It has been drawn to my attention that I devote far too many of my editorials to moaning about cyclists — so here's something...

By Robin Meczes THE ATF Operators Association said it will wait for next year's vehicle examiner allocations to be confirmed...

THE INTRODUCTION of France's Ecotax has been postponed until 1 January 2014 after a trial this summer revealed problems with...

has moved into general haulage. The haulier started offering the service to help use vehicles not being used for aggregates...

TURNERS (SOHAM) MD Paul Day has told CM that there are no immediate plans to phase out the Lewis Tankers brand and identity...

By Will Shiers THE NEW Volvo FH has been voted International Truck of the Year 2014, while the Ford Transit Connect won...

THE ROAD Haulage Association (RHA) met with transport secretary Stephen Hammond last week (5 September) to set out its vision...

By Robin Meczes THE BIGGEST illegal fuel laundering site found in more than two years has been uncovered in County Down,...

A PLAN TO stop lorries from overtaking on the Al2 looks likely to be shelved after the Highways Agency (HA) said it doubted how...

by Koger brow.. SWINDON CIVIL engineering company John O'Flynn Developments has been fined £10,000 after one of its workers...

THE HGV Road User Levy has taken a step nearer to reality after the Department for Transport (DfT) awarded a contract to a...

ay HayLey Pink THE FREIGHT Transport Association (FTA) has criticised London mayor Boris Johnson's proposal for a safer lorry...

INSOLVENCY practitioners handling stricken Southampton haulier Eagleway Freight are understood to be looking to sell the...

THREE TEENAGERS have pleaded guilty to criminal damage after two LGVs and a coach were hit by items they threw from a bridge...

There's only one year left to go until the Driver CPC deadline hits will you and your drivers be ready? Words: CM team THE...

David Clarke, MD, Shipley Transport Services, West Yorkshire: "If we'd have had more time and more information, I would have...

Commercial Motor Live is less than four weeks away: here's what to expect THEY SAY A picture can paint 1,000 words, so perhaps...

Volvo is presenting its revised FL and FE models for Euro-6 as easyto-drive urban distribution vehicles vvoros: David Wilcox...

By David Wilcox MAN, HITHERTO determined to keep its focus in the UK firmly on Euro-5, said its first Euro-6 trucks will...

"ALL ANIMALS are equal, but some are more equal than others" is a well-known phrase from George Orwell's Animal Farm, in which...

RE: LONDON mayor Boris Johnson's statement about fining LGV operators up to £200 a day if they are not fitted with the correct...

It's not too late to vote for the inaugural Used Truck Awards: just log on to commercialmotor.com The winners of the inaugural...

This two-year-old is good value at £34,000 An idiot-proof truck with Loads of Life Left LAURIE DEALER has chosen a 2011 4x2...

IIts less than four months until Euro-6 arrives, warns Rael Winetroube, MAN Truck & Bus UK TopUsed sales director. What are you...

Three Manheim CV auction sites receive Institute of Customer Service accreditation Words: Kevin Swallow THE INSTITUTE OF...

Words: Kevin Swallow MIDLANDS SCANIA dealer Keltruck has restored a Scania T-cab to its former glory after it came in as a...

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TC revokes haulier's 0-licence and disqualifies firm's sole director and transport manager By Roger Brown THE 0-LICENCE of...

PRESTON PLASTICS has been fined £10,000 after a 400kg bale toppled from a forklift truck and struck a worker. In a...

POULTRY HAULIER PD Hook (Hatcheries) has been fined £20,000 for polluting a waterway. In a prosecution brought by the...

PC TURNER HAS been given the green light to base four vehicles at a facility in Sherborne Road, Farnborough and five vehicles...

Western and West Midlands traffic areas Birmingham • A PI on 16 September will look at disciplinary action against LB...

T BARRY HAULAGE has been given the go-ahead for seven vehicles and 10 trailers at a new operating centre in Viscount Way,...

SHELDON CLAYTON Logistics is looking to base 55 vehicles and 60 trailers at Cygnus Point in Black Country New Road, West...

CHAPPELLS OF Stubbington has applied to upgrade its 0-licence at the Dell Cottage in Winchester Road, Shedfield, Southampton...

NS CLARKE Transport wants authorisation for 90 vehicles and 90 trailers at a new operating centre in Wheelhouse Road, on the...

ASDA HAS BEEN given the green light for 150 vehicles and 220 trailers at its new DC in Kings Weston Lane, Avonmouth, Bristol.

A fire has destroyed your operating centre and vehicles what do you do next? Words: Chris Druce It's the call you never wanted...

al Call your bank: this is a disaster and it will hit your cashf low. You need to establish if it will stand by you. ,o*The...

--211 US 'rig is I ramount to any haulier worth their salt. While continuity planning is important, business interruption...

As your livelihood burns, it's understandable that traffic commissioners (TCs) and Vosa might not be at the forefront of your...

ROLL OF HONOUR etter than all the rest CM looks at the trucks that have topped the list during 37 years of the International...

EMISSIONS STRATEGY Iveco decided to go it alone for Euro-6 Dare to be different lveco's Euro-6 engine strategy is different...

There is no guarantee that important strategic decisions will prove correct: even the biggest companies can get it wrong. Take...

Stringent new -estrictions under consideration New noise restrictions are coming in for trucks but one trade organisation...

When people talk about sound levels, they usually talk about decibels (dB) as the unit of measurement, but this is only part of...

ACEA points out that "the tyres' interaction with the road surface [...] most determines how much noise the passage of a...

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A job club to encourage unemployed people to apply for positions in the logistics industry has had more than 200 people...