tau ra.haitstoneIrbj. co.uk DilL EDDIE STOBART Norbert Dentressangle and TNT are among 37 road transport operators. retailers...

steve.bobsonCdrbi.co.uk UNITED BISCUITS Logistics and DPD were the two big winners of the 24th annual Motor Transport Awards at...

NEWLY ELECTED MP Chris Kelly tells CM that ho wants to actively represent the interests of road transport businesses and is...

roger.brownfarhi.ca.uk HAULIERS IN north-cast Scotland have expressed concern about the possibility of - catastrophic...

Stobart Group deputy CEO Richard Butcher says it wants to attract more road transport infrastructure and investment to the...

ISUZU TRUCK UK has added a new 18-tonne refrigerated demonstrator to its Forward range of urban distribution trucks. The lsuzu...

P OOLLAPS cl ominic.perryfarbi.co.uk LLOYDS TSB APPEARS to be the biggest loser following the collapse of Cheshire firms D.TM...

DRIVERS ACROSS THE EL: could soon be benefitting from improved information on secure truck parking and live congestion data...

CM COVER STORY 0y.brow1uui..k A LEADING HAULAGE boss has expressed exasperation at the standards of truck maintenance...

SCOTTISH HAULIER Currie European Transport has secured £4.5m of funding to aid its expansion plans and boost turnover. The...

THE SUN HAS gone to our heads at CM Towers: we're producing a summer sizzler on 12 August. As well as all the usual news and...

CM COVER STORY christopher.wattonfarbi.co.uk AS A STUDY into the economic impact of the Severn Crossing toll is announced, one...

ARE YOU STILL HAVING trouble accessing capital? If so, tell ClIfs Trucking Britain Out Of Recession survey all about it. We...

STAN ROBINSON has opened a Designated Premises (DP) on its site in Seighford, Stafford, offering full HGV (and public Service...

joannaturkefdrbi.co.uk PALLETWAYS HAS celebrated the transformation of its Greenford, London. site into a flagship huh for the...

DES EVANS HAS resumed his role as CEO of MAN Truck & Bus UK. This follows his promotion on 1 February from CEO to head of...

cnris.tindattrarbi.co.uk THE FREIG1IT Transport Association says it is convinced that the use of •Trixi' safety mirrors at road...

TRAILER AND BODY manufacturer Gray & Adams has bought Bedfordsh irebased vehicle repair firm Brycol for an undisclosed fee....

TIMBER PRODUCTS manufacturer Batsford Timber has updated its delivery fleet with the addition of a 7.5-tonne lsuzu. The...

CLACKMANNANSH IRE haulier Peter W McLaren is closing after 18 years, claiming it can no longer tolerate low rates. Owner Peter...

• firis.tindattrarhi.co.uk PRESSURE IS INCREASING in Northamptonshire for plans for a lorry park to be approved after...

VISITORS TO THE Goodwood Festiv Speed earlier this month were not short of high horsepower heavy metal to feast their on — but...

Its been a tough six months for Tonbridge-based S&S Distribution, but despite reduced turnover, the company is managing to stay...

S&S has opted to create its own in-house training to meet the Driver CPC requirements. Administration and IT manager John...

A DfT consultation into the state of truck parking facilities has just closed. What can the industry expect Whitehall to do to...

improved use of land to prevent drivers being issued with penalty notices for being parked in nondesignated HGV spaces, sharing...

Earlier this year, the government launched a yearlong study into lorry parking provision. A series of surveys, audits,...

LOOKING AT THE Budget statement in brief ('Budget offers little for hauliers', CM 24 June), it is our industry that is going to...

ED PARGETER'S LETTER (CM 24 June) rightly points out that there are varying degrees of standards across the training industry...

Director of horse transport firm loses repute along with 0-licence. A TRAFFIC COMMISSIONER (TC) has stripped an operator of...

1 1 1 FOOD AND DRINK specialist Culina Logistics has applied for permission to base 40 vehicles and 80 trailers at its new...

I II AW Jenkinson—Forest Products is looking to increase authorisation at its operating centre at Forest Sawmills in Lockerbie....

I I GIST WANTS authorisation for 35 vehicles and 30 trailers at a new operating centre on the Righead Industrial Estate in...

EXPRESS PARCELS specialist UK Mail wants to increase authorisation at its Deans Industrial Estate in Livingston, West Lothian...

SUTTON AND SON (St Helens) wants to increase the number of vehicles and trailers it can run at its Ta nk wash Scotland facility...

• A public inquiry will be hek in Leeds on 20 July to c,onsid disciplinary action against Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. based...

HGV drivers hope that amendments to an EU directive will mean drivers' health conditions are assessed individually. Words:...

• Applicants for a group 2 licence must provide a medical practitioner's report, completed following a medical examination,...

Below is list of medical conditions where drivers must inform their employers and the DVLA by writing to the Drivers Medical...

lAtroduced primary legislation to more 4Iosely mirror the British system, including tie introduction of restricted licensing...

The taxman is on the prowl more than ever before, so what should you do if he comes knocking at your door? Words: Rebecca...

Dick Denby's campaign for longer, heavier vehicles hit the headlines last year, but as CM finds out, he is no novice in drawing...

Back in the 50s, believe it or not, Denby was on the government payroll, where he spent two years of national service in the...

VOSA had six months in which to serve a summons fc the legal action that Denby sought to test and clarity tl law hut missed the...

In May, Denby look the Eco-Link lorry to the Newarl & Nottinghamshire Showground so paying punters could drive the 25.25m...

vans Balfour Beatty is committed to ensuring nobody is harmed by its work and that means it needs the safest vehicles and...

One area where Farmer is pushing the boundary of HGV safety is on remote monitoring of tyre pressures: not only is there an...

To achieve Zero Harm, Farmer notes that is not enough to simply give staff tt best equipment, we also need to spend an awful...

PIN More operators are now maximising the lifestyle specification, off-road ability and versatility of a high-spec pickup with...

greenest LCV. but often the green machines are nothing more than reworked versions of existing models, which are then marketed...

Contracts based on a pence-per-kilometre basis, rather than a fixed rate. MULTI-FRANCH1SE truck and van dealer Chatfields, in...

as Valuefine Parts, as it looks to convince operators of the benefits of choosing genuine, branded parts over cheap...

manufacturer Schmitz Cargobull UK, following its parent company's decision to mothball its UK plant at Harelaw, Co Durham (CM...