As hauliers take to the streets of London again to protest about the high cost of fuel and the impact it's having on the...

By Roanna Avison & David Ha DIESEL PRICES HAVE risen by 34% in the past year, and by 14% since the beginning of 2008. With...

AFTER ALLOWING PARK Lane to I I be taken over earlier in the year, the capital's authorities weren't quite as accommodating for...

By Brian Weathertev & Cohn Barnett SPEAKING AT Marble Arch on Tuesday, Transaction organiser Mike Presneill said: "When we...

Essex-based Andy Courtney of CSL has no doubt that the spiralling cost of diesel is making itself felt in his 20-truck tipping...

Vosa centralisation lacking 'in logic', says outgoing TC By Chris Tindatt _ COWBOY OPERATORS who lack good repute and...

A taster from the Tip-Ex show HEALl'H AND SAFETY pressures are prompting growing interest in non-tipping bulk trailers such as...

HAULIERS' RELIEF at the lifting of Operation Stack on the M20 last week after blockades by French fishermen was short-lived as...

DUTCH OPERATOR De Rooy has been granted a 40-vehicle and 40-trailer 0-licence, with the condition that they are serviced in the...

The forums continue to be dal - mated by discussions an fuel prices. There's not only anger at the government for not taking...

again come under the spotlight following a spate of vehicles being vandalised in the past few weeks. On 13 May, the curtains...

Lorries destroyed in blaze POLICE are treating a fire that destroyed two trucks at a Yorkshire lorry park as arson. The...

the recent fuel price increases. So what? We Brits are used to it. Sympathy is something towards which we British tend to have...

Words: Mike Jewett THE ONE-VEHICLE licence held by Martin McDermott, trading as Wigan Scaffolding Northwest, has been revoked...

Stobart wins Tesco rail service contract STOBART HAS signed a £15m, five-year contract with Tesco to run a second rail freight...

Words: Chris Tindall THE FREIGHT Transport Association (ETA) says problems arising when trucks are directed on to inappropriate...

Clock's ticking TDG HAS GIVEN Laxey Partners and Wineanton until 5pm on 20 June to make a firm offer for the company — or walk...

An improved ride, plenty of comfort and minimal road noise. Three key elements of Peugeot's new Partner. Van drivers' lives are...

Soaring fuel prices means it is inevitable that hauliers will have to pass on their costs. But are customers willing to accept...

R-Series cab must 'bunk up its ideas AS AN international, long-distance truck driver with more than 20 years experience, I...

I RECENTLY received part funding to gain my C+E licence. I paid for the medical and provisional, plus my theory, on my own,...

Like most manufacturers, Mercedes-Benz had an array of technology and vehicles on display at the CV Show. We caught up with Ian...

Paying to cross bridges has long been a gripe of hauliers. Now that Scotland has scrapped its fees for the Forth and Tay, CM...

Licence is revoked as director claims he ran the business from a day job on an oil rig. ABERDEEN OPERATOR Oakmist has had its...

Hours offences lead to £2,000 fine FIVE DRIVERS working for the same tipper operator have been ordered to pay fines and costs...

A NORTH WALES haulier who was seen using a mobile phone while driving a lorry on the A55 in January has had his LGV driving...

An article on mobile phones (CM 10 April, 'A ringing endorsement') included a quote by transport lawyer rim Ridyard, which may...

Death crash driver is jailed for four years A GERMAN LORRY driver who drove for 19 hours without a break before causing a...

AN OPERATOR WHO obtained an 0-licence just 18 months ago has had his licence revoked and been disqualified indefinitely after a...

Kingsbury lost his repute because he was acting as both operator and transport manager. The DTC's decision that Kingsbury had...

A European directive on temporary workers will give agency drivers the right to be paid the same as employees. And now the...

Changes to the 0-licence system were proposed two years ago, but most of the measures have still to take place. What's the...

exa m Last year's , 1,000-Point Test' was a resounding success. So in 2008, instead of three manufacturers turning up, we had...

The manufacturers are given the exact specification they must follow, are told the test route well in advance and know when to...

Last-minute, temperature-controlled courier work is a specialist market and there are plenty of firms set up to take it on. We...

Owner-driver Mitch Bayliss is based between Gatwick and Heathrow and consequently undertakes a lot of temperaturecontrolled...

Watford-based Igloo Thermo-Logistics recently became briefly famous when it raised capital by exchanging 22.5% of company...

We speak to Paul. Cook of Chilledandfrozen.com Paul Cook Distribution, trading as Chilledandfrozen.com, is one of several firms...

www.despatch.co.uk a sort of mini RHA, lobbying on behalf of its subscription members and providing many business services...

Nissan has been working hard on its van business over the past 12 months in preparation for a revitalised market push. We...

The Atleon is Nissan's 3.5to 15-tonne GVW chassis, currently available in left-hand-drive versions only. We expect a...

strategy to develop its own range of LCVs should become more apparent in the coming months, according to Nissan sources. An...

they save lives and can protect drivers and operators • from costly legal action. Words: Sharon Clancy According to the Health...

WITH USED VAN volumes looking seemingly 'healthy', buyers are becoming that bit more selective when it comes to bidding on...

looking to purchase a new Daf-built truck so it has the last word when it comes to disposal. Words / images: Steve Banner Ask...

and sales. But can its website hit the target for used truck buyers? Words: James Clark Company: CVME Truck Services Address:...