Fir It should come as no surprise to Learn that the number o app,ications for new 0-licences is at its lowest for 10 years....

CM COVER STORY THE NUMBER of new 0-licence applications made to VOSA is at its lowest level for the last 10 years, thanks to a...

CM COVER STORY JUST DAYS AFTER taking the reins as the new chief executive of the Road Haulage Association (RHA), Geoff Dunning...

WARRINGTON haulier Mike Spence claims that three thefts totalling almost £100,000 have left the company "at rock bottom': On 2...

Norbert staff reject firm's initial offer UK TRANSPORTATION employees at Norbert Dentressangle (ND) have rejected the...

THE ROAD HAULAGE Association (RHA) is furious at comments made by an MEP after she apparently claimed that a vital Midlands...

DAF revamps LF range in time for Euro-5 DAF TRUCKS HAS boosted the appeal of its popular LF middleweight range with a revised...

goods currently moved by rail in the next 30 years, and has set out its vision of the future in a newly published paper. But...

A few columns ago I showed how the TruckNet UK forums can be used as a high-value networking tool for small businesses and...

DR MICK Jackson, chief executive officer of Skills for Logistics (SfL), has called on the industry to support the sector skills...

After taking time off through illness, Hilary Devey is ready to tackle new challenges, such as launching the pallet network in...

For Hilary Devey, Pall-Ex chef executive, a pallet network has become more than a way of helping hauliers make money from small...

By David Harris A TRAILER BELONGING to Shetland Transport was set on fire and destroyed last week while it was parked up...

Jailed after death crash A POLISH TRUCK DRIVER who crushed a woman to death when he drove over her sports car was jailed for...

IN THE FIRST THREE months of 2009, the number of HGVs travelling from the UK to the Continent dropped to 576,000 — 19% down on...

INTERES'l IN low-cost Driver CPC (Certificate of Professional Competence) training is increasing as the industry prepares for...

THE GLOBAL POSITIONING system (GPS) that helps many hauliers pinpoint the whereabouts of their vehicles could begin to break...

There is no doubt that the Iveco Strator is a niche product. But for those operators that can use a bonneted truck ifs...

Last month Commercial Motor investigated how hauliers were coping with the slow but gradual rise in the pump price of diesel....

I WOULD BE interested to know whether any ether readers of Commercial Motor have been wheelclamped in Swan Valley...

RE THE article (CM 14 May) about Nigel Rice Transport making drivers pay for Driver CPC training. I find it very strange that a...

His constituency might have only a handful of hauliers but Scottish MP Angus MacNeil is fighting for what he believes is a fair...

Colerne in Wiltshire has reduced the number of truck drivers who blindly follow their sat-navs" directions through its narrow...

for cars may be unsuitable for large or heavy vehicles, the ElfT says. This can lead to inappropriate routeIng if a car sat-nay...

Scottish IC disqualifies directors and former director as well as stripping firm of its 0-licence FOLLOWING LAST WEEK'S...

A POOR annual test pass rate and extended periods between safety inspections has resulted in the licence held by Oldhambased...

The DTC considered that allowing time gaps between safety inspections to slip was a serious matter. He also felt the company...

A BISHOP Auckland international haulier must wait to see what action North Eastern Deputy Traffic Commissioner Elizabeth...

THE ONE-VEHICLE licence held by Birmingham-based Gurchetan Singh has been revoked by West Midland Deputy Traffic Commissioner...

A SERIES of undertakings about future vehicle maintenance arrangements led to a West Yorkshire haulage company escaping with a...

Misreading road signs can lead to costly mistakes. With the biggest review of signs for 40 years about to start we find out...

A cool. analysis of the Budget reveals some useful benefits for haulage businesses as well as new penalties for late tax...

for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) came into effect on 1 April 2009. However, the need to maximise tax revenues and prevent tax...

Now's not the time to let the daily pressures of surviving in a recession deflect you from your ongoing 0-licence undertakings....

WU take over the reins with the focus shifting to how to protect your profit, Drawing speakers from the UK's leading truck...

CM recently teamed up with DesignerTechniques to challenge young automotive designers to give us their vision of the truck of...

Renault Trucks UK's apprentice training programme, overseen by the RAC, is ensuring a steady flow of top-quality HGV...

The Driver CPC is almost upon us, so don't leave it all to the last minute to get your training requirements in place to meet...

• Individual circumstances will dictate how you acquire your Driver CPC • New drivers taking a test (Cl, Cl +E, C or C+E...

Several hauliers have already registered themselves as accredited training providers and Instruct drivers from other firms as...

When Skills for Logistics (SfL) spent the day at Rugby Truckstop recently to find out what drivers did and did not know about...

As a truck driver, knowing how to c o oid o M help someone in an accident could tythe well. prove to be the difference Driver...

first aid on the syllabus, although many are still unaware of this. Ruth Pott, director of employment affairs at the Road...

The law on what a company needs to do about first aid is not precise. There is, for example, no standard list of items to be...

that is exactly what Stuart Ferneyhough faced when he was making a parcel drop to a house in Gloucester earlier this year. As...

Road transport plays a pivotal role in the construction industry. CM went along to the annual SED Construction Show at...