CM INVESTIGATION • by Chris Tindall Hauhers owed thousands of pounds by a group of freight forwarding companies fear they may...

• It's 78 days since CM editor-in-chief Brian Weather1ey wrote to the Home Secretary David Blunkett requesting the return .£2m...

m The Road Haulage Association's chief executive has written to the Treasury demanding to know the government's policy on...

• The Freight Transport Association is predicting that this year will be a difficult one for hauliers. Results of its...

• The ambitious Italian-based MerkerYshima trailer project appears to have seriously stalled, with reports that production has...

• by Mlles Brignall Airfreight haulier ;;..on S . ntn Transport has ended a dreadful couple of weeks for the air freight...

• Transport giant TN saw its profits slide by 4% last year, atthough it refused to blame congestion or driver costs for the...

• Operators should make changes to comply with the Working Time Directive (WTD) now, and not wait until the last minute. The...

• by Guy Sheppard A call to extend union recognition rights to thousands of drivers employed by small and medium-sized hauliers...

• Computer firms are reporting a dramatic increase in thefts, leading to fears that the haulage industry is set for more...

Parental warning Caution: This column contains material of a disturbing nature that should not be read by anyone who runs...

by Mike Jewell The former directors of banned Devon firm Madder(' Transport have won a fresh UK licence after promising to shut...

le Thieves have targeted a Kirkintillochbased haulier for the second time in six months, taking equipment worth over 125,000...

• A government white paper has put increased pressure on the haulage industry to switch to alternative-fuel vehicles. The...

II The number of vehicles travelling to Europe has risen by 174% over the last 16 years, but the proportion of UK hauliers...

• by Guy Sheppard A long-awaited report says load height as well as load restraint needs to be considered if the safety of...

• in-cab security company Protekdor is launching an initiative to help combat the increasing number of attacks on lorry drivers...

A survey by the institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD) found that transport Is the second-highest cost for retailers, at...

• Hauliers are expressing widely-differing views about what would be a fair price for using the new M6 toll motorway, which...

• Larger companies are taking longer to pay their bills, despite the government introducing late payment legislation....

• The UK's largest vocation& training centre specifically designed for the logistics industry is set to open in May. A...

Ken Livingstone claims that congestion charging has cut traffic on London's roads by around 25%. With the scheme up and running...

• Hauliers have no choice but to pay congestion charges if they are to carry out work in the zone, warns Mary Bonar, head of...

• Supermarket giant Safeway is beating congestion charging by using alternative-fuel vehicles to deliver to its stores within...

plagued by problems AI A Peterborough haulier has blasted Transport for London (lit) after a failure in the congestion charge...

Livingstone plans to crack down on roadworks in the centre of the city in a bid to further ease congestion. Livingstone...

• Congestion charging will benefit, rather than penalise, low income workers through improved public transport, claims The...

EXCLUSIVE • by Steve Brooks While European truck operators will have to wait until at least this autumn before getting the...

• Ready to roll! The all-composite Roadlite short urban trailer, bud at Southfields factory in lartgar, will make its debut at...

• Berkshire-based diesel performance specialist van Aaken has developed one of its Smart Box tuning modules for the Iveco...

• Initial CityLink is avoiding congestion charging with the addition of 10 CNG-powered Nem Daily 358110V vans to its central...

so by Kevin Swallow Despite lacking the UK sales volume of its European rivals, Hino's new FY2P 8x4 chassis cab presents...

Like ancient alchemists trying to turn base metal into gold, trailer manufacturers have long sought lightweight composite...

• Seuthfleids is no stranger to plastic and composite material technology. At last year's NEC show it unveiled its CompTech...

of the Roadlite trailer at Southfield's Langer assembly plant. Our guide was project manager Dr Matthew Turner, senior...

The use of an unauthorised operating centre has resulted in the immediate revocation of the licence held by a Derby shire...

A failure to report a conviction to the Traffic Commissioner resulted in Andover-based Lenham Storage (Southern I, part of the...

A former Manchester haulier has to wait to see whether two trucks impounded by the Vehicle Inspectorate will be returned to...

A Godaiming firm has lost its bid for an Operator's Licence due to its contrued use of vehicles without authority. Partners...

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a few, the legendary Ace cafe on the North Circular Road in London is holding a St George's Day special (23 April). Entitled...

Our review in celebration of the universal law...what goes around, comes around. 75 years ago: 6 March 1928 Lord Buckmaster...

I PRICE AS TESTED: £20,540 (ex-VAT)*. ENGINE: 2.3 litres, 110hp (81kW). GYIY: 3,300kg. PAYLOAD: 1,350kg. FUP CONSUMPTION...

a haulage business? The answer will doubtless depend on who you talk to but for Bretts Transport, based in Wisbech,...

boss and, if the candidates' views here are to be believed, the road haulage industry will soon be facing demands for better...

lam low Most UK hauliers would agree that the FTA and RHA offer sterling service, but only the International Road Transport...

While a great deal of attention is focused on the impact of the London congestion charge, now seems a particularly good time to...

• if you want to sound off about a road transport Issue write to features editor Patric Cunnane or fax your views (up to 600...

III Bidders were paying Lio,000 for i999-vintage 4.2m-high air suspended 13.6m Fruehauf curtainsider trailers at a recent...

• The used truck market is performing strongly across the country, despite shortages of saleable vehicles. 'Things are going...

• Daf dealership Watts is busy purchasing old 85 Series tractors and breaking them for spares, which are then recycled and...

• A growing number of used buyers are expressing keen interest in sub-400hp tractors. So says George Alexander, chief editor at...