If you're in the market for new trucks -and judging by the size of last year's new truck market there's a good few of you who...

Claims by drivers that getting behind the wheel of certain Scania trucks caused them injuries have failed to stand up in court....

THE MANAGING DIRECTOR of Aberdeen-based ARR Craib Transport is confident that it will boost its margins by 500% in 2006 after a...

NEARLY 700 drivers will find themselves out of work this month after being axed by supermarket group Morrisons. They are among...

TRANSPORT COMPANIES have criticised the police response to the Buncefield oil depot disaster, claiming it lacked leadership....

DANIS H-BASED company DSV is to create a European transport giant by taking over Dutch-based Frans Maas. The move is being...

The European Investment Bank (El B) is planning to lend MAN up to €110m tc build a new factory in Polz• producing 15,000 CVs a

Dundee-based haulier PS Ridgway has appoint€ John Lornie as a director.

Eddie Stobart is said to ha acquired a third contract v% Tesco, handling deliveries from its Crick site. This woL add 30 tucks...

The crossword in our 22 December issue wasn't rr any easier by the lack of E entrant's name and addre panel. As a result, we...

in our van rental test (CM December), we neglecter to thank Freeway Exhaust and Tyre centre of Tunbric Wells, Kent for the use...

Two transport veterans ha died: Don Taylor, chairma of Taylors of Matey Plc, and Louis Mayling, found( of Herts-based Mayling...

Despite concerns over a slowdown in economic activity, the UK truck market has hit its highest level since 1989. So who were...

IT WAS certainly Daf's year. Fora company to lead the market in all sectors is an outstanding performance which demands more...

The hot topic in the Mermaid Tavern is equal rights legislation, as Peter Lamer finds out. It was hardly a night that knew no...

In just 12 months of operation, Germany's truck-tolling system has netted its operators several billion Euros. Chris Tindall...

Take a stroll with us through the little sideroads of haulage: the diversions and detours, the quirky, the quixotic and the...

Spain has been quick off the mark with digital tacho legislation — which may come as a surprise to the rest of the EU. Guy...

THE BATTLE FOR the increasingly competitive pickup market is set to intensify with the launch of Mitsubishi's revamped L200....

IRISH OPERATORS will refuse to pay tolls on the new M4 motorway because they say that they are too expensive. The Irish Road...

A TRI.ICK DRIVER accused of working for another firm while off sick has been awarded 0,509 for unfair dismissal following...

NEWPORT-BASED AT Counsell Haulage has expanded its fleet with the addition of an increasingly rare beast a Seddon Atkinson...

HANBURY DAVIES, of Felixstowe. Suffolk, is to open a major depot in the Midlands. The firm has recently won a contract to run...

The introduction of computerised maintenance systems have spared a high-profile operator from disciplinary action. Mike Jewell...

DATABASE Business Systems, the Livingston-based software provider, is predicting strong growth for its new mobile solutions...

CALDICOT-BASED Hicks Logistics has added a Scaria eig ht-legger to its plant-delivery fleet. The P-Series Scania, with its...

FAILURE to wear and maintain seat-belts could lead to a spate of fines for drivers and operators. Surrey police are to clamp...

THE HUMBER BRIDGE, which is £350m in debt, faces a public inquiry next month over planned toll increases. The one-way toll for...

PERFUME, champagne al Mercedes truck have been stol a pre-Christmas burglary nc over £60,000 worth of propert■ raid in...

A public inquiry into a Liverpool firm has been adjourned while the DTC investigates its directors' complex dealings. Mike...

VOSA comes in for more than its fair share of flak from disgruntled operators, but according to the agency's annual report it's...

But the latest CM/Vichelin survey also shows many in the industry are not familiar with the Burns report or its...

Renault Truck's senior vice president Olivier Vidal de la Blache, tells Steve Banner why he isn't afraid of the truck...

YOUR NEWS item headed "Higginbottom challenges Monks to lead URTI.1"(CM 15 December 2005) incorrectly reported that - 12 RTU...

1AM WRITING IN response o your article headed "HittingThe Hire Spot" (CM 22 Deeember).At National Car Rental we welcome surveys...

HOW UPSETTING to read Brian Weatherley's piece on the Burns report (CM 15 December). He suggests it will be pigeonholed and...

Judging by its first annual report, HM Revenue and Customs is bad news for fuel launderers and smugglers alike. Chris Tindall...

Despite challenging economic conditions, three companies have posted increased pre-tax profits and show a willingness to...

What can operators do to cut costs? To find out, Continental Tyres brought together key people from various sectors of the...

A retired operator professes to having done a 'silly thing by lending his 0-licence disc to his successor as magistrates fine...

MISTAKES BY VOSA meant that a Lancashire tipperman continued to operate, unaware his licence had been revoked, because...

A MIDLANDS haulier which claimed to be unaware it had no transport manager for five months has had its licence suspended for 48...

gate lead to 25% cut in HGV fleet N ESSEX firm which received 13 prohibitions in ro years is facing a cutback in its licence...

A LEICESTER firm was fined the maximum allowed for running a vehicle with defective brakes after it pleaded guilty before the...

Truck crime costs more than E 100m a year with hijackers increasingly resorting to guns and knives. Guy Sheppard reports on...

New company law aims to cut red tape for small private companies. John Davies reports. Many road transport opera tors opt to...

As our legal news pages show, TCs do not accept ignorance as a defence. We asked RHA national training instructor Bob...

One of our vehicles was stopped on a Sunday in Germany carrying perishable goods and machinery. The Hungarian driver's passport...

The Euro cab test in the Netherlands focused on fleet-spec tractors with large cabs. This is a growing niche across the...

of a 'proper winter' have snowballed into talk of a mini ice age. But while stories of woolly mammoths patrolling the streets...

Battery/electrics • Lights, heaters and windscreen wipers put high demands on a vehicle's battery. If the vehicle is driven...

• Draining air tanks is crucial in winter as water passing through valves can freeze and foul up operation. At best, it means...

nsurance policies account for a large chunk of running costs, ut how do you find good cover and reduce premiums? uy Sheppard...

consultant Stephen Turner says establishing a robust health and safety policy with the necessary management system to...

obvious ways to reduce insurance premiums is to cut claims through effective risk assessment. The Health and Safety Executive...

The days of using worn-out, ex-fleet hacks for HGV training are fast disappearing. Brian Weatherley samples a modem-day...

\lissan, the latest player in the used van sector, is on course to match the esiJ ua1s enjoyed by market favourites Volkswagen...

CM'S Mystery Shopper has been scanning the classified ads in our Christmas issue in search of vehicles and trailers that are...

D uring 2003 we tested two Daily vans with the latest 2.3-litre Unijet HPI engine, which is effectively the same as Fiat' JTD...