Back in July 2008. after a lot of time, effort [and presumably consultants' fees), the Department for Transport (DT) finally...

Dramatic fall in haulage work „s By Roanna Avison THE IMPACT OF the recession on the haulage industry became apparent this...

Port 'recovered well' 'THE PORT OF Southampton says it "recovered well" from last year's crane collapse. Operations at...

Petition backs lorry park solution to A14 Stack A PETITION HAS been set up for lorry drivers and transport operators...

Of this 200, 117 increased their debts in the last year, 125 saw profits plummet and 69 are losing money. Senior analyst David...

Payout for Leyland OAF staff -16 years after dismissal By Chris Tindall THE UNITE union has secured an £8.4m payout for...

Stobart deal is bitter-sweet STOBART GROUP has signed a 10year contract to provide warehousing for Nestle and at the same time...

By Joanna Bourke FREIGHT FORWARDER Anglo Overseas has gone into administration following a fall in freight volumes; up to 200...

A BRADFORD HAULIER has branded the closure of a government-owned VOSA test station in Keighley,West Yorks. as a "nail in the...

HGV driver Lucy Radley favours continuous vehicle checks rather than doing everything first-thing. The other day a white van...

Falling exchange rates add to UK truck industry woes By Ian Tonki: UK TRUCK prices are set to climb as the pound continues to...

in 2008 as the global recession affected truck buying across the world. Truck sales fell from $3.4bn (£.2.4bn) to $2.6bn in...

Halifax fire damages four trucks WEST YORKSHIRE Police are appealing for witnesses after a suspected arson attack on a haulage...

, yes Brown THE COMPANY that manages road transport operations for Corus admits it has witnessed a "significant reduction" in...

Driver took inflammable load on ferry A POLISH driver who boarded a cross-Channel ferry and failed to declare dangerous goods...

M&M Howden six lose appeal SIX DRIVERS who were disqualified by North East Traffic Commissioner Tom Macartney have had their...

instructor crush ruled an accident A CORONER in Northampton last week recorded a verdict of accidental death on an HGV...

By Brian Weatherley THE IMPACT of the recession on major Continental road transport companies was brought home this week with...

Keeping staff informed is key to complying with law Staff at failed hauliers E Pawson & Son and Macfarlane Transport were...

ACCORDING TO the rules set out in the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act (Consolidation) 1992, when a company is planning to...

and an administrator or liquidator has been appointed, employees can claim redundancy from the National Insurance Fund, Contact...

The environment needs to be rescued, no one disputes that, but can exhausts deliver more than just hot air? We report from the...

VOSA officers have a very difficult task, but they are not above the Law WITH REGARDS TO your news story ('VOSA officers stop...

RIKK1 Chequer's Truck Net UK column (CM 15 January) made an excellent point. I'll be approaching 65 when I'll be required to...

From the boom of 2008, Wilcox Tippers, like other companies, is now looking at bleaker times. But two of the firm's directors...

purely aluminium bodies 18 months ago when it linked up with Boweld to bring steel to the portfolio, while trailers built on a...

Construction on the A5 project in Northern Ireland is expected to begin by 2013 following a public consultation. At 55 miles...

IC jumps into action after operator's truck and trailer are found to be in 'very dangerous condition'. AN OPERATOR THAT failed...

Skip operator fails to win back his repute A SKIP OPERATOR fined for operating illegally has lost its appeal against the loss...

DRIVERS WHO WERE not trained in the use of a tachograph and had committed more than 30 offences of falsification have led to a...

Transport manager loses repute after 'duping' and 'misleading operators A TRANSPORI manager nominated on seven 0-licences has...

USING A vehicle without the authority of an 0-licence has cost Smethwick, West Midlands-based Rose Hall Catering Furniture...

HMRC receives information from a number of sources, such as banks, the National Lottery, employers, electoral rolls, letting...

Drivers getting clobbered for a £250 release charge after being clamped while taking an emergency break is sending temperatures...

• Avoidance is by far the best form of protection. If you see a sign saying clamping in operation, do not park there. If you...

Words: CM test team Judging from the number of full solo road tests we were able to carry out in 2008, it wasn't exactly a...

van sector for 2008, including a bold push into a new territory, which helped to keep things fresh. Peugeot has tended to be...

of new arrivals, but that gave us the perfect opportunity to reassess a few of our favourites. Renault's Trafic was reborn in...

tl,vo groups: vans (converted SUVs) and pickups. The former saw the arrival of a new name in the CM archive, that of...

putting off truck manufacturers from providing vehicles for our Welsh route for distribution rigids. One firm asked if we could...

vans, which summed up the mood in the market. However, the three put up for grabs were of sound quality varying from functional...

just two... or exactly six less than in 2007. But why was this? Well, it's a strange cocktail of circumstances... Back in...

We're focusing aerodynamics on suburban delivery vehicles. To determine if this is a viable fuel-saving measure, we compare a...

with two styles of body that were built by The Bevan Group. On one chassis was a standard Nightfreight box body, and on the...

The difference in bad volume is down to the curvature of the roof on the Bevan21 from halfway down the length of the body to...

NIGHTFREIGHT RUNS a fleet of 1,400 commercial vehicles which consists of 7.5 and 18-tormers, tractors and vans, as well as 500...

Sceptics traditionally view aerodynamics and rigids as not being compatible, and with good reason, Extra panels reduce the...

in Oldbury in the West Midlands. it has expanded to five sites in the West Midlands and another in Scotland, each housing a...

LONG-TERM TEST VEHICLE CITROEN NEMO 1.4HDI I Price: El 0,045 Engine: 1. 4-litre, 70hp Payload: 610kg Mileage: 7,884 Expenses:...

You don't see many Boxers on the road at the moment, and even fewer that boast the larger 3.0-litre engine (compared with the...

Recessions induce stress in employees, and this can have a negative effect on your bottom line. So what can be done to remedy...

The UK HSE defines stress as a state of being arising from "the adverse reaction people have to excessive pressure or other...

One of the leading providers of EAP services is ICAS originally the Independent Counselling and Advisory Service. Eugene...

Wincanton has looked at EAP schemes but, says group health and safety manager Sean Cusack. they are expensive to run. and...

Phillip Hodson, fellow of the British Association for Counselling and Pyschotherapy. says employers must use 'emotional...

In a world where success is predicated by scale, what went wrong (and right) at the European Engine Alliance? Words: Otiver...

While the European Engine Alliance (EEA) may be no more, the relationship between the two stakeholders remains. Consolidated...

was formed in 1996, with the aim of developing and supplying four-. fiveand six-litre engines to its three stakeholders:...

Used truck dealers are ticking over, and with phones starting to ring, maybe things aren't as gloomy as they appeared. With...

The fall in used truck prices is continuing, which is causing a few headaches for dealers. "You've got to be especially...