Exel drivers working for the Mirror Group are bracing themselves for largescale job losses when TNT Newsfast and Eddie Stobart...

a million-pound fraud originating in Greece is appealing for other victims to come forward. Kevin Shield, general manager of...

Shell tomorrow (8 May) at the company's AGM with a petition demanding union recognition. "We could get about 70% of Shell...

I. • Polish lorry driver K 1(owski was fined 275 with 230 costs by Worley magistrates after admitting i without due care and...

ut-throat rates, lousy conditions, rising costs.. .sounds familiar? The only way to survive in a trade as tough as haulage is...

A dozen independent hauliers distributing out of British Steel's plant at Port Talbot face uncertain futures this week after BS...

yet be dragged into the High Court by two former franchisees who have sold their claims for compensation to third parties in a...

forwarding giant Davies Turner has told its staff to employ Turkish subcontractors "wherever possible" despite claiming a...

inflexibility in an attack on attitudes in intermodal freight transport by European Transport Commissioner Neil Kinnock. At...

is about to start as three key industry figures within the traffic area network and the Vehicle Inspectorate give way to new...

to 80 subcontractors could be left out of pocket after the haulage arm of Maintainer Depot Services went into admininstrative...

JME Glass Recycling has gone under after becoming the latest victim of a spate of crane loader thefts in the Black Country....

deal with VHv for repair and maintenance for more than 200 vehicles. has won a deal with stationery and office supplies firm ,...

Mervyn Pugh is asking his deputy Roger Seymour to consider if a solicitor and barrister representing a Sutton Coldfield company...

week that French hauliers would target the World Cup finals for the latest in their series of strikes and roadblocks. French...

Group Distribution has been slammed by a Leicestershire Transport and General Workers Union official for refusing to meet him,...

Dutch haulier found guilty of importing cannabis worth £2.7m through Dover has been jailed for seven years. Adrianus...

have prevented potential job losses at RTITB and its wholly owned training subsidiary Centrex, claims the United Road Transport...

What can you say about Truckfest that hasn't been said before? It's the industry's leading showcase where everyone from...

been around for almost a year now, and although there's been a slow take-up, the bonneted range has more going for it than...

buyout of Leyland Trucks will ultimately lead to stabilised lead times for Leyland Daf's 95XF with the possibility of more...

taken delivery of 12 modified Gray & Adams Easiloader reefers. Six are designed for loading from the side; the rest from the...

range of truck tyres which are claimed to offer longer life and better fuel economy than tyres from other leading...

The Pickup, which is based on the Berlingo platform cab, costs £8,995 (ex-VAT). It has a 1.7m-long load deck as standard, with...

what it describes as an "everlasting" wind-up torch which is set to make the frustration and inconvenience of dead batteries a...

a versatile multi-voltage Xenon beacon, aimed at the specialist vehicle fleet operator. The BXA 0A00.4 beacon can operate on...

UK's leading independent manufacturer of replacement seat-belts, has produced a new application catalogue for motor factors,...

expanded its CV clutch range to include units for the Mercedes-Benz Actros range as well as the MAN F, L, M 2000 series and...

have led to the licence held by Coatbridge-based Peter Cairns, trading as Peter Cairns Haulage, being suspended for three days....

Somerset tipper operator who was making his first appearance at a disciplinary inquiry in more than 20 years has been adjourned...

Rugeley, had applied for a licence for two vehicles. Staffordshire police had objected on the grounds that Featonby had no...

London Trans-Action demonstration (CM 9-15 April) and I was particularly interested in the reference to and comments made by...

letter (CM 22-28 Jan) and GW Hemmaway's letter (CM 12-18 Feb). Firstly, I would like to reply to Mr Hemmaway's letter. He felt...

shortage, yes it is generally accepted that pay and conditions must be improved to attract the "right" people into the industry...

The late, great physicist Richard Feynman wrote of how he despised those who promoted pseudo-science. Three decades on, there...

the Hawk first took to the road, you didn't have to bother with passing a driving test. In the Irish Republic there are...

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTi) has published draft regulations* for the implementation of the Working Time...

record-breaking spate of bad weather and poor daytime visibility has done little to encourage some drivers to "see and be...

But service providers have found ways of "adding value": the latest development combines voice and data transmission with...

for the hauliers who move them. But in a tough market you need the right equipment for the job... Container transport is not...

but what sets this week's CM test vehicle apart from the crowd is its optional 2.8-litre turbo-diesel which, at 125hp (92kW)...

is already in place? A quality standard for temperature-controlled distribution would ensure fair competition and raise...