taken for occasional nitrogen load? Our general haulage company occasionally carries a single consignment of 10 bottles of nitrogen, securely protected in a purpose-built safety cage [...]

joanna.bourke@rbi.co.uk A collision last week between a tanker and a train, resulting in 21 people being injured, has prompted renewed calls for stricter safety measures around level crossings. The news [...]

christopher.walton@rbi.co.uk Calls by parliamentary under-secretary of state for transport Norman Baker to reduce all urban speed limits to 20mph on safety grounds have been dismissed by his own department. Baker [...]

[L] Operator: Cobley Transport Matter: Health and safety regulation Hearing: Leicester Crown Court A LEICESTERSHIRE logistics firm has been fined 75,000 [pounds sterling] after a worker suffered life-changing injuries when [...]

Health and safety in the workplace has risen in importance following the introduction of the Corporate Manslaughter Act. However, claims against employers for personal injuries show no signs of abating [...]

Haulier fined following death of lorry driver By Chris Tindall The absence of adequate training and risk assessments led to the death of a lorry driver who was flung from [...]

Letter 1 //Headline// If in doubt, weigh it out Your article on vehicle overloading (CM Aug 7) highlights an important issue often overlooked by drivers and vehicle operators. It can [...]

Campaigners have urged operators to step up drugs and alcohol policies at work in order to battle the rising number of disqualified and shamed drivers. Drug and alcohol abuse consultancy [...]

A pick-me-up Truck-mounted cranes are growing in popularity, as hauliers discover added-value services can create new avenues of profitabity in today's competitive economic climate. Words / Images: Dave Young Over [...]

Operator: Jack Moody Recycling Matter: Health and safety regulations Hearing: Shrewsbury Crown Court THE HSE has said it is vital that companies have proper risk management procedures in place when [...]

Operator: YCT, t/a Youngs Container Transport Matter. Fatality in the workplace; health and safety regulations Hearing: Southend Magistrates' Court TILBURY-BASED container haulier YCT, which trades as Youngs Container Transport, has [...]

THE HSE has started to carry out unannounced inspections of waste and recycling operators to ensure they are paying attention to risk management in the workplace. The regulator has identified [...]

CONTRACT HIRE and rental firm Fraikin has produced several compliance guides to help operators stay up-to-date with transport legislation. The first two 12-page guides include information on the legislation surrounding [...]

AS THE LEVEL of fines for corporate manslaughter and injury increase in the UK, the emphasis on employers to operate strong and effective health and safety policies and practices has [...]

Health & safety regulations Operator: Aldi Stores Matter: Health and safety regulations Hearing: Derby Crown Court ALDI STORES has been fined 1m [pounds sterling] after an incident that saw a [...]

(K)(J) Operator: Erith Haulage Company Matter: Health and safety regulations; conviction in a court of law Hearing: Southwark Crown Court Area: South East KENT-BASED ERITH Haulage Company has been fined [...]

Organisation: Ministry of Defence Matter: Fatality in the workplace, health and safety regulations THE MINISTRY of Defence (MoD) has been issued with a Crown censure after an agency driver was [...]

Operator: Recresco Matter: Health & safety regulations Hearing: Newport Magistrates' Court A RECYCLING company has been ordered to pay more than 59,000 [pounds sterling] in fines and costs after a [...]

[L] Operator: Rudolph & Hellmann Automotive Matter: Health and safety regulations Hearing: Oxford Crown Court STAFFORDSHIRE-BASED logistics firm Rudolph & Hellmann Automotive has been ordered to pay more than 270,000 [...]

The TC did not believe the transport manager's story that missing tachograph records had been stolen. Mike Jewell reports. A firm that received nine prohibitions in five years and had [...]

If your firm handles hazardous goods, you are required to use a Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser. Pat Hagan explains what the role entails - but should you employ a DGSA [...]

HSE targets LGV deliveries in Norfolk Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors are to drop in unannounced on retail premises in Norfolk to check that deliveries made by LGVs are [...]

The Transport Select Committee has criticised LGV safety standards and what it sees as privatisation of Vosa. Dylan Gray reports. The Transport Select Committee pulls no punches: 'We are concerned [...]

Tribunal backs licence refusal after incorrect advert Licence cut despite improvements The refusal of a two-vehicle restricted licence for Doncaster-based Mary Higgins has been upheld by the Transport Tribunal on [...]