Subcontractors are fighting for payment after alleged 'agent' goes bust. Chris 'Tindall reports. OPERATORS WHO worked for an...

Irish hauliers are pressing tneir government to cut fuel duty even though diesel in the Republic is much cheaper than in the...

threatens car deliveries CAR TRANSPORTER drivers who deliver for Ford and Jaguar went on strike this week over compulsory...

LEEDS HAULIER Archbold Logistics says efficiency gains through reduced empty running helped boost its pre-tax profits by 57% to...

Industrial action could be looming at parcels giant DHL Express unless it delivers an improved pay offer. Jennifer Ball...

LOGISTICS OPERATOR Laser Transport has had a "very disappointing year" with a pre-tax loss of almost £130.000 for 2004. The...

A NEW GUIDE to success in the transport industry is available free to anyone who applies for, or renews. their operator's...

CONGLETON-BASED trailer manufacturer Boalloy Industries has undergone a second management buy-out. The group includes M+G...

Barry Proctor has a radical plan: before pontificating about the ills caused by all those nasty lorries, our masters at...

This week has been knee deep in news stories about one thing. "Higher fuel prices making it impossible for them to make a...

The heightened level of alert in the UK provides a backdrop for the introduction of new rules on dangerous goods. Jennifer...

FUEL TAXES paid by the UK road transport sector exceed the environmental costs of its carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions by more...

CM was launched in 1905; for our centenary year we're bringing you stories from years gone by. This week we're back in 1934 and...

Take a stroll with us through the little sideroads of haulage —the diversions and detours, the quirky, the quixotic and the...

A fatal road accident on the 1/15 has prompted a coroner to call for a change in the rules on truck mirrors. David Harris...

AN IRISH TRUCK driver has been jailed for three years for dangerous driving after his truck hit a car, killing four people....

THREE-QUARTERS of the UK's operators believe the government should come up with an alternative to its abandoned Lorry Road User...

UNION LEADERS are accusing a pan-European driver agency of using its base in the UK to legally sidestep the employment rights...

Exel, the UK's biggest logistics company, has boosted its first-half profits — but it's playing down rumours of a fresh...

throw things? THE HIGHWAYS AGENCY has commissioned a year-long study into why youngsters throw objects at passing vehicles....

IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS have arrested nine employees at Sainsbury's giant Hams Hall distribution depot in Warwickshire following...

FIVE DHL trucks containing thousands of pounds' worth of clothing, mobile phones and electrical goods have been stolen from the...

TRUCKPOL has warned operators with Daf FA45s to be particularly vigilant following a spate of thefts of these vehicles. On 26...

ROYAL MAIL is offering a £10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of armed robbers who attacked one...

N( ) RFOLK POLICE are appealing for information following the theft of a number of trucks from the Roundham Park Industrial...

• A white Mercedes (reg M857 PVT) containing a load of antique furniture was stolen from Watling Street, Cannock, Staffordshire...

A court hears the facts around the 1999 Mont Blanc tunnel fire that killed 39 and awards the blame. Dominic Perry reports. A...

Operators still believe some form of truck charging is needed after the Lorry Road User Charge scheme was abandoned. CM and...

Gwyneth Dunwoody has forged a reputation as a no-nonsense, campaigning MP with a serious interest in transport. Chris Tindall...

IN YORKSHIRE, we have an old saying —"Nowt like spending other folks' brass"— and the £25,000 wasted by Kent Council and others...

I VERY MUCH welcomed your hard-hitting editorial "Let's move on (CM 14 July), which touched on what to me is the biggest...

I'VE JUST READ your article on wheel loss (CM 14 July). [now have a much more detailed understanding of the dynamics of wheel...

Fewer vehicles are carrying more freight on UK roads. So what is making the industry more efficient? Jennifer Ball...

rose 1.7% between 2003 and 2004 to 8.2bn vehiclekilometres (bvk): light vans led the way with growth of 5.1%. In its report...

The Transport Tribunal finds in favour of an operator who was guilty of naivety rather than deliberate avoidance of the law. A...

DRIVERS WHO "did not care" about defects, numerous prohibitions and 100% first-time failure at annual test have led to a firm's...

A COUNCIL failed to turn up at an application hearing to support its own objection to a licence on safety grounds. Staff at its...

A RECOVERY operator that failed to specify a vehicle on its 0-licence has been ordered to pay £950 in fines and costs after the...

THE TRANSPORT Tribunal has dismissed appeals by two men against refusals to return impounded vehicles Neither operator turned...

rights stuff 1 LF --7 Mat is the status of an owner-drivers' contract with his employer? A recent dispute highlights this grey...

What is a contract? A contract of employment is an agreement entered into by an employer and an employee under which they have...

Evidence shows that union involvement means safer workplaces, with the risk of accidents cut by 25%. Now, the g overnment is...

years as companies try to come up with ever more diverse products to keep the consumer interested.You might not in fact have...

As much work goes into delivering the news as into writing it. Tim Maughan goes to meet the paperboys, and speaks to one of the...

They were warned... Britain's truck manufacturers and importers knew our phantom breakdown test was coming, but not where or...

first call for help. After a single ring, a very efficient male voice took all our details within three minutes and called back...

I n last years' test MAN was let down by the call handling procedure. No doubt backsides were kicked at Swindon — this year the...

Scania's helpline was the slowest to answer, taking five rings. But once the efficient female receptionist was an the case...

that our call was being recorded. An efficient lady sailed through recording our details, telling us immediately that Brian...

co ur call for help to Mercedes started well. After a single ring and a brief choice from a voice mail system we were talking...

T hings are bound to go wrong on a test like this but why does it always involve Iveco? This years glitch was down to a bizarre...

one ring, a "calls recorded" warning and an efficient lady takng just three minutes to tell us once again that a Brian Currie...

to the shared Volvo/Renault call centre at Rugby. but it was a dedicated Renault operator who picked up the call after three...

since last year. Most calls were answered after one ring and the slowest took just five -a reassuring statistic when you're...

GREE N Autoglearn aims to take the stress out of truck washing for small fleets. Alex Hadwick reports. W ith more than 75%...

Peter Lamer wonders how he is meant to make business decisions without the information he needs. ir he French industrialist...

The used market is anticipating a drop in sales over the next few weeks as the summer holiday season kicks in. Our man on the...

Its an age-old quandary: rent or buy? Softening residuals are forcing some smaller businesses to question their buying policy,...

The trick to any successful business is to know when to change direction — independent truck and trailer retailer Kel-Berg has...