News that the 3ppl fuel duty rise scheduled for 1 August is to be scrapped broke late as CM was going to press (p6). Duty is to...

By the CM news team THE ROAD transport sector can breathe a sigh of relief following the government’s announcement that it is...

CUMBRIAN CAR transporter firm ECM has welcomed Stobart Group’s approach to buy its rival Autologic (CM 21 June) claiming that...

By Chris Druce THE FIRST requests under the fast-track O-licence scheme put in place specifically for the Olympics have been...

images of some of Britain’s best-known athletes as part of a campaign to promote the health benefits of milk. Retired...

By Roger Brown A TRUCK DRIVER from Northern Ireland, who failed to follow instructions from Vosa officers to pull over safely...

MINI IS TO unveil a new CV model called the Clubvan (pictured) at this week’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. Based upon the...

CEVA LOGISTICS says it has created 70 new jobs in Hull, mainly in warehousing and delivery roles, after it opened a £1.2m DC...

By Hayley Pink VOSA IS TO clamp down on unsafe loads following the roll-out of a new training scheme for officers carrying out...

THE FREIGHT Transport Association (FTA) has backed the European commissioner for transport’s decision to allow the movement of...

SDC TRAILERS has experienced a 20% increase in orders in recent months, thanks to a combination of new business won at trade...

PALLET NETWORK Palletforce has released a live-tracking iPhone app, Palletforce Pallet Tracking. The free app makes it possible...

By Kevin Swallow MANUFACTURERS are bracing themselves for the introduction of Euro-6, with warnings that the next diesel...

COMMERCIAL MOTOR Live is the place to learn all about the ins and outs of Euro-6. On 3 and 4 October at the Millbrook Proving...

SUCKLING TRANSPORT has brought forward its vehicle procurement process to avoid having to pay for the expected cost hikes of...

By Chris Druce PALL-EX HAS launched its new corporate branding this week, which includes a total revamp of the livery, marking...

LIQUIDATORS FOR reefer and waste transport business Macaskill Haulage have sold two of the firm’s depots to boost the chances...

NEW NOISE levels for trucks are set to be phased in from 2014 with a reduction to a maximum 78dB by 2017. The European...

By Chris Tindall A WORCESTER-based haulier that won a contract to help build a 600-capacity prison on Merseyside has gone into...

IF YOU DON’T run, you rust. This is clearly something Nigel Cook, Elddis Transport MD, has taken to heart. He was selected to...

HAULAGE OPERATORS struggling to trade with customers demanding up to 90-day credit terms and no help from the bank, are being...

Cemex UK Cement Logistics has added 10 new Volvo FM 12 440 6x2 tractor units to its 120-strong bulk powder fleet. The fleet...

Civil engineering firm Taylor-Webb Communications has bought a Mercedes-Benz Axor 3243 for support work on its contract with...

Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has taken delivery of 13 gas-powered Iveco Stralis 6x2 rigids, following a year-long trial that...

NHS laundry chiefs have ordered two new Mercedes-Benz Atego 1324’s with Bevan21 aerodynamic bodies to collect and deliver...

A new Volvo FM 6x2 rigid specified to the requirements of agricul tural machinery dealership Hamblys offered best overall...

Hemel Hempstead waste and recycling firm Holywell Haulage has taken delivery of 10 new Hyva skiploaders mounted on 18-tonne Daf...

When changes to Vosa’s operator compliance risk scoring system kick in, one offence could result in an entire fleet being of...

Vosa has been using OCRS since 2006, rating operators as green, amber or red depending on their likelihood of being compliant....

I READ WITH interest CM’s Comment in the 21 June issue. At least CM editor Will Shiers has the bottle to say what he thinks...

WHILE FRIENDS of mine risk life and limb attempting to make deliveries, while trying to avoid a***holes on all (and in all)...

The latest comments on Commercialmotor.com FTA calls for speed limiters on all new vans 'A bit rough on that small band of...

Lawyer should have made it clear to deputy TC that he had advised director to stay away from PI By Roger Brown AND HAULAGE...

COUNTY ARMAGH haulier Pedlow Transport has been fined £4,200 for a series of tachograph offences. In a Driver and Vehicle...

A NORTHERN Ireland tipper truck operator has been fined £1,050 for running overweight and with defective tyres. In a Driver...

SKIPS DIRECT HAS been given the go-ahead to base three vehicles at a new operating centre on Church Lane in Chichester, subject...

NEIL TAYLOR TRANSPORT wants to base 16 vehicles and 12 trailers at its Britannia House operating centre in Central Avenue, West...

WOODLAND LOGISTICS hopes to get authorisation for 10 vehicles and the same number of trailers at the Amaryllis site in Montrose...

ROJO TRUCKING wants the green light for two vehicles and the same amount of trailers at its operating centre on the Newington...

TURNERS (SOHAM) is looking to locate two vehicles and the same number of trailers at a facility in the Port of Tilbury, London.

JOHN BANWELL Road Haulage has applied for an O-licence for four vehicles and four trailers at the J Rudd and Sons yard in...

● The TC will look at disciplinary action against Edward Hurley based in Hornchurch, on 4 July. The transport manager’s repute...

The tipping sector has got safer, but high-profile cases reveal the dangers when standards slip Words: Mike Sherrington...

• Construction giant Costain was fined £250,000 after 38-year-old surveyor Richard Craddock was killed by a reversing tipper...

The Road Haulage Association has a division responsible for tippers and publishes a comprehensive guide to safe operation for...

Full guide available at www.commercialmotor.com So you need a truck. Do you want to own a truck or do you want to use a truck?...

firing line CM visited the site of FTX Logistics, a military haulage specialist based in Bulford Barracks Words: Roger Brown...

0 E AP than Few family-run, medium-sized haulage contractors have enjoyed the national reputation built up by Devon-based...

In 1957, Harris & Miners acquired a site to develop a proper transport depot in Pottery Road, Bovey Tracey. The former clay pit...

Non-believers in traditional beers are convinced that such brews do not travel well, but one West Yorkshire brewer proves...

China’s power-house economy might be slowing, but the demand for heavy trucks remains enormous. CM was at the recent Beijing...

New truck deals are being set up to ensure dealers get plenty of used trucks back in the next three years to meet expected...

Mercedes dealer Orwell Truck & Van spent more than £600,000 building a new ATF at its Ipswich depot to help raise testing...