CM COVER STORY - , - J,mcin Jack/Joanna Bow - pc, THE SAFETY OF HGVs on bridges is set to fall under the spotlight again...

CM COVER STORY STILLER DISTRIBUTION and Warehousing is recovering from a lire that resulted in hundreds of thousands of pounds...

VOSA urged to accelerate ATF roll-out TRANSPORT MINISTER Mike Penning has asked VOSA (see p14) to accelerate the move to...

roger.hrowniarbi.co.uk AN APPEAL JUDGE has overturned Western Traffic Commissioner (TC) Sarah Bell's ruling to revoke an...

City Link's Q3 operating profit stays static due to increased use of subbies CITY LINK HAS blamed an over-reliance on...

M&S plans an extra E50m in logistics cuts MARKS & SPENCERS (M&S) new CEO has unveiled plans to cut logistics costs by a...

l oanna.hourkelarbi.co.uk THE MAYOR OF London, Boris Johnson, has proposed a ban on polluting HGVs in central London in a move...

Stan Robinson turns out the Lights to improve efficiency STAN ROBINSON is looking to improve its green credentials after it...

On-road braking for trainee truck drivers WOULD-BE LORRY drivers training for an HGV licence will have to perform the braking...

major B8L0 distribution deal joanna.bourkefarbi.co.uk DHL HAS EMERGED as the winner from B&O's distribution restructure,...

Argos improves payload with lsuzu trucks and Bevan bodies ARGOS HAS BOUGHT 25 new lsuzu 7.5-tonne trucks and 100 aerodynamic...

Catherall applies for new 0-Licence VOSA SAYS IT IS passing information regarding a Welsh haulier's licence application to the...

rog ar.brown@ rb i co .11 k A HAULAGE BOSS who told Traffic Commissioners (TCs) he could not attend a public inquiry because...

Electronic shutter doors claim to reduce drop times by 50% ALBERT JAGGER,a hardware developer for commercial bodybuilders, has...

A COURT HAS heard how a truck driver suffered a broken back and serious head injuries after a pile of insulating boards he was...

Ireland 0-licence progress thris.tindatlfarbi.co.uk THE INTRODUCTION of a comprehensive 0-licensing system in Northern Ireland...

New truck sates continue healthy trend, says SMMT TRUCK REGISTRATIONS were robust last month, according to the latest data...

Culina renews cheesy deal CULINA LOGISTICS has renewed its storage and distribution contract with cheese-maker The Wensleydale...

patric...eunnaneGrbi.co.uk A SCHEME THAT gives startup firms a break from National Insurance contributions (NIC) in their...

HELLDRIVERS, THE classic movie where Stanley Baker tries to beat Patrick McGoohan's record of 18 deliveries a day for Hawlen...

Authorised Testing Facilities will improve efficiency AS THE HAULAGE industry knows only too well, it's easy to take its...

Why is a fuel. card company collecting signatures for a petition protesting against high fuel taxes? Jakes de Kock at The...

All operators want to do their bit to save the planet, but is it possible for them to make a living at the same time? Words:...

carbon report with a more "narrative approach'' next summer, has previously questioned the effectiveness of general carbon...

Don't knock it before you've tried it... IN RESPONSE TO 'Letter of the Week' (CM 21 October), the issues described by Mr...

I HAVE OPPOSED the Driver CPC from the beginning (CM 21 October), but there are possibly many more who share my view but who...

Despite maintenance concerns regarding the firm's dutch parent, the TC grants Intramast (UK) an 0-licence roqr.brown1rbi.co....

AK WORTHINGTON has submitted an appli cation to increase the null] tier of trailers it is authorised to run at its facility in...

0) A public inquiry will take place on 12 November that will consider disciplinary action, as well as the repute of the...

I DOLGELLAU, GWYNEDD-based OW Williams Plant is looking for the go-ahead : to base three vehicles and one trailer at a new...

V SWADI,INCOTE, DERBYSHIRE-based I .ock wood Haulage has been granted authorisation for 25 vehicles and 30 trailers at the...

AI , AI , TURNERS (SOHAM) is attempting to get permission for four vehicles and six i trailers at a new operating centre at the...

V WOODLAND LOGISTICS has been given the all clear to base two vehicles ,. and the same number of trailers at the facility...

to digest advice on key personnel legislation. This month: changes introduced by the Equality Act What is the main purpose of...

Freight crime costs Europe €8bn a year. And while an EC conference on secure parking heard plenty of solutions, who's going to...

magnitude of truck crime 41 their sector or country, as such attacks are common on unprotected vehicles parked overnight in...

your conference gets taken over by the Belgian truckers' union — air horns, shouting, but thankfully no fisticuffs — in the...

warmly. Annemie Turtel boom, home affairs minister in the Belgian government, outlined the key points of the resolution. "There...

pilot project called SETPOS (Secured European Truck Parking Operational Services). Championed by Danish MEP Anne Jensen and...

An employee has claimed unfair dismissal what procedures do you need to follow to protect yourself? Words; Gareth Edwards A...

from the very startstart is the brewing industry. Moving barrels of beer from the brewery to the bar has needed horsepower from...

at Adnams are four Volvos. It has taken three FLL 16-tonners and an FH tractor for their fleet replacement this year. The...

In the continuation of the history of the Stobart Group, CM reaches the 1990s. This was the decade when Eddie Stobart jumped...

Growth, increasing sophistication and a multitude of operational models characterise the home-delivery sector. But where will...

Growth is forecast for international e-tail deliveries The UK e-tail market is well ahead of France, Germany and the US. But...

brake on the number of drivers joining and remaining in the industry Words: Oliver Dixon / Image: Tom Cunningham For today's...

Eaton is also developing a series hydraulic hybrid system in co-operation with the • USA's Environmental Protection Agency....

While Scania trucks hold their price, getting hold of second-hand models is not easy. CM visits West Pennine Trucks to see the...

HAVING HELD THE franchise in Glasgow since 2004, Imperial Commercials has opened Isuzu Trucks newest outlet. It hopes to sell...