As Europe collapses around us (it’s the toughest hour since the war, according to German chancellor Angela Merkel, clearly...

● Jayne Masters, sales director at Mini Clipper, says: “All of our drivers have completed almost 50% of the training, ready for...

By Patric Cunnane EVIDENCE HAS emerged that some operators are trying to get round the Agency Workers Regulations. Under the...

THE HIGHWAYS Agency (HA) has explained why there were no fog warning signs prior to the 34vehicle M5 crash on 4 November. As...

STOBART GROUP says it will be making more than 100 driver redundancies across three of its depots as it pursues a cost-cutting...

ABE (Ledbury) p42 AFS Haulage p48 Astran p32 B Sharp Logistics p23 Bidvest Logistics p8 BJS Logistics p23 BJS Storage and...

By Chris Tindall A DEPARTMENT for Transport study into HGV parking shows that demand heavily outstrips supply in the east and...

GERMAN TRAILER manufacturer Schmitz Cargobull has revealed new and revamped products bound for the UK market, underlining its...

trucks to comply with the change in emissions standards within the London Low Emission Zone (LEZ) from 3 January 2012, using...

LF55 220s. Trucks are due to hit the road by January 2012.

Sprinter delivery vans, stealing all the catalytic converters and sat-nav systems. The vehicles were parked at its Foss...

set of statutory guidance notes has begun in order to match new O-licensing rules starting in December. The consultation has...

to a 10-year prison sentence after he attempted to smuggle cocaine, with an estimated street value of more than £2m, into the...

By Steve Hobson COMMERCIAL Motor’s parent, Road Transport Media, has been appointed as the oficial media partner for the 2012...

By Laura Hailstone VAN OPERATORS should double-check if their older vans will comply with the London Low Emission Zone (LEZ)...

RENTAL FIRM Collease has spent more than £3m on new vehicles to meet the changes to next year’s London Low Emission Zone (LEZ),...

THE FREIGHT Transport Association (FTA) and Road Haulage Association’s (RHA) haulage-themed Christmas cards (pictured) have...

Despite her Dragons’ Den status propelling her into the limelight, Hilary Devey vows she will remain loyal to her logistics...

Adrian Russell, MD of Hilary Devey’s Pall-Ex, tells CM about what’s next for the network, keeping members close and what it’s...

Pall-Ex is 100% owned by chief executive Hilary Devey, with network members typically paying a quarterly fee, which includes...

RE: DRIVER CPC. The option of accessing quality training through a consortium and then delivering it with in-house instructors...

THE ARTICLE regarding the M25 (CM 27 October) was fascinating. I lived in Cheshunt in the 1970s/80s, and watched the Herts/...

Employee loses finger but HSE says the consequences could have easily been a lot worse By Patric Cunnane A BANKSMAN suffered...

NIGHTFREIGHT has boosted its capacity to operate vehicles at a new site in West Yorkshire after negotiating a contract...

NORBERT DENTRESSANGLE has been granted vehicle authorisations at three new operating centres in the North Eastern trafic area....

FAMILY-RUN West Yorkshire irm Malcolm Bright Haulage has been granted a licence to operate 16 vehicles and 14 trailers out of...

THE SCOTTISH trafic commissioner has granted Dumfries and Galloway haulier John Davies Transport a licence to operate six...

From public inquiries to property deals, law firm Rothera Dowson provides a one-stop shop for the industry Words: Patric...

Rothera Dowson’s range of transport law services can be found on its website, www.keepmeontheroad. co.uk . It includes advice...

law. John Buchanan is a partner and head of employment law. “Prevention is better than cure,” he says. “Employment tribunals...

How effective have recent developments within the heavy haulage industry been? Words: Roger Brown There have been several...

Last November , the Department for Transport (DfT) raised the speed limit for certain types of vehicle transporting abnormal...

CM’s legal guide in association with XpertHR Small Business Each month, XpertHR Small Business provides easy-to-digest advice...

spirit Words: Ashley Coghill Bob Paul, a founder of AsianTransport (Astran), was one of the first truck drivers to travel...

Ashley Coghill builds a picture of the great man I knew Paul for only two years but it soon became apparent what a wonderfully...

Alan Spillett, one of Britain’s best painters of trucking scenes, has released a new 160-page hardback book of his pictures....

on a storm Words: Paul Collins A lot has changed since truck rental company Ryder arrived in the UK, but one thing hasn’t...

real world Evaluating trucks on test tracks is often seen as detached from reality, but Scania’s Transport Laboratory in...

ödertälje Sweden Driver Support system, a standard feature. CM has come across this coaching device on road tests and, with...

CM discovers how making some heavy decisions proved to be enlightening for ABE (Ledbury) MD Andy Boyle Words: Steve Gray When...

obile Mobile hardware for telematics systems is becoming cheaper and more powerful Words: Toby Clark Fleet management and...

Global traffic information Seattle-based INRIX, founded in 2005, recently bought UK traffic information firm ITIS, and claims...

New entrant to UK market US-based Telogis may be the largest telematics firm you’ve never heard of – but it’s coming your way....

As the recession began to bite and dealerships started to cut their opening hours, Harwoods decided to buck the trend by...

Harwoods Truck Centre is seeing a boost in demand for new trucks as a direct consequence of the forthcoming Euro-6 legislation....

Harwoods Truck Centre is part of the Harwoods Motor Group, a family-owned business that operates at three sites. While the...

KEIGHLEY, WEST Yorkshire-based Wilson Trailers is pressing the Department for Transport to ensure that the forthcoming trial of...