WRY sm.._ f6m SP DR A ENr INDARc 01J 'Pay up or be clamped.' Or to put it another way: Hallelujah! How long have we waited...

Foreign drivers who break the rules in the UK are to face on-the-spot fines. Sally Nash reports on the latest changes to the...

. 1 . HE. CLOSURE of aWelsh paper mill is sending shock waves through the timber haulage sector. St Regis will close its Sud...

ADMINISTRATORS working to keep chilled distribution firm Celsius First alive after it went into administration last week still...

SCANIA DEALER Keltruck will be squaring up to Vosa in court over whether an operator's licence is required when taking...

SCOTTISH COMPANIES prefer long-term relationships with local operators to short-term deals with foreign contractors. That was...

A Stevenage man who helped steal a container-load of shrimps has been jailed for two years.

Thieves are using legitimate couriers to steal from hauliers n the latest scam operating n Essex.

Asda staff met in Manchester on Tuesday (14 March) to set a date for a strike ballot over employees' collective agreement rights.

The HA says that particulate traps do not work well and have high maintenance costs.

a liquid petroleum gas tanker on a Northampton industrial estate caught fire on Monday morning. No one was hurt.

Kingspan Insulation has given TM Logistics a Urn contract extension to 2009.

Norwich Union has launched a risk-management guide to help hauliers protect goods in their custody.

CM has joined forces with the British Lung Foundation to offer five places in the Great North Run on 1 October. Contact:...

HAULIERS TENDERING tor new contracts are expected to face a rash of compensation claims when the regulations that protect the...

OPERATION FLYNET, a recent midweek trawl by the Metropolitan Police's Traffic Unit, saw 83 LGVs pulled in and 22 of those...

DOVER HARBOUR Board (DHB) has unveiled a 30-year 'master plan' to deal with the current lack of capacity and a predicted...

FREIGHT COSTS on the ferries to Orkney and Shetland will be cut by up to 25% when a new operator takes over the routes....

be banned from smoking in their cabs. But with public awareness of the legislation seemingly low, Barry Proctor wonders what...

Hauliers in East Anglia are to consider the creation of a regional TruckWatch scheme to track down stolen truas and loads. Guy...

THE OWNER OF Portsmouth Truckstop has warned that the independent truckstop operator is a dying breed at the mercy of decisions...

Latest Daily struts its stuff road with Health AS OUR EXCLUSIVE photos show, the new Iveco Daily is undergoing cold-weather...

ON 28 MARCH Commercial Motor will launch Health Challenge — a year-long campaign to improve the health and fitness of workers...

WEST SUSSEX-BASED The Page Group is hoping to reduce accidents by opting for the 1-Shift (Teal - box on three new Volvo EH12...

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

settlement's Prayer Room and scattering debris over the adjacent (and in the circumstances ironically titled) Peace Garden....

Following four years of discussion construction will begin at Kincardine this summer at a cost of E 120m. David Harris...

The RHA is investigating a new stringent parking regime in Felixstowe. Guy Sheppard reports. HAUL! E RS IN FELIXSTOWE say a...

THE EUROPEAN Commission is proposing new voluntary rules to improve the protection of freight transport against terrorist...

CONTAINER TRANSPORT operator Maritime Transport aims to increase its use of rail with a hub in the West Midlands. The site at...

With six weeks to go until the introduction of digital tachographs, we'll be offering weekly bulletins to help you prepare for...

Caledonian Logistics has celebrated its seventh birthday by expanding its fleet — and the acquisitions haven't ended yet....

HEATS-BASED GROUND Construction has taken delivery of five Hino 700 Series tippers. Ground's transport manager Nathan Brat...

FORD'S REVAMPED Ranger pickup will hit the streets in September with a common-rail 2..5litre Duratorq TDCi engine that boosts...

The Corporate Manslaughter Bill could make it more likely that operators will be jailed following a fatal accident Chris...

commercial vehicle sales figures for February reflect the slight softening of demand that has been noticeable for the past few...

Bodybuilder JCP almost went to the wall last year. We interview Paul Sandom, who is busy resurrecting the company. B y all...

sites and an army of 17 drivers were employed to move the vehicles around the different factories. There were inevitable damage...

FOLLOWING THE article regarding the "Truck Off' campaign (CM 2 March),I logged onto the Liberal Democrats site about the clash...

AN EMPLOYEE HAS the right to enjoy a smoke while on a rest period or overnight stop, should he or she wish toThe current...

I READ WITH interest Brian Weatherley's editorial on bow driver training in Germany is often funded by insurers and trade...

Judging by our recent survey, Skills for Logistics has been hiding its light under a bushel — but some major players in the...

A series of maintenance problems leads a DTC to brand Safe Hands Removals company a "threat to road safe - y" and revoke its...

A MERSEYSIDE firm appearing at its second Public Inquiry in 18 months had its licence cut from 13 vehicles and 14 trailers to...

AN OWNER-DRIVER guilty of serious hours offences drove more than 21 hours without rest. He was given a 12 month conditional...

A LEOMINSTER haulier has lost his appeal against the refusal of the West MidIan d Traffic Commissioner David Dixon to increase...

TRYING TO pay a test fee with a cheque that bounced led to a West Bromwich operator losing his licence. Now he has lost an...

At the end of a ban drivers should check that they have got their LGV licence back before re suming work. Patric Cunnane...

It is an offence to attempt to drive a vehicle with level of alcohol of more than 35mgi 100m1of breath. What constitutes...

Following a recent spate of heavy fines and Community Punishment Orders, are erring truck drivers facing an increasingly harsh...

fee structures to cover the costs of changes, including the 10-yearly renewal of photocard licences. the removal of the paper...

Exception) Regulations 2006, CIF 12 January 2006 Give temporary concessions on working and driving hours to fuel tanker drivers...

if you're following our long-term test, you'll know that CM has been impressed by WV's Caddy TD1. So how about a Caddy with all...

A franchise is a compromise between being a wage slave and setting up your own business. Could this be your route to success?...

An increasing tendency for telematics service providers to 'host' users' data and make it available online has raised some...

There doesn't seem to be a halfway house with drawbar rigs: either they suit your operation or they don't. Dean Stiles reviews...

Driver training and availability is a major issue for operators in the UK, simply because there are so few drawbars in...

One company which uses drawbars to good effect is Eddie Stobart. Fourteen months ago the company launched a major investment in...

Last year, which was a good year for the trailer industry, just over 200 drawbar units were sold ; according to The European...

for a 44-tonne tractor such as a 430hp Daf 85CF mid-lift 6x2 is more than 05,000 without extras. It's a lot for any operator to...

by our sister magazine Motor Transport are divided into three sections: standing costs, running costs and charge per mile....

may not be megabucks, but it could make you more competitive. The main benefit is that you don't have to pay as much up...

Our inside trader has noted an alarming trend among the operators he's buying vehicles from and fears UK road haulage is...

The auction houses are off to a strong start with British Car Auctions the latest to report strong trade in the first quarter....

Some dealers report prices of used Las are down in line with falling demand, but the advent of Euro-4 could boost sales of...

INDEPENDENT USED truck dealership Smith Brothers Services is now selling new Chieftain trailers . "We heard Chieftain was...

OPERATORS WHO want to dispose of their trucks in the used market more easily — and earn top dollar for them — should opt for...

HAULIERS SEEM to be ringing around a lot more than usual to ensure they're getting the best deal, says Stuart Wolstenholme,...

HOLDING A SATURDAY open day at its Tilbury depot has paid off for Maritime Transport and its used truck disposal activities,...