It seems everybody wants to help Chancellor Alistair Darling solve the crisis facing road transport. No doubt the Treasury is...

Innovate slams trading rumours as "false" By Roanna Avisw. INNOVATE LOGISTICS has come out fighting following speculation in...

Transaction plans 'legal fuel demos' THE FOUNDER of the campaign group Transaction 2007. which is being boosted by support...

THE HOME OFFICE was unwilling to explain last week how a driver could prove that any stowaway found in their trailer was a...

EDDIE STOBART'S DREAMS of taking to the skies as Stobart Air must wait at least another month while its planning application is...

.; As CM went to the Transport Secretary, Ruth Kelly, admitted she would need a lot of persuasion to allow longer heavier...

By Chris Tindall / Roanna Avison THE ROAD Haulage Association (RHA) is urging the government to set aside "partisan politics"...

No congestion charge for Norwich NORWICH HAS ABANDONED its plans to introduce a congestion charge after a study revealed it...

SCANIA CONTINUES its sales charge into Russia, a country where it says "investments and growth are expected to remain high for...

TRANSPORT AND warehousing firm Pollock (Scotrans) has stepped in to take over some of Ramage Distribution's work after its move...

ROAD HAULAGE within the European Union (EU) is set for constant expansion until 2030, according to a detailed report written...

New FBP handbook teaches drivers about fuel efficiency By Roanna Avison FREIGHT BEST Practice (FBP) has launched a handbook...

Bulmers signs agreement with EWS BULMERS LOGISTICS has won a contract with rail-freight operator EWS to support its intermodal...

Debate still raging over the increasing use of biofuels By David Harris GOVERNMENT PRESSURE to make fuel greener increased...

Kent Police in parking clampdown KENT POLICE IS stepping up patrols on an industrial estate near Ashford after residents...

Met Police trials 'informal get-together with drivers By Roanna Avison THE METROPOLITAN Police is to trial a scheme designed...

Racking up a success WE ALWAYS APPLAUD innovation in the CV world, especially if it comes from one of Commercial Motor's...

Harrogate prepares to host three-day Tip-Ex tipper show THE SPIRITUAL HOME of trailers for many has been revived with the only...

Cyclists and DfT disagree over blind-spot mirrors By David Hai i THE DEPARTMENT for Transport (DfT) has been criticised by...

Rikki Chequer, community manager of TruckNet UK, gives the drivers' perspective on last week's CV Show. Although the...

MEP says government needs tougher stance on cabotage CONCERNS ARE GROWING that proposed changes to cabotage rules will result...

Working together to beat truck crime WHAT IS WRONG with this industry? I've been looking into truck crime figures and it's a...

I OPERATE an LGV training company and find that private candidates and companies are unable to invest in a training package...

Iveco Trucks' dealer network is undergoing a three-year restructure, one in which the Iveco Dealer Association will play a...

Moving freight by rail may be cheaper on a mile-by-mile basis than road, but is cost the only factor to take into...

With 680hp, a luxurious feeling interior and ACC2 to boot, MAN's flagship tractor is no chore to test. Words: Colin Barnett /...

The TC has expressed concern over the proposal that safety inspections be carried out in Holland. INTRAMAST (UK), a company...

Impounded skip lorry returned AN IMPOUNDED VEHICLE was released after North-Western Traffic Commissioner Beverley Bell was...

THE DIRECTOR OF Merseyside-based Alpine Scaffolding Services, who ran vehicles without licence authority after the firm went...

Perth Sheriff fines 'hijack faker' £1,000 A MANCHESTER truck driver, who faked an attempted hijack of his vehicle, sparking a...

DTC downgrades Rochdale firm's Licence A LANCASHIRE firm, whose proposed transport manager had disappeared, has been forced to...

To err is human... Small businesses are likely to benefit from a new system of tax penalties that recognises people make...

Arrest and detention can be a nightmare scenario for many international drivers, but much can be done to lessen the blow. We...

• Seek legal expertise immediately • Do not say anything until a solicitor arrives Prisoners Abroad can provide financial help...

and close-proximity mirrors to the passenger side of goods vehicles more than 3.5 tonnes GVW and first registered from 1...

CIF 1 April 2008 The fees for periodic training course approval are amended to E36 per hour of training, and provision is made...

Taking a small Fiat passenger vehicle as your starting point is no bad thing when making a new LCV. But will the...

previous version sounds like stating the obvious. However. the Italian manufacturer has taken steps in recent years to improve...

We look at the equipment you'll need to do this. Words: Sharon Clancey Once your fuel use reaches a certain level, investing...

your profits. If you lose a tankful, that's £500 or more in one go," points out a TruckProtect spokesman. "Just 25 litres of...

more than 150 million miles a year, and is based at 78 sites in the UK, 26 of which have on-site refuelling facilities. The...

an increased number of companies are adding them to their fleets. To prove this point, CM does the rounds with Hildon Water and...

With the price of fuel rocketing, how can the haulage industry hope to succeed? Something needs to be done... and quickly O n...

When is a winter tyre not a winter tyre? And how can you prove what it is, anyway? CM chills out beyond the Arctic Circle to...

major European tyre manufacturers, Continental wants the European Union to set an official standard for high-traction winter...

A Yorkshire-based haulier put in the winning bid of £57,000 to snap up the MAN TopBid TGA 18.480 on the final day of this...

demand for clean, late-registered vans. That's good news for dealer chain Renault Retail Group... Words/images:Steve Banner...