For anyone who has forked out for a Euro-4 (and above) truck to comply with London’s Low Emission Zone (LEZ), reaction to the...

By Christopher Walton FOREIGN-registered HGVs owe Transport for London (TfL) more than £6m in unpaid ines for breaches of Low...

By Christopher Walton and Roger Brown ONE LONDON-based operator has reacted with anger to CM’s discovery that foreign-based...

BREAKING NEWS By Chris Druce THE DEPARTMENT for Transport (DfT) has revealed that a 10year trial of 1,800 longer semitrailers...

• Dave Rowlands , Wincanton technical director , says: “Longer semitrailers will be integrated into our fleet as a key...

BIBBY Distribution debuted its new livery at the RunLiverpool Marathon last Sunday (9 October). The blue and red design is...

By Chris Tindall UNION UNITE says employees at DHL’s Droitwich DC are devastated that the site is to close by January in...

HAULIERS DELIVERING to Birmingham city centre are set to benefit from a £2.7m investment in one of the area’s major commuter...

Do you care about the wellbeing of your staff? Our new regular columnist John Horton , of Focale Training, airs his view on...

By Roger Brown AN OPERATOR whose O-licence was revoked after one of his trucks was found with a magnet attached to its gearbox...

DRIVER AGENCY ADR Network of Luton has gone beyond the scope of the new Agency Worker Regulations by offering permanent...

ANDOVER TRANSPORT has signed a 10-year contract with pallet network Palletways to cover SP postcodes. The Hampshire haulier is...

By Chris Tindall AN HGV DRIVER is being prosecuted after police spotted him drinking coffee while using a laptop and writing...

POPSTAR RIHANNA has celebrated her sixth UK number one single this weekend. She’s also on a three-month European tour, where...

THE MAKER of the Trident Iceni supercar is to turn its hand to the HGV market and is looking for interested companies to help...

How are you combating the rising cost of fuel? September’s Trucking Britain Out of Recession survey reveals operators’...

It would appear that September was a long, hard month for many operators: optimism levels sank to a record low. A total of 65%...

In a stagnant economy, there is one sector of the industry still expanding – the pallet networks – and Paul Sanders has the...

Allports Group , headed by joint MDs Paul and Mark Sanders, consists of a new and used Renault van and truck dealer and service...

CM examines the events behind the group’s unexpected administration at the end of the summer, which Left 90 staff without a...

The government should no longer be in any doubt about the threat fuel duty poses to the UK’s economic recovery, says the...

Waste dumped at farm site included asbestos, rubble, concrete and white goods magistrates are told By Roger Brown SKIP...

JOHN RAYMOND TRANSPORT has been given the go-ahead to base 15 vehicles and 30 trailers at the Howard Tenens facility on the...

MJ WHITE European Caravan Transport is hoping to base four vehicles and six trailers at a facility in Endeavour Park,...

GIST IS LOOKING for permission to base one trailer at the 2 Sisters Food Group on the Alpha Business Park in Smethwick. The...

KENNETH MARTIN Graham Caines, trading as Caines Transport, is seeking authorisation to have one vehicle and one trailer at a...

MITCHELL & WEBBER is looking for authority to base four vehicles at an operating centre on the Dobles Lane Industrial Estate in...

● A hearing on 26 October will consider disciplinary action against Simpson Plant Hire (Cornwall) based in Padstow. ● W...

● On 19 October a hearing will consider disciplinary action against Arshad Majid, trading as Asia Halal Meat, based in...

Many operators are running their trucks illegally without realising it. Do you have the right O-licence? Words: Lucy Wood and...

When the entity changes (ie sole trader to partnership or partnership to limited company), the TC must be informed and a new...

Recent tax changes mean there has never been a better time to turn your business into a company Words: Jennifer Bell The...

Income tax rises over the last three budgets have hit business owners hard and include the highest tax on National Insurance...

holders to have available to satisfy financial standing will be reset annually, beginning with a change on 1 January 2012. The...

specification (first phase in Oct 2011) looks to increase security. To detect tampering, information from an independent motion...

managers will be introduced on 4 December 2011. Key changes are the introduction of a panEuropean database, merging of National...

being reviewed, driven by a change in European law. Extra items will be included, such as airbags, mainbeam tell-tale and EBS....

vehicle types from 31 December 2012, and for new vehicle registrations from 31 December 2013. Reduced pollution certificates...

Considering the dearth of late-year trucks on the open market, making the case for this truck is like shooting fish in a...

a price. But what if you just want to make a regular curtainsider that little bit more slippery? Words: Brian Weatherley...

Within an hour of us emailing our request, the Altrincham-based trailer maker and bodybuilder provided this reply....

Given the wide variety of options, it offers Montracon says any add-on aerodynamic equipment is ‘priced on application’....

Dennison offers an aerodynamic front bulkhead moulding for its curtainsider and boxes, adding £550 to the list price. However,...

Although the spotlight has recently been focused on its Teardrop trailer and rigid bodywork, Don-Bur still builds...

Pillar-less curtainsider specialist Lawrence David has a number of off-the-peg options for either new trailers or retrofitting...

Market leader SDC offers a variety of aero options that have been developed on its latest ‘Aeroliner’ curtainsider which,...

What do the owners of a small commercial vehicle recovery business do when, in the middle of a recession, it is hit with a...

u Volvo’s legendary F86 model set the stage for the manufacturer’s global expansion in the 1960s, as well as playing a key...

The open buy-back loses favour as manufacturers try to pump up the volumes of late-year used vehicles Words: Steve Banner...

The light CV sector is facing a supply black hole in the coming years, according to British Car Auctions Words: Kevin Swallow...