And still they come. The latest government figures show foreign operators are pouring over our shores traffic from the most...

Managers are said to have set up a rival operation which forced their employer into administration. Robert Izzard reports. A...

MO RE THAN 3,000 van and truck drivers from Eastern Europe have applied to work in the UK follow ing expansion of the European...

BOSSES AT Gate Gourmet are paying drivers a £500 bonus to brave the picket and take meals from its kitchens to planes at...

SENIOR TRANSPORT Commissioner Philip Brown confirmed this week that he has received a solicitor's letter challenging a new rule...

Glasgow-based Framework I ntermodal Limited went into compulsory liquidation on 22 August; a creditors' meeting is due to held...

Elland, West Yorkshire-based firm Ripponden Carriers has gone into administration with Begbies Traynor. Ripponden had been in...

Humanitarian aid charity Hope and Aid Direct urgently needs a truck driver to deliver aid to Kosovo i n four weeks' time....

The Transport and General Workers Union will consider another day of strike action at DaimlerChrysler unless management meets...

As part of the Burns Inquiry into freight taxation more than 100,000 questionnaires are to be sent out within the next...

Al! industrial action has been called off at car delivery firm Ansa Logistics after compulsory redundancies and wage cuts were...

Rail Freight Group claims public favours rail freight over road, and urges parliament to reconsider trials of 25-metre HGVs....

ONE OF THE UK's oldest commercial bodybuilders is being forced to close its doors this month following a downturn in the...

PALL-EX has recruited The Potter Group to take over part of its pallet distribution network in East Anglia. Potter, which has a...

of being heavy handed after it took his truck off the road for five hours for a bulb. When the Easton-based Domestic Drain...

Barry Proctor would like to remind the Chancellorthat our industry keeps his coffers full — so if he lets it collapse he'll...

Take a stroll with us through the little sideroads of haulage, the diversions and detours, the quirky, the quixotic and the...

The problems that caused Peter Cook Transport's collapse are sadly familiar... Sally Nash reports. DURHAM-BASED Peter Cook...

THE AGGREGATES industry has received a much-needed boost with a programme to provide driver training in safety and...

The Irish Department of Transport is passing the buck on reports of a fuel duty cut... David Harris repors. THE DEPARTMENT of...

IT IS LIKELY TO be October before debt-laden Eurotunnel's negotiations with its bankers are concluded, the company admitted...

TAILORING TIMETABLES to logistics customers helped boost Stena Line's freight volumes by over a third on one of its Irish Sea...

CM was launched in 1 905; for our centenary year we're bringing you stories from years gone by. This week we're back in 1938...

A speeding case has been dropped against a driver whose tacho chart proved his innocence. Guy Sheppard reports A MAGISTRATE is...

HAVE YOU booked your place on the third Commercial Motor/Contract Journal safety conference yet? This year's theme "Realising...

FOLLOWINGA successful debut at the Institute of Waste Management show earlier this summer, West Midlands bodybuilder Trent...

Tesco's decision to ban drivers from their cabs while their vehicles are being unloaded is causing concern, to put it mildly....

A LEICESTERSHIRE OPERATOR has vowed that he will not be defeated by arsonists, who torched his fleet causing more than...

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE County Council has warned truck drivers they face fines of up £1,000 if they take short cuts on...

Four men threaten staff before stealing computer equipment. Jennifer Ball repor:s OPERAT 1 ON GRAFTON is hunting for a gang...

Afl 0,000 REWARD is now being offered for information leading to the conviction of robbers who stole a truck before ramming it...

ROBBERS HIJACKED a DHL truck driver before stealing his load of computer equipment in Erskine. Scotland at around 10.30am on 23...

SURREY POLICE are offering a four-figure reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individuals...

• A white ERF (reg P479 JKE) stolen from Hackett Street, Tipton, on 24 August, was used to steal a trailer of metals from a...

POLICE ARE LOOKING for two thieves who stole a £20,000 refrigerated Nissan Primastar van containing a £2,500 load of fish in...

UK hauliers are losing their share of Continental journeys to competitors from the EU's latest members. Jennifer Ball...

Late payments adversely affect operators businesses, yet most are loathe to take court action against their creditors. However,...

We've teamed up with tyre giant Michelin to carry out the research; every month we'll be bringing you the information regarding...

The Pallet Network is poised on the edge of Premier League pallet distribution, and it's pushing hard for promotion. Jennifer...

LEARNING FROM experience is good, but learning from the experience of others can be infinitely better, safer and far less...

I NOTED WITH interest your article regarding security procedures within the road transport industry (CM 18 August). Our...

I READ WITH interest VOSA's plans to close down all its regional Traffic Area Offices (CM 25 August). It cannot he right that...

Trials are being carried out of the latest equipment designed to cut the time motorways are closed following crashes. David...

The equipment being tested by the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) on behalf of the Highways Agency includes the latest...

Firm is granted a licence in the North-East despite problems with its Scottish operation including some unknown trucks on its...

AN OPERATOR WHO "just did not want to know" after he encountered a series of personal and business problems has had his licence...

THE OWNER of an impounded tractor unit, who claimed it was being used as a recovery vehicle, must wait to see if he has...

CHELMSFORD MAGISTRATES ordered that 75% of the defence costs of Essex truck driver Patrick Woolerton be paid out of public...

TWO DRIVERS who were caught driving 7.5-tonne vehicles without the appropriate licence have each been ordered to pay £265 in...

A stream of of legislation has outlawed discrimination in the workplace, but is it enough to protect female workers in road...

says it is hard to prove that women are treated less favourably then men, but it is concerned that women earn so much less. "We...

Operators who spot criminal activity in the workplace might need to offer anonymity to witnesses. But can any resultant...

one of its factories where it was necessary to use anonymous evidence. The key issue in what became known as the "moneybags"...

The law states that vehicles over 7.5 tonnes should not travel in the outside lane of a motorway. How should this be...

The Mercedes-Benz Vito is finally available with a high roof. So does the new version overcome some previous shortcomings? I...

CRACKDOWN Multi-agency CV checks are not restricted to motorways and trunk roads. Tim Maughan joined the Met traffic police...

The Metropolitan Pollce has an on-going CV examination programme. The checks will look at insecure loads, operators licensing...

With turnaround speeds now a top priority, sales of automatic loading systems are on the increase. Sharon Clancy reports. S...

powered slats that move longitudinally along the trailer, first towards the front bulkhead and then towards the rear. The slats...

Knapen trailer into service with a Cargofloor moving floor. The company is a pioneer of using moving-floor trailers in the UK...

Automatic loading systems are designed For handling of palletised goods in primary distribution operations and eliminate the...

Our latest collection of new products range from socket labels to leak absorbers by way of a gizmo that's marketed as... the...

Heil Europe is a force to be reckoned with in the manufacture of bodies for refuse collection vehicles. Andy Moore reviews the...

Teams of Highways Agency Traffic Officers have started operations ir the south-east of England — Colin Barnett reports for...

We may have no control over terrorist attacks, but our refusal to obey the law kills thousands each yeai Peter Lamer asks, why...

)ur contact on the inside says that when the kids go back to school he real work in the used market can get under way again....

The multi-axle market always performs well at Vanheim Auctions. Jeremy Martell gives CM the nod on a money spinning sector....

To get the best deal on a truck you need to shop around. in the first of a new series CM considers the markefs leading fleet...

Oaf CF85 430hp twin-steer/mid-litl CAP retail price: E24,000 (ex-VAT) Availability: Buyers' market Arguably the most versatile...

Scania R124 420hp mid-lift axle CAP retail price: £29,000 (ex-VAT) Availability: Sellers' market Until it was replaced by the...

Low volume makes lem desirable )K, so it might be an MAN with .Cummins driveline, but that loesn't detract from its perxmance...

Availability: Low volume soaked up by loyal customers Roden has made inroads into fleet sales in recent times, but it's still a...

Availability: Volume is matched by demand Strong, versatile with a solid driveline and plenty of driver appeal. This rivals...

Availability: Sellers' market Fleet-spec through and through, this one bridges the gap between Daf's all-rounder and Scania's...

Brand perception makes it a buyers market but the 420 is popular The Premium is the forgotten truck. It has attractive...

Plenty to choose from Between top and bottom there's a gap of Et Ok and many would argue that difference is justified. Scania...

vailability: Superseded bylhe Stralis and iruggling against some stiff competition he EuroStar was on its last wheels when it...

(ex-VAT) ailability: Eager buyers are waiting for bigger IF bers to return esigned for the UK market, the Axor has met...