When we were putting this issue together, we never thought the Tinnelly International Transport name would grace these pages....

By Chris Druce THE UNITED Road Transport Union (URTU) has become the irst organisation to have its Driver CPC training approval...

By Roger Brown COLLAPSED Northern Irish haulier Tinnelly International Transport has been ined £10,000 for risking the lives...

MAN has resolved a blindspot issue on TGX tractors raised by the North West Goods Vehicle Maintenance Liaison Committee. A...

KNIGHTS OF Old and Mainland Group are to merge, creating a group with an annual turnover approaching £50m. Kettering-based...

• A freight consolidation centre servicing retailers in central York using a fleet of electric vehicles could be on the cards...

CARRIER TRANSICOLD is hoping that a new refrigeration unit for vans will replicate the firm’s success in the reefer trailer...

By Chris Tindall AN ASHBOURNE, Derbyshire haulage company has had a winding-up petition presented against it by HM Revenue &...

THE GOVERNMENT has launched a “large scale engagement programme” to consider ways in which congestion can be eased on the...

By Hayley Pink WEST MIDLANDS-based Sheldon Clayton Logistics has acquired Intuitive Logistics and Mike Williams Haulage...

THE SEARCH is on for the UK’s brightest female talent within the industry, with the launch of the MAN Everywoman in Transport...

Fraikin UK chief executive Peter Backhouse tells CM why it’s essential that the contract hire firm keeps control over its...

Fraikin’s forward plan will also be helped by its enormous group purchasing power. “We are getting much better at...

The UK has experienced two freezing winters in a row, causing chaos on the roads and huge backlogs of deliveries. What lessons...

NFT’s 2011 winter preparation includes: ● creating a crisis team for adverse weather, which includes central...

Operators and managers: sort out your wheel nuts DEAR OPERATORS and transport managers: please, please, it all your vehicles...

WITH REFERENCE to sleep apnoea (CM 3 November): my son Toby was killed when a truck ploughed into the back of his car in a...

Neales Waste Management fined £15,000 and ordered to pay £11,661 in costs for accident By Patric Cunnane A WASTE collection...

STOKE-ON-TRENT car transporter Timmis Transport has been given authorisation to increase the number of vehicles it operates as...

HARRODS HAS submitted a new licence application to the Western Trafic Area for authorisation to run 40 vehicles and 40 trailers...

CEVA LOGISTICS has been granted authorisation to run two vehicles and 10 trailers out of a new operating centre in Rugby. The...

EXEL EUROPE, trading as DHL Supply Chain, has been given the green light to operate 15 vehicles and 20 trailers out of a new...

CITY LINK has been granted a variation to its licence at its new operating centre in Wootton Bassett, Swindon and will now run...

• A Birmingham public inquiry on 12 December will decide whether to take disciplinary action against Tipton-based PMA...

With suggested fines starting at £500,000, operators now have even more reasons to ensure they minimise the risk of being...

With one company successfully prosecuted and another charged, it is clear that the HSE and the police are now much more likely...

Driving Standards Agency is carrying out a thorough overhaul of its failing rehabilitation scheme Words: Adam Hill C ourts in...

For the first time, firms are being obliged by law to make a contribution to their employees’ pension pots Words: Helen...

Over three decades Edwards Transport has grown from a one-man band to a medium-sized specialist operator. Now it is looking to...

The fleet wears the traditional AJ Edwards & Sons livery, which has barely changed since it was designed by Alan’s father...

Edwards is on the verge of expanding its storage facilities with plans to build a new 4,000-pallet cold store on-site. This...

. MAN tractor units have enjoyed considerable success in CM’s hands over recent years, including victory in our 1,000-Mile...

The MAN TGX has a strong driveline, pleasant handling and ride characteristics and a decent cab. But it’s difficult to look...

A versatile market on the South Coast has helped make 2011 a good year for Southamptonbased DAF dealership Adams Morey Words /...

A new ATF is the key to future success for Hertfordshirebased Hoddesdon Truck Centre, after it invested £3.7m in a new...