COVER STORY chrstoptier.waltonfrbicn kik WORDSWORTH HOLDINGS and all eight of its subsidiaries including tipper trailer-maker...

1865 The Crane Company is founded in Fransham, Norfolk 1920 Firm incorporated as Crane (Dereham) Limited 1950 Crane becomes a...

taura.hailstoneldrbi.co.uk SIX VOSA TEST stations face the threat of lane closures after being earmarked by the agency for...

ADMINISTRATOR GRANT Thornton has secured a buyer for the waste management operation of collapsed haulier EH Lee, after the firm...

CM COVER STORY c hristophe r walton@rbi.co.uk DSV HAS WARNED its subcontractors that they must work within its current market...

JOSEPH DAVID Owen (known as De Owen), trading as JD Owen Transport, has been forced to downsize and place his freight...

justin.stantontarbi.co.uk THE DEPARTMENT for Transport's (DfT) proposal that economical driving training should be a mandatory...

CEVA IDGISTICS SAYS it is "in discussions" with Edwards Logisties about taking over its UK operation. Edwards is the in-house...

A REPORT ISSUED by 1 Confederation of British Indus (CBI) says investment in rm must not be neglected during 1 economic...

christopher.waltonfarbi.co.uk TRANSPORT MINISTER Paul Clark has told CM that continuous investment in road infrastructure is...

SDC TRAILERS HAS manufactured a new aerodynamic trailer with a tapered rear chassis that, the firm claims, will improve fuel...

daminic.perrytilrbi.co.uk GUNNS INTERNATIONAL Transport & Shipping had a total deficiency of £1.5m when it ceased trading in...

EDWARD ALLSOP Transport says that it is embarrassed at having to explain a £20,000 theft to a client. A driver for the Melton...

TRANSPORT OPERATORS and their drivers are poised to benefit from better use of technology in tracking vehicles, reducing...

rogenforownfarbi.co.uk NORTH-WESTERN Deputy Traffic Commissioner (DTC) Simon Evans has rejected an application from Centurion...

Rikki Chequer, and the TruckNet UK forum users, recall when drivers had a bit more freedom... Drivers' diaries have always...

christindall781agooglemail.com CAVEMAN CONSUUANTS. which trades as The Logistix Group, has handed over its transport work to...

DRINKS WhOLESALER WaverleyTBS is to axe a number of logistics jobs as part of a restructure plan that involves the closure of...

christindatt781agoagtemait.com . . CAM EUROPEAN Logistics has gone into liquidation just months after insolvency experts wound...

STAFF AT SCOTTISH haulier David Murray Transport are £739,121 richer after winning the National I .ottery last month. The 25...

Parcelnet was rebranded as Hermes a year ago, and CM caught up with chief executive Carole Woodhead to see how market awareness...

Parcels are sorted in the onginal hub in Bradford, West Yorkshire, and a newer fadity, near Nuneaton, Warwickshire, and trunked...

companies, it is key we get the name more widely known" Woodhead. "We are protective of their self-employed status, and are...

Despite statistics suggesting truck crime is on the wane, the reality is that trucks and their toads are just as much at risk,...

I READ THE letter from Carl Stephens published in CM 11 March regarding customer service. or lack thereof, from truck dealers....

Operator with nine prohibitions and a first-time failure rate at annual test of 85% forces DTC to act. AN OPERATOR with an 85%...

There had been attempts to improve, but the DTC considered that the serious shortcomings could not simply be resolved by...

A HAULAGE BOSS, who was put under - immense strain" due to a debilitating eye problem, has escaped with a formal warning at a...

ROYAL MAIL has been lined E90,000 after the death of an employee who was crushed between a tractor unit and trailer. The...

ABBEY ROAD TANKS has submitted an application for an increased 0-licence authorisation at its existing operating centre in...

BIBBY DISTRIBUTION Services (Holdings), trading as Bibby Dfstribution, has been granted permission to run five vehicles and a...

ROA1)WAYS CON'IAINER Logistics has submitted an application to increase the authorisation at its Containerbase operating...

DEMOLITION AND muck-away specialist PP O'Connor has applied for increased authorisation at its existing operating centre on the...

at a new operating centre in Clipper Road in the docks area of the city.

• A public inquiry will take place at Cardiff Magistrates Court on 22 March to consider disciplinary action under the Goods...

Day-to-day collections and deliveries should be routine, but when mistakes are made, the results can be disastrous. What can...

injuries and extensive damage to property occur every year through vehicles being involved in workplace accidents. These could...

requirements New EU regulations for access to road transport aim to ensure there is no hiding place for offenders, while...

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/road/access en.htm A regulation replacing Directive 96/26/EC will establish common rules for...

Forthcoming changes in the law in association with the Freight Transport Association Northern Ireland 0 - licensing reform The...

The Agency Workers Regulations 2010, _ 1 October 2011 1 Implements a European Directive requiring . the equal treatment of...

Chester Road, Great Sutton. in Cheshire. The one-acre site backs onto a housing estate, and was once home to a 60-plus fleet,...

Although it is a diverse operation, D Morgan is still primarily a construction business, with recycling and land remediation...

Denis Morgan (Snr). complete with a Bedford QL army surplus truck that had been converted into a tipper that could load sand...

At its height, in the early 2000s, the D Morgan fleet boasted 80 vehicles, before recycling replaced landfill. Denis Morgan...

When the banking sector collapsed in 2008, Denis Morgan took the decision to cut the operating size of D Morgan. He reduced the...

costs, the 12-tonne DAF LF45 has a great deal to offer. CM runs the rule over it. Words Images Brian Weatheriey The predicted...

DAF LF45 12-tonner user• Rosefox Paper Established in 1982 by current MD Gale Spibey, Rosefox Paper is a family-run paper...

truck! CM's sister title, Truck & Driver, is turning its hand to pimping truck pimping, that is. T&D editor Will Shiers has...

Jim Warburton. who runs Warrington-based J&L Commercial Vehicles, used to work with lveco. He struck up a good relationship...

Trucks2Go MD Chris Hart (pictured below) tells us that the used market is buoyant at the moment. which is a far cry from late...

A stretch limo could be good. too. We would extend the cab, of course, or perhaps attach a fabricated body over the fifth wheel...

OW Vehicles 'las an extensive customer base, consisting largely of truck buyers who come back year alter year with the...

Established in 1983, Keltruck s Esopes iargost independent Scania dealer and operates from 14 dealer points throughout the...

The market for all-wheel-drive vans is fairly small, but nearly all manufacturers have at least one model that fits the bill....

Getting finance can still be an issue for some, but demand for used trucks is booming with dealers reporting rising prices....

THE RISING price of new trucks prompting many operators who woul normally have opted for factory-fres chassis to buy...