in London The Roads Task Force (RTF) is recommending trucks be removed from London's roads at peak times. It's one of 13...

OWNER OF collapsed haulage firm Palletline Logistics (Midlands) told CM that a mix of personal naivety and the taxman's...

Ford Transit van at the company's Southampton factory will cease tomorrow (Friday, 26 July). The closure ends 41 years of...

OF new drivers taking and passing LGV tests has fallen again, according to the Driving Standards Agency (DSA). Its latest data...

trading after nearly 40 years in the business. The family-run haulier, which specialised in roadside assistance and commercial...

paid tribute to Ryan Bennett, a driver for Isle of Sheppey haulier DW Bennett Logistics last week (16 July), at a service held...

By David Wilcox THE UK'S FIRST Euro-6 Daf XF tractor has entered service with the 15-strong fleet of Glossop, Derbyshire-based...

your chances as the next Phil Mickelson (pictured)? Are your drives more than par for the course? If so, then here's your...

be subject to enhanced scrutiny to prevent catastrophic accidents are claiming a victory following a vote in the European...

July) referred to a series of defences for drink-driving instead of special reasons. They are not defences because a guilty...

report by the Transport Select Committee into Vosa has raised questions about aspects of the agency's work By Chris Druce THE...

Louise Ellman and her colleagues also question the fast pace of the Authorised Testing Facility (ATF) roll-out, and its...

report's publication, Transport Select Committee chairwoman Louise Ellman said: "We were particularly concerned that problems...

Christopher Walton TWO HAULAGE businesses have relocated to an industrial estate near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, with the help...

the precious metals used in catalytic converters has made vans and trucks a target for thieves, according to Thames Valley...

Eco Skips has been fined £30,000 for dangerous working practices surrounding the storage of skips at its yard. In a...

has been launched in Kent after residents in Westerham, on the A25, complained that hauliers were breaching a 7.5-tonne weight...

after signing a partnership with Pekaes. The Polish firm has enabling the partnership to offer twice-weekly collections and...

Road User Levy less than a year away, Vosa is scaling up its enforcement operations to ensure foreignregistered operators don't...

look more interesting I WAS INTERESTED to read Alan Bunting's comments about Volvo's new FH looking a mess (CM 18 July)....

WE HAVE just added the first new FHs to our fleet and, while we're very pleased with them, I have to agree with Alan Bunting on...

the new Volvo FH are correct when it comes to the point of freeing up area for signwriting. We have taken delivery of four new...

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history A big truck with a strong specification Welcome to Laurie Dealer's used truck of the week. Each week our man inside the...

OEMs have had the power to force multi-franchise dealerships to go one-brand-one-site Sitting in the corner of the room is a...

SHARP HAS replaced Christophe Blazere as MD of its wholly-owned dealer group Renault Truck Commercials. Sharp joined Renault...

AUCTIONS generated more than £2.1m selling 425 vans during a single auction at Blackbushe last month. The sale is the highest...

has begun on a new E2m dealership for the Mercedes-Benz dealer Northside Truck & Van at Stallingborough, north Lincolnshire....

your own used vehicles Maritime Transport uses its trucks then makes them disappear through its subsidiary...

was first established in 1974, explains Andrew McNab, although the current set up was established when it was bought in 2001 by...

decision to revoke haulier's licence and disqualify director By Roger Brown A JUDGE HAS dismissed an appeal by Boyes Transport,...

the traffic commissioner for Scotland, has suspended Dundee Plant Company for 12 weeks after its directors failed to tell her...

haulier P Parker and Sons has been fined £1,000 after it used bonfire night as a cover to illegally burn waste. In a case...

trailers at a site in Walsall Road,Wednesbury, subject to the following conditions and undertakings: • air systems must be...

• PDM Transport based in Walsall is due to attend a hearing on 31 July when disciplinary action will be looked at.

inquiry (PI) on 31 July will discuss disciplinary action against Southampton-based Go Couriers. The repute of the transport...

20 vehicles and 20 trailers at the Chippenham Pit Stop in Oakleigh Acres, Draycot Cerne, Wiltshire.

in more prosecutions Words: Ashleigh Wight More than 6,700 of the lorries stopped by Vosa in 2011/12 were found to be...

ivoras: Paul Menham Key revisions to employment tribunal rules of procedure that come into force this month will have...

changes to the tribunal rules, they should allow operators who act reasonably yet still face tribunal claims to defend those...

Because the new rules allow employment judges to make an early judgment on claims or responses that have no reasonable...

on Operator CPC we look at the importance of making the right vehicle selection and consider the vocational driving and...

6x2 When it comes to European movements, you want big, comfortable trucks with excellent reliability. CM asks SDM European's...

for Euro-6 trucks In the fourth of our series running up to the arrival of Euro-6 trucks, we look at their vital fluids and DPF...

up to its name in comfort The new foy:1) smoothie Scania is making some bold claims about its Streamline cab and new Euro-6...

near you Going for the burn A clean-burning fuel that has long been used in countries such as China and Egypt, DME could soon...

logistics via a work experience scheme run by youth charity The Prince's Trust. The Get Into Logistics programme has been...

given more than 60 armed forces personnel a fortnight's work placement as part of the governmentfunded Military Work Placement...