As costs from Southampton delays sky-rocket, a working party takes matters into its own hands. Chris Tindall reports....

DESPITE RUMOURS of bids from Exel, Tibbet & Britten and Deutsche Post, the bulk of Hays Logistics has been sold to US private...

THE FAMILY of a man who was killed after being hit by a Volvo artic have been awarded more than 1400,000 compensation in...

FAMILY AND friends of a Yorkshire operator jailed in France for allegedly smuggling £500,000 worth of cannabis have launched a...

Law-abiding hauliers in Northern Ireland fear that the Lorry Road User Charge will just simply give the cowboys a greater...

WEST YORKSHIRE police have expressed dismay at the number of dangerous vehicles being operated in the county, despite the...

INTERNATIONAL HAULIERS from the UK are falling further behind in their battle to compete with their rivals in mainland Europe,...

CM 's CAMPAIGN for better truck parking facilities has met with a positive response, with MPs from all parties promising to...

As the UK's arteries beconi clogged with congestion an overseas hauliers take ove the UK's imports and expo our lords and...

So far so good. One week into December and the weather, apart from a shower of rain here and there and some fog, has been...

Police leave haulier with an inflated recovery bill. Jennifer Ball reports. A LIVERPOOL operator has been forced to pay a...

ATEAM OF EXPERTS has been formed to investigate the black market in stolen truck parts. Representatives from the insurance...

THEAMOUNT OF freight transported by road in the UK rose by almost 3% in 2002 according to the latest Regional Transport...

Take a stroll with us through the untraveled bywa) of road transport; the diversions and detours, the quirky, the quixotic and...

OVER HALF of the trucks checked in the latest Operation Mermaid roadside check were in a dangerous condition or had drivers who...

IRHA seeks the source of stowaways and contraband. David Harris reports. THE IRISI I Road Haulage Association (IRHA) is...

COILLTE, the Irish State forestry agency has refuted a claim that its haulage rates are forcing hauliers to overload on...

Guy Sheppard brings some tidings of comfort and joy BUSINESS IS BOOMING in the run-up to Christmas. The Freight Transport...

A TRUCK DRIVER has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a wheel came off of his truck and hit...

CUSTOMS OFFICERS seized cannabis with a street value of up to £2.5m from a truck as it arrived at Poole Ferryport last...

plans for jams THE GOVERNMENT has unveiled a series of congestionbusting plans in the Queen's speech, including tighter...

Employers' liability premiums are out of control, reports Jennifer Ball. A BIRMINGHAM haulier says he faces a 400% hike in his...

About 25% of companies have had problems with EL and 8% are illegally trading without cover, according to a report from the...

RESTRICTIONS ON trucks transiting Austria are to continue for another three years despite protests from haulage leaders. Last...

HAULIERS FEAR that simultaneously closing the Forth Road and Rail Bridges next summer for repair and maintenance would lead to...

WITH LESS THAN nine weeks to go until it opens. many large hauliers already seem to be shunning the M6 toll motorway which runs...

Last week ACC Distribution announced an 18.5% pay rise over 30 months for its drivers — combined with a sharp reduction in...

DfT figures show that there are an estimated 50.000 to 70,000 foreign vehicles making between 20 to 30 trips per annum to the...

At least 20% of all foreign trucks are on the road at any time of the day. There is a rapid increase in vehicles on the road...

It is estimated that foreign vehicles lifted a total of 33 million tonnes in the UK last year. accounting for no less than 10...

DfT says that artics account for three-quarters of all goods moved by foreign vehicles in the UK. The vast majority of goods...

Pat Nicholson, Iveco Women in Transport award winner, tells Jennifer Ball that she was lured into truck driving.., by...

AFTER RECEIVING a few copies of CM during one of our few-and-far-between visits allowed by relatives, my cell mate read with...

AS AN AVID reader of CM for many years, I am impressed with the new format. Just back from a job in France and catching up on...

I WAS A truck driver for over 40 years but sadly, in 2000,1 had to take early retirement due to having two strokes while...

Regarding your Scania roadtest (CM 30 October).! would like to know when you think Scania made its UK debut? You write about...

In part two of CM'S investigation into troubled ports, Chris Tindall visits a haulage company in Southampton to finds out how...

to experience for ourselves the frustration created by congestion at tr docks. Scuthamptont but development director, Dere...

Haulier loses licence after a string of offences. Mike Jewell reports. AN APPLICATION for extra trucks on a licence led to a...

CM's legal section welcomes your questions which will be answered in print by top transport lawyers. Whether your question is...

who sacked driver hastily AN OPERATOR who sacked a driver after blaming him for damaging his vehicle's engine has been ordered...

A LONDON SKIP HIRE operator has been ordered to pay fines and costs of f 1.305 for failing to use tachograph record sheets,...

DESPITE LAX DEFECT reporting and inspection procedures an operator has won a bid to double its licence authority to four...

0-licence and displaying an expired 0-licence identity disc with intent to deceive has cost Epping-based Project 2000 Europe a...

F or once a law appears to be working. The traffic commissioners say vehicle impounding has led to a noticeable increase in the...

A manager hounded out of his job has won 1 m in compensation. Kate Hodgkiss reports on banishing the bullies. THOSE OF US who...

Employers should combat bullying by having appropriate policies in place which are regularly communicated to all staff to...

What happens to employees committed to a contract when you win it from their employer? Patric Cunnane reports. IT MAKES...

Wnat Volvo's FM9.380 lacks in cubes it makes up for with excellent driveability and a surprisingly gutsy performance. T his...

fourth-generation family business that began trading in 1886. The present incumbent, David Knight, runs a fleet of 12 bulk...

we like about the FM9.380, even if we can't deliver a definitive verdict on its economy, which is as frustrating for us as it...

This year's show was greatly influenced two hot topics in European trailer operat Germany's new domestic regulations specifying...

Following last year's problems Tim Maughan has been assessing the Highways Agency's plans to keep the roads open. S hepshed...

Roads minisler David Jamieson acknowledges that mistakes were made last winter when a light covering of snow brought the M11 to...

The Highways Agency is split into 14 areas; Scotland and Wales look after their own trunk road networks. There are 98 HA...

Thinking of borrowing some money to help finance the business? Then read on, as CM goes undercover once again to find out how...

Dealing with general loan companies seems much more straightforward than asset finance firms because they don't care if you're...

Nick Daffern hasn't forgotten the past, but he won't repeat it. He tells Dominic Perry why. N ick Daffem's office is a lesson...

Other niche markets tapped into by AWF include handling the merchandising and promotional items for several Fl teams including...

Peter Orr finds that the port of Patras, once guarded like Fort Knox, is now swarming with well-heeled illegais... M y...

Does a new model knock residuals for its predecessors? M anufacturers launching new and superior products are giving the...

After 30 years in the business Bell Trucks is still growing. CM loacs at what this mainly Mercedes-Benz dealer has to offer....

Digging holes for telegraph poles is demanding but digging down into granite comes between a rock and a hard place. To solve...