Welcome to 2011. That’s the good news. Now here’s the bad news: the overall outlook for UK plc remains patchy, and costs...

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roger.brown@rbi.co.uk THE ROAD HAULAGE Association (RHA) says new guidance issued by the Department for Transport (DfT)...

OPERATORS HAVE been forced to cope with extended lead times for bulk diesel purchases over the Christmas period just before the...

joanna.bourke@rbi.co.uk THE LAST FEW weeks of December proved bleak for a number of hauliers, with liquidators appointed to...

A NUMBER OF hauliers remain in the dark over contracts with Tarmac Building Products, after the building giant revealed plans...

TNT EXPRESS SERVICES is to develop a high-end B2C homedelivery service in 2011 following the appointment of Alistair Cochrane...

ABBEY ROAD TANKS has renewed its bulk liquid distribution contract with Unilever. The Liverpool-based haulier will handle all...

A PUBLIC INQUIRY (PI) into BM Logistics has been adjourned for six months to allow VOSA to carry out a fresh maintenance...

● MFR Haulage , which recently began transporting chilled and frozen foods, has bought a new Mercedes-Benz Actros 4x2 1851....

steve.hobson@rbi.co.uk EXTENDING CONTRACT hire or lease deals will become increasingly common in 2011, according to a survey...

WRIGHT SELF DRIVE, the Welshpool, Walesbased company has become the world’s irst operator to take delivery of a Scania R730....

joanna.bourke@rbi.co.uk ONLY THREE in 10 lorry drivers use secure truckstops, at night while just over half (54%) of haulage...

NEW BOWELD Truck Bodies has launched a steel, single-skin, light-weight muckaway tipper body, which it says will increase...

No ‘love game’ for Lady Gaga POP STAR Lady Gaga went ga ga at hearing French authorities had blocked her entourage of 28...

Our Trucking Britain Out Of Recession survey reveals that hauliers’ main concerns remain the same justin.stanton@rbi.co.uk...

Last year, Maritime Transport bought DHL’s container business and now its MD says the company is in a “completely different...

Maritime Transport is looking forward to the launch of its distribution operation in 2011, which will see it running an overall...

Obtaining an O-licence can be a complicated process, but are operators waiting longer than necessary because of basic...

Liverpool haulier Abbey Road Tanks says it has submitted several variation applications this year linked to the firm’s rapid...

THE CV KEEPS London alive for all those who live, work or just visit the capital. What have we to look forward to this year, in...

I KEEP ASKING myself: “Why is it that both our industry associations, to which we pay subscriptions, will not tackle the...

Deputy TC issues ultimatum after public inquiry finds present manager no longer of good repute roger.brown@rbi.co.uk BOYD...

It is vital that a transport manager keeps up-to-date maintenance and tachograph records. Failure to do so could result in loss...

LE JONES Hauliers has been granted permission to base ive vehicles and six trailers at Denbigh Road in Ruthin, Denbighshire....

● Rochdale-based PNL Tracz will face the TC on 11 January at a public inquiry. Disciplinary action against the company will...

NEWPORT, GWENT-based A Long and Sons wants the go-ahead to base 17 vehicles and the same number of trailers at a facility in...

GAP GROUP IS looking for the green light to base ive vehicles at a new operating centre on the Gemini Business Park in...

MANCHESTER-BASED Wharf Pallet Services, wants authorisation for one vehicle at a new operating centre on the Wardley Industrial...

BURNLEY, LANCS-based Express Freight Solutions, has been given authority for one vehicle at the Phoenix Healthcare site in...

If you’re thinking of selling up, you may qualify for a special tax relief aimed at smallto medium-sized businesses A mid...

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Anyone thinking about starting their own business as an owner-driver can boost their chances of success by following a handful...

Is it best to buy the most up-to-date vehicle that finances will allow or make do with a lower-cost investment? Haulier Paul...

TruckNet UK: www.trucknetuk.com Resource centre for owner drivers: www.ownerdrivers.org.uk Advice about becoming an...

Our Drivers Need To Know series is designed as a training tool. Transport managers and drivers can work through the headings at...

Fleet sizes are finally on the up again since the recession started. Here, CM identifies the 10 largest truck fleets in the...

Werner Enterprises 6,575 (US) Wal-Mart 6,559 (US) Wincanton Logistics 6,500 (UK) Estes Express 5,547 (US) Old Dominion 5,390...

It’s the final countdown In the second part of CM’s Power Players, we continue the countdown to road transport’s most...

If you were to compile a list of vehicles you never want to see doing the job they were designed for, the airport crash tender...

The Plastisol name may be new to many UK readers, but most of its 20 UK employees, including managing director Gary Smith, were...

As well as the MAC, we also got a good look around a slightly more conventional crash tender, based on a Mercedes-Benz Actros...

to 110Cdi More eficient , less emissions: it’s the new mantra for the automotive industry and the vital statistics by which...

VAN DEALERS are optimistic about prospects for the new and used van market this year. Jeremy Trett, principal dealer and...