By Christopher Walton THE ROAD TRANSPORT industry has suffered because of a lack of investment in Britain's road and rail...

TRUCKS COULD BE given a 12-month exemption from the Manchester congestion charge, if the Association of Greater Manchester...

By Roanna Avison and Dylan Gray SCAN1A HAS BECOME the third truck-maker in a matter of weeks to unveil plans to cut production...

A FORD TRANSIT fitted with the Connaught Hybrid -Fmild hybrid system (`Electrie vehicles test', CM 17 July) has returned a...

PLAID CYMRU HAS highlighted the number of defective and overloaded foreign trucks being stopped on three major roads in South...

By Chris Tindall A HAULIER who lied to his friend and transport manager by falsifying his own tachograph charts has had his...

CARNTYNE TRANSPORT has been fined £5,000 after one of its drivers died when he fell from the top of his tanker because the...

dy C.nvistopner Walion HOYER UK, one of the sub-contractors at the centre of the pay dispute for Shell tanker drivers this...

CONS fRUCTION INDUSTRY haulier Woody's Haulage of Norfolk has ceased trading, handing out redundancy notices to its 75 staff....

Despite the increasingly dark economic clouds looming, there seems to be no significant drop-off in the number of people...

The CM/ATS Euromaster legal seminar rolled into Wales and the North-East. Here are the highlights. By Brian Weatherley THE...

Tom Macartney, the Traffic Commissioner for the North-Eastern area, warned operators attending the Wakefield seminar of the...

By Chris Tindall THE ORWELL Crossing truck park's long-running fight to win permission for signs on the A14 to make drivers...

DESPITE THE current uncertainty in the economy, the Stobart Group insists it is not seeing any downturn in demand. The company...

By Louise Cote SMALL TRUCK operators are being urged to tap into the additional funding for free training for small business...

A TRUCK FIRE at a "[DC depot in Lancashire is being treated by the police as suspected arson. Police confirmed this week that...

By Brian Weatherley SCANIA HAS launched a nationwide programme to assist LGV operators in complying with the new EU 'blind...

FRENCH FERRY company LD Lines is planning a recession-defying expansion of its cross-Channel RO-RO services in the next year....

THE FREIGHT TRANSPORT Association (FTA) and the Road Haulage Association (RHA) have labelled the ban on trucks in parts of the...

By Roger Brown WINCANTON IS offering to set up consolidation centres across the UK for construction companies in partnership...

THE ROAD HAULAGE Association (RHA) has called for secure lorry parks in Inverness following the death of a man. Mechanic Kevin...

There are several schools of thought when it comes to drivers' views on how work should be shared out. The question of who gets...

Let there be light Headlamp aim has long been responsible for most first-time test failures, which is why Vosa's plans to...

AS A YOUNG self-employed man, travelling the length and breadth of the country looking for trucks to buy 25 or so years ago, I...

Road transport industry big hitter Tim Davies has assembled a formidable team to launch iFleet, a new concept in fleet...

An emerging breed of Baltic truckers complete with new trucks and new attitudes are gradually turning the industry on its...

Pawson family gets approval to begin again with a 10-truck, 50-trailer 0-licence. A FRESH I 0-VEFIECLE 0-licence has been...

A father and son have been told that they will face tough scrutiny before they can re-enter the haulage industry after the...

Grossly overloading a Transit van with gravestones has led to fines and costs of nearly £2,000 for both the driver and the...

AN OPERATOR THAT was providing traction for unauthorised trailers has been granted a fresh licence after convincing a public...

Driver fined for hours breaches Breaches of the drivers hours and tachograph regulations have cost a Northern Irish driver...

duty they owe their employees to ensure none of them become victims. Words: Gillian Watkins Statistics from the last 'Ban...

Unlike harassment, which often accompanies burying but which has a clear legal definition directly linked to...

An invitation to a public inquiry need not incite panic, as long you prepare properly for your big day in front of the Traffic...

of buying an electric vehicle (EV) to join the rough and tumble of your road transport operation, citing unproven technology...

Liquid petroleum gas has been tried and tried over the years without capturing operators' imagination. Now a test of the latest...

The Scania Topline 6x2 R420 Euro-4 EGR tractor that pulled CM's test trailer, was provided by Alliance & Leicester Contract...

The 44-tanner was warmed up around the two-mile high-speed bowl at Millbrook Proving Grounds before embarking on 60 miles of...

The major factor in cost saving is the level of fuel duty. Adrian Meakin says: "One common misconception is that government...

The GSPK Dual Fuel system has been developed by GSPK Multifuel Technology of Knaresborough, North Yorks, over the past six...

This year's Hannover show had more hybrid and electric-powered vehicles than ever before. Julian Milnes gives you the low-down...

Words: Roanna Avison / Images: Graham Richardson Like many other hauliers, S&S Distribution started small and is still focused...

THE CONTINUED fall in van prices at auction has slowed, says British Car Auctions, with a 0,75% drop in September. Average...

Renting trend on the rise Operators are renting vans for longer in order to meet their needs as the credit crunch bites, says...

Manheim Auctions has appointed Terry Oliver as the CV business manager for the South. Words: Kevin Swallow With Paul Povey...

spruced up its website again. So what's new and will it help you find that used truck you are looking for? Words: James Clark...