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of decades at Least, the diesel-powered combustion engine is the most sensible choice for powering the majority of CVs. There...
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AND the Hazchem Network have moved quickly to ensure delivery continuity, after the collapse and subsequent closure of...
celebrated its 35th birthday by taking delivery of a specially livened Euro-5 Mercedes-Benz New Actros from Euro Commercials...
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Stone DANNY STEVEN Sawrij, the former director of Alba Transport, has been fined £300,000 and ordered to pay £150,000 costs for...
is to be wound-up owing nearly £700,000. The firm ran 25 vehicles before it appointed joint liquidators Andrew Clay and Rob...
officially opened Grocontinental's E5m frozen warehouse at its Whitchurch, Shropshire HQ last week. The 4,000m2 warehouse...
ballot for industrial action by LGV drivers at Hull-based Cranswick Country Foods after the firm refused to recognise it as a...
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Exhibits will include an Arocs 8x4 3240K M cab, featuring a Thompsons muck-away body, an Arocs 120-tonne 6x4 3351S Heavy...
DECADE-LONG fight by hauliers to overturn the aggregates levy could be nearing its end after the Court of Appeal gave...
in separate incidents that demonstrate the measures being taken by illegal immigrants attempting to reach the UK. In the first...
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Wight THE FREIGHT Transport Association (FTA) has welcomed plans to develop a new River Thames crossing to tackle congestion...
• that the traffic commissioner for the West Midlands, Nick Jones, revoked the 0-licence of Birmingham haulage firm Insight...
trailers from Gray & Adams to boost its urban delivery operations in Scottish cities. The trailers are equipped with Anteo...
Metropolitan Police and Vosa have joined forces in a major clampdown on problems caused by trucks in the Blackwall Tunnel....
with the BVRLA, is compiling a 'who's who' of the CV rental and leasing sector and wants to hear from every player in the...
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YORKSHIRE haulier who entered administration after more than 40 years' trading before being sold in a pre-pack deal is unlikely...
was on hand to open the refurbished New Hollies Truck Stop, near Cannock, Staffordshire, and treated some of the punters to a...
up to Operation Dynamo, a fuel-dyeing initiative set up by Derbyshire police and Derbyshire Dales District Council 18 months...
The Global Live Cycle Scanner uses a scanner and six sensors along the nearside of a vehicle to detect a cyclist while...
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HAS warned vehicle operators to think twice about using illicit fuel after an illegal filling station and fuel laundering plant...
JONES Haulage's financial woes were prompted by a Elm debt from DRS (EU), the Northamptonshire haulage firm bought by the...
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Would you pay a couple of pounds to avoid congestion? The government thinks you will, and the A14 is its latest guinea pig...
and isn't working on was not helped by reports earlier this month that plans were afoot for a toll charge on the M4 relief...
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is one of the most competitive sectors in the transport industry, and during these tough economic times, the last thing...
I have ever written to a publication, but having read the letter in CM 16 May I felt that I had to, especially after seeing...
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disqualified indefinitely for lending his 0-licence to an unauthorised business By Roger Brown THE BOSS of West Sussex-based...
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• A hearing on 3 June will look at disciplinary action against Blok N Mesh UK, based in Liverpool. • Disciplinary action...
given authorisation for two vehicles as well as two trailers at a new operating centre on Dallimore Road at the Roundthorn...
looking for authorisation for two vehicles and two trailers at the QAS Copak Building in Winwick Quay, Warrington.
a site in Fazakerley Close, Blackburn, subject to conditions: • no maintenance of the authorised vehicle shall take place at...
at the Preston Brook B&Q on the Warehouse Industrial Estate at Aston Lane North in Runcorn.
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to ensure procedures are in place to avoid becoming a victim Words: James Pinder The targeting of CVs by those intent on...
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are negotiating contracts, and know what is included, or it will cost you more than just money Words: Lindsay Eli: Businesses...
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Operator CPC series in conjunction with EP Training. This week, we start with a look at environmental issues before moving on...
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the road? CM finds out during a test drive in Germany Words: Will Shiers Over the years we've been fortunate enough to drive a...
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industry and academia is seeking to answer the industry's big questions •• Lia; i-vulSe Cole The Centre for Sustainable Road...
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aerodynamic device in the UK, which has been approved for new European trucks Words: Steve Sturgess Trailer aerodynamic devices...
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Would you accept a smaller engine in your next truck? We examine the case for engine downsizing in the not-too-distant future...
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pre-buy ahead of the Euro-6 implementation in 2014, but Jeroen Lagarde, chief executive, Northern and Southern Europe, MAN...
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authorised testing facility be a source of valuable extra income? CM investigates Words: Toby Clark Ifyou are a confident and...
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Academy to provide its drivers and customer-facing employees with the first recognised customer experience qualification in the...
Hai157,1./1 IC A FINAL few sponsorship places remain for companies to get their name on a logistics board game that will be...
for 40 16to 19-year-old engineering apprentices to join the manufacturer's apprentice programme in August. Launched last year,...
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used truck this week is a 2008-registered Renault Premium 26-tonne 6x2 rigid boxvan. It is a Euro-5 370 DXi fitted with a ZF...
former colleagues and peers have paid tribute to Chaddesley Commercials founder John May, who died aged 73 on 28 April (CM 2...
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award for workshops opens the door to new players Words: Kevin Swallow In just over a month's time (3 July), the winner of the...