1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186 
Page 1
Page 6
As bulk diesel prices near record levels, price protests could be just around the corner. Roanna Avison reports. ROAD HAULAGE...
THIS WEEK'S winner in the Commercial Motor World Cup rugby competition is lain Waugh from WB & AD Morgan in Presteignc....
CUMMINS HEAVY Duty X engines for the US market will feature EGR technology. The company will offer 11.9, 15 and 16-litre...
Page 7
FROM THIS WEEK the maximum penalty for failing to disclose who was driving a vehicle at the time of an alleged offence doubles...
VISITORSTOTHE second Commercial Motor Legal Seminar, held last week in the North-West, were warned of the perils of using...
place in the UK tractor stakes, with its rolling 12-month market share standing at 18.1% on sales of 2,761 units. Daf remains...
THE EUROPEAN Commission is preparing to launch a public consultation on a formula for road charging within the European Union...
Page 8
With many truckstops closing down it's particularly pleasing when one opens — or as here, reopens. Dylan Gray reports. A NEW...
THE HIGHWAYS AGENCY (HA) denies it ditching its truckstop guide because lorry park closures meant it was misinforming drivers....
Page 9
Driver L Radley argues that is high time everyone stood back and thought again about using digital tachographs. Last week 20...
Page 10
Police failed to act as truccs were attacked by trio of youngsters throwing rocks complains operator. Louise Cole reports. A...
THE AA'S BREAKDOWN service is to replace lvecos and older Renaults in its fleet with 56 Euro-4 Renault Midiums. The new 42...
Page 13
Defra wants to allow movement of livestock wherever it is safe to do so to ease pressure on livestock hauliers. David Harris...
This week saw the third Young European Truck Driver of the Year competition finals held in Sweden and for the first time...
Page 14
Talks are being arranged to discuss the Orwell Crossing Lorry Park's business plans. Chris Tindall reports. CONCERN AMONG...
PAISLEY-BASED haulier WH Malcolm has appealed against a noise abatement notice served on it by a local authority after...
Page 16
Scania's Young European Truck Driver of the Year com petition was held in Sweden last weekend and the UK had its best result to...
Page 19
About 20 drivers will be recruited to work on WM Armstrong's major new dairy goods contract. Chris Tindall reports. LONGTOWN....
CAPACITY FOR unaccompanied freight crossing the Irish Sea is expected to increase following Seatruck's purchase of Celtic...
Page 20
As Brussels looks at digitachs, Tachodisc warns officials not to fall into the same trap twice. Roanna Avison reports. AS...
help operators work more efficiently: it used IT systems to help Marshalls reduce journeys and improve fuel efficiency. Who:...
Page 22
Losing a truck for a whole day vvhile it waits to make a delivery into a Regional Distribution Centre is every haulier's...
Page 24
UK-registered trucks currently account for about 25% of road-freight traffic heading from England to the Continent. But who...
Page 26
working conditions O ur investigation into the driver shortage ( CM 6 September, 'New drivers needed — or the industry faces a...
Page 27
Do you know the UK's worst lay-by? We want to hear about it. Send us a letter or an e-mail with details of its location and a...
Page 28
THE CM/MICHELIN report on truckstops was an interesting bit of research, which perhaps falls in line with many of the...
MIKE DAVIES (CM letters 13 September) may have "spent all his working life involved with two British truck manufacturers" but...
ROAD SAFETY_ I work for Vosa.We are having big problems with bookings at the moment. Three years ago we were OK, so why so bad...
Page 30
As a company with ambitions — and the growth to back them up — The Pallet Netvvork MD Adam Leonard tells Roanna Avison why...
Page 33
Commercial Motor is hosting a series of free legal breakfast briefings across the regions to keep you up to date with the...
Page 35
Stuart Oliver applies to have his 0-licence disqualification lifted as his wife's licence comes under scrutiny. Mike Jewell...
Page 36
A CHESHIRE OWNER-driver was given 24 hours to return an 0-licence disc he had loaned to his brother and ordered to stop running...
DESPITE A SERIES of maintenance shortcomings, including operating without a valid test certificate, a Lancashire soft drinks...
Page 37
A BUILDING SUPPLIES company,which breached conditions intended to reduce annoyance to neighbours. has been denied permission to...
THETRANSPORTTribunal has upheld the decision of Eastern Traffic Commissioner Tom Macartney to impound a vehicle belonging to an...
Page 38
New penalties within the Road Safety Act come into force this week — they include double penalty points and fines for some...
Page 39
this week include: • A new offence of mal4ig false statements about completion of compulsory driver training courses • Failing...
Page 41
FUTURE LEGISLATION Northern Ireland operator licensing reform: The DOE intends to amend the Northern Ireland operator licensing...
Page 42
The law is very strict on redundancy. If you have to make the painful decision to reduce your workforce, make sure you follow...
Page 45
The Renault Premium has had to overcome a poor reputation and a perception that it didn't offer good value for money. But a...
Page 52
the factors to be considered when you set out to buy a system for your fleet. B efore talking to any telematics systems...
Page 53
Arm yourself with a little knowledge about how telematics work, and you'll be in a better position to work out which package...
Page 54
Swindon car recovery and repair firm Scorpion Engineering was looking for a way to ensure its vehicles were not being misused...
Ever since the necessary technology became available, truck manufacturers have been good at capturing the on-board telematics...
Page 55
Masternaut vehicle tracking has helped environmental services specialist Ward Recycling increase the productivity of its...
Page 56
Nothing sparks more debate than migrant workers: are they bringing down wages or providing skills that are in short supply?...
Page 57
The European Union's expansion on 1 May 2004 brought with it the Worker Registration Scheme, which expires in 2011. According...
Page 58
Colin Bameft examines how TIP Trailer Services has expanded what was once a barely profitable traditional business and is now a...
Page 62
Technicians without a scrap of certification can happily work in the road transport industry. But, as Tim Maughan finds, the...
Page 63
SINCE CMV SITED him a few years ago, the boss of The Driver Shop in Horsham, West Sussex has dIversfied into engineering recru...
Page 66
How safe should trucks be? There's no doubt tnat if a truck collides with anything, the driver -along with the object the...
Page 70
The make up of buyers is changing at Commercial Vehicle Auctions as the late-plate drought drives up prices. Kevin Swallow...
ummer floods Operators having to replace vehicles damaged by the floods are behind a rise in CV sales. T he prolonged heavy...