ichard Lawson staff have faced an uncertain future since it went into )dministration — but now they can breathe again. Guy...

has eleased a discussion paper on the .,orry Road User Charge ( LRUC) "3 give UK operators a say in how should be implemented....

THE FUTURE OF Britain's only independent van manufacturer hinges on the success of its all-new Maxus range, launched this...

The M20 was closed for 12 hours on 19 January after a truck loaded with oranges crashed into a van and dumped its load across...

London transport chief Bob Kiley is set to announce plan for the expansion of London congestion charging into the suburbs. The...

Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel carried marginak fewer trucks on its shuttle service last year compared with 2003. Operating...

A truck driver was killed when he fell from his cab on 19 January after his vehicle skidded on ice and was left hanging from a...

Fair Trials Abroad founder Stephen Jakobi has been awarded an OBE for service! to British prisoners abroad in the New Years...

The DVLA has launched a consultation paper on fees for digital tachograph smartcards. Views should bE submitted by 15 February....

Dperators who want to run environmentally friendly trucks may have to do so Nithout government assistance. Jennifer Ball...

system or all trucks over 3.5 tonnes will be he top transport priority for the AT's new Luxembourg presidency. Talking to...

for work for which he was never paid has received a letter from the same disqualified director offering Continental work for...

TRUCK DRIVERS need to take more notice of extreme weather warnings issued by the Highways Agency and the Met Office, according...

The thin blurred line People say the shadow of the WED is receding, unenforced, diluted an manageable. So why then is Mr X...

Nith the Working Time Directive coming into force in less than two months, Guy Sheppard and Jennifer Ball report on some...

HAULIERS FACE jail if they do not take the WTD seriously,according to a leading transport lawyer. Leeds-based Stephen...

fight against the Working Time Directive, warning that it will price much of their industry out of business. The...

HE FREIGHT Transport Assoiation has written to Transport 4inister David Jamieson urging im to warn industry now if the...

THE EU remains adamant that its August 2005 deadline for fitting smartcard digital tachographs will be met, despite widespread...

!Jut cops fight back )espite more and more attacks on drivers the police say ley are making progress. Jennifer Ball reports....

CM was launched in 1905; for our centenary year we're bringing you stories from years gone by. This week we're back in 1907 and...

\ tyre explodes just as the ill-fated driver checked it. David Harris reports. k YORKSHIRE DRIVER was illed last week...

RADIO ADVERTISING impaign for a new truck driver aining scheme has attracted wer than 70 enquiries in the first )weeks. Alex...

At-wort assessments Transport training provider Mid - Kent College has launched an 'at-work' driver assessment programme which...

lip a storm it Felixstowe ligh winds and labour shortages re stretching turnaround times at elixstowe. Chris Tindall...

ODUCTION AND deliveries eading trailer maker SDC are .tly to be hit following a major at its main factory in Toomage, Northern...

A WASTE haulier has been fined £10,000 with £5,000 costs for dumping and treating waste on land without a waste management...

Stuart Thomas gives us his regular round-up of the wa the newspapers have covered the world of transport this week. "I know,"...

MARION OLIVER, a partner in Hexham-based William Martin Oliver & Partners, collapsed last week during the first day of a...

DLICEHAVE repeated warngs that criminals are using new ctics to get insider information 'out haulage firms, allowing them...

a stone through a truck ndow, hitting the driver in the head. The incident happened at around 9am on 15 January as the driver...

The theft happened between midnight and 4am on 17 January while the truck, which has a yellow cab, was parked on the westbound...

RIVERS ARE asked to be on look out for a three-axle Scania Ictor with a cloned registration ite — FN52GBY. The truck, Lich has...

ix Kent colleges have teamed up to start training morrow's drivers, offering a four-year course in )gistics. Will it work?...

Vans now account for 84.5% of all CV registrations, compared with 80.4% in 1999 and 80.5% in 1989. In 2004 the heavy...

Truck registration volumes were relatively stable between 1998 and 2004, with an average annual volume of 54,077, a low of...

The average price of UK diesel rose by 1.3p/lit in December on the back of stabilising oil prices. The UK remains the most...

Chris Thorneycroft-Smith has now been given the top job at Iveco UK and must rein vigorate the company's faltering performance...

STEVE HOBBS' CONCERN about the WorkingTime Directive (CM 2 December 2004) made me laugh. If he's so happy working long hours he...

he German LKW-Maut tolling system is finally in action — :.714's been over to check it out. Dominic Perry reports. HE GERMAN...

One operator's experience Oldbury - based Groupage Services sends about 100 trucks a week to Germany, but the firm has been...

The good news is that the machines are pretty easy to use. Using touch-screen technology you're guided through the transaction...

So far the system seems to be holding up — largely, we suspect, because most German and Dutch operators have gone down the OBU...

Roadside check revealed vehicle had faulty brakes and a swinging fuel tank which was held on by just one strap, magistrates are...

COMPANY which allowed its licence to be used ,y an unlicensed operator has had it revoked and , oth the company and its sole...

North Eastern Traffic Commissioner Summary The TC reached his decision after concluding that the company's sole director, who...

INTERFERING WITH his speed limiter has cost an Irish owner-driver £580 in fines and costs Richard Lynch, of Oberstown, Ardea,...

A SOUTH Wales haulage company that was said to have encountered maintenance problems by growing too quickly escaped with a...

NORTH EASTERN Traffic Commissioner Tom Macartney has returned an impounded vehicle to Lombard North Central, on the grounds...

'Risk management" is rapidly becoming a mantra for senior managers. n the second of two reports Brian Weatherley looks at how...

Roger Singer posed the following brain teaser to delegates at the recent "Managing Occupational Road Risk" to highlight the...

PSV operators-are adopting drink and drug testing procedures for employees who drive, according to leading transport lawyer...

_ate or inaccurate VAT returns can cost an Dperator dear. Stephen James reports on the brmidable powers of the inspectors....

No-one tests as many CVs as CM, and every year our technical team argue among themselves to decide on the best of the bunch....

Santana PS10 iSUZLI Rodeo Jeep Cherokee Pioneer 2.5 Mazda B-Series It may not be the most advanced contender in the...

Testers' choice: Vauxhall Vivaro 2.5 Highly commended: Volkswagen Transit 174 Shortlisted: Ford Transit 2.425 Mercedes-Benz...

Highly commended: ERF ECM 1 8 - ionner Shortlistecl' lye= Eurocargo 75E17 7.5-tanner Volvo FM9 340 26-tanner It's not so long...

! Shortlisted: Renault Kerax arti 0 nce upon a time, back in the days of TipCon, we could guarantee at least half a dozen...

Highly commended: Iveco Stralis AT Shortlisted: Oaf 0F85.480F1P Volvo FH16 610 To be perfectly honest it wasn't difficult...

MB Mega 6x4 tipper Beanie R124 Mitsubishi Canter 35 box Volvo FM12 6x2 380 The number of used vehicles placed under the CM...

With 80% of accidents occurring at low speed, ;etting vehicles repaired and back on the road juickly is a priority as it...

Having a clean.sparkling fleet is great but frequent brush washing and road grit can conspire to take the shine off a vehicle's...

Distributed through Pexa, the Clean3 is said to combine the efficient cleaning and degreasing of all types of parts with no...

The joys of a faulty battery on a winter's morning can bring a tear to the eye. To avoid this calamitous situation Solvitol...

fhe new W38 tyre changer from Wheelforce features a bead breaker arm Nith double adjustment,plastic guards to prevent damage of...

Forklift trucks don't generally tend to change much — so why is 2aterpillar starting to fit the latest GPRS-based telematics...

_orry mounted cranes are tital tools that handle a wide ange of tasks. We look It how the crane makers lelp specialist...

to provide better support for its customers and easier maintenance and service, but Atlas Terex has leapt ahead by using...

• A typical kerbstone weighs 67kg; studies show that each is manually handled at least three times from arrival on site, to its...

Kinshofer Kinshofer's latest bucket and grab attachments are now integrated into a single XPH drive unit. Connecting hoses...

If you're into construction then Milton Keynes from 17-19 May is the only place to be. Here are the main exhibits so far booked...

ro truckers, tales of tractors losing their trailers are as much a part of urban - nythology as seeing Elvis in Tesco. But...

nightmarish and SKS/KKS offers correct coupling compared with a conventional fifth wheel. It's not cheap and there's no slider...

• Combined fifth wheel sensors and clever kingpin connector allows remote risk-free coupling and auto landing leg operation •...

The Carberry family handles a bewildering set of abnormal loads. Tim Vlaughan took a look at their trailer fleet, which is...

BJ&C Carberry had humble origins. We chart its course from one truck to monster load handling fleet... Carberry began In road...

Austin Caulfield loos ahead to the situations the industry will face in 2005... and shudders. Car drivers, accidents, speed...

One bored owner-driver has decided to buy and sell trucks rather than drive them. A n owner-driver has sold his three trucks...

The first sale of the year normally means big business for Commercial Vehicle Auctions, but atrocious weather across Ireland,...

number of four-year-old Daf 85CF tractors— the last examples to roll off the Paccar production line before the arrival of the...

Dealers are hopeful as the New Year gets off to a vibrant start. But Glass's Guide warns, enjoy it while you can. Steve Banner...

PROPER PREPARATION of late-year,lowmileage used trucks is essential if dealers want to attract and retain customers, says Lee...

WIDNES-BASED independent dealer Smith BrOthers is in the market for fleets of good qu lity trucks and trailers from hauliers...

RENAULT DEALERSHIP KTS Trucks of Faversham, Kent has come up with an unusual way of boosting sales: every customer will be...

DAF DEALER Watts has taken on the Foden franchise too. Sales, service and parts activities are based at Gloucester, with...

FOI_LOWING LAST month's Dealer News Kell-Berg had a number of calls from readers wh4 thought it was in the habit of bolting...

GEORGE ALEXANDER, chief editor. commercial vehicles, at Glass's Information Services,reports that dealers seeking four to...