"One day you're running an efficient operation; the next you're in the maelstrom" There are times when paranoia is your...

The row rumbles on at Morrisons as it attempts to avert a massive strike involving the T&G and GMB. Jennifer Ball and Guy...

TRANSPORT FOR LONDON (TfL) has been accused of a massive over-reaction in its bid to ban 'polluting HGVs and coaches from the...

IRIS11 TRUCKERS have shown their displeasure at spiralling fuel prices by organising a 90-mile protest convoy, from the border...

THE ITALIAN road hauliers' union FITA-CAN this week joined the Europe-wide clamour for relief from high fuel costs, tolls and...

HGV test fees will increase by an average 13% on 30 September. The fee for a twoaxle tractor unit will rise from £43 to £46,...

Outspoken haulier Mike Presneill has resigned from the steering committee of British Hauliers following last week's protests,...

The government is to spend £490m upgrading the motorway network's driver information systems.

Women in logistics industry are winning promotion younger men, but their pay still lags behind.

Eurotunnel is being sued by former sales agent Eurotunnel Plus for conspiracy following claims it wrongfully obtained...

The Burns freight taxes inquiry will be holding a series of meetings across the country over the coming months. For details see...

Residents in Pining have collected 5(X) signatures against Tucks using the B4-055 despite a 7.5-tcnne restiction,

Transport Minister Dr Stephen Ladyman has lambasted last week's M4 go-slow fuel protesters for not doing enough to drive down...

Britain's biggest logistic company has finally succumbed to a E3.7bn bid from its German rival Deutsche Post. Jennifer Ball...

A man has appeared before magistrates charged with murder and wounding with intent after a stabbing at a haulage firm in...

TRANSPORT MINISTER Dr Stephen Ladyman has thrown his weight behind two new road safety reports published by The Motorists'...

EXCLUSIVE RENAULT LOOKS set to take the lead from Mercedes in offering a low-weight, cut-price 7.5-tonner to run alongside the...

THE FARMER'S VIEW Charlie Flindt is a regular columnist for Commercial Motor's stablemate Farmers Weekly. He is a tenant of...

INTERM ODA L. FIRM Freightliner is extending its relationship with Widnes-based container haulier O'Connor Transport, which...

Renault Trucks was on the verge of pulling out of the UK in 2001, according to Renault Trucks president Stefano Chmielewski....

The North Western Traffic area was forced to admit to a computer error at a recent public inquiry. Mike Jewell reports....

COURIER GIANT DHL has applied for an injunction against animal rights protesters in a bid to protect the safety of its UK...

for BP are to vote on strike action after the company refused to honour their final salary pension schemes when a contract with...

IN THE NEWS Stuart Thomas gives us his regular round-up of the way the newspapers have covered the world of transport this...

CM was launched in 1905; for our centenary year we're bringing you stories from years gone by. This week we're back in 1941 and...

DETECTIVES HAVE released CC`I'V pictures of a man they would like to trace in connection with the theft of a truck loaded with...

masked raiders brandishing crowbars and knives who burst into their Cumbria home. Eileen Lawson was bound and gagged by the...

• Operation Indicate has warned drivers of a spate of truck crimes at Walsall Street truck park in Willenhall, West Midlands....

a truck containing stolen lamb carcasses when officers stopped it at 10am on 4 September in Goose Green, Wigan. He is around...

Supermarket giant Asda and the GMB union are locking horns over a leaked internal memo about derecognition. Lucia Cockcroft...

THE HIGHWAYS AGENCY is preparing a guide to UK truckstops and cafes which will be made available on the internet later this...

OPERATOR HAN B URY Davies has placed an order for 70 new MAN trucks following what company chairman Glyn Davies describes as...

A LANCASHIRE skip hire company and its director have been ordered to pay nearly £8,000 in fines and costs for running an...

A BLACK COUNTRY haulier that offers everything from truck washing to driver training has won a30,000 grant to develop its...

The protests may have run out of gas, but they got plenty of publicity. Dominic Perry studies the reports of last week's fuel...

parties insist there is no certainty as to the outcome of the talks, a potential takeover bid for Exel seems a logical move for...

Freightliner's Peter Maybury tells Dominic Perry how it got back on track — by playing down its rail connections. M ention...

IN REPLY TO the letter from Ray Sal'tiel (CM 8 September) 1 feel that he may have missed the point of the article to which he...

FURTHER TO Stan Robinson's latest mission to introduce roadtrains onto the national highway network (CM 15 September). It would...

THE VIEW that there is an HGV driver shortage in Britain is all nonsense, I am rapidly coming to believe. The only shortage in...

An inquiry will soon be under way into road haulage in Scotland. Jennifer Ball reports. S cottish operators have long argued...

54 0 /0 have one vehicle • 30% have two to five vehicles • 5.7% of the Scottish workforce is employed in logistics • 137,000...

An operator who broke a condition of his / interim authority while his licence was suspended must wait for the TC to decide...

THE CONDITION OF Norfolk Line semi trailers was blamed for a number of prohibition notices recorded against Newton...

A DURHAM LORRY driver who was convicted of criminal damage and causing actual bodily harm in 2002 has been granted an...

A DUMFRIES OWNER-DRIVER has been warned that he could lose his 0-licence if he continues to park his tractor unit close to his...

USING A VEHICLE without an 0-licence has cost an Essex trader £500 in fines and costs. John Ian Galsworthy, of Orchard...

The CM operators' panel believes hauliers should take the new Corporate Manslaughter Bill very seriously. Its members have...

is contract manager in a company that employs 400 people and runs 200 vehicles. He conf irms that the Corporate Manslaughter...

Owner-driver Philip Baker is not really a key target for the new corporate manslaughter legislation. Ifs designed to nail the...

10 vehcles on UK and international work, Paul Arthurton grasps that the threat of a corporate manslaughter charge could become...

responsible for a 36-strong fleet in a company that grows and distributes fresh produce. That makes him one link in a chain of...

running his Redditchbased removals business for 15 years, specialising in international as well as domestic work, and he has...

to become law until late next year • The consultation period ended on 17 June • Cases will be heard in Crown Courts and the...

Ed Pargeter has been involved in road transport training for more than 25 years. In principle, he argues, the new legislation...

As logistics manager Nick Matthews is responsible for a fleet of 79 vehicles: their main job is supplying scaffolding. He is...

Millard has been in the business for over 50 years and predicts that many drivers and bosses will justifiably be prosecuted for...

a verdict yet as the new law is unlikely to be in the statute book till next year. However, they believe operators should be...

a weekly run to Germany, John Hunt firmly believes responsibility for gross negligence is shared by all involved: John Hunt...

FUTURE LEGISLATION DVLA fee proposals: The DVLA is considering revising fee structures to cover the costs of changes....

Long-distance and distribution drivers have had their go, now it's time for tippermen to go auto. Its going to make their lives...

In what is fast becoming the most intense period for truck launches in memory, this week Scania unveiled its product line-up...

It's not only the engine and gearbox engineers who've been busy at Scania -the boffins behind the firm's fleet management...

THIS VENERABLE model received its latest makeover earlier this year with the addition of a Volvo driveline giving improved...

IT'S THE least likely of the DaimlerChrysier three, despite good credentials, as it's not sold in all European markets and as...

MAN's NEW lightweight has to be one of the leading contenders for the 2006 award, as the new truck scores on a number of...

The International Truck of the Year 2006 will be announced at the RAI Show next month. Cohn Barnett reviews the six...

IN OUR opinion the Atego is the strongest of the three shortlisted candidates from the DaimlerChrysler stable. The improvements...

THE NEW Iveco Trakker construction range, employs much of the technology Iveco has already used to good effect on the Stralis...

THIS COULD be the dark horse of this year's contest: on paper it ticks all the boxes to make it a viable contender....

The Michelin tyre company and CM are both celebrating their 100th anniversaries this year. You'll have seen our birthday...

There's no specific law governing the transport of chilled goods in the UK — and until the industry comes together it looks...

What it means ATP (Accorde Transport Perishables) is the Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs and...

The Certificate of Professional Competence is to HGVs what eggs are to bacon. Tim Maughan sees what courses are on offer. T...

At 1 per litre Peter Lamer feels diesel is still good value for money in his final Logistically Speaking column T his is my...

Business is picking up after the summer break, says Charlie Wright at Doncaster's Commercial Vehicle Auctions. A fter the...

Each month CM looks at a mainstay of the used market — please put your hands together for the Renault Midlum 7.5-tonner. W hen...

Our man on the inside says giving the right deal to start-up buyers can make sound business sense... 0 ffering buying tips to...

Don't overstretch yourself — and know your market. For the past 18 years these simple rules have helped SDC Northern flourish...