On the face of it, the RHAs idea of having Vosa officers in Calais has much going for it. We've already got UK Border Agency...

CM EXCLUSIVE By Chris Tindall THE NUMBER of stowaways caught trying to enter the UK from the Continent has rocketed, with...

VOSA SHOULD PLAY a bigger role in inspecting vehicles entering the UK by performing weight and hours checks at the juxtaposed...

By Ficanna Arisen DRINKS DELIVERIES are set to be disrupted in the run-up to Christmas after drivers at McPherson of A berlour...

"operating near to normal", despite the start of a 48-hour strike by more than half of its workforce. The strike by 330 Unite...

a rough ride in 2009, Daimler is confident the MercedesBenz brand is well-placed to survive the downturn. Despite reports that...

By David Harris THE FIRM THAT carries out the clamping of trucks at Knutsford Services has agreed to repay the clamping fee...

DEVELOPER HELIOSLOUGH says it is confident that it can prove its plan for a huge road-rail freight interchange in Hertfordshire...

IT WAS REPORTED in last week's edttion that at a recent public inquiry, Alpha Haulage Limited's managing director conceded it...

By Joanna Bourke THE HOME OFFICE must reverse its decision to stop TruckPol funding, and instead, increase its resources,...

FIVE YEARS AGO, CM reported on a revolutionary new concrete mixer drum made of plastic. Now, the Revolution, from the McNeilus...

I mentioned a couple weeks ago the depressing number of posts we were getting on the forums from drivers who had been laid off...

MORE THAN 4,000 penalty charge notices have been issued to trucks entering the London Low Emission Zone (LEZ), but most have...

SCANIA (GREAT BRITAIN) has written to CM expressing concerns over third-party vehicle conversions following our recent fuel...

ISUZU TRUCK (UK) has become the third manufacturer to withdraw from the 2009 CV show, following in the footsteps of Scania and...

By Roger Brown A TRUCK HAS recorded a significant improvement in fuel economy after using a new engine oil additive developed...

THE ISLE OF MAN has launched a consultation to get feedback from operators on its planned introduction of 0-licences....

As one of the world's most profitable truck-makers, Scania has long been seen as a potential takeover target. So whatever...

How do you make sure your drivers are doing a proper daily walk-round check? Commercial Motor and Tachodisc have got just the...

at www.vosa.govuk. Click on 'Publicatens' then 'Manuals and guides' to be directed to the section of the site that has free...

Commercial Motor assesses the MAN TGX cabs ahead of the Euro-5 engine Launch and discovers the design and storage has been...

The world truck market has hit a wall. Orders are down, revenues are down and staff are being laid off. Can and will it recover...

I AM WRITING in regards to the recent diesellLPG dual-fuel test conducted in CM (30 October 2008), featuring a Scania equipped...

SO TRUCKNET UK's Rikki Chequer doesn't have a lot of good to say about the RHA's (and URTU's) response to the quip made by Top...

SDC is the number one trailer-maker in the UK at the moment. Yet right now, it's efficiency, not headlines, that is driving its...

Li The credit crunch has had an impact on the UK market, as Mark Cuskeran, SIDC managing director, confirms, "If you look at...

Experts say there is no conclusive evidence that anyone who injects insulin for their diabetes is a greater risk out on the...

affects three people in 1000 in the UK and often starts in childhood. Type 2 is 10 times more common and occurs because of an...

DTC rejects new licence bid from firm that ran trucks illegally for nine months A BUSINESS THAT operated without an 0-licence,...

The DTC considered the unauthorised use a flagrant disregard for the standards of conduct expected of someone who wished to...

A MAINTENANCE investigation that revealed nearly 200 tachograph offences has led to a firm's 0-licence being cut from three...

similar to those found during an unsatisfactory maintenance investigation in 2004.

AN OWNER-DRIVER who tried to breach a motorway safety block is facing a prison sentence after being convicted of dangerous...

The district judge felt that a custodial sentence must be considered, since Simpson had endangered the safety of the officers...

A LORRY DRIVER who admitted tampering with his speed limiter faces sentencing at crown court after his truck was involved in a...

Bradley had been charged with a strict 'lability offence to which he had to plead guilty, ever though he did not know there was...

An employment tribunal has awarded more than E3,000 to a driver who claimed unfair dismissal after he was wrongly branded a...

The amount of work that Mr Thompson did varied from week to week. It was inevitable that it would do so considering the nature...

There are three types of working individuals: employees, workers and those who are self-employed. Advice on determining which...

There are two types of sick employees that can be a problem for bosses. Those on long-term absence and those who take frequent...

• Consult a doctor about the nature of the illness • Consult the employee about alternatives to dismissal

Law Society: www.tawsociety.org. ukIchoosingaridusing/ findasoticitorlaw Berr: 'Law at Work 2008' can be purchased from the...

Forthcoming Law with the Freight Transport Association Graduated fixed penalties The DfT has issued a consultation on the...

2008 This amendment removes the requirement to retain a copy of the insurance certificate for 40 years and permits it to be...

As the credit crunch bite's and the price of oittontinues to fluctuate, air trgight is one of the most obvious areas to he ....

an 0.8% drop in air freight volumes in June — the first for three years — Steve Beeches, chief executive at Colnbrook,...

Heathrow Couriers managing director Mick Heybourn is emphatic when asked if the credit crunch has affected his business. "No,...

Air freight is a highly regulated, niche sector that is difficult to break into Security measures mean air freight is not a...

How diversification is cushioning Roy Bowles against any downturn in air freight Roy Bowles is a long-established player in...

Together we stan d In difficult economic climes, pallet Y. , networks offer cost savings and stability. But what does the...

Jost has devised a revolutionary system for coupling and uncoupling trailers without risking drivers lives. Can you really...

Out in the Jost factory parking lot in Frankfurt, CM witnessed and tried coupling a MAN to a tri-axle curtainsider. Despite a...

The Jost system aims to allow the driver to "operate all functions of coupling and decoupling" from the cab "with the press of...

With pump prices still high, Ricardo has been looking into technologies that are not only more fuel efficient, but also...

We say farewell to VW's impressive Transporter, while Citroen's Nemo join's CM's long-term test fleet. Words: Julian Manes...

We say goodbye to the Transporter with a renewed respect for this titan of the medium-sized van world. While its reliability...

Its compact dimensions really work in the NemoS favour, while the build quality and design avoid making you feel lost among the...

THE AVERAGE value for a light CV fell in October, reports British Car Auctions. It was the biggest slump since June. The...

II The CRS Trucks website may appear simple, but it has a few tricks up its sleeve to help you find exactly what you want....