took, say CM readers! BAc EXCLUSIVE • by Dominic Perry International operators believe that the government should hand back...

If ever we needed a clear signal that Commercial Motor is barking up the RIGHT tree then our snapshot survey of active...

Pulleyn Transport's decision to change its trademark blue livery for silver is much more than an imagebuilding exercise—this...

III by Stove Sturgess The concept of a tyre with built-in intelligence has held out the promise of more effective, and...

• by Kevin Swallow Daimler-Chrysler has reduced the price of its all-terrain Mercedes-Benz Unimogs by rationalising options and...

11300-11500 Series launched In 2000. The new "high-mobility" Unimog borrows from the Atego and Actros component list in the...

Drivers' hours and tachograph offences have led to the Operator's Licence held by Ladybank, Fife-based GTS Transport being...

An annual test failure led to Caerphillybased Greenway Recycling's appearance before Welsh Traffic Commissioner David Dixon....

Stratford-based DOS London has had a fine imposed for an axle overload halved on appeal to Snaresbrook Crown Court. Barking...

Newton Stewart haulier Derek Jolly has had his licence cut from six vehicles and six trailers to four vehicles and four...

Truck driver Steve Hill must be regretting his demonstration of solidarity with the nation's firefighters. All he did was copy...

Our anachronistic review in celebration of the universal law...what goes around, conies around. 75 years ago 3 January 1928 CM...

Unfair competition is governed by overlapping and sometimes conflicting rules. And for once haulage enjoys some benefits...

• if you have a competitor who is breaking the competition rules, you have rights. Not only can you can report the offender to...

wondering where or what this policy is. In fact the policy says that transport competition rules are not covered by the usual...

• It is very easy for an employer to protect confidentiality among existing employees—the law implies a term in a contract to...

• There are lots of old laws which also protects against unfair competition. These are called economic torts (wrongs). The main...

restrictive covenants 1 sn't it infuriating when you've spent lots of money training someone and the first thing they do is...

the skin and you'll find that practically the only things that haven't changed radically are the Relay's appearance and...

In recent weeks CM has had two opportunities to drive Iveco's Daily with different power plants. Firstly, we took a dose look...

It's just one more load.., one more day on the road. What can possibly go wrong? As these sorry tales remind us, just about...

... the guy who lost nine tonnes of girders on the A40... the driver whose tipper toppled as he delivered gravel on a steep...

Accidents will happen, but why does it take so long to clear the debris? Delays lead to missed delivery slots— many...

was when she realised the haulage industry needed to change; she was at Knutsford Services. It was 8 March 1994—ironically,...

successful season in the history of Grand Prix racing. Drivers Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barichello played their part, of...

unless they are leased, disposal is always an issue. For the Formula 1 World championship winning team, however, it becomes...

trend for trucks and trailers to fail the annual Vehicle Inspectorate test. It's a pattern that has seen the failure rate rise...

• Mike Gray, sales director, commercials at Coalville, Leics-based Fleet Auction Group (FAG), reports that three-year-old 6x2...

It John Watts, senior editor at CAP Commercial Vehicle Monitor, expects new truck registrations to decline by a further 10% in...

• Having enough service capacity to meet the rising demands of hauliers is expected to be a major challenge for many franchised...

• Firms using short-chassis 7.5tonners with 4.9m (i6ft) box bodies on urban delivery work should think about specifying longer...

Demand for six and eight-wheel tippers remains buoyant, despite the fact that we're entering the winter months, says...

Operators who buy an obscure make of trailer because they're offered a 21,000 saving will pay dearly for their decision when...

Cardiff lveco dealership Bryan Brothers hopes to be running its workshop round-the-clock by the end of 2003, says general...