For those who wish to remain in the EU (and that's not many CM readers, judging by the opinions in this week's Operators'...

EUROPEAN Commission (EC) has backed down on plans to remove all cabotage restrictions next year amid concerns it would prove...

The visit came as Cartwright revealed it would be investing £2.9m of its own money, together with a £1.9m grant from a Regional...

of the founders of TransAction — the protest group that was at the heart of the strikes staged over high fuel prices in 2000...

its chilled pallet distribution business made a loss of £13.4m in the past 12 months, but its Eddie Stobart division has shaken...

be showing its latest design for moving-floor trailers at this month's Tip-ex show in Harrogate. The firm has refined the...

will no longer need to send their tacho cards to the DVLA when they change address. At present, drivers have to complete two...

DRIVERS employed by Northern Ireland haulage firm Arnold Transport have been handed suspended prison sentences after...

A Nino 300 Series 7.5-tonner, a 500 Series 18-tonner with a dropside steel tipper body, a 700 Series 8x4 with a steel tipper...

fuel transport firm Silvio Bertani Group (SBG). The deal, which was completed on 15 May, provides the Italian company with its...

TIRE (UK) has completed a number of customer driving events at its European Technical Centre at Mira Proving Ground, where it...

Sindle & Sons has taken delivery of two custom-made tank trailers it developed to transport activated carbon. The tankers,...

The deal is for the three main Bristol Street dealers at Avonmouth, Gloucester and Swindon. Aquila is an MAN and Isuzu dealer,...

3y George Barrow FOR SEVERAL years, Mercedes-Benz has led the way with safety features and technology on its CVs. Furthermore,...

find out where the agency is heading after a frenetic start to a year that has rarely seen it out of the headlines Words: Laura...

note at your 'Letter of the Week' from SAJ Maclean. I was a bit surprised, however, that there was no mention of the driver...

I FOUND this 1985 Freightliner in a farmer's shed in East Yorkshire. It was brought into Europe as a race car transporter for...

No one should be afraid to stand up to Vosa, and I believe hauliers are being intimidated with the threat of increased checking...

and disqualifies transport manager after maintenance standards fall far below expectations By Roger Brown EASTERN TRAFFIC...

commissioner Marcia Davies has issued a formal warning to Leicester-based haulier GTA Transport after it failed to prevent...

at the Sawmills in Fullers End, Elsenham, Bishop's Stortford subject to the following conditions: • there will be no operation,...

Logistics UK, which is based in Wallington, will submit a new application at a PI on 29 May. • Maidstone-based Detling Car and...

granted authorisation for 18 vehicles and 50 trailers at the Smurfitt Kappa site in Hostmoor Avenue, March.

green light to keep 12 vehicles and 12 trailers at the Waterhall Quarry in Lower Hatfield Road, Hertford subject to the...

to station 45 vehicles and 10 trailers at a unit in Harrier Park, Southgate, Peterborough.

and regulations must be followed if injuries and fatalities are to be avoided Words: Chris Tindall Accidents involving...

many in the road haulage industry, but what does our panel think? Nords: Pat Hagan Politicians often make promises, but few...

looks at marketing. Without proper attention to marketing, a small business can expect to have poor trading results and, at the...

rules and regulations that govern the heavy haulage sector of road transport can be as tricky as transporting the loads...

and Distribution has had to react fast to survive Words: Kevin Swallow! Images: Karl Hopkinson In the 45 years that...

2006 covering PR and FY postcodes, and has repeatedly come close to capturing its 'haulier of the year' title. General haulage...

explains why he is bucking the trend and has a positive outlook for 2013 Words: 011ie Dixon The lead-in to Euro-6 has seen...

mixer when for around 25% of that, you can recycle a better specced vehicle with proven ability? MC Cullimore fleet engineer...

legislation takes effect from next September. But what exactly will it achieve, and how will any achievements be measured? CM...

Words: Chris Tindall Traction hauliers are calling for trailer owners to be made liable for the condition of their vehicles,...

By Laura Hailstone THE SIXTH annual FTA Everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards celebrated the outstanding achievements of...

for Logistics (SfL) aims to have 100,000 road transport employees signed up as members of its free Logistics Guild within the...

used feature is a 2011registered Volvo FH16 6x2 tractor and a 2011 Wilcox moving-floor trailer. Next week, Tip-Ex 2013 (30...

to share some of the burden when things go wrong with a vehicle Flip over to the next page and you'll find an article that asks...

Swallow RENAULT TRUCKS dealer RH Commercial Vehicles (RHCV) has bought Derbyshire-based Cotes Park Commercials for an...

& Sons, based in Tewkesbury, has been appointed a parts and service agent for Isuzu Truck (UK). Keith Child, marketing...

Commercials has been given the full sales, service and parts franchise for south-east Wales. The Caerphilly-based dealership...