The storms last week were terrible, if only because there is so little we can do to protect ourselves against the fury of the...

THE NEW management team at Amtrak Express Parcels is scrutinising all aspects of the business in a bid to return it to...

a key element of its 'targeted enforcement' policy is now operational. The Operator Compliance Risk Score (OCRS) scores each...

LAST WEEK'S STORMS cost UK industry in the "high hundreds of millions" according to the Association of British I nsurers, wi al...

Francis Transport (Northwich) suffered damage to one truck on the M6, one northbound on the Al , one in Barnsley and one at St...

A company that retrieved £32,000 for Keltruck reckons operators could be paying too much for their water. Chris 'Tindall...

TRAILER RENTAL company Transrent, currently in administration, has agreed to re-open five of its depots so finance companies...

COMMERCIAL MOTOR'S parent company, Reed Business Information (RBI),has launched a comprehensive road transport website...

Road safety should be paramount and in this day and age we should not knock anything which can contribute towards it, says Mr...

DR CLIVE CAREFOOT, retired Chairman of Carefoot Plc, which incorporates Walter Carefoot & Sons (Transport) died in Royal...

ASSOCIATED COLD Stores and Transport, the temperaturecontrolled distribution specialist, has turned in - poorer results than...

Concern about increasing waiting times has led operators and drivers to hold crisis talks with managers at SCT. Dylan Gray...

SENTENCING OF A German truck driver who caused the death of four people has been adjourned to allow police more time to...

ESSEX-BASED tanker operator Suckling Transport managed growth of almost 30% last year thanks to its Tankshare programme, which...

BURNLEY-BASED national and international haulage contractors Fagan &Whalley took a 37% hit in pre-tax profits last year,...

CM'S Brian Weatheriey grabbed the chance of a sneak 'preview' to take a look at Iveco's New Stralis. IVECO HAS BROKEN with...

Transport for London's campaign in favour of a London Low Emission Zone is misleading says the RHA. Dylan Gray reports. ROAD...

RUMBLIN ( iS IN THE German press suggest Volkswagen is unhappy with the position of Swedish MAN boss Hakan Samuelsson. If...

FRASERBURGHS GRAY and Adams is going bananas after beating off competition from foreign manufacturers to supply the UK's...

The restructuring of troubled Eurotunnel came a step closer last week with a court ruling in its favour. David Harris...

AVIA TRUCKS plans to launch a range of 12-tonne trucks at the Birmingham CV Show in in April. The new range will feature a...

THE FORTH ROAD Bridge will have to be reduced to a single lane in each direction for up to two months while essential repairs...

TRUCK DRIVERS are being warned about one of the country's steepest hills after many of them fail to negotiate it each year....

Could a sponsorship deal with New Zealand All Blacks rugby team help Iveco become a world-beating marque? Louise Cole reports....

There is no doubt that in sponsoring the All Blacks, Iveco has allied tself with a powerful force representing the best in...

Increased fuel consumption, a greater risk of accidents, higher insurance costs — excessive speed can hurt your business in...

factor Scania claims no after-treatment for its XPI engine. Ivan Stjernqvist talks to Scania's head of Engine Development...

Filmed on location in Iowa, USA it includes coverage of 100's of truckers 'showing' their highly polished and cleaned rigs in...

US truckers can trace their origins back to the days of the wild west and drive some of the biggest rigs in the world. The crew...

1 Dramatic coverage of the 1500 mile long Akan' featuring trucks, drivers, forestry machinery, spectacular scenery and wildlife...

This fantastic film features some of the larger earthmoving equipment working on major projects in Britain including 15 at...

Four, not to be missed, features including the 1111110=w -movement of cranes from Rotterdam to Canada, an industrial vessel...

This programme looks at some of the larger JCB machines at wor on sites It takes in earthmoving for warehouse construction,...

This 60 minute film shows how, with good planning and skillful driving, you can move almost anything and this film shows just...

promotional films dating from 1953 to 1973 and features various Bedford lorries and the uses they were put to. This is a real...

This superb film covers from chainsaw to sawmill in British Columbia. It covers the transportation of timber by truck, train...

Each of the exceptional loads shown required careful planning and equipment and includes the movement of a Boeing 747, bridge...

Truckers are among the skills in short supply in Canada. This great new film was aimed at Dutch drivers wishing to move to...

I WAS INTERESTED to read that localTraffic Area Offices award Interim Licences (CM11 January) as last month I applied to one...

BY 2 FEBRUARY Londoners will know if Mayor Livingstone intends to go ahead and introduce the proposed, and much talked about,...

AS A DRIVER! feel I'm treated by the enforcement agencies as a donkey despite doing a hard, dangerous, long job legally every...

Speed cameras have become first choice for controlling dangerous driving, but is this too narrow a view? Dylan Gray checks out...

The Transport Tribunal has granted an 0-licence to a sole trader living in Spain — with a number of conditions. Michael Jewell...

THE NORTH-WESTERN Traffic Commissioner has reserved her decision on Speke, Liverpool-based SCLTransport & Warehousing's...

FINANCE HOUSE PCF EL has lost its appeal against the refusal of South-Eastern & Metropolitan Traffic Commissioner Christopher...

EDINBURGH PAVING Company (EPC) has lost its bid to have an impounded vehicle returned. It appeared before Scottish Traffic...

THE REVOCATION OF the five-vehicle licence held by Haslingden, Lancs-based Iuanina Parr. trading as Parr Plant, has been upheld...

The government is becoming increasingly concerned by the number of road deaths that are caused by drivers at work. Transport...

The length of time professional drivers spend on the road increases their chances of being involved in an incident, so what can...

Adam Hill loos at what operators can expect from the first service-level agreements made by Vosa and the Traffic Commissioners...

As an employer, take care only to give your employees 'trivial' gifts — otherwise it could be the taxman that benefits. Karl...

for nose who want a positive driving experience as well as cargo-carrying ability. But how does it fare with only 1 .3 litres...

WHERE FROM AND HOW MUCH? A t the end of the first week in January, CM carried out a snapshot survey into the availability and...

The most comprehensive website UK road transport has ever seen is coming to a desktop near you. Toby Clark introduces...

Megadrive's MD founded the company with the express aim of building it up then selling it for enough to retire on. Tim Maughan...

folly to start a road transport outfit with the "suck it and see" philosophy. Instead, the best policy is meticulous...

Assembly's High Growth Programme (HG F) which was set up to help new businesses specifically fledgling firms with a realistic...

Megadrive's first truck, a Volvo FH12, was bought from eBay for the price of an old family saloon but it was worth its weight...

Commercial Vehicle Auctions is synonymous with plant and trucks, but it made its first foray into van sales last week. Kevin...

An unexpected sales rush between Christmas and new year has continued into 2007 for Scania dealership West Pennine. T he...

the Imperial Commercials site is the ability to search the used vehicle listings by make, type (Truck or Van/Minibus) and up to...

By paying attention to aftersales and nurturing its used business, North East Truck & Van has stayed at . 0p...forefront of...