Thanks for nothing, Chancetor. If anyone thinks Alistair Darting has done them a favour on the planned 2p/litre duty increase,...

By Roanna Avison IT IS PATENTLY unfair that UK hauliers continue to subsidise their Continental rivals, according to the House...

HAULIERS TEMPTED to contract work out to foreign companies under cabotage rules are being warned to carry out risk assessments...

By Joanna Bourke 0 IN LIGHT OF THE economic climate and the credit crunch starting to bite, the Government has postponed the...

JUST HOURS AFTER the Government unveiled its decision to postpone the 2p/lit fuel duty rise, the Road Haulage Association (RHA)...

By Chris Tindall AN OPERATOR has been disqualified from possessing an 0-licence after an anonymous tip-off led to an...

FOR THE FIRST TIME in its current form at ExCeL London, the British International Motor Show features a dedicated light...

15-acre site will provide the industry's first drive-through and side-load operation, resulting in total de-pedestrianisation,...

Foulger Transport saw pre-tax profits fall by £76,191 in 2007, down from £401,562 to £325,371. Company accountant Rob Allen...

8y Patric Cunnane THE EUROPEAN Parliament's environment committee has voted to introduce tougher emission controls for trucks...

AS THE PRICE OF urea has continued to rise to record levels, the cost of AdBlue has followed suit. In January urea cost...

It can't be a whole load of fun belng the US President at the end of your second term and feeling your relevance dimlnish. And...

When you're the market leader, the next step is to move into the niche sectors. CM looks at what Ford has been doing with load...

By Roarina Avison DEALERS TAKING customer trailers for annual test using trade plates will be treated with a light touch by...

PORT DISRUPTIONS have caused truck traffic using Eurotunnel to rise, while rail freight has slumped. Eurotunnel saw truck...

gain a majority slake in Swedish truck-maker Scania. Volkswagen will increase its voting rights to 68% in a deal that will cost...

Schaeffler proposed £55 per share in cash, but Continental believes this does not reflect the value of the company.

TNT brought firm no comment" responses from the companies this week. Both FedEx and TNT say they have company policies of not...

SOUTH WALES haulage and plant-hire firm Harkins Crushing has gone into administration. The company, which is understood to...

THE PALLET NETWORK (TPN) substantially increased turnover and pre-tax profit in the latest financial year. In the year to 31...

By Chris T ndatt THE SAGA involving Jennifer Graves' bid for an 0-licence following a litany of public inquiries and appeals...

AS THE UK BRACED itself for a ban on cattle exports to the Continent this week, one of the country's leading livestock haulage...

THERE HAS BEEN a massive increase in the number of haulage corporate failure cases in Ireland this year — and the situation is...

Under the deal, NYK manages factory clearance, warehousing and delivery for the sweet-maker. Dunhills Haribo has worked with...

develop a London service centre near the M25 in Egham, Surrey. After four years working in partnership with Capital Repair...

in south-east Dorset to develop a long-term strategy for transport improvements in the area.

Rikki Chequer, the community manager for TruckNet UK, sings the praises of the site's private messaging service. While the...

Some of the UK's biggest supermarkets have cut a deal to share space on trucks to save cash. Publicity stunt or...

Truckers stand up for yourselves! I AM WRITING as a final battle cry to save the haulage industry from certain demise, as it...

FOLLOWING THE article (CM 3 July) regarding my comments on the Teardrop design, I would like to put my views at the recent FTA...

Rod Abrahams was tempted out of early retirement to run Fortec, the Geod is-owned pallet network. We caught up with him to find...

Subbing out work under cabotage rules can save on your costs, but who pays up if the foreign vehicle is not roadworthy or a...

Recovery firm's trailer was prohibited at the scene of a fatal accident A RECOVERY operator which had a trailer prohibited...

A SCOTTISH operator with a restricted licence was investigated after advertising haulage services in the Yellow Pages. As a...

A COMPANY BOSS who was physically threatened by an angry creditor has been granted a new restricted licence for four vehicles...

POOR MAINTENANCE and insufficient finance led to the licence held by Stratford-uponAvon-based Quantum Haulage being cut from...

A DRIVER who did not know that he had to keep tachograph records of his driving activities in a 20,000-acre forest has been...

Government research shows unionised workplaces have higher productivity, fewer absences and better staff morale. Words: Mike...

Unions campaign on a number of issues. The two main unions in the haulage sector are the United Road Transport Union (URTU)...

Most officials say voluntary recognition is best as it forms the basis of future good working practices. But unions can apply...

With a new cabotage regime on the way, what lessons can be learned from a recent case in which Vosa showed just how determined...

An 0-licence is required for commercial carriage of goods in the UK and a criminal offence is committed if one is not used. The...

without an UK 0-licence but which require one, and where domestic operators suffer anti-competitive activities. The appellants...

haulage carrier for hire or reward who is a holder of the Community Authorisation to operate on a temporary basis "national...

June, a new regime Could apply from January 2009. Visiting hauliers may parry out no more than three domestic jobs within seven...

With the latest EU directive on the retrofitting of blind spot mirrors due to kick in next March, we look at the rules and what...

There can't be a fleet in the UK that hasn't experienced problems with accident damage serious or minor and the 36-strong Alan...

Driver feedback Alan Firmin driver Ben Webster reckons the Dobli mirror on his Oaf XF95 Super Space Cab did a pretty good job,...

Log on to: checkyourmirror.com ommercial Motor understands that both MAN and Oaf have a clever, yet simple, device, which can...

If operators of older generation vehicles (pre-2006) want to meet the new blindsoot regulations, they need to follow Firmint...

Safety equipment and driver aids are designed to make life a bit more pleasant out on the road, and keep your driver, cab and...

While most modern tractors will have ABS, connecting an all-singing, all-dancing unit to an old trailer without ABS means that...

To show how easily a trailer will roll, IRST uses a Volvo FH and a tanker, connected by an articulated fifth wheel and filled...

Judging exactly where the back of your trailer is in relation to a dockside or loading bay is not always the easiest thing to...

Cartwright's Cheetah Aero System is the only aerodynamic solution on the market for both cab and trailer. We put it to the test...

MIRA Proving Grounds with each trailer. The 115km is broken down into three sets of laps: five at 64km/h, and 10 laps completed...

Its clear from the results that the Cheetah Aero System will save you money. Overall, the difference favours the Cheetah system...

in Sandy in Bedfordshire, provides bespoke aerodynamic packages to truck, trailer and body manufacturers, as well as for end...

By Louise Cote THE CONSTRUCTION industry has seen its strongest contraction since 1997. Industry activity as a whole is...

HAULIERS COSTS across Europe rose faster than their rates throughout 2007, and UK hauliers reported the lowest growth in...

OPERATORS ALREADY reeling from the soaring cost of fuel, with Brent oil trading at £146 a barrel, should sit down now. Analysts...

THE UK WAREHOUSING Association (UKWA) chairman has warned that abolishing rate relief on empty properties will have a damaging...

WARNINGS THAT THE UK manufacturing industry might be heading for recession emerged in July with the latest Purchasing Managers'...

MARKS AND SPENCER'S profit warning in early July sent chills down the spines of many analysts, following as it did on the heels...

Gathering data about collisions and near misses can improve your company's productivity, lower costs and save lives. Here's...

Another method of auditing your safety performance is to participate in fleet safety benchmarking. Make sure you use an...

TRL has its own accident research team that sometimes joins the police at the scene but, more typically works from a database...