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Cyclists and tippers go together about as well as ammonia and bleach! Which is why Crossrail is trying to separate them by...
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By Chris Druce ROAD TRANSPORT industry representatives have rubbished government claims that the UK has enough lorry parking....
supporter MP Robert Halfon attempted to reignite government interest in getting fuel duty itemised on fuel receipts earlier...
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VOSA CHIEF executive Alastair Peoples has defended the front line staff at the agency, claiming they do "an excellent job",...
a licence authorising 14 vehicles out of its Grays, Essex operating centre, has gone into administration. Philip Armstrong and...
the wheel A FATHER AND son who ran a Northamptonshire haulage business have been found guilty of manslaughter, after one of...
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Christopher Walton THE DEPARTMENT for Transport's decision to relax cabotage rules for car transporter firms will keep rates in...
haulage firm has been banned from running a company for three and a half years after paying creditors but failing to pay taxes....
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NEW EUROPEAN Commission (EC) whole vehicle type approval rules make it possible to start using drag-reducing aerodynamic tail...
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(LEZ) should be launched in the UK's largest towns and cities, according to an environmental charity that took the government...
Tindall THE ROAD Haulage Association (RHA) has opposed plans by Essex County Council to ban lorries from overtaking on the Al2,...
fined £6,700 after a worker slipped from a flatbed truck into an unguarded slurry mixer and had to have his lower leg...
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in Harroga last vyeekehd THE TIP-EX Awards and Gala Dinner took place on 31 May before a sell-out audience at the Majestic...
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Key aspects of transport life aren't getting any easier, as May's Trucking Britain survey reveals By Justin Stanton NEW...
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I SEE YOU have been grasping the nettle of semi-trailer maintenance ( CM 23 May): some member states could or would then insist...
read a report that said there are a number of mega trends facing the industry, including increasing total cost of ownership for...
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drivers hours regulations y uvvil Operator: Drywall Steel Sections Matter: Drivers' hours law, 0-licence law Hearing:...
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Matter: 0-licence law, operator appeal Hearing: London Appeal judge: Mark Hinchliffe TEMPERATURE-controlled haulier Edwards...
company Westram has been fined £23,000 after it allowed oil to escape from a tank at its site and enter a nearby stream. In a...
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at the Cedars Industrial Estate in Coleshill, Birmingham, subject to the following conditions and undertakings: • all...
• A public inquiry on 6 June will look at disciplinary action against David Olver, based in Liskeard. • Disciplinary action...
the Gloucester North Delivery Office in Hurricane Road, Brockworth, as well as 12 vehicles at the Stroud Delivery Office on the...
David Beacock will undertake the CPC course in July and will, if successful, become transport manager for all Den Hartogh UK...
and 15 trailers at the Greenpac UK site in Edison Road on the Hams Hall Distribution Park in Birmingham
for 12 vehicles and 12 trailers at a facility in Wood Street, Rugby.
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Words: Lucy Wood and Anton Batkitis The present system whereby defects are recorded against 0-licences is generally an...
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policies an operator needs for his property, business and employees. This week we look at vehicle insurance in more detail...
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far this year and so are truck registrations, but exhibitors at Tip-ex in Harrogate last week report the 8x4 market is...
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and a Scania G Series side by side. CM asked director Neil Hart for his views and compared them with our own Words: Bob Beech /...
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With ambitious truck manufacturers in China eyeing up the European market we take a look at what the future might hold Words:...
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with the promise of a debate in parliament if an issue attracted 100,000 or more votes. We picked out the 10 barmiest transport...
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has given more than 200 military personnel a fortnight's work placement via the Skills for Logistics (Sit) Military Work...
have pledged their commitment to Think Logistics, taking the total to 22, following the national launch of the schools...
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Welcome to Laurie Dealer's used truck of the week. Each week our man inside the used truck trade picks out a truck or trailer...
could disguise the fact that the Morris Rai van was little more than a face-lifted Marina. Although it proved popular with...
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Belvedere, updating equipment and relocating premises Words: Steve Banner Faced with a constant stream of fresh products,...
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proven record that operators know and trust Daf's LF457.5-tonner boasts astounding Road tested Date: 31 July 2008 Model: Daf...
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operators have teamed up with the National Skills Academy for Logistics (NSAL) to shoot a film that will be used to promote the...
from Associated Cold Storage and Transport (ACS&T) have completed a new qualification in warehousing and storage as part of a...