Not surprisingly there was no shortage of outrage following last week's Radio 4 File on Four programme which uncovered some of...

A Court of Appeal ruling seems to have changed the way the TCs operate when considering fitness to hold an 0-licence. Mike...

PETER COOK, the man behind collapsed haulage company Peter Cook Transport, has applied for a new 0-Licence to operate from the...

THE COLLAPSE of car manufacturer MG Rover wiped off almost £250,000 from Worcester firm TM Logistics' profits for the year...

GE COMMERCIAL FINANCE has won a High Court battle against the former bosses of collapsed haulage firm City Truck Group, whom it...

Retail distributor Lloyd Fraser Holdings made a pre-tax profit in 2004 of 2482,245, on a £65m turnover but lost £377,843 after...

Birmingham-based LDV has won a multi-million-pound deal to supply 750 LDV MAXUS panel vans to the Home Delivery Network.

As CM went to press Stan Robinson's new pressure group was due to meet Transport Ministger Stephen Ladyman.

The FTA and HSE have teamed up to produce a bestpractice guide Preventing Falls from Vehicles.

Northampton-based Mainland Group has bought Eurocontinental International Freight Forwarders.

CM Truckzone, part of the SED show, is moving to Rockingham Performance Park near Corby, Northants on 16-18 May 2006. Contact:...

Alistair Williamson has left MAN ERF UK to pursue other business interests. His most recent position was director of business...

payout cost £100,000 A late insurance payout spelled financial disaster for a haulier after a load was stolen. Chris Tindall...

PLANS [0 roll out Low Emission Zones (LEZ) across the country could be scuppered if the Department for Transport decides to...

A GROUP of BP tanker drivers over a bitter pension dispute. are set to stage a five-day strike The 74 tanker drivers, all T&G...

Peter Lamer eavesdrops on a conversation among three grizzled veterans of the haulage industry down at his local boozer......

The T&G Union wants a minimum rate of E10 an hour and sees joint industrial councils as the way to achieve this. Guy Sheppard...

THE NUMBER of trucks using the Channel Tunnel in the third quarter of this year felt to fewer than 300,000. Truck traffic...

SHIPPING AND logistics group PD Ports is in talks that might lead to a takeover.lbe Middlesbroughbased group owns PD Logistics,...

Richard Vorris, new owner of what used to be Fiege Ver . lin, has outlined his plans for its future as Harrier Logistics....

A CA R TRANSPORT haulier is opposing compensation claims for unfair dismissal from two drivers who objected to new working...

Stuart Thomas gives us his regular round-up of the way the newspapers have covered the wonderful world of transport this week....

CM was launched in 1905; for our centenary year we're bringing you stories from years gone by. This week we're back in 1946 and...

WEST COUNTRY haulage giant Gregory Distribution has thrown its weight behind a campaign highlighting the dangers of diesel...

Local councils continue to refuse to take responsibility for providing truck drivers with anywhere to park. David Harris...

AN OPERATOR based in Derry, Northern Ireland, warns that new measures designed to warn of severe weather conditions on the...

BOLTON-BASED general haulier Thomas Harwood has bought four new Volvo F1-112 1-Shiftequipped 6x2 tractor units and a...

BRAMBLES INDUSTRIES, the Australian-based business support services group, has moved quickly to quash rumours that it plans to...

HEAVY . f RUCKS moving in and out of west London on the busy Greenford Road are disturbing local residents so much that Ealing...

Expect further changes to the logistics market as Swiss-based Kuehne & Nagel eyes up ACR Logistics. Dominic Perry and Guy...

When it comes to added value services in the tyre sector, market leader Michelin has had things pretty much its own way, but as...

YOU RECENTLY ran an interesting article about drums vs discs ( CM 25 August). Perhaps you would be interested in my...

HAVING READ the Comment "Sic transit gloria mundr (CM 6 October) and having many years experience of this type of no-overtaking...

WITH REGARD to Andy Bowd's £6.75 per hour offer (CM 6 October),sorry, you can't drive an antic on a Cl pay packet. It was...

Ever wondered what temperature diesel burns at? What happened to the old fleets of yesterday? Why the wheels don't fall off...

A truck simulator training programme is delivering huge improvements in fuel efficiency when drivers get back behind the...

Scheme designed to circumvent the law means impounded truc not be returned as it is not clear exactly who owns them. AN...

A COMPANY UNDER new ownership was given six months to sort out its maintenance problems when it appeared before a public...

AN INTERNATIONAL haulier who failed to provide financial information for 10 months and also did not appear at a subsequent...

TWO FAMILY operations which failed to appear at a public inquiry faxed a sick note on behalf of one of its directors, trying...

A CARDIFF-BASED scaffolding company whose five-vehicle licence was suspended when it failed to appear at a public inquiry in...

From September 2009 truck drivers will require a certificate of professional competence to work in the sector. Andy Salter...

From September 2009, new drivers wishing to work as truck drivers will need to acquire a Driver CPC before they can work in the...

and Northern Ireland, does not replace the LGV licence, but the scope of the licence is so wide that if an individual wants to...

Dishonest employees turn up in every firm from time to time. But how far can you go to prevent theft? Adam Hill reports. I f a...

Can you legally stop employees making off with your customers? Clive Day reports on contract clauses designed to do just that....

its business from existing employees who seemed intent on defecting to a competitor. The production director and sales director...

In its 14 years on the road the Renault Magnum has earned the loyalty of its drivers and operators. The latest model will...

Truck seats might not seem the ideal basis for a growing business, but one small company is thriving by servicing this niche...

Sorting out finance for a new vehicle can be a time-consuming task. Does the internet approach throw up any new options? W ith...

agreed period with a residual value built in (the value of the asset at the end of the hire period). This reduces payments,...

The cost of public liability insurance is relatively low, but can hauliers safely ignore it altogether? Guy Sheppard...

With the first digital tachographs hitting the road, Colin Barnett introduces an irregular series focusing on their use....

The DVLA seems robe getting its act together on customer service. As well as an impressive turnaround on the digi-card, we've...

It's easy be sidetracked by all the pizzazz at a truck show. Fortunately Exel's director of engineering John Parry was on hand...

12-stud fixing, or a bigger stud, would help replace the clamping force safety margin that's been eroded in recent years as...

The Daf XF105 was a star of last week's truck show in Amsterdam. Here are the basics... T he Daf XF105 has a tough act to...

It's time to renationalise the railways and abolish toll roads, says Stan Robinson, and while we're about it let's have a new...

A wear-and-tear guide launched at this year's CV Show has become the industry standard for assessing damage on ex-fleet vans....

This week CM scours the classified section for a triaxle curtainsider trailer. It's a standard product, so we expect to get...

You'll do well to find a product as universally successful as Daf's CF tractor. From owner driver to mass market it offers...

W hat can you do if you're a truck dealer and you have more of one particular model than the market is clamouring for? If...