The government has just closed its consultation on revised recovery charges and we await the industry's response with interest....

The FTA says there will be "major winners and losers" if proposals to replace the flat-rate recovery fee go ahead. Roanna...

PORTSMOUTH PORT has persuaded Vosa to check fewer trucks going through the port in an effort to minimise delays and prevent...

has declared truck bans that are based on the cargo carried (other than dangerous goods) are illegal. The precedent-setting...

The liquidation does not affect any of the other businesses in the RH Stevens Group: RH Stevens Ltd is a dormant company that...

The government has given the go-ahead for a bypass for Bedford. The E2m scheme will consist of a singlecarriageway road linking...

Paccar is investing $1m (£490,000) in research and development and will upgrade all its truck plants to increase manufacturing...

Palletways has opened a 5,000m 2 hub in Alcala de Henares, near Madrid. It replaces a smaller hub in Guadalajara and has space...

The British International Freight Association has named Peter Quantrill as its director general, replacing Colin Beaumont.

Brian Gibbons Transport, Pallet Route Solutions, T&R Phillips and CJ Edwards have joined UPN's pallet network. UPN has...

In an article in CM 19 July we incorrectly stated that Plane Handling had taken delivery of 10 Euro-2 Renault Premium 45018...

Dixons and Currys drivers say the retailers are pushing them to install white goods without training or additional pay. Chris...

THE OWNERS OF the Orv% ell Crossing Lorry Park in Suffolk have given a cautious welcome to a decision allowing it to continue...

THE ROAD haulage industry is being consulted by the European Commission (EC) on its favoured scope and timetable for...

When L Radley hears drivers moaning about theirfamilies she knows they don't mean it 1Wre the reason for doing the job....

AMAZINGLY THE driver of the car transporter pictured above was cut free from the smash alive, but with serious leg injuries....

Two LGV drivers are attacked in the West Midlands and their loads stolen. Roanna Avison reports. TWO LG VS were hijacked in...

SALES OFVolvoTrucks continue Lobe strong in Europe but weak in the United States according to the company's latest figures. In...

HAVING ARGETED vehicles on international journeys in the South-East as part of the SouthEast International Pilot, Vosa is now...

After two months, Stephen Bowles feels it is "not appropriate" to continue in his post. Andy Salter and Roanna Avison report...

INNOVATE LOGISTICS has won a Best Temperature Controlled Supply Chain Company award after proving it has a "total quality...

THE HIGHWAYS Agency has launched a digital radio service providing details of traffic conditions on motorways and major roads....

A GOVERNMENT and industryhacked scheme aimed at reducing work-related injury rates on UK roads has recommended that fleet...

UK PRODUCTION of commercial vehicles rose hy nearly 9% in the second quarter of 2007, according to the Society of Motor...

THE EUROPEAN Commission has outlined its intentions to promote better planning in the logistics industry and its support of...

The ETA welcomes the change but there are questions over how the 'lead TC' for each operator will be chosen. David Harris...

THE GOVERNING body of world motor sport, the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), has bought five MercedesBenz...

GLOBAL PARCEL supply service UPS says its European and Asian arms performed strongly in the second quarter, overcoming a...

UNDER-INFLATED truck tyres are costing hauliers thousands of pounds in extra fuel, according to manufacturer Michelin. The...

Digital tacho cards have been the subject of many threads on the forums but the latest question to arise about the troublesome...

demand for heavies rises With the market growing especially rapidly in Eastern Europe, the truck giant is aiming to increase...

LGV test station has reopened after closing last week due to flooding in the area. The site was without electricity and fresh...

INSURANCE FIRM More - Than Business is urging van operators to check their vehicles more regularly, after it released figures...

The government is planning to take 39 million truck-km off the roads over the next 10 years. Roanna Avison reports. IN A MOVE...

DENNIS EAGLE is introducing a host of changes to its latest chassis, cab and body. On the body front, the Duo recycling unit...

£18.5m provided by the Transport Improvement Scheme will be used to enhance the Gospel Oak to Barking line in London to enable...

Making consolidation centres profitable is a challenge, but not an unattainable one, according to DHL. Roanna Avison discovers...

Dawsonrentals is one of the high flyers of the truck and trailer rental and contract hire business. Andy Salter caught up with...

READERS OLD ENOUGH to remember Michael Bentine will recall a zany and talented comedian. In one of his many serious moments he...

REGARDING THE Moto clamping saga, when are drivers going to wake up to the fact they don't have to use these places? Moto or...

I WONDERED IF I might take issue with a couple of points made by Ralph Ingham-Johnson (CM 19 July). in particular his assertion...

Scientists in the US have developed nanotechnology fuel markers to beat diesel thieves. Mark Rowe takes a look. A fuel marker...

One vehicle was "a danger to members of the public" and safety systems were completely absent. Mike Jewell reports. A PA!] .FT...

AN INTERNATIONAL horse carrier failed to win its appeal against revocation on financial grounds when the Transport Tribunal...

A MANCHESTER operator has had his threevehicle, three-trailer licence cut to two vehicles and two trailers after he was stopped...

AN 0-LICENCE application hearing was adjourned after confusion arose over who had held th.e previous licence in a...

Tuffneils Parcel Express has been successful in a bid to base 16 vehicles and 10 trailers at Lockerbie after giving the...

New proposals to expand roadside penalties meet a mixed reception from CM's operators' panel. Pat Hagan reports. haulage is...

proposed system is a good idea in principle, but he has some reservations. One, shared by others on the panel, is that...

with at least one Vosa off icial suggests there may be limited enthusiasm for the agency dishing out fines by the roadside....

Highbridge, Somerset Martin Barnes is pleased the UK is finally catching up with its EU cousins roadside penalties have been a...

Operators that cause pollution through spillages face fines of thousands of pounds — and may even go to jail. Adam Hill...

eye on the ball when it came to launching a new version of a model it's been knocking out for 40 years. So we were somewhat...

payload of 1,055kg, while cargo can be secured by four lashing points at each corner.The load area works out at 6.3m 2 , and in...

LONG HAUL CFI is one of America's most respected transport companies — but how is it coping with the stagnant US economy? Tom...

maintenance. He is the man held accountable if things stop rolling, and is also responsible for the switch from conventional...

X One on the other side of the Atlantic is slightly different to the model British operators can specify: the US uses 445/50...

August can be a tricky time for UK hauliers delivering to Continental Europe. David Harris examines the pros and cons of...

European working hours are not just a matter for bar-room banter. Last year there was a presentation to the Bank of England's...

day when the fs a truck ban, but this can be complicated to obtai One consequence of the European way of taking holidays en...

There were one or two surprises in store for Ivan Stjemqvist when he visited DaimlerChrysler to see its neration HDEP engin...

on the entire common-rail system. In the newest generation from Bosch, the last amplification happens at the injectors, and...

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

US truckers can trace their origins back to the days of the wild west and drive some of the biggest rigs 1111111111 11 "' in...

Dramatic coverage of the 1500 mile long 'Alcan' 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 T5 at...

Four, not to be missed, features including the movement of cranes from Rotterdam to Canada, an industrial vessel through...

This programme looks at some of the larger JCB machines at work 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...

41141 EVERYWHERE THEM This DVD comprises of six promotional films dating from 1953 to 1973 and features various Bedford lorries...

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

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

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

regional director David Lewis explains to Kevin Swallow the potential of a tailor-made satellite dealership. T he trading...

than to Dragon Truck and Van. Now, reports Kevin Swallow, Jaime Powell is ready to take it to the nex level. U ntil 2003,...

From George to the Dragon The family connection started with Dragon Truck and Van chairman Steve Powell's grandfather George...