A TC has stopped tvvo consultants from appearing before him — but they're fighting back Dominic Perry reports. THE ALREADY...

THE UK government will not have to return £2m in stowaway fines from its £2,000-per-head civil penalty scheme to operators,...

BEDFORD-BASEDAER Inskip has gone into liquidation following the loss of three major contracts. BDO Stoy Haward and Berg Kaprow...

Scania will launch its hunt for the 2005 Young European Truck driver of the year next sprbg. The competition is open to HGV...

The M6 Toll operator will maintain its discount for trucks. Dominic Perry repo s. MIDLANDS EXPRESSWAY (MEL), the operator of...

POLICE HAVE issued a warning to drivers in Gloucestershire following a spate of attacks in which bricks have been thrown from a...

LOOK OUT for the next issue of Commercial Motor — it will be our first ever Truck and Van Buyers' Guide. On sale on Thursday 6...

Even industry observers as experienced as our very own Brian Weatherly have their role models — and in his final thoughts of...

Showing they care Take a stroll with us through the little sideroads of haulage, the diversions and detours, the quirky, the...

SUPERMARKET GIANTTesco appears to have averted strike action by more than 500 drivers after agreeing to a new pay offer. The...

Cohn Bameft has been checking out Scania's engine plans. SCANIA PLANS to hit the 2008/9 Euro-5 emissions standard with its...

A SERIES of one-day strikes by Scottish draymen has been called off following a revised pay offer. The action would have...

one of the largest fuel laundering plants ever found in Northern Ireland. The plant, in farm buildings in the Jerrettspass area...

Anger after driver is clamped at Lakeside store. Chris Tindall reports. WIDESPREAD ANGER over Tesco's policy of clamping HGVs...

THE ANNOUNCEMENT from Northern Ireland's Roads Service that the A4 from Dungannon to Ballygawley is to be upgraded to a dual...

THE OWNER of a popular transport cafe in Wales is fighting eviction following a complaint from a local resident. Former...

Operator could lose his truck after cigarettes are seized. David Harris reports. A WILTSHIRE haulier faces the loss of one of...

DESPITE THE recent pronouncements from Dennison and SDC that they won't be going to the 2005 Commercial Vehicle Show. Montracon...

profits fall to E4.4m UK PROFITS AT the troubled logistics group Christian Salvesen fell by more than 50% to .£4.4m between...

CONTINENTAL-STYLE motorway rest areas for fatigued drivers could be given the green light following the introduction of the...

to get the UK's second toll motorway brought a mixed reaction from hauliers this week,with the Freight Transport Association...

not everyone is in favour of CM's "Pushing 50" campaign. Brian Weatherley has been talking to the opposition. I t was an...

COMMERCIAL VEHICLE registrations broke records for the third consecutive month in November, with 33,986 new vehicles...

Heavy van sales (2.6-3.5 tonnes) continue to drive CV sales, pushing November's monthly figures up 10.7% and 15.5% for the...

November truck registrations rose 11.7% pushing the year-to-date figure above the 56 ; 000 mark. Registrations for trucks over...

Tucked away in deepest Lapland, Santa is busy preparing for his annual distribution miracle. Chris Tindall braves the cold to...

CONGRATULATIONS on the idea of National Truck Week, but why has it taken so long for someone to stand up for the industry? I...

'WRITE regarding Steve Hobbs' letter (CM2 December) and! have to say: Well said Steve! lam a recruitment consultant for HGV...

WHILETHE reaction from the FTA to the Highways Agency's overtaking ban for trucks (CAI 9 December) is perhaps predictable. I...

Navistar is set to become MAN's gateway to the US, but as Oliver Dixon reports, both parties come to the relationship with...

With drug and alcohol use in the workplace of greater concern than ever, particularly at this time of year, Julian Milines...

Operator fails to win back 0-licence after Transport Tribunal dismisses her appeal saying that the outcome was inevitable. THE...

who used false identities 1/4 Iv RI A SERIES of offences. including making a false tachograph record and obstructing a traffic...

MAINTENANCE PROBLEMS have resulted in Western Traffic Commissioner Philip Brown reducing the licence held by Oxford-based John...

DRIVERS' HOURS offences have led to two Irish lorry drivers being ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £390 by Holyhead...

Most haulage-related offences are absolute but, with mitigation, a skilled advocate may reduce your penalty. Emma Penny...

Mitigating circumstances do not constitute a justification or excuse for an offence, but may be considered as reasons for...

Drivers who defend themselves against thieves may risk prosecution if they use excessive force. So how can they lessen the...

• Never get out of your cab or wind down the window in suspicious circumstances. • If unsure phone your controller to tel him...

Transporting timber can be a risky business. To ensure safe operations the Irish forestry industry has introduced a new code...

The code covers six main areas: vehicle specifications; health and safely; reads network; loading timber in the forest;...

It's that time again... Colin Barnett packs the Rennies for a week in Germany as Europe's finest tractors go head to head in...

turned a wheel.The Five Star cab's metallic burgundy paintwork, a tasteful choice on any vehicle, was set off by just enough...

was the least interesting of the group. Not because there was anything wrong with it,just that it was effectively an absolutely...

is the most modern truck in the group. but newest isn't always best. Indeed, Scania is probably not overjoyed by the fact that...

Like the Scania, the Volvo was well short of the 430PS target power rating, and was also down 100Nm in peak torque, with...

its current format and location in the Hunsruck region of south-west Germany. Based at the Rasthof Hochwald services, just...

bottom rankings. The fact that a product as excellent as Volvos FH12 should be placed fourth indicates the pace of truck...

You may have read of Volkswagen's latest racing Caddy, but only CM has given it the ultimate test — racing at Britain's fastest...

Thanks to more flexibility n the championship rules, the new Caddy is able to race without the side windows initially re:lured...

If you're one of those who thin (s you could manage our transport system better than those in power, here's your chance. Robin...

I f you like your duties as Secretary of State forTransport to be mingled less with those of God himself and more with those of...

Forget James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 — its ejector seat was only a special effect. To see the real thing join Colin Barnett...

Dominic Perry visits Islay where single malts bring profit as well as pleasure to the island's haulier A s you drive into the...

The Commercial Motor Christmas short story is back! Steve Jackson's got diesel in his blood and fire in his belly as his...

Every Christmas our technical team like to indulge themselves with something different This years test vehicle boasts 52,300hp...

Sandy Bruce shakes his head at rogues and...fuel companies. H eard the one about the rogue driver who is approaching hauliers...

It's been a hell of a year for the used truck sector, and all the signs are that the boom will continue into 2005. A cross the...

stabilise, with the trade shifting emphasis away from the tractor market. Residuals are set to improve as exports absorb the...

British Car Auctions has seen used light CV sales set a new record and demand for HGVs continuing to outstrip supply. Duncan...

Potential business in and around Bedford is driving British Car Auctions to build a El Om, 25-acre 'supementre' in Bedford,...

George Alexander, Glass's Guide's chief editor for commercial vehicles, explains how supply problems with new vans are...

Armed with a budget of El 5,000 CM has been trawling our classified ads in search of a clean post-1998 6x2 fleet tractor for...