the CV Show is any kind of barometer for the state of the industry, then we can all expect a good year ahead. Last week's...

EUROPEAN Commission (EC) has given the green light to fuel-efficient, streamlined trucks. It announced this week that it plans...

MAKE IT to the CV Show 2013? Or maybe you spent far too long being wined and dined by truck manufacturers to see anything else...

A ROAD HAULAGE Association (RHA) survey has found overwhelming support among its members for anti-crime initiative TruckPol to...

use on UK roads decreased almost 10% between 2007 and 2012, figures from the Department for Transport (DfT) have shown. At the...

FMX construction truck range at the Bauma construction equipment show in Munich this week, with the new models incorporating...

A KENT HAULIER received an eight-month prison sentence after running a business despite being bankrupt and banned from acting...

successfully overturned convictions for drivers' hours offences by arguing that it provided the driver in question with proper...

and performance has prompted DGC truck rental director Sam Knight to urge his customers to update their fleets with Euro-5...

HAULIER Ralph Coleman International has been fined £75,000 after a worker was killed when a tall stack of empty wooden pallets...

dangerous overtaking manoeuvres, but it's not often that they're captured on film. This particular driver, whose impatience led...

Chr._ indall DANGEROUS GOODS hauliers have said they are still experiencing delays in obtaining ADR pass certificates, months...

Haulage went into administration after suffering fuel, vehicle and load thefts, CM has discovered. The Prestonbased operator...

Kibble's heart CM finds out why By Christopher Walton LANCASHIRE HAULIER Matthew Kibble (pictured) is a self-confessed Volvo...

CF and LF By Will Shiers THE CV SHOW 2013 will go down in history as one of the alltime greats in terms of new vehicle...

the change of structure when the Japanese parent company takes ownership, the new regime has promised expansion of the existing...

of about 2,000 vehicles, up from 580 two years ago, MAN Truck & Bus UK has another 900 vehicles on order this year for its...

r THE NEW Euro-6 Volvo FM was unveiled to much fanfare at the CV Show, the subdued gold paint scheme contrasting with the mean...

trucks on its stand, recorded a 7% market share in the eight-legger market in the first quarter of 2013, despite the series...

indicated the CV rental and leasing sector is cautiously optimistic about market prospects for the year ahead, with 59% of the...

HATCHER Components' revolutionary new fairing for the underside of trailers (CM 4 April), Lawrence David is also attempting to...

director Sebastian° Fedrigo told CM the brand is continuing to expand and has appointed several new dealers. "We're moving into...

to start dynamic testing on its automated multifunction coupling (MFC) drawbar system for centre-axle trailers. The original...

2-tonne Transit made its UK debut at the CV Show to an overwhelmingly positive reaction from customers. Due for launch in...

more charging points are needed, according to secretary of state for transport Patrick McLoughlin (pictured). Visiting the NEC...

Group has decided to bring all of its fleet maintenance in-house. This includes the maintenance contract with Fraikin for its...

driver has been disqualified for making 79 false tachograph records By Roger Brown A DRIVER who created false records to...

(TC) Nick Denton has disqualified a transport manager indefinitely for the "token nature" of his involvement with the 0-licence...

• On 23 April a PI will consider disciplinary action against MSLG Haulage, which is based in Broxburn. • Carol King Haulage,...

• refrigeration units on vehicles shall not be run between 6pm and 6am every day; • there will be no maintenance of authorised...

avoid becoming involved in smuggling activity, which could result in trucks being impounded Words: Vikki Woodfini_ and Joanne...

run-up to Euro-6, we begin by reviewing the journey from Euro-1 to -6. It hasn't been plain sailing... Words: David Wilcox...

Renault Trucks is in a strong position to launch its latest trucks. But you've got to wait until June Words: Steve Hobson...

survived many challenges over the years. CM looks back at a Granite City business built on a rock-solid reputation V11411 LIZ;...

Network Joined company: April 2010 Started current role: January 2013 What do you love about your job? It's not mundane. My...

are increasingly opting for bespoke training courses, along with a requirement for soft skills, Professor David Grant at the...

is widely considered to be one of the greatest trucks of all time and in July 1972 technical editor Gibb Grace was lucky enough...

WEEK'S top used truck is a 2012-registered 4x2 Renault Premium 430DXi. Plated at 38,000kg, it has been mainly used to pull...

many things have changed during that time, the firm's focus on investing in good people and great service is unswerving. MD...

a tough climate, according to Rygor MD Tim Stacey Nerds: Steve Banner Rygor Commercials is investing in both employees and...