christopher.waltonfarbi.co.uk CONSERVATIVE MP Steve Baker (below) has called on the influential, cross-party Transport...

y-L:c.:.7 . 13314 QW1i.irbt.LL.Uk TRUCK AND VAN registrations have hit a year high. rising to 22,834 units in November, an...

COURIER CTINSPRINT has secured private equity funding to continue its expansion plans. Equity firm Dunedin has become a...

dominic.perryfarbi.co.uk COLLAPSED SCOTTISH haulier MRS Distribution, which went into administration in August. leaves a total...

THE ASSOCIATION of British Insurers (AB1) has confirmed that fitting winter tyres to CVs does not invalidate vehicle...

PALLETLINE SAYS IT delivered a positive financial performance for the 12 months ending 30 June 2010. The pallet network's...

HM REVENUE & Customs (H MAC) officers have uncovered another diesel laundering facility in Northern Ireland. The plant in...

christopherwattonldrbi.co.uk LORRIES USING Kent roads could see new charges imposed on their journey after Kent County Council...

NORTH WALES-BASED Delivery Solutions (Delsol) has secured funding to help buy a £500,000 a depot in Deeside as part of its...

SMALL hauliers that fail to make HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) aware of any tax liabilities could face a penalty of up to 100% of...

chns.;andati(cluns.c.o.uf; HAMPSHIRE-BASED Lambert Brothers Haulage says it has had a busy end to the year after taking on...

Corby, Northants-based RCS Logistics has been appointed warehousing partner for Bissell Homecare until 2013, The Palletforce...

Hauliers and operators put in place bad weather contingency plans to ensure minimum disruption to supply chain during inclement...

The emergency relaxation not suspension of EU drivers' hours enforcement applies. The relaxation also applied to all haulers...

CM COVER STORY roger.browntarbi.ca.uk THE TRAFFIC Commissioners have hit out at what they describe as a growing trend among new...

CONSTRUCTION HAULIER Weldon Plant had its vehicles held as a lien in a bid to force payment of an unpaid debt, according to its...

MOBILE TYRE specialist ATS Euromaster has launched a payment card that allows drivers to pay for tyres, breakdown repairs and...

steve.hobsonrarbi .1.1k P.ARCEI. CARRIER Hermes is to complain to the BBC about what it says was a biased and misleading report...

CONFIDENCE AMONG road transport businesses has fallen to us lowest level this year, despite widespread predictions for...

IF ANY OF your drivers have ever been caught short in their cab, or are fed up with using a carrier bag as a portaloa, CM could...

Advanced Supply Chain only became a logistics operation in 2001, but it wants to hit a turnover of £50m by 2015. CM spoke to MD...

Advanced's fleet has grown steadily over the past few years, although it uses sub-contractors to supplement its own vehicles....

Damage to trailer curtains during attempted thefts costs operators thousands of pounds each year. What can be done to keep your...

Even more redundancies? That VOSA is £40m in debt, according to its trade union TUS ('VOSA enforcement staff await decision on...

the article Rail and bus sectors heavily subsidised by government' (CM I December) does not explain that rail freight gets its...

Regarding the imminent closure of Titan Truck Park in Thurrock, it seems the residents are up in arms about the increased...

It is interesting to see that, given all the snow, we are suddenly needed. It's been a while since the country realised how...

The co-owner of Bideford Skip hire has been jailed for illegally burying 3,000 tonnes of waste roger. brownfar bi. co. u k THE...

, EDDIE STOBART wants authorisation to base 11 velii • des and the same number of trailers at the Britvic Soft Drinks...

go-ahead to base eight vehicles and 10 trailers at a new site on the Fairfield Industrial Estate in Louth, Lincs. The haulier...

looking for the green light to base four vehicles and six trailers at a new centre in Chalk Lane, Snetterlon, Norwich. It also...

vehicles and 70 I railers at its new Pets At Home operating cult re in .i\-van Valley Way, Northampton.

for two vehicles and the same number ill trailers at I looklands Farm in Haywards Heath, Sussex.

Eastern/South Eastern Traffic Areas Cambridge 0 A PI will take place on 15 December that will consider discipl i nary action...

CM's legal. guide in association with XpertHR Small Business Each month, CM's sister service XpertHR Small Business provides...

It's not only drivers who need training. We look at courses for transport office staff run by the trade associations WOFCIS:...

When a contractor withholds payment what rights do operators have? Words: Pat Hagan There is no such thing as a good time to...

Where others fear to tread, Les Hughes and Son is trialting Bigfoot, a central tyre inflation system, in the tough driving...

The nine-strong Les Hughes fleet mostly consists of six-axle drawbar combinations, although there are also two artics. As well...

Tests reveat less road damage with tow tyre pressure operation The CTI system chosen for the Con For Cymru trial is Bigfoot,...

Last summer, a number of British operators were invited to try an innovative lightweight, curtain-sided, counter-steering...

The most dramatic demonstration we saw was of Tridec's new WST system. This allows the rear axle of a tandem-drive bogie on a...

Tridec's sokution to the maximum trailer height threat There's widespread UK road transport Industry concern and lengthy debate...

Woros: Louise Coie Customer satisfaction is one of the ke■ factors in reaching the goal of customer loyalty. In today's...

CM joined the new pioneers of the Future Car Challenge, charged with travelling from Brighton to London for El Words: Cohn...

Interserve is a leading support services and construction plc, operating in public and private sectors in the UK and...

Electric vehicles represent a new avenue for Nicholson-McLaren. The Berkshire operation was originally set up in 1972 by John...

better known as a multi-seat 4x4 car than a heavy duty van, one obvious problem arises: should the Pathfinder be ranked against...

The Pathfinder's styling hasn't changed radically, but its new looks are more modern and slightly more masculine. It displays...

You can now irlu CM s - cad tes:..5 an ewca. WC have uploaded hundreds of CM's in-depth truck and van road tests to...

MAN service provider Steadplan has opened a new truck and bus centre in Rochdale, plugging a gap in the network Words and...

Since Steadplan opened the new site, it has generated some local sales: Dascher has ordered 12 MAN trucks eight 1(8-tonners and...

The quickest way to find a used truck is by selecting a make and model using the drop-down menus inthe top left of the...

on the main navigation menu. As well as information on the company's export services, you can access a product search...

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