Every week Commercial Motor receives letters heavy with frustration. pain and uncertainty from newly qualified drivers of all...

Drin.<.s giant Britvic has shaken up its distribution operation and left several regional hauliers lacking in fizz. Dominic...

O'CONNOR TRANSPORT paid a heavy price last year for diminishing margins and inflationbusting costs— it lost £200,000. Turnover...

TRUCKPOL IS unlikely to be merged with Heathrow crime unit Operation Grafton. say police, but the future of the truck-crime...

A RECRUITMENT company in the North-West has angered owner-drivers by going into administration, only to start trading again...

I WO R../ RMLR DI R ECI ORS of City Truck Group. David Gee and Kevin Smedley. appeared in City of London Magistrate's Court Gee...

As CM went to press. tt - 1 result among 900 T&G working for the co-op t - k• to be announced. Drive accept proposals to rep...

Palletways member Fn R Miller has invested E, in a new depot in Uckf E Sussex to accommo business growth.

Six people have been I in a head-on collision c A52 near Grantham, Li Two trucks and a mint were involved; one of ti fatalities...

Police want to trace thE drivers of two wide loa( and their escorting van passed a fatal collision A17 next to RAF Cranv...

Relaxation of the driver hours rules for tanker drivers affected by the Buncefield fire will coni until 12 March. This is ti...

Two men have been arrested in connection with a burglary in the Midlands on 17 Januai in which £200.000 wor of property and a...

It's been another bad year for Hazchem specialist Sutton & Son, but its parent company reports healthier profits. Bridget...

POLICE ARE BLAMING lack of investment in security for a stream of thefts from haulage yards near Britain's biggest container...

A COM PREHENSIVEoperator licensing system should be set up in Northern Ireland to help stop fuel smuggling and save the...

SCOTTISH OIL services business SBS Logistics has acquired rival firm Seaforth Maritime. which includes a large distribution...

Everyone wants to breathe clea — but Barry Proctor wonders w Transport For London will COME clean and admit that cars shoul ,...

There's a new player in the Euro trailer market and ifs aiming for the top. Brian Weatherley reports. CM EXCLUSIVE CHINA...

EXCLUSIVE THE MAN-ERF Group's Vehicle Modification Unit at Middlewich in Cheshire is to close. The unit is based in a side...

TEMPORARY LGV drivers were in particularly short supply last month (January),according to research among recruitment agencies...

A Cheshire haulage firm is awaiting the outcome of a Public Inquiry which could determine its future. Mike Jewell reports. A...

SCOTTISH ROAD and rail specialist John G Russell (Transport) has seen its pre-tax profits slashed by more than 50%.according to...

Pre-tax profits at Cumbrian haulier William Armstrong fell by than 50% to £192,475 last year after it lost a long-term contra...

A BE tilNESSMAN is about to celebrate victory at the end of a nine-year campaign to win the right to fit remanufactured...

The number of diesel thefts around the country has soarei police, with 25 reported cases this year in the West Midlands a...

Speculation mounts over financial problems at Pic

NORFOLK LINE'S MD says there will be as many as 50 redundancies at the firm after it lost a major contract with retailer Ikea....

He is the son of current boss and founder Mike Garbutt: he has already worked at the firm for a number of years as a driver and...

Frozen food firm Birds Eye has been put up for sale by its parent company Un ilever. This is threatening the future of...

ROCKETING FUEL prices and worries over upcoming legislation have been blamed for a Scottish haulage firm's decision to sell off...

A property sale is being used to fund a fleet expansion by a major Noah-East haulier. Guy Sheppard reports. NORTHUMBERLAND...

THE UK'S FIRST new generation Renault Premium has entered service with Frame, Somerset-based Palletways member Just Vans (South...

THE STILLER GROUP has revamped its Hazchem tankers to boost their capacity by 5 %, cutting 7(X)journeys a year or 19,()00 miles...

to retain its historic name THE BATTLE TO take over transport group P&O came to an end this week when shareholders approved a...

IT'S ALL CHANGE at municipal equipment specialist Trio following the recent demise of most of the Trio Group. Three limited...

Stuart Thomas bring you his regular round-up oft way our local and national press has covered the wonderful world of road...

DfT figures highlight transport trends since 1980, and point to future developments. Chris Tindall reports. M argins are...

where they left off last year. well above the long-term average. The total dipped in the second half of last year but we expect...

As head of the truck-hire sector's trade association, the BVRLA, John Lewis has some thorny issues to deal with — not least the...

IT IS WITH great anger that I write regarding the coverage of the administration of MacFarlane Transport (CM 9 February). I am...

RE - An LGV by any other name' (CM 2 February) I've just bought a tax disc for a 7.5-tonne truck. It says 'HG V' and it's not...

I WRITE IN response to the letter from Richard Jordan headed 'Driver training programmes are too limited' (CM 2 February). As...

FOLLOWING VARIOUS articles in CM and other trade publications on the very real issues surrounding today's haulier,I felt...

Truck crime costs the UK millions but it still isn't a police priority. Bridget Carter IooKs at how other countries tackle the...

The United States is 10 years ahead of Britain when it comes to fighting truck crime, says Detective Sergeant Mark Hooper of...

Hooper says Britain can learn a lot from the way truck crime is handled in France. There, the gendarmerie treat truck c•ime as...

Hooper says there are things the British police do well. The technology here is excel] including tracking and CCTV coverage....

Improving on the old L200 really wasn't going to be hard but Mitsubishi has surpassed itself with its radical replacement...

TC rules that eight months' domestic haulage falls outside protectior of cabotage rules and costs Suffolk operator his good...

HEBBURN, TYNE & Wear-based-Phoenix Steel escaped with a warning over maintenance despite attracting 17 prohibitions in five...

A TRUCK impounded last November was displaying a disc from a company whose licence had been revoked. The vehicle's driver was...

A CHESHIRE firm's licence was revoked because it took on a third partner nearly six years ago without telling the Traffic...

A SCRAP merchant who remarked that it was "not a very rosy job" has escaped disciplinary action at his second public inquiry...

Disaster emergency planning is likely to include an alternative depot — just don't forget to tell the IC about it. Pat Hagan...

Irish operators are experiencing the Working Time Regulations learning curve their UK counterparts began last year. Ann Marie...

EU Directive 2002/15 has been adopted as Irish national law as the catchily titled European Communities (Organisation of...

Maximum fine of €5,000 or imprisonme six months, or both. Fine of €1 ,000 per day if the cc vention continues after...

FUTURE LEGISLATION I W LA fee proposals: 'Me DVLA is considering revising fee structures to cover the costs of changes....

The Motor Vehicles (Driver Licences) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2005, CIF 1 November 2005 Extend the provisional...

-..-." ach i eve u e y s ) al r it p tle t attention is M it su b is hi a llyou b ite h e . T d to instance. Bought by...

DaimlerCh ler) has taken dramatic stet address the flaws of the p r model and on the whole it's succeeded. The cab is now a...

CM gives you the clearest analysis of the UK light commercials market. Here's our run down of last year's winners and...

honey and buff colours.And Huntsmans Quarries has been extracting it from Naunton, near Stow-on-the-Wold, Glos since 1936. The...

Like most quarry operators, John Wainwright. based at Moons Hill Quarry, near Bath. has also felt th aftershock of the...

The giant SED construction show moves to Rockingham Speedway at Corby this year. Once again CM is organising the Truckzone......

Leading pallet network Pall-Ex is investing heavily in IT systems. Andy Salter caught up with the company's larger-than-life...

job to job? Uncertain if you've issued all your outstanding invoices? Wondering if that new truck is pulling its weight in...

Dublin-based general haulier Alltrans has been using Move-It to help manage a 38-strong fleet for more three years; operations...

MD, lsuzu Truck UK What got you started in transport? WI ;eft rviy ex-husband lett me on Fry 40th birthday with everything...

If you're looking to back a winner in the used light CV stakes you nel to consider which features are in demand. owerful...

Trailer manufacturer Lawrence David has set up a used-trailer sales arm to handle returning products. But as Kevin Swallow...

Long lead times from manufacturers and the advent of Euro-4 are pushing some operators to consider investing in used Euro-3...

DAF DEALERSHP F&G Commercials is setting up a used vehicle site on Barnsley's Carlton Industrial Estate. Nigel Sharp, who has...

THE VALUES OF second-hand 4x2 tractor units are now approaching those of 6x2s in some cases, according to Phil Holmes, used...

USED CUSTOMERS ARE buying to a budget rather than worrying too much about age or mileage, says Ron Counsel, sales manager at...

BIN WAGONS ARE muc demand at independent c ership Williams Truck Se with 7.5-tonners and 11ners proving to be jusl popular as...