I’m sitting in the media centre at the CV Show and I’m surrounded by press releases for some of Europe’s newest and most...

By Laura Hailstone and Roger Brown PETER CARROLL, founder of the FairFuelUK (FFUK) campaign, has hit out at the lack of...

IN 1977, SUTTONS Transport Group founder Alf Sutton painted the Union flag on the front of a truck to mark the Queen’s Silver...

By Hayley Pink CULINA GROUP has bought the supply chain activities of Cert Octavian for an undisclosed amount: the third major...

THE FREiGHT TRANSPORT Association (FTA) says the DVLA is poised to change its advice to operators and drivers caught up, for a...

By Justin Stanton THE ROAD Haulage Association (RHA) and Freight Transport Association (FTA), see below, have revealed a...

A STOKE-BASED haulage director and his company secretary wife have pleaded guilty to offences under the VAT Act and been...

The FTA also hit its targets for 2011 and says that despite having some tough early months it returned to growth in the second...

TIP-EX VISITORS are invited to join the free CM Legal Seminar on the morning of 25 May at the Majestic Hotel, Harrogate. The...

Last Saturday morning, hundreds of mourners paid their respects to Stan Robinson: an industry legend who will be missed and...

By George Barrow FORD HAS unveiled its new Transit at the CV Show, to compete with Volkswagen’s Transporter and the...

SDC TRAILERS has revealed its first 15.65m double-deck trailer at the CV Show, which will go into service with Norbert...

By Will Shiers YOU READ it here first, and now it’s been confirmed: Stobart has taken delivery of 18 new Mercedes-Benz Actros...

THE STEED, from Chinese manufacturer Great Wall, made its UK show debut in Birmingham. Great Wall is offering a value-formoney...

By Chris Tindall LORRIES SHOULD be fitted with hi-tech gadgets that rely on sensors to warn drivers of accident risks and...

IF THERE IS one thing that any gaffer hates, it is moving fresh air. The amount of money wasted on fuel, wages and wear and...

BELGIAN PETROLEUM tank manufacturer Lag has introduced a quick-release body-mount system that cuts the amount of time it takes...

LANCASTER HAULIER and Scania service and parts dealer SJ Bargh has opened a new authorised testing facility (ATF). Steve...

Words: Chris Tindall A CM INVESTIGATION into the problems caused by digital tachograph cards beginning to fail without warning...

Tacho manufacturers and consultants say they have been receiving a higher than average number of calls from concerned hauliers...

WILL NORTH American heavy-duty truck buyers, at some point in the not-too-distant future, be weaned off their addiction to...

I HAVE read all the articles regarding tanker driver strikes and I agree that you have to fight your corner. These big firms...

I HAVE JUST READ your brilliant editorial (“Those on two wheels”, 19 April). The move to fit sensors, audible truck-turning...

The Corrugated Case Company has been fined after an employee was knocked over and dragged under a truck By Roger Brown A...

A WARWICKSHIRE skip haulier has been handed a six-month prison sentence suspended for 12 months and ordered to complete 80...

A CARDIFF-BASED cargo company has been fined £110,000 after a lorry driver had to have part of his leg amputated after being...

WELSH TYRE Recycling Services has been granted the go-ahead to base three vehicles at its unit on the Hirwaun Industrial Estate...

● On 3 May, a PI will look at a variation application from RR Memmory Haulage, based in Sheffield. The TC will also consider...

Recruiting staff must be carried out with care to avoid a potential tribunal claim Words: Colin Godfrey The transport sector...

WE BUY... Full guide available at www.commercialmotor.com Nobody disputes that aerodynamics is good science. The task facing...

business After a decade of transporting very large equipment, compliance remains at the heart of Finnie Heavy Haulage Words:...

• The escort must be familiar with the load and proposed route and ensure that the escort vehicle or vehicles are fit for...

HAULING PLANT AND MACHINERY • A wheeled or tracked vehicle must be lashed down in position on the carrying vehicle, with the...

CM remembers a great British institution Foden’s popular S80 and S83 ranges helped keep the Cheshire manufacturer on the...

Magazines produced in-house by truck manufacturers have been around for decades, but the Foden News must rank among the...

Foden’s S80 and S83 ranges were particularly popular with CV hire companies. In 1972, the marque received a priceless...

FIAT DUCATO 180 MULTIJET MAXI New, cleaner engine for Fiat’s giant Ducato The new Fiat Ducato is an entirely different...

Large vans usually offer a large amount of storage, but in the Ducato occupants are shortchanged. While there are excellent...

As the price of diesel rises, it seems gas is likely to play a part in easing the oil supply pressures that drive up...

continue to be elusive Anybody in search of a run-of-the-mill fleet-specification tractor unit is unlikely to have to look too...

Andy Mackay, used truck sales specialist for north-west England at Daf dealership Chatfields, says Euro-6 is starting to weigh...

SCANIA DEALER Keltruck has named Andrew Long as the new regional general manager covering south Wales. As part of his...