There has been a lot of talk recently about Creationists not accepting the tenets of Darwinism. While we are not entering into...

After investing millions in designated premises to test its fleet, Hill Hire says Vosa is unable to find enough staff to man...

ROAD TRANSPORT firms are more likely to go under than any other type of UK business, according to a survey by accountants U HY...

TRAFFIC COMMISSIONER Christopher Heaps left his post this week, cla iming that changes to staffing levels have made his...

SCOTTISH WATER chose the CV Show in Birmingham to confirm its purchase of 73 MAN trucks. The order includes TGL, TGM and TGA...

TESCO DISTRIBUTION drivers at Livingston near Edinburgh have voted to take strike action over a dispute with Tesco, which plans...

Turnover at Axis Intermodal has increased by 76.4% to £9.1m in the year 10 31 December 2006. Company profits before tax rose by...

Hauliers paying the price of delays are not impressed by the Port of Liverpool's claim that there is no crisis. Chris Tindall...

European Union (EU) ministers have been asked to include new EU member states Bulgaria and Romania in a convention that would...

NAYLORS GARAGE of Leeds has taken delivery of the first Nee° Daily City Artic 65C18. It is equipped with Iveco's3.0-li ire HPT...

HINO HAS BEEN stepping in to fill the breach left by Foden's demise,and now another manufachirer is taking advantage of a gap...

Why are we waiting? Long lead times and lack of staff at Vosa stations are two of the problems CM readers have been telling us...

FINLAND-BASED shortsea door-to-door operator Containerships Group has rubbished suggestions that it is about to be taken over...

THE IRISH ROAD Haulage Association is organising a rolling protest around Dublin for 8 May. In response loan LGV strategy...

BAYLIS LOGISTICS has received a seven-figure cash injection from Luxembourg-based TME-Invest the private investment firm run by...

discussing stagnating income, and considering whether they would report a company that was running illegally. Rikki Chequer,...

Show 2007 HELLA'S stand at this year's CV Show was packed with a wide range of energy-saving LED lighting, including LED...

IVECO BELIEVES that within five years CVs will be equipped with 'predictive diagnostics' equipment that will reduce the amount...

FUEL ADVISORY BODY FuelChamp is inviting operators to put forward staff to become accredited training providers now its...

GLOUCESTERSHIRE storage and haulage contractor CM Downton enjoyed a dramatic increase in turnover last year, although profits...

SCOTTISH HAULIER JOB Transport hasgone into liquidation, closing its depots in Aberdeen, Rosyth and Middlesbrough. Director...

THE GERMAN PARENT of Schmidt UK has agreed to merge with Swiss company Aebi. If the deal is approved by the German and El:...

MERCEDES-BENZ is investigating running its parts fleet on biodiesel. Truck marketing and sales engineering manager Nick Blake...

Plans for an inland port to transfer freight off the road in the North West have run into problems. Chris Tindall repor_s. THE...

SUPERMARKET giant Tesco has put the first of its Modec electric trucks into service. Modec started volume production in March:...

TRAILER manufacturer Cartwright has developed a rental fleet after spotting a gap in the market. The company used the CV Show...

A TRUCK DRIVER has become the first person to be prosecuted under Birmingham Council's crackdown on the illegal transport of...

The government has rejected an official trailer registration scheme — instead, the Vosa MoT number will be used to track...

Renault Truas aftersales director Khalid Wazir talks to Kevin Swallow about the holy grail of aftersales: handling vehicles...

AS A RESIDENT of the historic town of Towcester I read with interest your report on the proposed 'link road' around the town...

REGARDING Matt Wilson's letter headed 'light van drivers deserve credit' (CM 5 April), might I respond to his claims that...

Doesn't time fly... it's been a year since digital tachographs became mandatory. Roanna Avison and Dylan Gray look at some of...

Over the past year, since the introduction of digital tachographs, the FTA has received 650,000 digital driver day data uploads...

to date the Crewe-based company I las bought three vehicles with digitachs; two in September 2006 and one in February 2007....

A TC has described the story of thefts of tachograph charts from an operator's car as "improbable" — particularly as both the...

A NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE operator has had his two-vehicle licence suspended after failing to produce any maintenance records for a...

AN OPERATOR employing a "phantom transport manager and a non-existent maintenance contractor has been disqualified from holding...

MAINTENANCE, PROBLEMS led to an operator appearing at its first public inquiry within a year of being awarded an 0-licence....

A SUFFOLK COMPANY failed to convince the Transport Tribunal that it should have been allowed to pay its licence fee late rather...

Licence applications can be opposed for several reasons but a little homework before you submit your proposal may place you in...

Loose wheelnuts continue to be cited as a maintenance defect at public inquiries. Why can't this perennial problem be solved?...

• Establish any causes of wear and damage on loose nuts before re-tightening • Keep adjoining surfaces clean and preferably...

It's tax returns time! There are still forms to complete and deadlines to meet, but a penalty of £3,000 now awaits larger...

20 April Last date for electronic payments for any outstanding 200607 PAYE and Class 1 NICs to reach HMRC. 19 May Last date...

brace of 25.25m 60-tonners pitLed against each other and against temperatures down to -40°C in a head-to-head trial of strength...

Irish hauliers gathered at their annual conference to welcome a new president and hear renewed commitments from government to...

Financial consultant Ken Fennel provided tips on avoiding financial danger:"Look for the early warning signs—keep a close eye...

report on what has been achieved since the RSA was inaugurated last September with around 300 employees. "By the summer there...

gala dinner when he repeatedly referred to the `tachiograph' instead of tachograph. He redeemed his gaffe by complimenting the...

Reflections of a Presidency In an exclusive interview with CM, Vincent Caulfield (pictured, right) said two of the biggest...

again on the conference Iloor.With one or two exceptions, such as national toll roads on Dublin's M50, road toll operators have...

Coolant abuse: not the latest drug craze sweeping through Britain but the serious neglect of a truck's cooling system, which...

manufacturers recognise there is a need to radically rethink the technology at play in coolants if they are to remain in step...

RUNN ING As well as calling for a rethink in coolant technology, ever-tighter emissions regulations are forcing lubricant...

high-specification oil developed to meet the needs of the new-generation lowemission engines. Castrol claims it offers reduced...

Fleet Horizon is a multi-user, multi-depot fleet management software package being launched by CFC Solutions. So will it help...

D igital tachographs were seen as the devil incarnate when they hit the industry last year. Panic buying of analogue-equipped...

in the UK road transport industry 12 months ago, but the Tachomaster product suggests the market's fear was misplaced. Clearly...

Filmed on location in Iowa, USA it includes coverage of 100's of truckers 'showing' their highly polished and cleaned rigs in...

US truckers can trace their origins back to the days of the wild west and drive some of the biggest rigs 1 1610mow in the...

Dramatic coverage of the 1500 mile long `Alcan' featuring trucks, drivers, forestry machinery, spectacular scenery and wildlife...

This fantastic film features some of the larger earthmoving equipment working on major projects in Britain including T5 at...

Four, not to be missed, features including the movement of cranes from Rotterdam to Canada, an industrial vessel through...

This programme looks at some of the larger JCB machines at work on sites. It takes in earthmoving for warehouse construction,...

'This 60 minute film shows how, with good planning and skillful driving, you can move almost anything and this film shows just...

promotional films dating from 1953 to 1973 and features various Bedford lorries and the uses they were put to. This is a real...

Each of the exceptional loads shown required careful planning and equipment and includes the movement of a Boeing 747, bridge...

This superb film covers from chainsaw to sawmill in British Columbia. It covers the transportation of timber by truck, train...

Truckers are among the skills in short supply in Canada. This great new film was aimed at Dutch drivers wishing to move to...

assault on the construction and waste-transfer market with its Lander rigid and tractor range. The 6x4 tractor broke cover at...

was back with the Volvo FL and FE.The FL skip-loader on show had a 7.1-litre Euro-4 SCR lump rated at 240hp; 280hp is also...

latest shunter from Belgian firm MOL. The FM250 4x4 is designed for RO-RO work. Its M-B 6 4litre 0M906 lump drives via a ZF box...

was at the NEC with its new cabs. The first truck most people saw on entering the show halls was the 6x2 AS3, Its Cursor 13...

a limitededition high-spec flagship.The Griffin features the 16litre V8 EGR 620111) turbo-diese1,12-speed Opticruise and...

unveiled Toyota Hi lux 3.0-litre Invincible.With 17 hp on tap, it promises to address concerns expressed at its launch over a...

Used Vehicles stand was a 2003-registered, ex-Hanburv Davies Actros 2546 Megaspace Evolution flagship with hull bars, chrome...

of the stand was the Denver Max LE with power boosted to 165hp thanks to tuning specialist Prod rive. See next week's issue for...

at the show, and this 7 5-tonner s designed to go where other dropsiders fear to tread The front axle includes a diff-lock and...

of off-road ability then the NEC was the place to be, not least for Land Rover's Discovery 3 XS Commercial.With a 2.7-litre V6...

vehicle into a workhorse by removing the rear seats is Mitsubishi with the new Outlander. On show in 2.0 DI-D Equippe level it...

With a rich history in sporting passenger cars, Ford is more experienced than most when it comes to spicing up vehicles: this...

at the decision makers within the industry—the guys with the chequebooks. But to see if there's anything at the NEC for the...

Don't speed when you're carrying coke Whaft that? You've brought back an arlic load of cigarettes for your own consumption?...

The export market has never been more important, so FLAG has set up a system allowing overseas buyers to bid on the day.. 0...

A large number of buyers chasing limited stock are helping to keep prices strong, according to Man heim Auctions' sales...

to assist with shipping, documentation and insurance. Current stock levels stand at around 150 vehicles, with a high proportion...

multiple clear images. And you can send details of any vehicle to a friend. As is common with dealer sites, prices are on...