are now operating as VOSA—the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency. More next week. KNOWLES TRIBUNAL Knowles Transport boss,...

by Michael Jewell and Chris Tindall Murfitts Transport, part of haulage giant Norfolk Line, has lost its 254-vehicle Operator's...

• The future of troubled Rotherham transport firm Gloystarne is in doubt this week as rival operators begin to cherrypick its...

• Congestion charging has meant higher costs and wasted time for operators, without any benefits from speedier deliveries, says...

• Fifty drivers on a Somerfield contract held by Oswestry haulier Cold Move will lose their jobs in September as the...

• CMs campaign to get the government to hand back 22m of stowaway fines has received a boost this week with the news that legal...

by Alex Mannschatz and Chris Tindall German Police have conducted a major raid on the headquarters of haulier Willi Betz after...

• A 125,000 reward is being offered by Ford for Information leading to the conviction of those responsible for the murder of...

• A haulier has successfully appealed against a prohibltion notice imposed by police on one of its vehicles carrying hazardous...

• Pallet network Pall-Ex is pressing ahead with European expansion and is planning to launch several new ventures over the...

Motorway service area operator MSA) Roadchef is sending one of its directors out with a Continental driver from the...

• Average journey times across towns and cities are slowing down, with Leicester having the slowest rush-hour traffic in...

• Fleet managers are dissatisfied with the level of service currently offered by fuel-card providers, according to new...

Want to read some sobering statistics? In a recent profile of Commercial Motor readers, we discovered the following facts:...

CM INVESTIGATION • by Chris Tindall Subcontractors have until late May to try to claw back money owed to them by Ecorntech,...

• The man who helped Ken Livingstone — launch congestion charging, Transport for London's (TfL) managing director of street...

• Despite the on-going problem of finding experienced HGV drivers, employment prospects in the road transport industry will...

• MPs are stepping up their campaign to win parliamentary support for a new law against corporate killing, which was promised...

• Police have arrested a truck driver on suspicion of death by dangerous driving after his truck crashed into a car, killing...

w by Jennifer Ball Rising costs in the UK haulage industry are likely to force many operators to the wall, leaving UK hauliers...

Do you want to be able to keep all your driver qualifications in one place—and provide potential employers with a full record...

• by Jennifer Ball Marks & Spencer (M&S) has halved its general warehouse contractors from four to two, leaving Gist and...

• The reduction in toll charges at the Dartford Crossing during off-peak times is welcome but tolls should be abolished...

II Diesel prices are unlikely to rise further despite the war in Iraq, say experts. Last month (March) saw diesel prices top...

Two of Britain's biggest road transport companies this week (1 April) scrapped their final salary pension schemes despite...

by Emma Penny Two Scotsmen have been jailed for their part in attempting to smuggle almost three tonnes of tobacco and 78,000...

by police and the Vehicle Inspectorate this week following six serious accidents involving HGVs. Police say the checks, known...

Until now, councils have only been able to set up checkpoints if supported either by the police or the Environment Agency....

No one knows what the exact contents of Chancellor Gordon Brown's red Budget box will be next week—but hauliers and industry...

• "We are continually faced with foreign competition. We will never compete on fuel terms until something is done about it. As...

by Steve Brook and Emma Penny iveco has confirmed it is testing a 620hp turbo-compound version of its Cursor 13 in-line six,...

• With the Ford Transit Connect appearing on UK roads in significant numbers, the model is grabbing the attention of...

II The Leyland Trucks plant at Leyland has achieved a milestone in its 23-year history with the production of the 200,000th...

MI Bridgestone's new wide single drive axle tyre incorporates a novel run - flat system. The biggest problem holding back the...

high-profile role with Straight Eight New Forest. The Bentley dealer will use the 180hp 7.5-tonner to deliver stocks of the new...

• What should you make of a company with 'showroom' stock worth 22.5m sitting in its yard, comprising no less than six...

• Kel-Berg arrived in the UK 12 years ago and has a turnover of some £16m a year split roughly 50:50 between new truck...

A CPC holder who was nominated on three separate cences has been banned from acting as a transport manager after it was...

DRIVERS' HOURS io COURT CASES LAI AND TRIBUNALS SPEEDING CHARGES ,f1 VEHICLE 31 MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE CONCERNS West...

Three drivers for Hexham-based William Martin Oliver & Partners have been given community service orders and ordered to pay...

Invergordon-based Kildary Transport has had its application for an Operator's Licence turned down after advertising its bid...

Am :i. A Bedfordshire haulier, who had taken "huge Li risks with his repute" since a previous Public T 1 Inquiry In February...

Could you possibly clear up a question for us—what is the minimum rest after a period of driving? We have been told that it is...

I read with interest in Backfire (CM27 Feb-5 Mar) that 75 years ago, one of the effects of the Road Transport Lighting Act...

I'm writing to let you know how disgusted I am at the Home Office's decision to not pay back the fines to hauliers. There are...

Further to your article on trailer registration (CM13-20 March): every commercial trailer which is subject to HGV testing must...

Marathon dressed as deep-sea divers and others, they have to take things one stage further. Take for example David Kay, boss of...

Our anachronistic review in celebration of the universal law...what goes around, comes around. 75 years ago: 3 April 1928...

in Birmingham is Princess Anne or the Princess Royal {or Princess Pushy, depending on your standpoint), who is using the medium...

staple part of the UK's light haulage scene throughout this tester's life and career. From the B MC FG range, with its...

• Although Dover and Felixstowe fail to make the UK's top five ports in terms of tonnage handled, they are by far the busiest...

by UK ting the huge potential v ers. Rates aren't high, the right gear can Sheppard reports. F ew hauliers are attracted to...

• Criminal gangs continue to target unsuspecting drivers as a means of smuggling illegal immigrants into the UK. Methods used...

• The manufacture of containers is so standardised that it is now too late to incorporate new security features. That's the...

ilif ith skeletals, weight is less of an issue than chassis strength and reliability. 'While some manufacturers have tried to...

featuring striking artwork on their trucks. Alan Haywood, owner of Alan Haywood Haulage and Storage near Chesterfield, features...

transport industry. Near to its yard in the rural idyll of Nuneaton, Warwickshire is a farm field said to be the dead centre of...

"There's too many half-naked women." His paintings cost around /6,500 a time and last for up to six years. He says artwork on...

of art and I wanted it to be a drawing. A truck is a fantastic space to put artwork on." Alisha Miller All very well, but...

Chances are the figure of £15bn will come to mind. This has to be the most widely-quoted transport statistic of all time. It...