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At this week's meeting with the Freight Transport Association (FTA) and Road Haulage Association (RHA), Chancellor Alistair...
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The Chancellor will not make any decisions on scrapping the planned 2p/lit rise in fuel duty ahead of the Budget. Roanna Avison...
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Van [Hee Transport SHEFFIELD-BASED TAL Logistics Group has bought Gateshead transport and delivery specialist Van! lee...
THE PALLET Network (TPN) has received a positive response to its campaign to limit the amount of time trucks are forced to wait...
EDDIE STOBART LTD is to take over the running of Tesco's regional distribution centre (RDC) in Middlewich, Cheshire, after the...
Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly confirmed to the Commons Transport Select Committee that road-building schemes will be coming...
The Transport arid Logistics Awards, held by training and support service Everywoman in conjunction with Skills for Logistics,...
The Highways Agency has appointed Nirmal Kotecha, currently alliance director and head of supply-chain management at Anglian...
Campaigners in Norwich have launched a petition to stop a select group of trucks heading into the town using a designated bus...
International freight forwarding company Kuehne INagel reports continued strong growth, with turnover at £458m and pre-tax...
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Edward Stobart talks to CM editor Andy Salter about his decision to return to the transport sector with the purchase of...
FORD ISTO SELL its Europeanproduced Transit Connect van ill selected North American markets from 2009. The launch,announced by...
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VOLVO'S WORLDWIDE truck sales increased by 25% in the final quarter of 2007 compared with the previous year. However, there...
Space invader LGV driver L Radley takes on the Volvo FH 13, finding it a pleasure to drive but a right pain to live in. Last...
1 - 1 - 1E ADMINISTRATOR for Ray Smith Group, which ceased trading before Christmas, remains confident that buyers will be...
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Redundancies are on the cards as the firm prepares to relocate to Northampton. Chris Tindall reports. WHITBREAD IS in talks...
KENT POLICE are looking for information about a red van believed to have been involved in a road-rage incident that left a...
BURTON LEONARD, North Yorks-based bulk tipper operator Alfred Hymas has taken delivery of six Volvo FH500 tractor units with...
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Hauliers call for the proposed Dart=ord crossing discount scheme to include businesses as well as local residents. Roanna...
DRIVERS TRAVELLING through Cumbria are being offered free cooked breakfasts as part of a loyalty scheme to reward frequent...
CLEVELAND-BASED road transport group Devereux Developments saw pre-tax profit more than treble in the year ended 31 March...
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in 2007, according to its latest figures, although pre-tax profit dropped by nearly half to £588,000. The Worcestershire...
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£200,000 fine Recycling firm Easco (Midlands) has been fined following a death on site. Chris Tindall reports. A COVENTRY...
COMMERCIAL MOTOR stablernate Truck & Driver is giving away the official Vosa Drivers' Hours and Tachographs DVD with its latest...
Managing your fuel consumption is an easy way to increase your profit margin, says ReD Fuel Cards managing director Paul...
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'Emissions trading' could play an integral role in cleaning up EU trucks. Chris Jones reports. utting road transport's CO 2...
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Edward Stobart is back, and as a consequence so is Boalloy. In an exclusive interview Andy Salter finds out why bodybuilding...
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HAVE YOU had any feedback xi the Lenor adverts on ITV? I un incensed with them.They are )ortraying a negative view of orries to...
IT IS INTERESTING to note that the fiasco of the new 40-minute rule for London deliveries is only now coming to light, despite...
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Operators use a Roodtransport corn blog to share their concerns while members of TruckNet UK express their anger at a judge's...
Rikki Chequer, community manager of TruckNet UK, reports on some of the latest topics to be discussed by professional drivers....
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trucks on eight-truck licence Inquiry heard of a string of offences including false records, hours infringements and speeding....
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[HE TRANSPORT Tribunal has upheld a decision sot to return a truck to a woman whom a Traffic Commissioner had accused of being...
CONFLICTING STORIES of a truck's ownership were heard by the Transport Tribunal when it upheld a Traffic Commissioner's...
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A TEESSIDE skip operator has escaped with a short 0-licence suspension after his third public inquiry in three years over...
AN INQUIRY into a Liverpool company suspected of lending its 0-licence to others has been adjourned so the nominated transport...
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It might not sell out as quickly as the Led Zeppelin reunion, but the Freight Transport Association's roadshow for transport...
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• New drivers throughout the European Union will have to pass two initial CPC tests as well as the theory and practical LGV...
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akin to taking a bungee jump-fraught with potential risk. Fortunately the reality is usually rather different. The Italian...
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engine was going to change the Sevel van's character, but after spending some time with the Ducato we found its impact was far...
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There's much to be said for maintaining your own wagons — and there are equally cogent arguments for entrusting the work to...
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its maintenance out to third parties, but it keeps a close eye on everything that is done to its vehicles. MD Peter Lamer...
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Ell competition rules require manufacturers to train operators technicians in the same way they train dealer technicians if...
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Core Vanagement Logistics has cut its running costs by resorting to a host of initiatives, covering everything from training to...
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• SAFED training improved fuel economy by 9%. • Using the PowerTrack truck-monitoring and driver ID system saved 1,028 minutes...
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From implementing new practices to keeping technicians fully occupied, the role of workshop manager is varied and rewarding....
Coping with the demands of a multi-franchise operation North East Truck and Van has progressed from its days first as a...
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Assessing performance and understanding the process Workshop managers in the main report directly to their general managers...
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CM has been putting its long-term test vehicles to good use and both of them have thrived on hard work. So far the news is all...
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south for the festive period offered the M-B Vito Sport Dualiner a chance to prove itself — which it certainly did. I n the...
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Low-sulphur mineral oils offer many of the benefits of synthetic iubes — and they're available for less than half the price. So...
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An abundance of late-year light CVs at auction is good news for retailers looking for attractive prices, says George Alexander...
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North East Truck and Van has cemented its commitment to aftersales in Hull with a E3m investment that includes a new franchise...
North East Truck and Van's new outlet in Hull sits on the old Pendragon site on Hedon Road, opposite the port entrance....