Labour reckons a new 'bobby tax' will result in a police officer recruitment crisis. MP Siobhain McDonagh told the Commons that...

By Chris Druce NIGEL RICE Transport has ceased trading and has been placed into liquidation. The Thorne, South Yorkshire-based...

order for 50 Euro-6 Mercedes-Benz Actros tractors, the first of which will enter service in March. Supplied by Northside Truck...

By Emma Shone THE NEW HEAD of Skills for Logistics (SW) said he still expects a driver shortage this September, despite more...

NORWICH HAULIER FreightForce Distribution has put 10 new Euro-5 Renault Premium 460hp trucks into service. They join the...

• The Department for Transport said that a study looking at ways of improving the 447 in Norfolk will also consider the 412...

By Hayley Pink THE ROAD Haulage Association (RHA) has voiced concerns over the cost of retrofitting HGVs to comply with cycle...

Abba Commercials Aliweld Armcon Barry Napper & Co BSP Hydraulics Charlton Bodies Chatfields Checkpoint Safety Continental...

TIP-EX 14, the UK's only dedicated event for the tipping and bulk haulage industry, continues to attract more exhibitors, with...

By Chris Tindall PROPOSALS TO ban HGVs using the A36 through Bath could be resurrected following a council's decision to use a...

MOVE OVER Eddie Stobart Trucks & Trailers: there's a new trucking show in town. TruckWorld TV, a new series promising Top...

LEICESTER-BASED Premier Logistics has extended its coverage in the Pall-Ex pallet network, following its purchase of the...

By Chris Tindall OPERATORS WANTING to run incorrectly certified GRW fuel tankers must make modifications to ensure they are...

SCANIA IS offering a €100,000 (£80,000) R-series truck to the winner of its sixth Young European Truck Driver award. The...

MORGANITE ELECTRICAL Carbon has been fined £120,000 after a truck driver making a delivery to its site was crushed and killed...

By Robin Meczes PRESSURE IS mounting on the UK Border Force to be more open about its activities. The move comes after a group...

KNIGHTS OF Old has entered into partnership with German operator Transland Spedition, allowing it to offer daily departures to...

A RESURGENCE in the building materials supply sector has prompted Hanson to recruit 100 drivers and buy 100 HGVs to meet...

2013 was like no other in the UK truck market — a sluggish start and a record-breaking finale. CM brings you the figures By...

CM looks at what is involved in obtaining the new Petroleum Driver Passport, designed to improve safety in the fuel sector By...

Many years ago, I read in your magazine about the possibility of overland transport to Nigeria. Apparently, someone in the...

IF SCOTLAND gets a 'yes' and is accepted as a new member of the EU, will Scottish hauliers be subject to a 40-tonne max,...

By Ashleigh Wight HEMEL HEMPSTEAD parts dealer HTC Hemel has begun operating the UK's 400th authorised testing facility (ATF)...

Welcome to Laurie Dealer's used truck of the week. Each week our man inside the used truck trade picks out a truck or trailer...

ISUZU TRUCK (UK) dealer B&C Transport, based on the Isle of Man, has moved into new premises that allow it to keep pace with...

A best-seller that wasn't anywhere near perfect When Ford launched the Cargo in 1981, it was a major event. It was the result...

By Kevin Swallow Following the success of last year's inaugural million-pound sale, Protruck Auctions is to return to host...

Rental and leasing giant Ryder launches a website to help dispose of its used approved vans, trucks and trailers By Kevin...

Earlier this year Ryder launched its new website, usedapproved.ryder.com. De-fleeted vehicles are placed into one of five...

In the past four years, the used truck market has seen rental and leasing companies take more responsibility for their own...

Drivers at Ian Hay Haulage suspended from driving after creating false records By Roger Brown Operator: Ian Hay Haulage Matter:...

Operator: Nicholas Riley Matter: 0-licence law Hearing: Eastbourne Area: South East TO: Nick Denton A BOGNOR Regis scaffolder...

A WASTE recycling haulier has been sentenced to nine months in prison and ordered to pay £330,000 for carrying out illegal...

THE EU HAS agreed to bring in new rules affecting how often vehicles in member states have to be tested for roadworthiness....

North West and Wales traffic areas Cardiff A PI ON 29 January will look at disciplinary action against Dryslwyn Haulage, based...

ARW Transport ARW TRANSPORT can base four vehicles and four trailers at a facility on the George Dutton Business Park,...

Operators need to have policies in place should a whistleblower make an allegation of wrongdoing By Paul Menham and Joanne...

80-year-old Owen Jones has worked every day since the age of 14and still drives a 32-tonne tipper every day By Ian Griffin...

As MP Burke Transport celebrates its 25th anniversary in business, CM looks at an operation dedicated to silver service By John...

Good relationship: Martin Burke reports an excellent working partnership with Michelin's truck sales account manager Stuart...

Supplying premium quality staff uniforms has been a part of MP Burke Transport's ethos since day one. Even before a certain...

How do different-sized operators deal with the slack period that inevitably follows the Christmas rush? CM speaks to several...

VSE's Electronic Trailer Steering (ETS) system differs from the more common type of positive steer system for trailers in two...

Retailer Argos is the first in the UK to use a Dutch trailer steering system that allows big trailers to get into impossibly...

BEDFORDS GROUP has launched an online staff communications and HR tool, Bedford World, which enables the entire workforce,...

By Hayley Pink DVSA (formerly Vosa and the DSA) inspectors are to undertake a training and assessment programme aimed at...