I was speaking to an owner-operator this week about what he liked, and didn’t like, about Commercial Motor . I’ll spare his...

By Christopher Walton THE AVERAGE price of bulk fuel was set to break new records as it pushed 116ppl as CM went to press....

THE RETAIL MOTOR Industry (RMI) Federation has called for an immediate investigation into the UK fuel retail market, saying...

By George Barrow FORD HAS revealed the irst details of its next generation Transit van, with the unveiling of the Tourneo...

ONLY TWO operators have so far been issued with vehicle special orders (VSOs) allowing them to operate longer semi-trailers...

Commercialmotor.com 1. URTU investigated by Manchester Police 2. Cardiff haulier set to be liquidated 3. A&M Transport hit by...

By Christopher Walton THE UNITED Road Transport Union (URTU) says it is “co-operating fully” with the authorities after seven...

SEVEN ELECTRIC vans have been added to the government’s list of vehicles eligible for up to a 20% discount off the sticker...

CoURIER FIRM First Call Heathrow has entered liquidation after 17 years in business because of customers’ debts and the loss of...

By Hayley Pink THE ROAD Haulage Association (RHA), Freight Transport Association (FTA) and CM have taken the ‘Fight Freight...

North Yorkshire firm David Dale Removals has kicked off the donations to the ‘Fight Freight Crime, Save TruckPol’ campaign....

A&M TRANSPORT Hereford is appealing for information following the theft of lorry parts worth £2,000 from one of its Iveco...

KENT COUNTY Council wants to build a fuel station for foreign LGVs within a duty-free zone at Dover Port so that extra revenue...

By Chris Tindall LIQUIDATORS FOR Essexbased haulage irm Riverside Freight Services say they are investigating possible illegal...

ADMINISTRATORS FOR F Swain & Son subsidiary Sibley Haulage have conirmed that unsecured creditors will not receive money owed...

WEST YORKSHIRE haulage firm James Wilby is to trial an Iveco Stralis Active Space against its fleet of 38 vehicles, most of...

KEEPING YOURSELF and others safe will be a recurring theme at this year’s CV Show. Among the exhibitors showing new safety...

By David Wilcox LEGISLATORS ARE being urged to add 80cm to the Europewide truck length limit, taking artics from 16.5m to...

Tanked up and abroad BULK TRANSPORT giant Hoyer is prepping its fleet to supply football fans in Poland and Ukraine with beer...

A CARDIFF CONSTRUCTION haulier is set to go into creditors’ voluntary liquidation after three difficult years of trading wiped...

By Iep van der Meer Dutch hauLier A Jansen Transport is taking a trip down memory Lane to mark its 40th anniversary THIS IS...

IVOR SKINNER, SYED ZIAULLAH MD and chief executive, APC Overnight The succession of top management at APC Overnight has been...

It’s great to finally have new TCs, but how will they fare? WELL WE have two new trafic commissioners (TCs), one of them being...

OWNER-DRIVERS and small hauliers: how is 2012 going for you, thanks to the cost of diesel and having to it catalytic converters...

JUDGING BY the artist’s impression of its new Citan van (CM 9 February), Mercedes-Benz has come up with a novel way of...

The latest comments on Commercialmotor.com UPS publishes final-mile delivery rates for Olympics “Ouch, sounds like a licence...

A Manchester operator has been given time to apply for a new O-licence after the old one is revoked By Roger Brown A...

NORTH WESTERN AND WELSH TRAFFIC AREAS Reynolds Logistics UK BULK LIQUIDS haulier Reynolds Logistics UK wants to base 25...

balance Compliance is especially testing for tipper operators, but HD Ricketts maintains standards through team meetings and...

bigger trucks Will Brussels recognise the eco-merits of longer, heavier trucks? CM reports from the European Parliament’s...

The switch from analogue to digital may have made drivers’ lives easier, but it hasn’t changed the need to analyse your tacho...

BEDFORDS TRANSPORT Strong morals have kept the haulier going How does a family firm continue to thrive when the family...

VOLVO 16-LITRE CM puts the F16 up against the FH16 A quarter of a century ago Volvo unveiled its original 16-litre Big...

It seems that the small town of Ellistown is big enough to not only hold Pall-Ex but Anderson Commercials as well Words:...

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CONCEPT TRUCKS Original ideals that led the way Thinking outside the box CM gives you the Lowdown on the top 10 concept...

the trade DEALER NEWS NORMAN LAW MOTORS Remaining profitable in a recession Lancashire-based Norman Law Motors has been...

Isuzu Truck (UK) has expanded its dealer network with the appointment of Commercial Motors (Wales) in Newport Words: Kevin...