In the months leading up to London 2012 just the word ‘Olympics’ sent a shudder down most operators’ spines. Once the...

By Laura Hailstone THE FORTNIGHT of the London 2012 Olympic Games went better than expected for haulage, with unanimous reports...

A DOZEN DAF XF105s made an appearance at the beginning of the London 2012 closing ceremony on Sunday night, thanks to operator...

By Chris Druce WESTMINSTER COUNCIL’S decision to educate rather than rain down fnes on operators delivering during the Games...

BOURTON-ON-THE-Water’s John Hackling (Transport) says it is considering whether its policy of outright vehicle ownership,...

By Derren Hayes HAULIERS’ INSURERS are increasingly footing the bill for delays caused to the rail network due to bridge...

FEATHERSTONE-based Brian Yeardley Continental has successfully defended itself in a whistleblowing case brought by a...

ALMOST TWO years after unveiling it at the IAA CV show in Hannover in 2010, Scania is offering its CO 2 -reduction package to...

By Christopher Walton MIDDLE EAST haulage specialist Astran says its drivers have experienced delays of up to 10 days because...

A trucking Tory MP? TORY MP Louise Mensch resigned last week and CM can exclusively reveal why! Forget reports that she wanted...

ON THE ROAD Editor Will Shiers visited Bridgend-based Smiths Mechanicals to find out why this Welsh heavy haulage specialist...

We asked drivers and bosses in the industry what they would like to see on the next-generation Volvo FH Words: Will Shiers /...

It might be coat-wearing weather in Bradford, but Advanced Supply Chain boss Mike Danby won’t let rain stop his ambitions....

Do Sunday truck bans work on the Continent? Only if you’re on holiday! I READ WITH interest DS Boyes’ letter in the CM 2...

Dumfries and Galloway Council was fined after a subcontractor suffered severe crush injuries By Roger Brown A COUNCIL IN...

Injured boss operator has licence revoked ECOSSE International Transport has had its O-licence revoked after drivers were...

Company and MD fined for burning waste AN ESSEX composting operator and its MD have been ined £3,000 and £2,000 respectively...

Compiled by Roger Brown email: roger.brown@roadtransport.com NORTH WESTERN AND WELSH TRAFFIC AREAS Cheshire Roof Trusses...

Earlier this summer the government postponed the 3p a litre fuel duty rise planned for August until January 2013. CM’s...

The Environment Agency has created a crime taskforce to identify and eradicate illegal waste sites in England and Wales Words:...

CM meets Elddis Transport MD Nigel Cook to discuss the company’s environmentally friendly policies Words: Simon Jack /...

CM donned a hard hat, rigger boots and a high-vis tabard to see how WJ Roadmarkings laid out one of London’s most...

Industry legend Dick Denby talks exclusively to CM about the haulage firm he founded with his father Words: Will Shiers...

of remaps Are you ever tempted to remap your engine in search of better fuel economy and improved performance? If you are,...

Tim Stacey, the MD of Mercedes-Benz dealer Rygor Commercials, explains the decision to buy fellow franchisee Mudie-Bond Words:...

Following a spate of floods across the UK, Manheim Remarketing is asking vendors to declare any flood damage and for buyers to...