PHEW, WHAT A YEAR... Over the decades, road transport operators have learned to deal with pretty much anything thrown in their...

Fuel protests in the UK fail to attract support — but Italian drivers forced their government to see things their way. David...

FOLLOWING VOLVO'S joint venture with Eicher Motors, Daimler Trucks has signed a deal with the Indian manufacturer Hero Group....

ONE OFTHE UK'S leading transport academics has called on the government to invest at least £10bn in cutting carbon emissions by...

HAULAGE GIANT TDG gave its shareholders a modest amount of pre-Christmas cheer this week by reporting good progress in 2007....

A pan-European scheme to build secure truck par'Ks has been agreed by the European Parliament. Patric Cunnane reports. THE...

K&M HAULAGE (Ireland) has been successful in its application to use the Orwell Crossing Lorry Park as an operating centre,...

THE INDUSTRY-WIDE campaign to protect overnight parking for truck drivers took a new turn this week as a last-ditch effort was...

THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE of Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce (CCC) has written to the government demanding to know why vital...

DISTRIBUTION CENTRES at ports will become more important over the next few years as hauliers try to save money and increase...

A BIRMINGHAM Parcelforce delivery driver with a gambling addiction has been jailed for a year for stealing £12,500 worth of...

IRISH HAULIERS say they are being unfairly penalised by an electronic tolling scheme planned for the M50 West Link Bridge in...

Shadow Transport Secretary Theresa Villiers made a good impression on the RHA; Andy Salter went in search of substance behind...

As Volvo launches its first EGR Euro-4 product in Europe, Cohn Barnett sees how it differs from its SCR sibling. WITH VOLVO'S...

ANOTHER REASON to focus on this tipper was to sample the first of Volvo's new Readyto-Roll programme. This one-stop contender...

The US refused to sign the Kyoto Protocol to reduce emissions, but many American truck operators are still prepared to cut...

Kevin Harkin, sales dIrector for Smith ElectrIc Vehicles, expects to sell 1,000 of the firm's Avia-based Newton trucks in North...

Smith Electric Vehicles not only launched an electric truck at the show, but announced plans to build up to 10,000...

Modec also believes the North American market has huge potential and launched Its US production plans at EVS23. Its 5.5-tonne...

Because the US has come up with this. The Ridon is a quirky American-built electric prototype and, judging by the comments we...

Fund to improve remote roads used by timber trucKs has been extended for a further three years. David Harris reports. SCOTTISH...

TRAFFICMASTER IS currently in discussion with Transport for London over the possibility of congestion-charging payment options...

MAYBE IT'S TI ME for operators to issue their drivers with Santa suits because more than half the British public think...

It cannot have escaped lhe notice of anyone in the industry that there was some talk of protests against the cost of fuel last...

Overload leads to disqualification — during the holidays, when operator won't have to take his children to school. Peter...

CONTINENTAL TYRES is advising operators to make sure their vehicles are fitted with suitable tyres for winter weather. It...

N LLD A DECENT wail calendar for 2008? Scania will be giving away 50 examples of its 2008 calendar free to Commercial Motor...

Yo ho ho and all that — but don't expect cheer from CM'S resident Grinch, because L Radley is feeling distinctly...

Research for the Chartered Vanagement Institute suggests transport and logistics managers are failing to get the best out of...

This week's Yardstick looKs at trends in the amount of freight moved since 1980 and the average length of haul. Dylan Gray...

It is now a little more than 18 months before the Driver CPC begins to have an impact on the UK truck driving industry — but...

I WAS INTERESTED to read the recent letter regarding the relaunch of TipCon at next year's CV Show ('Was the relaunch of TipCon...

IT MAKES ME laugh. In the last fuel tax protest in 2000 the government said it was not the way to solve issues that involve the...

AS ONE OFTHE leading protagonists and negotiators in the fuel price disputes of 2000. I feel empathy with Transaction 2007 and...

A new consultation is under way to see how far we can take Active Traffic Management on our motorways. Louise Cole reports. T...

Active Traffic Management (ATM) will be controlled from the same regional network of traffic control centres as the traffic...

An operator with a record of tobacco smuggling and using red diesel is warned he will never regain his good repute. Mike...

PROBLEMS OVER vehicle maintenance and drivers' hours have led to the licence held by Crymych, Pembs-based Harry Morgan being...

A BULGARIAN TRUCK driver who fell asleep at the wheel in broad daylight and veered into the path of an oncoming van,forcing it...

MAINTENANCE PROBLEMS and the use of three untested trailers have resulted in the licence held by Spennymoor. Co Durham-based...

A SEMI-LITERATE traveller won his bid for an 0-licence after satisfying North-Western Traffic Commissioner Beverley Bell that...

With speeding increasingly targeted by new regulations and technology, wise operators will review their procedures to ensure...

The employer may be paying for the equipment, but employees still have the right to privacy when using the internet, e-mail or...

FUTURE LEGISLATION Northern Ireland operator licensing reform: The DOE intends to amend the Northern Ireland operator...

CM'S test programme hoping for a better result than its rugby-playing colleagues achieved. And it doesn't go away...

Ford may be the UK's largest manufacturer of business vehicles, but it hasn't forgotten to have fun. Colin Barnett has been...

IN hen Ford offered us a date to drive the Fiesta SportVan it happened to coincide with the Kortrijk Trailer 07 show.And so it...

Writer Will Shiers' pursuit of abandoned trucks and cars throughout America has led to close encounters with knife-wielding...

From the driver's seat, the roadside verge can be just a blur of brown and green. However, as Steve Gale discovered, a great...

to exist across the UK and when thoroughfares started to be established across this rich tapestry of meadows, much of the land...

between 'builder' and 'wildlife custodian' has resulted in construction features being added to projects solely for the benefit...

This publication was jointly funded by English Nature and the Highways Agency and gives advice on mitigating the impact of...

develop an environmental asset inventory system in 2002 to enable the collation of all the information it had gathered during...

reports were collected on more than 30.500 -h` deer-vehicle collisions that occurred in Britain between January 2000 and...

The Essex County Fire and Rescue Service runs a fleet of more than 100 fire appliances — Tim Maughan visited the woRshops...

A few operators are still unwilling to sign finance deals for a new truck when a secondhand one will do the same job. Dave...

is picking up a consignment of frozen produce — but for the British Antarctic Survey it's just part of a day's work. Dylan Gray...

with road transport as the focus rather than property.The idea is to create your own haulage business, using a van or truck,...

Ina move to broaden the interactive appeal of its truck models, Corgi has developed the Sights and Sounds range. Still as well...

For anyone with an interest in gadgets, there is one that is essential, even if it does have a silly name.The PowerMonkey is a...

Essential reading for anyone thinking of buying a Spitfire, or even just dreaming about it. ISBN 978 l 84425 4620...

Northern Irish Renault Truck dealer has expanded onto the British ainland with a new site in the North-West. Kevin Swallow...

have been key to making ProTruck Auctions an established part of the sales calendar. Kevin Swallow reports. 0 nce the novelty...