They say a picture tells a thousand words, and without wanting to talk down Commercial Motor ’s finest prose, seeing one of...

By Joanna Bourke MILLTECH HAULAGE, which was hit by both an arson attack and fuel thefts last week, has vowed to emerge...

By Christopher Walton LONGER SEMI-trailers could be running on UK roads by the summer under Section 44 of the Road Trafic Act...

By George Barrow MANUFACTURERS at the CV Show are optimistic about the uptake of Euro-6 technology, but believe the focus will...

TRANSPORT MINISTER Mike Penning dropped by the CM stand for a live interview with Road Transport TV. Penning told CM that the...

MERCEDES-BENZ has launched the Vito E-Cell full-electric van. Power is moved to the front wheels from a 121hp electric motor,...

MALCOLM LOGISTICS has acquired 64 new MAN TGX 26.440 6x2/2 BLS tractor units, it was announced at the CV Show. The new trucks...

STRONG SALES through the irst quarter of 2011 have caused DAF Trucks to revise its prediction for the UK truck registrations....

THE NISSAN CV RANGE has just got bigger, following the launch of the NV400. The all-new van, which is a replacement for...

Hundreds gather at Carlisle Cathedral to pay their final respects to an industry pioneer and legend By Will Shiers CARLISLE...

By Chris Tindall HAULAGE OPERATORS are being warned not to fall victim to criminal gangs who set up staged collisions with HGVs...

SCOTTISH HAULIER RT McEwan has joined pallet network Palletline in a bid to diversify its business. The Arbroath firm will...

By Kevin Swallow C&H (HAULIERS) has invested £1.2m in new tractors and movingloor trailers for its forest products work to...

DAVID WATSON Transport says “common sense has prevailed” after it managed to overturn a legally binding agreement forcing...

EMPLOYEES AT vehicle tracking firm Masternaut have stripped off to raise money in support of a colleague recovering from breast...

AK Worthington marks its 30th anniversary this year, but don’t expect fireworks – MD Julian Richards is happy to just get...

While the ever -increasing cost of operating a transport business has been a constant in the past 30 years for AK Worthington,...

Complying with environmental law may be easily overlooked by some hauliers, but breaching the rules can have long-lasting...

At Stafford Magistrates ’ Court in February this year, Stuart Holford, CEO of Staffordshire haulier Holford Contracts –...

Last month , Hampshire-based aggregates haulier Hutchings and Carter was ordered by magistrates to pay £14,515 under the...

I WRITE IN response to Des Evans’s letter, claiming that a scrappage scheme for lorries would be welcomed by the haulage...

IT’S ALL VERY well Mayor of London Boris Johnson launching a van exchange scheme (CM 7 April), but what about helping out the...

Appeal refused after judge is told that operator failed to respond to correspondence from TC roger.brown@roadtransport.com...

GIST WANTS permission for six vehicles and 11 trailers at the Tulip facility in Dukinield, Greater Manchester. The logistics...

BJ HAULAGE has been given the go-ahead to have one vehicle and one trailer at its yard in Abermule, Powys.

BIBBY DISTRIBUTION Services (Holdings) has applied to base 14 vehicles and 20 trailers at the Crown Food UK and Ireland...

NORRIS AND SON Transportation has been granted authority for two vehicles and the same number of trailers at Stopes Garage in...

AINSWORTH AND Martin has been given the green light to base 15 vehicles and 10 trailers at a site on the Birch Industrial...

If an employee is taken ill or injured while they are on holiday, can they reclaim the holiday and take sick pay as well?...

Workers are entitled to a minimum 5.6 weeks paid holiday (28 days for someone who works a five-day week) under the Working Time...

Steven Meyerhoff, employment solicitor at Backhouse Jones Solicitors steven.meyerhoff@backhouses.co.uk www.backhousejones.co.uk

2011 is shaping up to be a year where lawmakers are busier than ever. Don’t get caught out Words: Patric Cunnane Never let...

Gordon Humphries , MD of Foster Tachographs, has appeared as an expert witness in high profile PIs and court cases dealing with...

The message on prevention rather than cure was rammed home by Woodfines head of crime and regulatory department Chris...

ast lane Having taken Taylor’s Transport from a handful of trucks to an ever-expanding TTX operation, David Taylor reveals...

At 22, Luke Taylor will be the youngest competitor in the 2011 BTRA Championship – which will have already kicked off by the...

“Right up to the end , there were Atki men and Seddon men. The division was always there,” Taylor muses, reminiscing the...

The rules governing who can and cannot venture into the London LEZ without paying a financial penalty are about to get a whole...

Fiat’s powerful new Euro-5 Scudo has plenty of features that give it character – but it fails to deliver when carrying the...

Fiat has gone to every length to allow you to get comfortable in the Scudo, with a height adjustable seat and a rake and reach...

This year got off to an excellent start for Cheshirebased Cartwright Group, as attention switched to smaller bodies and home...

Last year, Cartwright Group launched its Cheetah Fastback trailer. Its design incorporates air suspension (which raises and...

A new fleet management service launched by Cartwright Group looking after fleets of trailers already has two contracts under...

The Channel Commercials management team is growing the DAF main dealership – but without compromising its core values Words...

When, in December 2006 , the second wave of managers took over the reins of Channel Commercials from founders Ron Stupple and...

Imperial Commercials agrees a deal with Isuzu Truck UK to expand the dealer’s presence in Norfolk Words: Kevin Swallow...