When CM editor WiliShiers asked if I'd like to be a CM guest editor for a day, I nearly choked: With my educational...

By Chris Druce PROFESSIONAL LGV drivers from eight European countries, including Germany, will not face enforcement action...

THE FIRST pictures of the next generation Renault Trafic and Vauxhall Vivaro have surfaced during testing of a pair of...

By Chris Tindall MAKING DRIVERS pay for using the A14 because the government can't afford the construction bill amounts to a...

THERE IS LESS than a week to go before the second staging of Commercial Motor Live. The unique event takes place at Millbrook...

Chris Tindau COUNCILLORS ARE considering introducing a Low Emission Zone (LEZ) in a Sussex village in an effort to stop LGVs...

truck models, following the global launch of the rest of its Euro-6 range at this year's CV Show. The CF comes as a 6x4 rigid,...

The deal to acquire 'certain assets' of the business was struck with administrators Duff and Phelps on 9 August, after the...

Ely 1109UF DEUWri RUNCORN-based boat manufacturer Pyranha Mouldings has been fined £50,000 after an employee's head was...

MK LESLIE has gone into administration and ceased trading, after falling into a downward spiral that it could not recover...

From the mire of the government's now relaunched longer semi-trailer trial one undeniable fact has emerged: the 14.6m trailer...

The main beneficiaries for longer trailers are operators who cube out before reaching the prescribed GVW. If you can expand...

Elddis Transport has 10 longer semi-trailers on its fleet: two 15.65m and eight 14.6m versions. Chief executive Nigel Cook said...

The number of pallet movements in the UK is on the rise, but so too is the concern that many of them could be exposing drivers...

Vikki Woodfine, head of road haulage and logistics at DWF, dealt with an HSE prosecution earlier this year representing an...

JUST TO LET you know how much I still enjoy reading your excellent magazine Commercial Motor every week. Classic Trucks (CM 5...

WE ARE within 12 months of the deadline for drivers to complete their training to continue driving commercially and still hear...

AS A CYCLIST, motorcyclist, car and LGV driver my opinion is based on experience. We have had major change to construction and...

Get winter is on its way Its that time of year again, wrap up warm WITH ATTENTION naturally turning to the impending winter,...

Here are three reasons for you to remain cheerful A lorry driver, not too many miles from here, discovered that a contract his...

ay Kevin Swallow CALEDONIAN TRUCK & Van, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz CVs Aberdeen, has invested more than £300,000 to...

Caledonian Truck & Van has acquired a new site next to its dealership in Nairn, near Inverness. It will include a workshop with...

MARKET DEMAND has led to Manheim introducing a monthly auction for council and utility vans at its Colchester site. Regional...

MC Group, the Volvo Trucks and Isuzu Truck UK dealership, has opened a rental service from three of its depots across the South...

Read our tips before buying a used k Get the best Actros out there The Mercedes-Benz Actros has proved a popular truck with...

11 commercialmotoncom/laurie-dealers-truck-trade-blo Laurie Dealer says: "Sales executives from all walks of life should be...

Since January 2006 Vosa has issued 11 recalls relating to the Actros range. Here are the most significant: July 2011 Risk of...

TC has concerns about who will run company and cannot trust previously disqualified director with licence By Roger Brown A...

A TRANSPORT manager who said the financial position of the firm he worked for meant there was little or no money available for...

IMPETUS WASTE Management has been ordered to pay more than £14,400 after it allowed excessive odours to escape from its waste...

JT TARMAC CAN now base 12 vehicles at a unit on the Newington Industrial Estate, London Road, in Sittingbourne, subject to...

Eastern and South Eastern traffic areas Cambridge Woking-based Better Removals and Storage will make a new application at a...

Firms operating in the South West are suffering from severe disruption caused by a road closure, but are they eligible to claim...

Welcome to week 39 of our Operator CPC study guide. This week we conclude the three-part analysis of vehicle loads with a look...

Fastidious about training and standards Its MD is the RHA regional chairman for Northern Ireland and Scotland, helping...

The company was founded in 1969 by McCulla's late father David, a cattle farmer and businessman. It prospered by transporting...

McCulla, which employs more than 150 people, carries out a lot of groupage work around the British Isles, delivering to large...

What do operators want from What do UK hauliers think of FairFuelUK's continuing fight against high fuel prices? Words:...

January 2011: FFUK starts its campaign March 2011: Chancellor takes everyone by surprise in announcing an immediate cut in fuel...

While the inclusion of the general public in the fight for fairer fuel duty has undoubtedly given it critical mass in political...

BUYING BRITISH Find out what brands are still truly British is the best of Britain? Many companies would prefer to buy...

SHARING THE ROADS Should LGVs use lanes to cut congestion? Changing lanes Allowing trucks to use bus or high-occupancy...

Framptons Transport Services has already taken on three bright, young apprentices and it is on the look out for more candidates...