We're in the final run-up to digital tachos — but where are they? The situation would be funny if it wasn't so serious. Dominic...

THE EUROPEAN Court of Justice (ED) has rejected a lastditch attempt to stave off the Working Time Directive, ruling that the...

THE BOSS of a Rotherhambased car transporter firm appeared in court this week charged with manslaughter after one of his trucks...

As Commercial Motor went to press it was confirmed that high-profile Dundeebased car transport specialist Richard Lawson...

French haulage and logistics giant Norbert Dentressangle has failed in its bid to acquire share capital in Polish haulier...

Lynx drivers have voted 2:1 to accept a revised offer on pay and conditions. The highest paid drivers will now receive £8.16/hr...

VOSA is hosting a European Enforcement Harmonisation programme this week for traffic examiners from France, Belgium, the...

The Hignways Agency is warning drivers of high-sided vehicles to take extra care during autumn's wet and windy conditions. It...

A Battersea operator has attacked Westminster Council after one of its drivers was given a parking ticket while stuck in a...

for three tyres has left a Worcestershire operator fuming at breakdown firm ATS Euromaster. Neil James. MD of Hunts of...

hear party plans THE 12-feet wide' campaign group will meet with the main political parties within weeks to hear their...

death of pensioner in 2003 A 36-YEAR-OLD truck driver has been cleared of causing the death of a pensioner by careless...

Let's indulge in a little nostalgia. The year is 1971, and Nobby's driving his Leyland Comet homewards down the Al somewhere...

The introduction of digital/smartcard tachographs was already a dog's breakfast. Pass the Pedigree Chum, Rover, because you...

If the M6 "Expressway" gets the go-ahead as an effective jam buster, should we support more of the same? Guy Sheppard reports....

POLICE FORCES around the country are to be encouraged to take a more pro-active approach towards truck crime with the launch of...

A TRUCK DRIVER has been jailed for a year for attempting to smuggle more than a million cigarettes into the UK. Maidstone...

THERE IS INCREASING evidence that operators across the Channel are struggling to cope with rocketing fuel prices. The French...

IN THE NEWS Stuart Thomas gives us his regular round-up of the way the newspapers have covered the world of transport this...

As a container storage ban hits Southampton Container Terminal, operators are still complaining about growing queues. Guy...

POLICE ARE hunting a man who attacked a truck driver with a knife as a gang broke into his trailer. The incident happened at...

THE GERMAN government is seeking £3.3m compensation from Toll Collect for the delay to the launch of its motorway truck toll...

Drivers' hour offences blight Frans Maas subsidiary — Michael Jewell reports YARE HAULAGE, a subsidiary of shipping and...

No one likes paying tolls but, as Guy Sheppard reports, few operators were prepared to put protests ahead of business by...

STAFFORDSHIRE police have won a national award for tackling truck crime following a 62% reduction in incidents at the Nightowl...

POLICE ARE HUNTING a gang who hijacked a truck at gunpoint and made off with its £190,000 load of Sky satellite decoders. The...

ANGRY OPERATORS are still reporting long delays at Felixstowe docks despite promises by port management that things would...

RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC was brought to a standstill last Friday (10 September) after a truck crash left two dead and thousands of...

The government claims significant progress in cutting congestion, but operators are still reporting expensive delays. Jennifer...

The latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reveal that despite a 5.5% fall in CV...

The heavy van sector (2.6-3.5 tonnes GVW) continues to drive overall CV registrations. Despite, a 0.7% year-on-year decline in...

August registrations fell 4.3% to 3,884, still heading for a yearend figure of around 56,000. Up to August truck registrations...

The average price of diesel in the UK rose by 0.8p/lit last month, according to the M. This remains the most expensive EU...

Causing havoc is the best way to get results, believes Chris Kelly. Emma Penny reports. H avoc isn't a word you'd normally...

I'M NOT surprised that the rail bridge on the A5 at Hinckley has been hit again. Have the authorities never heard of the boy...

TAM SOR RY to read of yet another freight forwarder going bust and, as usual, leaving subcontractors and owner-drivers in...

I WISH TO clarify my "intriguing" involvement in the case of Pallas Transport and Montana Freight Services (CM2 September). On...

As VW's Transporter comes to the end of its year as International Van of the Year (IVoY) the jury is considering its...

Truck and Van of the Year awards will be handed over at the same ceremony in Hanover. CM editor Andy Salter is chairman of the...

Company will face licence revocation if it ignores new five-week suspension after failing to comply with original one-week...

A LONDON operator, who drove without an 0licence or insurance while banned from driving and under prohibition for "dangerous"...

THE OPERATOR of an impounded vehicle, who claimed it was only used for around six miles a week on private land that was used...

A TC refused to believe that a vehicle working on international haulage did not have an 0-licence due to an"oversight - .As a...

THE TRANSPORT Tribunal has upheld the refusal of a licence application by a Pontypool racing stables owner after he failed to...

A comfortable wordorce is a productive workforce so it is vital to know the basic health and safety rules to ensure your site...

You can't knock the thinking behind digital smart card tachos, but the plans for introduction remain confused. Adam Hill looks...

Future legislation EU drivers' hours rules: The European Commission has published proposals to update and amend the existing...

The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2004, CIF 10 May 2004 These regulations...

The \AN Transporter 174 is the most powerful production van on UK roads with a claimed top speed of 117mph — and it's thirty....

the best all-round vans in this sector, so how does the T5 compare? The answer is that they are both excellent but they're so...

Robin Meczes takes a closer look at the entry-level fleet management system Tranman Series 3 and finds that it conjures up a...

manage a fleet of around 70 vehicles, including a variety of vans and buses. Higher clerical officer in the Transport Services...

After a 10-month relationship, CM and Toyota's Hilux pickup have parted company. But will it be missed? Julian Manes reports....

How far do privately-owned testing stations help to fill the gap left by VOSAls stretched resources? Adam Hill reports. I t...

DP for four years. An initial 2200,000 investment included a one-bay extension to the workshop. It charges a "facility" fee to...

II Calibration of equipment to be carried out at the intervals specified by VOSA • DP must comply with all relevant Health &...

VOSA's official line on the shape of things to come is as follows: "We constantly review the capacity of our own stations and...

Disposing of workshop waste has always been a chore, but some of the rules designed to clean up the environment are driving...

remit, Malcolm Jepson should know a thing or two about waste disposal. As southern region quality assurance and technical...

Two of Hardie's biggest sites. one in Knowsley and another in Wigan, are serviced by OSS. Paul Manning, director of the...

SERVICE PROVIDERS G&rs battery attack Dariaston-based G&P Batteries is the largest collector of waste lead-acid batteries in...

The launch of the Seddon Atkinson R5 Strato into the four-wheeled specialist tipper market seems set to impress many. Bob Tuck...

Peter Orr travels through Italy reflecting on the cost of diesel and the Lorry Road User Charge. C ock your ear in the...

Setting prices for hire vehicles can be a real chore, but a high-tech package is now available that's claimed to do the work...

If you're after a used 4x2 for Continental work M's classified section is the obvious place to look. Armed with a budget of...

Break the budget for an FH 12 We were really interested in the Renault Magnums up for sale, but it seems you need to be...