1 1 Any accountant worth his calculator wi LI tell you that if you want to find out what's really happening, you must 'drill...

By Christopher Walton. VOSA IS PLANNING on increasing its income from statutory fees in 2009/2010, despite predicting a...

RHA and FTA will fight on over fuel duty AS THE INDUSTRY faces the prospect of another 2p/litre rise in fuel duty on 1...

VOSA IS STANDING by its target of getting a third of all annual tests carried out at new privately run Authorised Testing...

Voluntary govt scheme to reduce emissions THE GOVERNMENT S developing a voluntary scheme designed to get hauliers to record,...

Centralisation wilt not hit crime detection says VOSA VOSA INSISTS that 0-licence scams such as one that led to convictions...

'Hollywood pirate' taLe trucker is jailed A banned truck driver who used a forged licence to secure a job and then stole...

Picture the scene. I'm waiting for a bay at an unnamed customer's premises. Its a pretty tight and very busy yard. Enter a...

ROSEMARY THEW'S Opinion (`The road transport industry can only benefit by bringing in the Driver CPC', CM 19 February) got me...

Periodic training should be driven by insurance companies' desire to reduce the amount they have to pay out because of...

VOSA's plans to close the Llandrindod Wells testing station came under fire at a recent public meeting CM COVER STORY By...

CM finally gets the opportunity to put Volvo's flagship FH16 700 through its paces around Britain's road network. How did it...

Can road and rail, freight operators exist in harmony? With rail looking to increase its market share, hauliers could benefit...

and rail can complement one another. "It's a question of different modes playing to their strengths," she says. Edmunds...

UK Drivers Forums. Easily the UK's busiest forums for the professional truck or van driver. Hundreds of messages are posted...

LIKE MANY HERE, I once coupled up a trailer with the parking brake off... Luckily there was no damage or injury on that...

By Blissy: Wednesday, 8 July, 2:48am IN JULY 1984 I bought my first Ituck and started on my own doing boxes out of Tilbury....

How does a small, new company become part of one of the largest transport businesses in Europe? CM talks to QD Logistics to...

two vehicles, working shifts of six days on and three days off. The company has invested almost E2m in vehicles including...

Traffic Commissioners' independence has been questioned before, but new documents reveal, the unease about their closeness to...

When Christopher Heaps, the South Eastern and Metropolitan Traffic Commissioner, decided to step down from his role, he told...

A Dumbarton haulier was using a revoked licence as a front for an unlicensed operation. A HAULIER WHO was Mega I k operating...

Third time unlucky as licence is revoked AN OPERATOR APPEARING t its third public inquiry in three ears has had its licence...

In 2007 the TC accepted that the failings were because of incompetent management rather than dishonesty. But it was clear that...

NINE DRIVERS EMPLOYED by Liverpool-based Armet Logistics have failed to prevent disqualification orders against their HGV...

VOSA's 'traffic light system for targeting lawbreakers means that less energy is expended on the good guys. However, all...

can add sharply to operational costs. What rights do hauliers have to object? Words: Peter Woodhouse Orders (TROs) allow...

TROs are covered by the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. There are three types: Permanent remaining in force until superceded...

to amend the Northern Ireland 0-licensing system to mirror that of Great Britain. Changes include a system for restricted...

Equipment regulations 2009, 1 July 2009 The ADR 2009 test is brought into force under new rules, which means UK rules will...

because they have reduced payload, but also because the market for shuttling a small workforce to and from sites is not that...

productive. White the second row of seats are big enough . to seat three in comfort there's still enough space in the toad area...

Temperature-controlled transport specialist Langdons knows a few things about keeping a cool head but now it's about to turn up...

Langdons can trace its history back to the late 1890s, when the Langdon family were farmers and trappers in Somerset, but it...

(LSP) that specialises in temperature-controlled operations. Frozen and chilled palletised food and drinks account for more...

Langdons runs 220 vehicles, comprising 140 artics and 80 rigids, as well as 180 trailers from its seven depots across the...

Looking for ways to manage your fleet more efficiently but put off by the complexity of making that happen? TomTom Work's...

Freight Movement is using TomTom Work not just to manage its fleet more effectively, but also as a tool to win more business....

Networking can help build your sales, particularly for small and medium-sized haulage companies. CM looks at the best ways to...

• You can meet, greet and get to know potential clients or referees ter potential clients. • You generally have the...

Don't be put off by the title. Many UK road transport firms have female directors and managers, and this network, which started...

Your local British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) is a good place to start as networking opportunities are regional, and can he...

4Networking runs a range of daily breakfast events between 8am and 10am throughout the country The first three are free and...

THERE WILL BE no rapid improvement for transport firms working in the construction business as the worst forecasts yet from the...

Pension schemes still ignored by operators LESS THAN A quarter of haulage bosses may be paying into pensions either for...

Retail market figures remain 'unsettled' The retail market is showing conflicting signs, with a sudden buoyancy in April being...

have garnered a strong rating for outstanding financial performance from expert analysts Plimsoll Publishing. The categories,...

JUNE HAS AGAIN shown a continuing but slowed decline within the jobs market. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation...

The FPB says that transport and warehouse firms are among those who spend a large proportion of company time complying with...

potato crop, which began lifting in Cornwall a couple of weeks ago, looks to have produced good yields, and arable farmers are...

VERTU MOTORS, WHICH acquires and consolidates motor retail businesses, has bought half of the Midlands-based Brooklyn Motor...

By Kevin Swallow VW'S TRANSPORTER is one of the used van market's strongest performers, and the T5 is now six years old. Here...

Open day success at Volvo dealership Volvo Truck and Bus Centre East Anglia held an open day at its dealership at Bardon....

We visit the website of Renault Trucks approved distributor Attports Truck Centre. Words; James Ctark Company: Attports Truck...