By Chris Druce DRIVERS ARE not seeking help for the potentially fatal condition Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) as they fear...

READING-based haulier Truckit 247, which had its O-licence revoked for failing to show the trafic commissioner (TC) it had...

THE ‘FIGHT Freight Crime, Save TruckPol’ campaign has received support from Louise Ellman MP, chairwoman of the Transport...

RYDER IS investing £24.6m upgrading and expanding its rental fleet. Over the next 12 months, 530 new vehicles, including 250...

driver’s essential kit for driving through France, on top of a high-vis jacket and warning triangle. The Institute of Advanced...

LangCommLive provides a 24/7 interpretation service in 150 languages. Users are issued with a ‘Dialcard’ to give easy access....

Scott Pulleyn of Pulleyn Transport agrees that some fines are “petty fogging”, but says a common approach to more serious...

A young designer’s YouTube video goes viral as half a million people view his vision of future truck design Words: George...

The 11 th Auto Expo exhibition in New Delhi acted as a global showcase for the Indian motor industry Words / Images: Richard...

is currently Mercedes-Benz smallest vehicle. That will change when the Renault Kangoobased Citan joins the range. For now the...

Overseas buyers are searching for younger trucks New import restrictions, which make younger vehicles more attractive to...

We’ve spent the past few hours debating the impending fuel tankers strike here at the CM office and it appears that the general...

By Roger Brown BRITAIN COULD still face fuel chaos this Easter even after Unite failed to convince all its tanker driver...

THE COST OF bulk diesel will continue to smash records for the rest of the year, the Road Haulage Association (RHA) warns, as...

By Hayley Pink HAULIERS DELIVERING into London’s Crossrail sites need to be aware of the project’s tough cycle safety...

IS THIS THE American Class-8 tractive unit of the future? The Revolution Innovation Concept Truck, developed by Freightliner...

EUROPEAN TRANSPORT Commissioner Siim Kallas has given the green light for 60-tonne units to travel on cross-border journeys...

OPERATORS WILL have access to a free Transport for London (TfL) Freight Journey Planner from May to help them deliver goods...

By Chris Druce A FAST-TRACK O-licence process will be in place for the Games period to allow operators to seize commercial...

OPERATORS MUST ensure their drivers carry the correct ID during the Olympics to avoid delays, according to the head of traffic...

THE DEPARTMENT for Transport (DfT) is not raising penalty fees during the Olympic Games period. Transport secretary Justine...

By George Barrow MINIVANS HAVE fallen out of fashion in the UK, but they could be set for a comeback. DFSK is the irst Chinese...

following research into LGV collisions that shows almost a fifth occur when the vehicle is travelling backwards. The study...

weight restriction has been placed on the M4, west London, between J1 and J3 westbound and J3 and J2 eastbound. Vehicles...

collision with a single-deck coach on the M5 on 24 March has died. The 65-year-old man, who has not been named by police, was...

of a new Scania P230 18-tonne rigid with a sleeper cab, and an 8.5m box van body built by JC Payne (UK), worth £250,000. Scania...

By Hayley Pink OPERATORS OF authorised testing facilities (ATFs) have called on VOSA to help make the lanes more commercially...

SNOOPER WILL have its revamped range of Truckmate sat-nav systems at the CV Show this year. The systems have been improved...

NEW ANNUAL test fees for trucks and trailers take effect next week, marking a turning point in the roll-out of testing at...

By Chris Tindall A FORMER EDDIE Stobart driver has been imprisoned for seven years after he torched 14 of the company’s trucks...

Out of Africa DON’T WORRY, your eyes aren’t deceiving you: this is an unaltered photograph of a real truck taken by CM during...

EXHIBITOR NUMBERS for Tip-ex 2012 have surpassed last year’s level and are fast approaching the record set in 2008, say...

The Road Haulage Association chief executive gives his view on the Chancellor’s latest budget THE CHANCELLOR’S announcement on...

Dozens of local authorities are investigating whether they can introduce low emission zones targeting lorries, despite concern...

I READ WITH interest your article Playing With Fire ( CM 8 March) about companies tempted to ‘borrow’ a licence disc from other...

AS THE VOSA website leaves no options for complaint, may I take this out on CM readers instead? VOSA stopped one of our...

Food firm fined £7,500 as HSE describes lifting people on pallets on forklifts as ‘utterly unacceptable’ By Patric Cunnane...

BIFFA WASTE Services wants to increase the number of vehicles it operates out of its Coalville, Leicestershire site. Its...

Automotive and healthcare logistics operator Gefco Transport, which celebrated 30 years in the UK industry last year, has been...

International service company Serco has applied to operate 54 lorries out of a new centre in Old Wolverton, Milton Keynes. If...

Regulatory action, including disqualiication, might be taken against Essex road haulier Listrel after the trafic commissioner...

East London plant hire irm McFen Plant has been told that it must appear at an Eastbourne public inquiry on 2 April where...

• BML Utility Contractors will appear at a PI on 2 April where its application for an O-licence will be decided. • Page...

• Leadsham Trading Co will appear at a PI on 13 April where three counts of disciplinary action and its transport manager’s...

With the start of the London Olympics now four months away, Travis Perkins Group shows how to win gold for compliance when...

showing when drivers exceed speed limits and the margin at which they do so. Another reason for winning gold is the way the...

Searle shares responsibility with the company’s transport operations manager for risk and compliance issues connected with the...

It might happen in a flash but a serious road accident may cast a long shadow over all those involved Words: Patric Cunnane...

Cynthia Barlow’s cyclist daughter Alex McVitty was killed by a left-turning cement mixer on London Wall in 2000. She was 26 and...

Detective chief inspector John Oldham formerly led a homicide team and now investigates road deaths. “The scenes are often...

Cynthia Barlow – chairwoman of safety campaigners RoadPeace: www.roadpeace.org Transport for London/FORS: www.tfl.gov.uk/fors...

it doesn’t have to be like that, even for complex systems like vehicle routeing and scheduling software. Here’s how to do it...

tensioner and radiator has been itted, as well as a new clutch at 408,000km. This last item is surprising: vastly superior...

Buying a truck that belonged to a rental company usually ensures the interior will be spotless but basic. Cabs are cleaned on a...

handling and a decent cab, this truck topped it all by returning an industry leading fuel figure. Its EGR approach to Euro-5...

in the fleet tractor market where previously it had few. The quality of KX57 HJK is not disputed. Belowaverage mileage, a clean...

rewards The owners of James Removals have put in a great deal of hard work since it began in 1995 and are now finally seeing...

The firm’s fleet, past and present has been depicted on the MAN XXL by airbrush artists Tom and Andy Scott. De-Machen says the...

The high spec roadtrain-style MAN TGX XXL drawbar vehicle was delivered in February 2008, from UVB. Inside the high roof cab...

James Removals is a keen supporter of truck events and its MAN XXL has won prizes at several shows and took first place at two...

Words: Kevin Swallow The new van market has started 2012 with a stutter, as registration igures published by the Society of...

Declining new sales comes as prices for used vans continue to rise, despite higher mileage and age, according to Manheim...

Webwatch pays a quick visit to the Roy Humphrey Group website Words: James Clark Company: Roy Humphrey Group Address:...