For months before the introduction of the Working Time Directive, we were all immersed in a torrent of new language, new terms...

THE FIRST LEGAL challenge to the Road Transport Directive (RTD) has ended in success for a driver who won more than £1.000 at...

TRANSPORT FOR LONDON (TIL) could face a legal challenge to the way it administers the fines system for its congestion charging...

AS CM went to press. Innovate Logistics' MD Pete Osborne confirmed he is bidding to buy two more companies. There are strong...

Operators looking to savi money have only a few d left to sign up for the Run for Profit in Road Transpc conference organised...

TC David Dixon points a only Traffic CommissionE can grant 0-licences a not Vosa (CM2 Februat)

NWF Group. which owns Boughy Distribution, has markedly improved its turnover and prof it for thE months 1o30 November

A verdict of accidental d has been recorded on Leeds-based driver Julia Benjamino Parker, who c when a tyre exploded in his...

Palletline member W1-1 Barley has signed a twocontract with Bedford's V Building Solutions.

Renfrewshire Chamber Commerce has demanc the Scottish Executive 5( the toll on the Erskine Br

The takeover of UK parcels firm Lynx Express by US giant UPS has been smooth so far — but that might change. Guy Sheppard...

THE EUROPEAN Parliament (EP) has finally agreed new regulations governing the drivers' hours rules but the Freight Transport...

If IL 1 - 1ARSH trading conditions endured by many operators last year failed to stop Leeds-based (1W Sissons and Sons boosting...

A SCOTTISH OPERATOR who helped run Kilsyth Transport Services (KTS) with his brother before it was liquidated has applied for...

COMMERCIAL MOTORand Truck& Driver are teamil Truckfest organisers Live Promotions for the 2006 sea We're delighted to be back...

THE THREAT OF strike action by oil tanker drivers who deliver to Tesco has receded following concessions from both sides. But...

Dal's Euro-4 LF has received an in-cab upgrade to go with its new engine. CM takes an exclusive first look at all the changes....

According to a Dutch lawyer, cabotage is coming under increasing scrutiny across the European Union. Guy Sheppard reports. A...

DOCUMENTS JUST filed at Companies House show the depth of last year's financial crisis at Cambridgeshire haulage and...

A BERKSHIRE subcontractor who took on Norbert Dentressangle after it refused to pay him when his load was stolen last July has...

Down in the Mermaid Tavern tl regulars are grumbling about tF Vosa seems to be making up ti as it goes along. Peter Lamer for a...

In the race to get London ready for the Olympics some East End operators may get trampled underfoot. David Harris reports. A...

INNOVATE LOGISTICS says it will ensure that its staff are provided with continuing professional development when it opens a...

Wresting the title away from Scania's R620, with its 6 l2hp(457kW)and3,0(X/Nm, the Volvo FH16 660 offers...

STOKE-ON-TRENT BULK liquid haulierShirley'sTransport has just added eight new Scania R-Series tractor units to its 80-strong...

moment his 14-tonne tipper to on top of a van outside a crer rium,crushing a workman to d Michael Guise of MGTran; based in Ha...

Plans to develop our top container port could lead to more work for local operators. David Harris reports. THE OPERATOR of the...

BRIDG END HAULIER John Raymond Transport has had its licence authorisation cut by almost 25% following a South Wales...

A LLICESTERSI I RE operator who is splashing out more than 00,000 on new equipment says he is looking forward to the...

DIVERSIFICATION AND expansionincluding the addition of a 4,650m 2 warehouse have boosted the prospects of a South Wales haulage...

WEIGHT WATCHDO Leicestershire have a( that they do not have cash to enforce truck limits in rural areas. Trading Standards is...

Road transport has always been a tough way to make a crust, but some operators are scooping up the work, the growth and the...

The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply has surveyed 700 companies, which are showing their highest level of business...

The latest CM/Michelin survey highlights a growing feeling of unease among operators about their prospects for the coming...

RH Group has a large European presence — Chris Tindall asks its directors about their future expansion plans. N igel Baxter's...

AFTER 23 YEARS' working in an offiee.1 wanted a new career challenge. I read in many papers about a mass I-1G V driver...

IT'S WITH REGRET that I read in this week's Commercial Motor (CM 26 January) that Truckpol looks likely to be disbanded. The...

IT WAS GOOD to see Bridget Carter's article on the road haulage industry in Scotland (CA , 26 January). I especially liked the...

Both Romania and Bulgaria enjoyed spectacular truck sales in 2005. The countries are aiming to become EU members in 11 months'...

GET SET... SPRINT! Hot on the heels of the new Ford Transit, Mercedes has taken the wraps off the latest incarnation of the...

A Cambridgeshire operator who set fire to a pile of tachograph recc in front of a traffic examiner has been taken off the...

LACK OF CO-OPERATION with Vosa and a string of tachograph and hours offences have cost a Newcastle operator its licence. East...

AN I I -TRUCK operation has won a two-month breathing space from revocation to allow a new licence application to go ahead. Its...

SIX SAFETY undertakings have saved an agricultural haulier with a poor maintenance record from action against its licence. H...

A SKIP HIRE firm that "failed miserably" to implement a basic safety schedule for its two vehicles has lost its licence....

Drivers fined in court may still have to face the wrath of the TC. How should they prepare? Transport laver Gary Hodgson...

There are plans afoot to streamline the 0 - licensing system. Is the industry impressed? Emma Page finds out. S ince 2002 the...

To become Van of the Year the Fiat Dob16 ha gained a new face and a new heart Is that enough to keep it near the front of the...

In just 23 years, Luft Logistics has become one of Brazil's top logistics companies. As well as 2,000 rolling units and 4,000...

which together handle 750,000 tonnes of goods a year. The range of the goods is extensive: chemical products, medicine,...

the members must watch out for criminals. The det of tneir private lives are kept secret. but Mario Luft has no problem talking...

but in the US demand for LGVs surged by 25%. Who cares? As Oliver Dixon explains, you should, because nowadays it really is a...

The Bilato brothers of G&S Transport in Alice Springs are all too well aware of the drfficukies of hauling through the Central...

C/A aims to deliver the most accurate road transport information. Bul whenever a gremlin sneaKs in / we're happy to set the...

ANDY SALTER ANDY WAS formerly editor of Truck magazine. and it was his vision that transformed Commercial Motor two years ago...

himself in road transport legislation two years ago. Far more of you call us for help with legal problems than we could ever...

OUR NEWS DESK covers breaking news. investigations, interviews and analyses of events. They have a decade of experience in...

BRIAN WEATHERLEY BRIAN HAS BEEN on CMsince 1178 sorry, that should read 1978. He has held HGV and licences for over 20 years a...

In an effort to shift trucks from the forecourt, dealers are slashing th( deposits required by purchasing schemes. Kevin...

With ERF picking up a CM Testers' Choice award this year, we delved into the archives to see what else the manufacturer had...

CM'S inside trader has been surprised to read that business has 'rocketed' in the new year, especially when so many used truck...

There's optimism in the air as Vlanheim Auctions, light CV sales director Alex Wright reports an encouraging start to 2006....