Zoad and rail will be considered together under the latest DfT plans but not until after 2014. Dylan Gray and Roanna Avison...

AUSTRIAN COMPANY Palfinger has taken over German tail-lift manufacturer MBB Liffsystems, subject to approval from the German...

THE EUROPEAN Parliament has approved proposals to limit average CO, emissions from new vans and cars to 125g/km by 2015.The...

CM rugby champ ANTHONY MCDERMOTT, operations manager at the Manchester depot of TNT Express UK, has scooped the top prize in...

week, as the Road Haulage Association's weekly price monitor showed an increase of 0.92p to 84.21p/lit -the highest price...

cement company Cemex has been averted by the firm's agreement to a 7% pay deal. The dispute overpay and alleged administrative...

'or 10 days the attention of the road transport world centres on the RAI Exhibition Centre in Amsterdam and the 2007 European...

'ROBABLYTHE least expected exhibit at RAI was the Maxus MX I.00 oncept. Previously seen at September's Moscow Motor Show, the...

MAN DISPLAYED an example from its forthcoming Euro-5 engine line-up at Amsterdam, demonstrating its ability to meet the new...

SCANIAS NEW HIGH-roof P Senes with its new Euro-5 engine was unveiled in Amster damP The Highline P Series enables Scania to...

VOLKSWAGEN UNVEILED the commercial version its lengthened Caddy, the Maxi. Longer rear overhang at wheelbase give it the...

THE FUTURISTIC Renault Hybrystook cent' stage on the French truck builder's stand as demonstrated its green credentials. - ft...

n an attempt to attract freight back onto rail, Eurotunnel has slashed its Nices by 50% and simplified its pricing structure....

MANY MEMBERS of the public are in favour of road pricing, according to an Ipsos Mori poll, with 61% of respondents saying they...

itsubishi-Fuso unveils its 12.8-litre HDEP engine at the Tokyo Motor ;how, but is tight-lipped about the technical details....

JASTE AND recycling vehicles ave been subjected to checks in taffordsh ire in a crackdown on y-tipping in the county. The...

we have incorporated a news feed on the homepage, so TruckNet UK now carries UK transport news headlines updated throughout the...

A YORKSHIRE HAULIER who wants to park LGVs at his stables in Brayton fears he will not be granted planning permission after...

A THEFT FROM a truck in Worcester at the end of October was the fourth incident in two months on the same road, say West Mercia...

The OfT-funded Freight Best Practice initiative offers free specialist advice to help operators work more efficiently. In the...

In the second part of our coverage of the Women in Transport conference, Roanna Avison looKs at the issues of flexible working...

Skills for Logistics is trying to encourage women up the management chain with the launch of a mentoring programme. Heidi...

:hris Tindall examines DfT figures showing the domestic activities LGVs and the share of the market held by own-account...

The Chartered Institute of Transport and Logistics seeks to assist its members through gentle means, according to chief...

During our visit to the CILT headquarters in Corby, Agg conducts us on a tour of the library which is home to 37,000 reference...

The road transport sector does have something of a career ladder to it, but Agg says more could be done to assist ambitious...

YOUR REPLY TO the reader's ...nquiry into reclaiming VAT on ueI bought on the Continent isted the correct documentation...

I READ WITH interest your article regarding the CPC and your panel's comments ('Legislating for better transport managers', CM...

Time was when thieves would steal trucks for their loads — but with the price of scrap metal climbing, the vehicles themselves...

[for scrap] is happening but it is difficult to gauge the extent of the problem," says Detective Sergeant Andy Round, who heads...

Listed below are just a few of the parts that truck thieves can break down for scrap or sell on: Catalytic converter Broken...

The International Truck of the Year was unveiled at the Amsterdam truck show. Jury chairman and CM editor Andy Salter explains...

EACH OF THE 20 International Truck of the Year jury members had 12 points to allocate but could not give more than seven of...

the Sevel mid-range van — badged the Fiat Scudo, Citroen Dispatch and Peugeot Expert — was named International Van of the Year...

The boss of a farm building company "deliberately, consciously and systematically" breached the hours regulations. Mike Jewell...

DUTH-EASTERN and Metropolitan Deputy raffic Commissioner Christopher Heaps has [pressed his regret and anger that a letter from...

NO ACTION has been taken against a Tarmac subcontractor who operated three vehicles after being issued with three 0-licence...

A NOTTINGHAMSHIRE company has escaped with a warning after appearing at its second public inquiry in just over two years....

THE USE OF A 'ghost driver' cost Kirkby.Liverpool driver Stuart Thomas £621 in fines and costs when he appeared before the...

and many operators fear this will make congestion worse than ever. So will any added frustration be outweighed by the safety...

1 January 2008: All new vehicles of 3.5-7.5 tonnes GVW first registered on or after January 2005 and used safely in the UK will...

1 January 2007: Vehicles over 3.5 tonnes registered between 1 October 2001 and 31 December 2004 and used exclusively on UK...

UK workers' right to opt out of the 48-hour week is being challenged in Europe — unions warn that this loophole erodes...

The new Chancellor has surprised many by introducing tax changes that will hit small and family-run businesses. Paula Tallon...

a selection of 3.5-tonners through their paces. But will a premium-priced product or a budget bargain take the crown? T he hig...

Model: Whatever else you say about Citroen's Ready to Run range of off-the-shelf body conversions, there's no denying that the...

IVECO Daily 35C12 The lveco Daily 35C12 may not look very different from its competitors, but it is quite noticeable that...

FORD Model: Transit 140PS Single Cab According to Ford's own figures, the annual UK market for 3.5-tonne pickups accounts for...

odel: Transit 140PS Crewcab The Ford Transit crewcab is certainly driver-friendly in terms of its cab layout and feels solid...

There were two MercedesBenz Sprinters in our test group a 31100i MWB and a crewcab variant. Arguably the most sophisticated...

Like otherAsian-designed chassiscabs from Toyota, Nissan, and Isuzu, the 3.5-tonne Canter uses a forwardcontrol rather than...

Now with an updated cab, the Nissan Cabstar reflects a successful policy of continual refinement by the Japanese manufacturers....

From the outside the Renault Maxity might l ook as If it's only built for thin people below five feet tall but the interior is...

The initial impression of the Vauxhall cab is that it is pretty spacious. The single cab can take two passengers and there are...

The most recent entrant to the one-stop bodied-vehicle market is Volkswagen with its Engineered To Go range. This example is a...

Buyers looking for a proven UK-built vehicle that won't attract too many questions from the purse-string holders will be...

Winter's coming and that means adverse drivin conditions — but if you prepare your vehic e for the coming months then things...

on a vehicle's battery. If the vehicle is driven mainly in dark, rush-hour trips, the battery will give out eventually....

4Draining air tanks is crucial in the winter as water passing through the valves can freeze and foul operation. At best it...

• 20% are battery-related • 11% can be attributed to tyres/wheel changes • 4% are due to road traffic accidents • The main...

The service applies to England's motorways and major A-roads and consists of an amber or red weather alert depending on the...

A highly unionised workforce earning above the industry average... expensive specialised vehicles.., a market with two extreme...

will see the massive car import site at Portbury; it is Britain's biggest, handling 250,000 vehicles a year with rows of cars...

Darrin Pickering puts it: "We're diverse specialists." That diversity extends to moving cars, caravans, vans, 4x4s, motorhomes...

Until the 1950s car ownership was rare enough for deliveries to be made by trade platers — often in convoy with a motorcycle...

the company's recently opened 9.5-acre hub. T he growth of pallet networks has been one of the key industry phenomena of the...

work So it has been unveiled that hard-shoulder running will soon be rolled out across major routes in the UK. It's nice to see...

General Manager, quality, safety, health, & environment TDG Chemicals Division What got you started in transport? My best...

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imperial Commercials has named Gareth Kaye as group van sales director; now - rt aims to expand in the light CV sector. Kevin...

LPG vehicles might spark the interest of some London-based operators at auction but most remain to be convinced. Kevin Swallow...

BCA's Pulse report showed that in the past nine months the average price of fleet and lease diesel vans has risen to around...