If there are three certainties in running a haulage business it is that people will moan about how much they pay in tax; how...

By Joanna Bourke UP TO 200 LORRY drivers and warehousing staff at Coca-Cola Enterprises could strike over an “insulting”...

By Laura Hailstone THE INDUSTRY’S ight for a fair deal on fuel prices has been given a boost with a pledge from Tory MP...

THE CLOSURE OF the News of the World will slash DHL’s volumes with News International by more than two million newspapers a...

By Chris Druce AROUND 80 LLOYD Fraser drivers have been laid-off following the failure of the Focus DIY chain, CM can reveal....

THE RECOVERY in the CV market continues with heavy truck registrations over 6 tonnes up 42.4% and vans up 24.1% through the...

THE INDUSTRY AND the DfT have joined forces to lobby the European Commission (EC) to retain the UK’s right to operate...

By Roger Brown TRAFFIC COMMISSIONER (TC) for Scotland Joan Aitken has curtailed the O-licence of L&M Transport (Motherwell),...

SYSTEM TRAINING is looking to recruit some 250 driver trainers, instructors and assessors as part of a nationwide recruitment...

Sleepmasters’ Euro-5 Fuso Canter transports a custom built ‘racing bed’ to the Great Knaresborough Bed Race It was a...

By Chris Tindall THE LIQUIDATOR of a Driver Hire franchisee in the North-West blames its failure on the recession, a lack of...

By Chris Druce THE ROAD TRANSPORT industry has welcomed the news that the National Skills Academy for Logistics has received...

JUST LIKE CATS AND DOGS, it seems that everyone in the haulage industry is programmed to hate caravanners. But is this dislike...

I’ve been thinking about longer semi-trailers, or high-volume semi-trailers as “they” now want them referred to. We had a...

It takes more than just pure luck to survive a prolonged downturn, as haulier Jim Welch knows only too well Words: David...

was definitely a good thing, but in 2008 the bottom dropped out of everything” Part of the dificulty was that the group had...

A spate of high-profile convictions for drivers’ hours offences has left many asking if hauliers get a rough ride from the...

“WE NEED A LEVEL playing ield”, said Mike Presniell recently in CM (30 June), and indeed we do. As an operator on European...

I CAN’T BELIEVE that 242 diabetic drivers had their licences revoked in the past three years ( CM 23 June). People with...

Haulage business told that TC pays particular attention to ‘S’-marked prohibitions issued to new operators By Roger Brown...

CLEANING AND HYGIENE products and equipment company Avica UK – authorised for ive vehicles – has had the following...

• Axtra, based in Southwick, will attend a PI on 25 July, when disciplinary action and a variation application will be...

• Disciplinary action against Magic Transport, based in Ipswich, will be considered at an inquiry on 8 August. The TC will...

Earlier this year, an initiative was launched to weed out cowboy health and safety consultants and help businesses find...

The Transwaste case raised the issue of whether employees or their representatives – such as a trade union health and safety...

For the cost of a tank of fuel a month transport lawyers Backhouse Jones’ fixed-fee service covers 100 trucks Words: Patric...

Last year Backhouse Jones defended a transport company against a Health & Safety Executive prosecution. The company was facing...

Words: Will Shiers / Images: Tom Cunningham A s far as haulage operations are concerned, Barratlantic’s doesn’t appear to...

The Dodge K Series enjoyed a relatively long production run of 13 years and was held in high regard by a wide variety of...

Back in 1910, John F Dodge and his brother Horace launched a company manufacturing automotive components. Located in Detroit,...

Opting to pay for truck tyres on a pence-per-kilometre basis could help operators save thousands on their bills Words: Steve...

Words/images: Brian Weatherley In a perfect world, drivers wouldn’t need to climb onto the back of a truck. But in the...

When it comes to health and safety and tail-lift operations, Ratcliff Palfinger sales director Tony Biggs has no doubts the UK...

visit: www.roadtransport.com CM tests the Latest version of the Nissan Navara and is surprised by how far its 3-Litre engine...

For all the glitz and glamour of the cab, the real star of the Navara is the enormously powerful lump below the bonnet. The...

It’s common practice in the car and van markets, now MAN TopUsed and ProTruck Auctions have joined forces to deliver branded...

Spreading risk and raising the profile sums up Rael Winetroube’s approach since he became MAN TopUsed sales director last...

Renault Truck Commercials invests £175,000 in Park Royal refurbishment Words: Kevin Swallow MORE THAN £175,000 has been...