When I got home on Friday night I turned on the TV to discover that the Channel 4 news had been extended to a full hour to...

By Christopher Walton STOBART GROUP has discontinued one line of business, sold another and shaken up its board of directors in...

SUTTONS GROUP MD Andrew Palmer is to retire on 30 April. John Sutton, who manages the group's international division, will take...

By Chris Druck.: THE FREIGHT TRANSPORT Association (FTA) has slammed JAUPT's unilateral decision to change the procedure...

FAIRFUELUK (FFUK) has called on its supporters to redouble their efforts as it attempts to ramp up the pressure on the...

The brief was that as Long as the firm made a profit, then you could get on with it" John Fadelle Ex-Scammell engineer (page...

by 1-aul a I lamaaanc ALL OWNERS of authorised testing facilities (ATFs) and designated premises (DPs) are being urged to join...

LEICESTER-BASED rental firm Alltruck has opened a second ATF lane in anticipation of increased demand from truck operators. In...

VOSA'S LGV test station in Ammanford, Wales is to stop testing on 15 March; the two nearest Vosa stations, at Llantrisant,...

John Folliss, commercial sales and marketing director, Bridgestone Europe — North Region What are you most looking forward to...

By Derren Hayes A SURVEY OF Freight Transport Association (FTA) members shows the number of penalty charge notices (PCNs)...

p:.:d Van production at Vauxhall's Luton and Ellesmere Port plants totalled more than 58,000 units in 2012, making the company...

nun. ai CM is happy to clarify that the truck manufacturers' market shares quoted in the UK Commercial Vehicle Operator Report...

al What's your relationship like with union representatives? Tell us all about it in January's Trucking Britain survey. We're...

A little thing like snow doesn't stop the CM team getting out and about to meet the industry, it just puts a few get-togethers...

By Ashleigh Wight CREDITORS OF Stockportbased Sims Worldwide Logistics, the company that completed a pre-pack administration...

THE SPEED limit for LGVs on the A9 in Scotland could be raised to 50mph after the country's transport minister said he was...

WEST MIDLANDS-based bodybuilder Bevan Group has entered into a partnership with German manufacturer Schmitz Cargobull to...

TRAILER MAKERS have warned hauliers planning to take part in the longer semi-trailer trial that they may be unable to fulfil...

AN 1VIP has said he wants to raise the problem of roadside injuries and fatalities involving breakdown recovery operators with...

WE KNOW CM readers are a helpful bunch, so we would urge you to keep your eyes peeled on behalf of Welsh haulier TDS Morgan...

New truck sales activity in 2012 showed two different patterns in the first half of the year and the second Words: David Wilcox...

READING THE article on Bob Carmichael's Volvo FB88 in CM 10 January brought back some happy memories for me. I was a young...

HAVING READ your articles in CM 17 January on the issue of the low take up of longer semi-trailer allocations, I fully support...

TC Nick Jones criticised by upper tribunal judge Jacqueline Beech for handling of public inquiry By Roger Brown PLANT HIRE...

AN APPEAL BY Inverness scrap metal haulier Highland Car Crushers to overturn the revocation of its 0-licence has been turned...

A NORTH LONDON skip operator had its 0-licence suspended for 48 hours after its boss was convicted of driving while...

BLUE DRAGON Transport can base one vehicle at the former TXU site in William Frost Way, New Costessey, Norwich, as well as 26...

Eastern and South Eastern traffic areas Eastbourne Addlestone-based Allfreight Worldwide will submit a new application at a PI...

pfi/RJ BAXTER Haulage has been given the _I go ahead to locate four vehicles and four _IN trailers at the Waterfront Services...

KILLOUGHERY Construction wants to remove from its 0-licence its operating centres at the Oxted Sand Pit in Barrow Green Road,...

1141 HE GROUP has been allowed to base two vehicles and one trailer at the former brickworks in Factory Road, Cambridge.

CM DOWNTON is hoping to get permission for 20 vehicles and 40 trailers at the Indesit site in Wrath Park, Wellingborough.

ipa CS ELLIS (Group) has applied for two vehicles and four trailers at Woolfox Lodge in Great North Road, Oakham.

What are the legal remedies available for hauliers wishing to pursue unpaid debts? Words: Michael Whitaker Late payment...

For the Red tape can be a pain, but having to pay heavy fines for failing to keep proper records is no picnic either for...

CM, in conjunction with leading transport training provider EP Training, brings you the definitive guide to Operator CPC. This...

Everyone wants to cut the cost of premiums: the smart way is to reduce risk rather than cover. CM explores the world of...

In recent years, the gaffer's truck has largely disappeared. CM investigates why it is facing extinction Words: Kevin Swallow...

Some 25 years after the gates were closed on the Scammell factory at Watford, CM looks back at this loss to the UK's truck...

Transport is the most hands-on of industries - but there's plenty to be gained from further education in the subject. CM takes...

Stairway to new skills Words: Laura Hailstone SKILLS FOR LOGISTICS (SfL) is urging haulage firms and their staff to get more...

Zastava entered the UK LCV market in 1983 with the Yugo 311 van. But it sold like cold cakes, and nobody shed a tear (or...

Integration is key for Imperial Commercials, as it beds-in the former Watts Truck Centre sites it bought last year in the South...

Used truck dealers and operators alike were hit by a bombshell at the end of 2012, when INC Lease pulled out of the UK...