A TRUCK DRIVER with a string of convictions for violent offences against women — including some committed in lay-bys — has been...

EASTERN AREA TC Geoffrey Simms has blamed the demise of Felixstowe haulage company Matthew Cornish Transport on the former...

THE EU'S revamped drivers' hours rules come into effect on 11 April, replacing the existing regs that date back to 1985, Sally...

LEICESTER HAULIER and logistics operator Widdowson Group has dipped into the red with a pre-tax loss of £319,716 and an...

The Highways Agency has awarded a £340m contract to widen the M1 between J2528 in the East Midlands; work is to start this summer.

Steven Farish from Keswick faces jail after being convicted of causing death by dangerous driving after reversing his vehicle...

Astra Vehicle Technologies is offering replacement Euro-4 and Euro-5 SCR silencer and exhaust systems for specialist vehicles...

Interim results for the six months to October 2006 show that light CV hire company Northgate increased revenue by 48% to...

Guernsey-based haulage company St Peter Port Services has bought a 2.800m 2 warehouse and office complex for E2m. It...

Four Sudanese men were found hidden in the back of a Hallows Fruiterers truck returning from Spain at a warehouse in Bury....

DRIVERS FOR Northumberland-based Moody Express have boosted their driving skills by taking Level 2 NVQs via roadskills...

THE TRANSPORT AND General Workers Union (T&G) is set to merge with Amicus, the engineering and technical union. The leaders of...

TRUCK DRIVERS from Bulgaria and Romania will not routinely be given work permits for the UK. Romania and Bulgaria became...

THE STAGNATION of the major rental fleet purchasing programmes seems to be ending. Following Dawsonrentals' order for 100 MAN...

Brian Weatherley harks back to the bad old nanny-state days of quantitative licensing and wonders if, in hindsight, they were...

After five years' work the Dublin Port Tunnel has opened — but the IRHA foresees traffic management problems. Dylan Gray...

VOSA IS BRINGING charges against Longridge, Lanesbased tanker operator TJ Slater, its former MD Terence Slater, former...

THE GENEROUS concessions available to Euro-5 trucks running on Continental roads have prompted Reading, Berks, operator Pulleyn...

CUMBRIA POLICE are conducting an investigation for the coroner into an accident in which an off-duty policeman was killed while...

TAYLORS OF MARTLEY increased its pre-tax profits by about Elm despite a fall in turnover in its last financial year. The...

and sugar beet fall by 3% Hauliers in the agricultural sector have been hit by a double whammy of rate cuts and rising fuel and...

DEVON REEFER specialist Armoric Freight International has moved to new premises which wil# enable it to diversify into ambient...

RENAULT HAS LAUNCHED updated versions of its Clio and Kangoo vans and has enhanced its environmental credentials by launching...

CLEAN DIESEL International (CDT) has signed an agreement with Herefordshire-based haulier Burgoynes to provide it with its...

WITH AN IMPRESSIVELY detailed description of the mystery truck,thewinnerofourbook review competition (CM 21 December 2006) is...

IVECO HAS CONTINUED Its recent run of sales success in the North-East with two trucks joining another well regarded fleet—...

The North-Eastern TC was hampered in dealing with a Yorkshire livestock haulier by the interval since the hours offences. Mike...

The global express parcels sector is polarising into a small number of major operators — now FedEx has bought UK firm ANC....

How will higher interest rates in 2007 affect inflation, the UK economy — and road transport? Truck industry management...

The operators that best grow duality revenue, meticulously plan their business, pass on costs to their clients and maximise...

card lists this year. Given the job of modernising the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (Vosa), its chief executive has...

NOW THAT ANOTHER Christmas is over, perhaps we should reflect on just how everybody was able to have such a good time and on...

DAVID BOYES laments the fact that a livestock haulier has been prosecuted and maintains that the emphasis should be placed on...

YOUR HEADLINE "Bing on the Tyne not fine, online" about the launch of the Tyne and Wear interactive website www....

CM asked industry insiders to predict what 2007 will bring in areas ranging from heavy truck sales to government policy.......

The environment will play a huge part in almost everything that happens in the light CV market in 2007. This, along with a...

The Transport Tribunal concluded that a director of a tipper company "cannot be trusted to tell the truth". Michael Jewell...

THE PACKFORD GROUP won the return of an impounded vehicle after the Transport Tribunal concluded that director Andrew Packford...

BARKING MAGISTRATES have ordered a Grays, Essex-based company to pay 11,200 in fines and costs for using two vehicles with...

A DRIVER EMPLOYED by Dumfries Freight who believes speed limiters are dangerous has been ordered to pay £1,115 in fines and...

Diane Walker, the sole director of Bathgatebased Dunedin Logistics, has been disqualified from holding or obtaining an...

The decision of Western Traffic Commissioner Philip Brown (right) not to return an impounded vehicle to Alan Keir, trading as...

When Liverpool-based Glenn Freight (North West) appeared at its second public inquiry in 18 months its poor annual test record...

high-volume, lowweight loads such as packaging and insulation materials; a full load can weigh in at little more than two...

deal with phoenix companies tops Arthurton's wish list. It's not hard to see why: he has lost some £40,000 to a major client...

We asked the members of our operators' panel to choose which laws they would like to scrap — and which they would introduce....

Up to 200,000 drivers a year are prosecuted for driving without insurance , and Owen says government pledges to tackle the...

New panel member Anderson doesn't name any laws that she is desperate to scrap, but she would increase the minimum rest break...

measure, Millard says, would be to routinely weigh all trucks entering the UK he believes that overloading is a serious issue....

Burke favours a licensing system for all garages that service and maintain CVs. As well as promoting high standards, he...

is straightforward enough: increase the speed limit for trucks on non-motor way routes from 40mph John Hunt to 50mph. He...

up to the hilt already in this industry," says Barnes. "What we need is better enforcement of existing laws." He cites...

Yeovil, Somerset Like the other panel members, Matthews is reluctant to come up with any more legislation for an industry...

• Don't scrap the Working Time Directive -enforce it fairly. • Ban speed cameras where there is no serious safety risk. •...

Interim licences are designed to help new operators get off to a quick start — but it doesn't always work out that way. Adam...

Most things lose their value over time, but some are forced — to just to keep accountants happy. Chris Tindall looks at...

Historically, once one company was acquired by another, the buyer or its accountants would calculate how long it intended to...

December's announcement that Rentokil Initial had bought Target Express included a quote of the sale price that far outstripped...

PREM iUM Taking steps to protect your vehicle from would-be thieves earns you lower insurance premiums, doesn't it? Well, no....

It is 12 months since Daf dealership F&G Commercials opened its used truck operation. Steve Banner pops in to see how it has...

Known for its export business, Britcom International is now looking to win over the domestic market with "one-stop-shop"...