Fining hauliers for carrying illegal imm.grants into the U mil always be an emotive topic for international operators and, as...

CM COVER STORY joanna.bourkefdrbi.co.uk THE NUMBER OF penalties issued to drivers and hauliers for harbouring stowaways...

christopher.wattonfarbi.co.uk AN INVESTIGATION by CM has revealed it can cost an individual some £31,151 to become an...

Cadzow gives Actros the heavy treatment CADZOW HEAVY Haulage has taken delivery ot a new £180,000 Mercedes-Benz Actros for use...

from improving site facilities roger.brownfarbi.co.uk THE ROAD HAULAGE Association (RHA) believes truckstop operators are...

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Chemicals sector takes first steps towards green footprint THE CHEMICALS industry has taken its first step towards trying to...

CM COVER STORY roger_brown ra rb co.uk DHL HAS BEEN FINED £80,000 after one of its drivers suffered fatal head injuries at an...

Be at the event of the year WITH LESS THAN FIVE days to go until the creme de la creme of the road transport industry are...

Big Lorry Blog discovers a truck with 'wind issues' in South America Dear BLB, here's a photograph of a Chileanregistered...

The Lorry Crime Nog as reported countless cases where truckers have been caught smuggling drugs, but, by way of a change,...

dominic.perryrarhi.co.uk THE FAILED HAULIERS trading under the TAL Logistio Group umbrella owed nearly Om when they ceased...

Mercedes-Benz Vario to get power boost THE MERCEDES-BENZ Vario heavyduty van is set to receive a powertrain upgrade in order...

Grocontinental profit rockets up a remarkable 65.8% GROCONTINENTAL HAS reported a 65.8% rise in pre-tax prof it for the year...

christaphermattonfBrbi.co.uk A CROSS-PARTY group of MEPs, alongside the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) and the British...

Cannon into voluntary Liquidation TYNE AND WEAR haulier Cannon Transport has entered voluntary liquidation following a dispute...

VViddowson Group has b awarded a 12-month rol contract by Linpac Stor. Systems. The contract c ers the transport of Linp. Apex...

rogerbrownfarbi.co.uk WARBURTONS SCOTLAND was one of the major winners at the 2010 Brake Fleet Safety Forum Awards held last...

NEWLY FORMED refrigeration goods specialist Arcus Engineering has placed an order for over 80 Volkswagen CVs in a deal worth...

christanher.wattonrbi.co.uk ECM (Vehicle Delivery Senice) recorded a fall in turnover and pre-tax profit in 2009, hut this...

Who 'killed' Jeremy Clarkson? EVER HEARD THE one about the aircraft pilot, the cyclist, the train driver, the caravanning...

VAN FAN PETER Lee now owns more than 22,000 model vans since he began collecting the toys 40 years ago.The 60-yearold builder...

Requiring operators to report their carbon emissions could rule smaller hauliers out of major contracts, the SMMT summit...

Expansion, not selling up, was the right decision for Bleach of Lavant, chairman Mick Bleach explains. Words: Joanna Bourke /...

Think it's time to go out on your own? Don't forget the 0-licence, HGV driver's licence, vehicle costs, CPC training, and if...

Commissioners in 2008/09 just 4,824 new 0-licences were issued in that period. The year before the TCs issued 5,621. The year...

Paul Everett (left) started trading as Everett Transpi Services on 4 June. He runs an eight-year-old Rena Premium that he...

GFPs: they are a start but need to target perpetrators not the driver I READ WITH interest VOSA's figures on graduated fixed...

STAN ROBINSON'S LEITER (CM 17 June) demonstrates that we are now being asked to consider 30m, 80-tonne LHVs. This poses the...

Licence granted after public inquiry despite police objection that company may be a front for holder's father. A TRAFFIC...

N \ 'OSA IS refusing to comment on a new 0-licence application from Taymix Transport just weeks after a previous licence for...

I I WITNEY-BASED CHRIS Hayter (Transport) is looking to reshuffle its fleet. The Oxfordshire haulier is seeking authorisation...

THE AA wants to increase its vehicle authorisation at the BT Hockley site in Pitsford Street, Birmingham, to 14. It is also...

TURNERS (SOHAM) wants authorisation for eight vehicles and the same number of trailers at a new operating centre in Western...

i , I lOWARD TENENS (Andover) is look to base live vehicles and 20 trailers at a unit in West Portway, Andover, Hampshire.

• On 12 July, a public inquiry in Bristol will consider disciplinary action, as well as the repute of the transport manager, at...

After decades of hard graft, the prospect of being able to sit back and enjoy a long and healthy retirement keeps many workers...

is the grand old man of the panel. He is also proof, if it were needed, that drivers can continue to work long after the...

that raising the retirement age for HGV drivers is generally a bad idea. "Some will be OK. but a certain percentage will not...

Somerset With modern trucks so much easier to drive than some of their predecessors, there's httle reason to suspect older...

TM Logistics Martley.Worcestershire Purshall is adamant that extending the retirement age by a few years will not lead to...

Mendlesham, Suffolk Now 46, Hunt is adamant he does not want to be driving in his late 60s or 70s. "It depends what you are...

extending the retirement age for drivers could be crucial for offsetting the shortage of sufficient numbers of new drivers...

Brooke agrees with other panel members that annual health checks over the age of 65 give sufficient peace of mind for elderly...

Magistrates and Traffic Commissioners treat overloading as a serious offence, so what are the consequences? Words: Guy...

ong ustanc Welcome to our first tractor unit road test for almost a year, our heavy truck test programme a sad victim of a...

the opportunity to spend their workinc . Life in an Actros. It has enough performance, enough comfort and enough image for...

efficient machine As truck-makers question the need to further reduce NOx and particulates, ACEA hopes to persuade Brussels to...

commercial vehicles at Mercedes-Benz UK. is cautious about the proposed ACEA rating system. "I'm not against it ifs probably...

supportive of ACEA's plan to change the way CV emissions are measured. "Grams/kilowatt/hour has served its purpose in the...

lveco's EuroCargo hybrid can substantially reduce your diesel bill...if driven with care. But how many delivery drivers will do...

Independent Volvo Trucks dealer Irish Commercials moved into a new base just as the Republic of Ireland went into economic...

In 1981 Brendan Horan and Jim Kelleher acquired the dealership via a management buyout, and in 2007 Brendan passed over the...

Used truck dealer Trucks2go is warning other dealers to watch out for a fraudulent scam involving banker's drafts. Words:...