I’m writing this from the media centre of Europe’s largest truck show – and it’s buzzing. This is without a doubt the...

By Christopher Walton A £1,000-a-year charge for foreign trucks to drive on UK roads is still “not enough” to level the...

DAWSON RENTALS supplied 21 MAN TGX trucks to customer KB Events to pull the floats carrying Team GB Olympians and Paralympians...

By Derren Hayes TRUCKPOL, THE specialist freight crime unit closed in March this year due to a lack of funds earlier this...

TAKE A TRIP down memory lane with us – 107 years of CM are now online at archive.commercial motor.com. While we don’t make...

FAIRFUELUK (FFUK) is shocked that there hasn’t been a national outcry and an immediate reaction from the government to the...

By Chris Tindall A TEESSIDE haulage company, which saw its insurance premiums double in a year due in part to crash-for-cash...

EDDIE STOBART drivers facing redundancy held a protest at Doncaster racecourse last week, where the company’s management were...

companies has entered administration with the loss of 120 jobs, just days after Masterlink Logistics bought the assets of its...

in five years as operators rent to help manage cashflow. Steven Cartwright, director of the Altrincham firm, said: “In 2007...

truckstop in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire. The waste and agricultural haulier expects the work to be completed within the next...

By Brian Weatherley and Andy Salter IVECO’S NEW Stralis Hi-Way long-haul truck has fought off a strong challenge from the...

ON THE ROAD Deputy news editor Chris Druce attended the launch of SfL’s Occupational Graft Skills Groups, while content...

HAULAGE RATES rose by an average of 1.2% in the 12 months to the end of Q2 this year, according to figures from the Office for...

By Chris Tindall SCOTLAND’S LARGEST road transport company The Malcolm Group has given its backing to a move by police in...

TELEMATICS FIRM CMS SupaTrak will launch a new remote tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) at Commercial Motor Live on 3-4...

to be developed on the M25 since 1993 began operating last week. The facility between junctions 9-10 at Cobham in Surrey is run...

By Robin Meczes UK BACKHAUL rates are getting so low that backloads are often not worth going out of the way for, according to...

What a bunch of shopaholics! WHO IS MORE frustrated when a courier fails to deliver a parcel because the shopper –...

By David Wilcox DAF TRUCKS HAS refreshed its range-topping XF105, seven years after it was introduced. The new model, called...

By David Wilcox SCANIA SPRANG a surprise at this week’s IAA Hannover show by unveiling Euro-6 engines solely reliant on SCR...

VOLVO HAS set a list price of £4,300 for the independent front suspension (IFS) option on its new FH series tractor units and...

LENHAM STORAGE will be the first UK haulier to take delivery of a 7.5-tonne Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid, having placed an order for...

FairFuelUK campaign founder The fair fuel crusader This man has saved you from forking out an extra £4,500 per truck a year...

Sign up to FFUK by adding your name online at www.fairfueluk.com Encourage your friends, family, and staff to also sign up....

R&J Milne fined £20,000 after a driver was run over by a tractor unit and severely injured By Roger Brown ABERDEENSHIRE...

Previously disqualified boss refused licence DHR Fabrications has had its O-licence application refused after Simon Evans,...

Council fined after machines hit power lines POWYS COUNTY Council has been ined £9,300 after council employees, agency...

NORTH WESTERN AND WELSH TRAFFIC AREAS Tank Industrial Maintenance TANK INDUSTRIAL Maintenance has been given permission to...

• A public inquiry today (20 September) will look at disciplinary action against Clifford Hindle, which is based in...

A landmark judgment could make it easier for hauliers to recover debts when a customer fails to pay their bills Words: Patric...

ROAD TEST SCANIA G400 LA 4X2 MNA CM puts Scania’s unusual beast to the test Scania reckons this G400 4x2 tractor should be...

MILESTONE MODELS The marques that made history To commemorate the launch of Commercial Motor’s digital archives, we asked...

To celebrate the launch of CM’s digital archives, we take a look at a selection of classic van advertisements Words: Will...

The heyday of the UK truck manufacturer has long gone, but the memory lives on. CM recalls those halcyon days Words: Dave...

The handheld computer’s days are numbered — the tablet is taking over, but do you need a dedicated device or a readily...

mobile How are online trends affecting the used truck market? In the first of a new series, we consider the rise in popularity...

Any truck on the Maritime Transport fleet is now potentially for sale. CM met the men in charge to find out why Words: Dave...

Welcome to CM’s first ‘Used Truck of the Week’, a top truck selected by us for you. Our first pick is from Thomas Hardie...