It would appear that the Department for Transport has made a U-turn on longer semi-trailers – thankfully it’s still allowing...

By Christopher Walton THE UK is not using the full force of EU law to collect ines from foreign drivers for breaches of the...

WITH JUST over two months until London recovery operators are forced to comply with the LEZ, a last ditch attempt to make mayor...

By Chris Druce THE LONDON Lorry Control Scheme (LLCS) will remain in place during the 2012 Olympics despite the signiicant...

WILTSHIRE-BASED D Mortimer & Sons, the haulier behind the “Eat More Chips” livery, is looking to re-organise the transport side...

CM gets an exclusive first look at Wincanton’s longer semi-trailer, and discovers how the Don-Bur unit is ready to hit the road...

Although this first trailer has cost a small fortune to develop, Rowlands believes that ultimately, longer semi-trailers will...

Between now and the end of November, Wincanton will be taking this demonstrator trailer to each of its customers around the...

Kevin Walden (pictured below), who has been driving trucks for 23 years, works out of Wincanton’s Gloucester depot. He has just...

By Roger Brown KILSYTH-BASED haulage boss John McCrory has had his O-licence revoked after becoming involved in a front...

SISSON & French, the Derbyshire haulage business that was battling a winding-up petition from a creditor, as well as having its...

CRAWLEY-BASED demolition and site clearance firm Matthews (Sussex) has added five new tippers to it 30-strong truck fleet. The...

By David Wilcox MAN UNVEILED its irst Euro-6 engines at a bus and coach show in Kortrijk, Belgium last week. Although a strong...

NEWS HAS reached CM of Britain’s first environmentally friendly truck recovery firm. Run by South and West Yorkshire...

MORE THAN 82% of truck drivers surveyed in a recent poll say they have never received any training on how to avoid being a...

CM looks at the runners and riders up for the 2011 International Truck of the Year award By Brian Weatherley THE 2012...

takes its toll Having announced a price rise, the results of a consultation on anti-congestion measures at the Dartford...

The Dartford-Thurrock Crossing opened to traffic as a tunnel in 1963, having first been built on a pilot basis in 1938. It was...

TWELVE YEARS: that’s how long it’s taken to bring the issue of rising fuel prices, caused by excessive UK fuel duty rates, to a...

THE ARTICLE on ECU remapping (CM 6 October) highlights the sometimes farcical provisions of today’s emissions legislation. When...

Leese’s was fined £4,500 and ordered to pay £818 after Andrew Grist suffered severe leg injuries By Roger Brown A COURT has...

Conditions for Welsh haulier SWANSEA-BASED South Wales Pallet Network has been given the green light to run six vehicles and...

MARK BENTLEY Haulage, has been granted authority for one vehicle and one trailer at its site in Town End Garage,...

ELITE TRANSPORT Services is looking to locate 20 vehicles and 30 trailers at the South Liverpool Commercials site in Speke,...

BILLY BOWIE Tanker Services wants to station 12 vehicles and the same number of trailers at a yard in Johnsons Lane, Widnes....

DHL SUPPLY Chain has been given the go ahead to base eight vehicles and four trailers at the Makro Cash and Carry facility in...

• A PI on 1 November will look at disciplinary action against Pwllheli, Gwynedd-based William James Owen. The repute of the...

Transport managers who lose their repute will be banned across Europe. This is just one of the new rules in place from...

The information pack provides background information for standard licence holders and it explains the following: • The new...

Operators renting new premises should read the small print carefully to avoid taking on expensive responsibilities Words: Adam...

A driver has been on the fiddle, but you don’t find out until months later. What action can you take? Words: Gareth Edwards...

With just over five weeks left to apply for the opportunity to take part in the longer semi-trailer trial, CM has waded through...

• When will the independent contractor, who will monitor the trial, be appointed? The tender is being put through the...

SDC Trailers, one of the UK’s biggest trailer builders, is at the forefront of trailer design and has been working closely with...

The Malcolm Group is looking at applying for both types of LST, the 1m and 2.05m longer combinations, but is only looking for a...

(1.) The overall length shall not exceed 18.55m. (2.) The distance from the axis of the king pin to the rear of the...

the stops Continued from front cover All in all, it’s a very British sort of pursuit. Having pulled in front of the two-axle...

Drivers often do strange things when confronted with one of VOSA’s marked cars. While European visitors are a reliable bunch...

While at VOSA’s Leatherhead site we bring in a Silver DAF XF with a light-bar on its roof and pulling a three-axle trailer. The...

A celebration The M25 turns 25 this year and to celebrate CM brings you the 25 most interesting facts about it – but who would...

In its 25 years the M25 has set numerous world records, so to mark the motorway’s milestone anniversary CM set out to establish...

dealership to its portfolio in 2010. Now 18 months down the line, CM visits the Heathrow site to find out how adding to the...

Want to sell more trucks? Don’t miss the CM roadshows next month Words: Laura Hailstone CM is hosting four roadshows next...