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DEPARTMENT for Transport minister Jim Fitzpatrick promises: "There's no hiding place in the UK for foreign drivers who break...
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By Christopher Walton INDEPENDENT haulier LE Jones, based in North Wales, has had its 0-licence revoked but says that it will...
TRUCKPOL IS anticipating a positive announcement shortly from the Home Office over its future at the forefront of combating...
UNDER NEW EU proposals, tyre manufacturers will have to label their products with information on fuel efficiency, safety and...
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THE PROPOSAL TO end the Working Time Directive's opt-out clause is in danger of running out of time, as talks in Brussels last...
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By Louise Cole SKILLS FOR LOGISTICS (SfL) enters its relicensing process this week, and is asking the industry for its...
NINE out of 10 drivers could be wasting fuel with bad driving, according to research conducted using MAN's telematics-based...
THE DIRECTOR OF the liquidated firm Startruck Logistics has set up a new company on the south coast called Harbour Transport....
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There is a pressing need for secure truck-parking across the UK, and especially in Dover, Kent. CM visits a new 100-space truck...
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Industry skills shortage may follow recession By Joanna Buul THE UK BORDER Agency (UKBA) has warned it will take a hard line...
BUSINESS FOR UK hauliers increased by just 1% in 2008, and, unsurprisingly, is predicted to slump in 2009, according to market...
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THE SENIOR TRAFFIC Commissioner says a key part of his job over the next three years will be to ensure goods are smoothly...
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THE ROAD haulage industry has welcomed the decision to stagger the proposed increase in business rates, but says rises in fuel...
ROAD HAULAGE would be encouraged if a vehicle scrappage scheme was introduced, says the Road Haulage Association — which also...
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Last week, I wrote about how TruckNet UK comb rled being a community site and providing business-tobusiness networking....
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Words: Ian Tonkin SOME 240,000 goods vehicles move in and around central London every weekday, and they are contributing to the...
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IN LAST WEEK'S CM, John Williams, managing director of Maritime Transport, talked about pre-packaged administrations (Prepack...
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IF ONLY everything was as unreliable as the economy... With CV sales in rapid decline, manufacturers are shifting their plans...
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Gathering at a truckstop, the drivers talk pants, the good old days and why the future is not looking all that rosy for the...
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A FIRM HAS been granted 0-licences to operate in five Traffic Areas, despite the revocation of 0-licences held by the previous...
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THE REJECTION OF an 0-licence bid from a "complete novice" has been upheld by the Transport Tribunal on appeal. Tom Macartney,...
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APPARENT LINKS to two disgraced operators and suspected forged documents mean a Carlisle operator must wait to hear if his...
A PUBLIC INQUIRY has been adjourned so that a haulier's legal team can examine handwritten notes made by VOSA when it...
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Without enforcement agencies pulling drivers over at the roadside, levels of compliance in road haulage would inevitably fall,...
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Vasilius Nikolakopoulos, a Greek owner-driver, walked free after being accused of causing the death of 36-year-old Dean...
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'tall but thin' gaffer's motor that UK fleets have been buying in order to keep their drivers happy. For anyone spending three...
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& Safety Executive (HSE) reported that 20 fatal injuries occurred in the transport and warehousing sector. In the same period,...
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into force on trucks and trailers first registered after 10 October 2009. and these will affect various aspects of goods...
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On the face of It , a13% 13% improvement in fuel consumption over a conventional artic would seem to be a good deal. But, like...
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THE PAST FEW years have seen a rise in the number of accident-damaged vehicles being written off, to the point where almost a...
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The banks, keen to lend when times are great but not so eager when times are tough, hold in their hands the imminent future of...
Establishing relationships means building trust, reckons Paul Owens, the managing director of fleet remarketing firm...