First, may we congratulate you on your appointment as senior traffic commissioner. Holding an O-licence should not be taken...

By Roger Brown BEVERLEY BELL says she is delighted to have been appointed senior traffic commissioner (STC) for Great Britain...

ANDY BOYLE HAS described picking up his OBE for services to the transport industry as an “incredible experience”. The MD at...

By Hayley Pink THE DEPARTMENT for Transport is urging fuel forecourts to pass on price cuts to customers when wholesale oil...

Commercialmotor.com 1. Autologic in talks with Stobart over potential sale 2. CM owner to buy Tip-ex 3. I Singleton warned...

McKAY’S TRANSPORT of Montrose is to close its doors after 43 years of trading, CM understands. Continuing challenges in the...

By George Barrow AUTONOMOUS driving has finally hit the roads of Europe after the first trial of the SARTRE (Safe Road Trains...

FRESH CALLS have been made to introduce an eight-hour limit to livestock journeys after it emerged that the transport of live...

VOSA OFFiCERS and their European counterparts may have to face a new examination to prove they have the skills required to...

NEW REGULATiONS to limit vehicle noise are being considered by the European Parliament. Proposals from the European Commission...

By Chris Tindall VOLUNTEERS REPORTING LGVs for flouting weight restrictions on a bridge in Bradford-on-Avon have got it wrong...

Hugo Basham, transport strategy and policy director, DHL How has DHL communicated the effect of the Games to its customers?...

THE LAKES FREE Range Egg Company’s new livery, carrying the slogan ‘Laid With Love’, was kept secret from the firm’s drivers to...

Cancer charity Hope for Tomorrow has launched its latest mobile chemotherapy unit with help from Mercedes-Benz dealer MudieBond...

County Tyrone haulier Vivian Fraser & Sons has taken delivery of a Volvo FH16-750 tractor unit from Volvo Truck & Bus dealer...

West-Yorkshire haulier James Wilby has bought two new Dafs: a 220hp CF65 18-tonner with a sleeper cab and a 28ft flatbed body,...

Organic waste and composting specialist Keenan Recycling has bought its first-ever truck: a Mercedes-Benz 6x4 Actros 2648....

Road & Sea Express has revealed an 8% improvement in fuel economy, around 2mpg, since its recent purchase of four new Volvo FL...

Bradford-based Vernon Land Transport has bought its fourth Daf XF105 Super Space cab, a 6x2 tractor unit. The 460hp newcomer...

The road transport industry’s attitude towards cyclists and the measures used to cut fuel costs were the subjects of this...

This month we also asked operators to review how they address their fuel costs. We offered 13 responses to the question: “which...

Last month saw a resurgence in optimism among operators. After three months of decline, the optimism score ramped back up to...

CM reveals the latest crime figures from TruckPol, but what will happen now that the unit has closed? Words: Hayley Pink...

The closure of TruckPol earlier this year has left a gaping hole in the fight against crime that the Road Haulage Association...

THERE IS A ludicrous situation concerning MoT appointments in this area. You cannot obtain an appointment anywhere at short...

A haulier has been fined after neighbouring businesses complained of excessive amounts of dust in the air By Roger Brown...

WELSH RECYCLING company Amber Services has been fined £112,000 after a yard foreman was crushed to death between a stationary...

SKIP HAULIER GR Shorthouse has been fined £4,000 for operating a regulated waste facility without an environmental permit and...

R MCDOWELL HAULAGE and Distribution has had undertakings attached to its O-licence for six vehicles and two trailers based at...

● Hill Top Transport, which is based in West Bromwich, will attend a public inquiry on 19 June, when disciplinary action and...

UK EVENT CATERING has been given the green light to base three vehicles and four trailers at its North View site in Tower Hill...

ALIDE PLANT SERVICES has applied for permission to remove from its O-licence its unit in Merstham Road, St Werburghs, Bristol....

CEVA LOGISTICS has been given the go-ahead to station 11 vehicles at a unit at Moorecroft Park in Wednesbury.

CITY LINK has been given permission to have 10 vehicles and 10 trailers at a new operating centre at Stadium Point, Jameson...

unfortunately, all too common an occurrence. An operator that runs a tight ship with good controls over its finances suddenly...

Businesses must not take everything at face value. They should confirm who they buy from or sell to with checks by telephone,...

How can road transport win the fight to cut emissions and become greener while satisfying the need to respond to economic...

Diesel is the lifeblood of a truck operator’s business, so having your own bulk fuel storage makes sense. We guide you through...

he music Rock tour specialists Edwin Shirley and Transam merged last year, and now they are making the most of a boom time for...

Setting up a transport company on the eve of a recession could be seen as a recipe for disaster, but R Jameson Event Transport...

In days of old, the showman and fairground fraternity could be relied on to turn heads with some stunning liveries and...

Eskimos CM meets MAN TopUsed sales executive Lynette Merrick, who has used her people skills and product knowledge to sell...

This week Webwatch visits the UK website of Swedish truck maker Scania Words: James Clark Company: Scania (Great Britain)...

Supply and demand in the used truck market is nicely balanced, says Thomas Hardie’s Jonathan Bownes, as Euro-6 looms large on...