Davies Turner has added 44tonne demountable vehicles to its Birmingham fleet for use out of intermodal terminals at Hams Hall...

• by Melanie Hammond The Road Haulage and Freight Transport Associations are divided this week after coming out of the latest...

before the main Forum told them he had had to make special arrangements to fend off his creditors following the Government's...

to close its transport operation to concentrate on an ancillary business. Llanelli-based John Evans & Sons is winding down its...

N Wheels and tyres worth £9.000 have been stolen from new trucks at a Wolverhampton dealer—the second time raiders have struck...

• by Michael Jewell Bryan J Nunn Haulage's licence has been revoked after the Bury St Edmunds-based firm was caught using...

• Operators are facing disruption in the London area over the New Year as widespread road and river crossing closures take...

• Ryder and 26 of its drivers have appeared before Walsall magistrates on drivers' hours charges just months after Wincanton...

• by Karen Miles The crucial issue of whether the new generation of tachographs will allow drivers to input data manually is...

• Inspectors from the Department of Social Welfare will be joining multi-agency roadside checks in the Irish Republic on a...

0181 6523609 We like to hear the stories readers think we should be following. CM is happy to preserve the anonymity of...

Who's on the level? Everything, as they say, depends on your perspective. "Frankly very little use at all" was the RHA's...

campaign at 'Britain's lifeline' k by Melanie Hammond The slogan "Don't strangle Britain's lifeline'' will be one of the key...

• An injured driver's life was saved last week by the prompt action of two locals who pulled him away from a blazing vehicle...

I More than 30 people, including several truck drivers, were admitted to hospital last week suffering from breathing problems...

A A Bolton truck driver who was praised by police for preventing a pile-up last year has been fined 15,000 for driving with...

• Transport firms taking out lease or contracthire agreements should be aware that if their vehicle is written off, the gap...

1 Police officers were petted with eggs and showered with urine as they tried to reclaim a stolen lorry from a "travellers"...

140 illegal immigrants • by Ian Wylie Around 140 illegal immigrants, most of them found hidden in HGVs, were seized in a...

The French have introduced tougher restrictions on the delivery and collection of goods in Paris. Operators who need to cross...

IP Recovery operators are up in arms over enforced changes to their fees which could halve some of their payments. The row...

A year ago Ryder's UK operation was up for sale—then the truck rental and contract-hire company's giant US parent decided to...

Parceiforce Worldwide is investing £15m in 600 new vehicles. The Post Office-run distribution company is increasing the size...

by Bryan Jarvis MAN plans to appoint two or possibly three major bodybuilders as its main suppliers of standard curtainsider,...

Repeated con victions for breaching the London lorry ban have resulted in the revocation of the 10-vehicle licence held by...

Cardiff-based Support Site has been given a final warning about the maintenance of the company's three vehicles by Welsh Deputy...

Leighton Buzzard based John Hobbs has lost his appeal against the refusal of Easte n Deputy Traffic Commissioner Brian Horner...

Marylebone, London truck driver Eamon Wells was ordered to pay tines and costs totalling g455 after admitting two offences of...

As a retired driver who still follows what's happening in the industry, I would like to ask all those operators who complain...

Recently, a car driver stopped suddenly when a bonnet flew open, a lorry crashed into the back of the car and a child died as a...

I would appreciate your correcting a small but important misquote attributed to me last week: "One of our major concerns is...

I feel that I must reply to a couple of points in CM(2-8 Sept) regarding DGSAs and the old CPC. A colleague and myself run a...

Just for the record, I really don't recognise the strange and exciting version of events alleged to surround my perfectly...

Supporting its boys for the second year running, LDV knows when it's on to a good thing. Being the principal sponsor for local...

Don't be alarmed by the unse,asonal appearance of the redsuited bearded one; it isn't that time of year already. This slimline...

Behold, you see before you a vehicle that really does justice to the notion of a convertible. The special-purpose semi-trailer...

Schoolchildren in South Wales learnt a valuable lesson before they broke up for their summer hols—Winston Thomas MBE, from the...

group web, site to help you run your business profitably, professionally and legally—the stuff of dreams, you might think. But...

• Like its "tiny-Sevel" clone, the Partner (from Peugeot), and the Renault Kangoo tested below, the Berlingo benefits from a...

• But we think the Kangoo oozes French style, flair and charisma, even when dressed in white as our model was. While exterior...

• Gearing in the Combo is a bit weird. Progress in first is good, promising fast acceleration that later gears and the...

• Although the Kombi majors on versatility, boasting the same load area and capacity as its panelled partner with the seats...

UK reefer operators are facing evergrowing competition from the Continent, but tough competition is affecting the reefer...

Rather than driving the compressor, the diesel engine powers a compact 6004 generator. This in turn drives the compressor,...

see a recently founded firm flourish. That is certainly true of East Yorkshire-based SAF Logistics, a company doing quite...

Newport-based MDW Haulage achieved spectacular growth last year. For most hauliers such an achievement would be a cause for...

The Scottish Highlands may be beautiful, but for the haulier the rugged terrain puts a lot of strain on the vehicles—and the...

• Using his Esso fleet card on the Scottish mainland, Ewen Campbell can get diesel for 63.83p a litre (ex-VAT). In his home...

Unit at the University of Huddersfield, says driver agencies and those who use them should work together instead of continually...