If you asked the general public the following question: ‘Is the permitted trailer length for an HGV in the UK a) 15.65m b)...

christopher.walton@rbi.co.uk THE ROAD HAULAGE Association (RHA) is calling on the Department for Transport (DfT) to clarify its...

laura.hailstone@rbi.co.uk CHANCELLOR OF THE Exchequer George Osborne (pictured) has given his strongest indication yet that he...

EAST LONDON MUSIC logistics giant EST is talking to investors to avoid enter ing administration. EST is a division of...

will.shiers@rbi.co.uk TRUCK MAKERS are preparing themselves for a massive surge in demand for Euro-5 trucks in 2012 and 2013 as...

BULLET EXPRESS says it is on the acquisition trail this year and is considering buying a freight forwarding company. The firm...

A 59% HIKE IN lorry thefts last year contributed to freight crime costing the haulage industry £52.2m, according to...

roger.brown@rbi.co.uk HAULAGE BOSS George Garmston, who used an unlicensed yard, committed tachograph offences and ran an...

FOULGER TRANSPORT says it will continue running its consolidation centre aimed at reducing congestion and emissions in Norwich...

soaring diesel costs. The Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire haulier ran three HGVs yet ran up bills of more than £88,000, which...

North Yorkshire, facility. The parcel carrier entered a 30-day consultation period on 25 January with 26 employees over a...

exhaust system and towbar manufacturer Bosal UK. Under the seven-figure contract, it will manage outbound delivery of Bosal’s...

tape and foam supplier Stokvis Tapes to provide a next-day delivery service across the UK. Products will be consolidated at...

justin.stanton@rbi.co.uk IN AN INDUSTRY irst, Iveco is guaranteeing operators the 4% fuel saving claim it makes for the...

ONE OF THE LATEST companies to conirm its presence at this year’s CV Show is Imex, the long-established independent trucks...

LINGERIE FIRM Triumph is looking for a haulage firm to move approximately 10,000 bras as part of a charity fundraiser for a...

moment, and in January’s Trucking Britain Out Of Recession survey we took a different look at it. At the suggestion of the...

The fourth quarter of 2010 was a robust three months for many operators. Precisely half of all respondents reported that...

Optimism is a precious commodity and it took a knock in January. A total of 70% said they were either very optimistic or fairly...

Six months ago, Goldstar Transport bought Leggett’s Transport. Not bad for a company that started life with two men, a phone...

UK operators are reluctant to believe that introducing winter tyres will help solve the sort of chaos witnessed throughout...

WITH REFERENCE to the FairFuel campaign that is under way (CM 27 January), I will not be supporting it, and will not be...

OUR COMPANY HAS signed the FairFuelUK petition, as we are keen to let the government know our feelings towards the...

WHY IS IT IMPOSSIBLE to get an answer to my question: why are the higher rate penalty charges in London being increased by £10...

DTC reschedules PI after saying haulier had ‘cherry picked’ records brought into the inquiry roger.brown@rbi.co.uk EASTERN...

CO-OPERATIVE Retail Logistics wants the green light to base 206 vehicles and 240 trailers at a new operating centre on the...

TAMWORTH-BASED Osborne Logistics is looking for the go-ahead to base 12 vehicles and the same number of trailers at a new...

DHL EXPRESS (UK) has been granted authority for two vehicles at the Parkhouse Industrial Estate East, Newcastle-underLyme, and...

HOME DELIVERY Network, trading as Yodel, is looking for permission to base 75 vehicles and 110 trailers on the Owen Road...

FOWLER WELCH-COOLCHAIN is seeking authorisation for eight vehicles and the same number of trailers at the Space Self Store...

How many hours can a double-manned vehicle work? Multi-manning is an arrangement where at least two drivers are available to...

I am an owner-driver and I had a front tyre blow-out on my unit. The motorway contractor said it would cost £2,000 for him to...

My fast-track vehicle was towing a trailer when it was stopped by police. The fast-track is licensed as private/light goods and...

What are the main provisions of the ADR 2011 changes to hazardous goods regulations? Changes to ADR regs are made every two...

If you’d like to ask the RHA helpdesk experts a question, please email patric.cunnane@ rbi.co.uk or write to Legal Q+A,...

The Senior Traffic Commissioner has issued a huge guide to the rules operators must follow. CM sums up the vital sections...

This area has been of concern to TCs and this sets out their expectations – it should be read by all operators and transport...

The STC is empowered by changes in the Transport Act 2008 to be given a statutory role. In the TCs’ Annual Reports 2009-10,...

Download the document from: www.dft.gov.uk/ consultations/open/2010-42 because of noise, visual intrusion, vibration and/or...

Operators need to read up on employment laws that come into force this year to remain compliant Words: John Davies Wi th...

nearly a century of trading. Boss Russell Bevan explains why he decided to walk away from the family business Words: Will...

Bevan & Sons was formed in Newport, South Wales, in the first part of the 20th century by Russell Bevan’s grandfather. The...

CM looks beyond the turquoise and red livery to find out how this family business has kept on top of its game Words: John...

With truck operators looking to squeeze every last drop out of a litre of diesel, CM looks at two new eco-packages’ from...

Like the Ecostralis , MAN’s TGX EfficientLine artic appeared at last autumn’s IAA Hannover Truck Show – although it has...

One of the UK’s longestestablished routeing and scheduling packages, TruckStops VRS claims to be efficient, effective and...

easy to freeze a copy that can be run later – this is useful for running a number of ‘what if’ scenarios to ind a best...

TruckStops VRS can be used on its own, but there are add-ons for particular applications: ● TruckStops Streets offers...

MapMechanics recently announced that it has bought TruckStops and OptiSite outright from MicroAnalytics and that it will be...

ATS Euromaster’s new Carbon Cutter service checks, adjusts and monitors fleet tyre pressures, and has the potential to save...

ATS Euromaster started its Carbon Cutter service in December 2010 and has 10 customers going through a trial-and-error phase....

Commercial Motor ran a tyre test at 44 tonnes (CM 7 January 2010) with tyres at optimum pressure and then deflated by 15%....

ATS Euromaster’s Carbon Cutter pilot is being tested on more than 100 tractor units at the Killingholme site of DSV Road,...

What’s the difference between a yard full of trucks and a case of ine wine? “Trucks do not improve with age,” observes...

New trucks ordered fresh from the factory have risen in price significantly. What impact is that having on business?...

Cutting the company’s coat according to its cloth paid off. With 376 employees and a £95m annual turnover, Ford & Slater has...

UK independent truck parts business Imexpart is now selling replacement parts for Iveco-built trucks. The CaptiveX range...