I’m stuck on a coach somewhere in Turkey. It’s 35C outside and, thanks to the dodgy air conditioning, it’s no cooler in here....

By Chris Druce THE DIRECTOR OF the haulage irm behind the Eat More Chips livery has paid testament to his customers and staff...

THE SEVEN United Road Transport Union (URTU) men arrested by police as part of a fraud investigation relating to the Driver CPC...

By Hayley Pink UNITE HAS SLAMMED Eddie Stobart for not revealing if operations at Tesco’s Doncaster DC will continue in the...

IF YOU HAD THE power to change the transport industry, what would you do? Give senior trafic commissioner Beverley Bell more...

VOSA HAS REVEALED that its aborted changes to the OCRS system will now come into force on 1 October 2012. The agency had been...

A CHESHIRE-based transport firm with authorisation to run 15 LGVs has entered administration less than 12 months after setting...

By Christopher Walton VOSA SAYS IT wants to ensure a level playing ield for all hire and reward hauliers after one operator...

DRIVERS CAN learn how to avoid a hijack and how to stay safe during an attack through a new free-of-charge online training...

ALUMINIUM SHAPES, which had its O-licence revoked by Eastern deputy traffic commissioner (TC) Miles Dorrington, has appealed...

By Justin Stanton THE SENIOR TRAFFIC commissioner and chief executive of Vosa will go head-to-head at Commercial Motor Live:...

ON THE ROAD Remember the Ford Cargo? Well it’s alive and being built in Turkey. What’s more, the latest version is a contender...

By Justin Stanton RYDER EUROPE has purchased CV contract hire and leet management specialist Euroway for an undisclosed sum....

ANOTHER COUNCIL has put in place plans to launch a lorry watch scheme in order to stop LGVs from using roads in its borough....

A NEW Goodyear tyre designed specifically for trailers serving the construction industry is said to give 15% better tread life...

Now then, now then, jingle jangle READERS OF A certain age will remember Jim’ll Fix It, the popular TV show where Sir Jimmy...

Samworth plays it cool with Montracon Insuliners Temperature-controlled specialist Samworth Brothers has taken delivery of 12...

Which is best for the industry: a fuel duty stabiliser or an essential user rebate? July’s Trucking Britain Out Of Recession...

Optimism levels fell in July to their lowest since April: down to 25, from June’s 40. Of the respondents, 60% said they were...

THE SECOND QUARTER was tough, but probably not as tough as the irst quarter for most operators. Of the respondents, 37%...

Road transport is still a male-dominated world, so what can be done to persuade more women to make our industry a preferred...

Sunday bans would bring us in line with Europe DESPITE ALL the uproar in the haulage industry about Sunday driving bans –...

“THE NEXT time you’re feeling sorry for yourself, just remember: there’s always someone worse off than yourself.” That is what...

I WOULD like to bring to CM readers’ attention an initiative that we are launching in Cleveland. The Cleveland Transport...

TC Joan Aitken revokes the licence of Highland Car Crushers following an accident that closed a major road The only outcome...

Compiled by Roger Brown email: roger.brown@roadtransport.com SCOTTISH AND NORTH EASTERN TRAFFIC AREAS M&M Haulage Services...

EC regulations due this year will provide operators with useful information on the performance of new truck tyres Words: Brian...

health hazard Asbestos was widely used in buildings constructed between the 1960s and 1980. Older structures in haulage yards...

Flexibility, co-operation and a sense of humour have helped a south Wales operator weather the economic uncertainties of the...

Pan-European co-operation and a level playing field for operators is the aim of future European Commission digital tachograph...

CM puts each 4x4 pick-up on sale in the UK through its paces to see which one is the ultimate utility vehicle Humble pick-ups...

not out Hauliers are indecisive about upgrading rolling stock as news of economic woes continues, say used truck dealers...

Supply and demand slow as the used vehicle trade looks for guaranteed sales to avoid tying up cashflow with less desirable...