Thatcham rates truc (s in security survey for insurers. Guy Sheppard reports. HUGE VARIATIONS in truck security standards have...

SAFEWAY IS to meet representatives from the GMB union today (9 October) for the second week running, to discuss drivers' fears...

FREIGHT TRANSPORT Association presi. dent John Allan has demanded the govern. ment 'gets a grip on road delivery and highwa)...

Road Haulage Association last week to take our fuel tax protest to Downing Street. In a high-profile demonstration, CM deputy...

LKW-MAUT, THE controversial new German truck road-user charge, has been delayed for a second time due to a widespread failure...

Driver website Truckersmoan has launched a recruitment page that enables operators to post vacancies on-line. E-mails are then...

TNT drivers angered by 'unfair' bonus scheme. Guy Sheppard reports. TNT LOGISTICS has angered scores of drivers by introducing...

THE ROAD HAULAGE Association believes hauliers failed to support a go-slow protest against the rise in fuel prices simply...

l'RUCK MANUFACTURERS and third-party fleet management suppliers seem to be on a collision course with the manufacturers...

WASTE FROM the Irish Republic,illegally dumped over the border at a Strabane landfill, Co Tyrone. has been linked to two other...

docks despite promises by port management that conditions would improve after the holiday period. Barry Cannel! from...

Truck theft this year will cost insurers £500m. Or, to put it another way, it will cost everyone who pays insurance premiums...

Tanker drivers campaign for better pay. Guy Sheppard reports. UNION LEADERS yesterday (Wednesday) began campaigning for a...

THE DVLA has revised the ciesim of the tax disc in an effort to crack down on the accuracy of vehicle records and combat...

SEPARATE PLANS by Ford and DaimlerChrysler to develop vans for both the European and US markets have been shelved. Both...

COMMERCIAL VEHICLE registrations continued their positive trend this year. with September seeing an increase of 13.9%....

SHELL TANKER drivers fear that their pension rights could be threatened because the contract to haul the oil giant's products...

Take a stroll with us through the untravelled byway of road haulage; the diversions and detours, the quirky, the quixotic and...

Farmer does his bit for the parking crisis. Guy Sheppard reports. A SUFFOLK farmer is investing LI:7m in developing a new HGV...

THE NATIONAL Roads Authority (NRA) has rejected a coroner's call for crash barriers to be fitted on all Irish motorways and...

THE FIRST Driver of the Month under the Department for Transport's Safe and Fuel Efficient Driving (SAFED) programme is Chris...

TWO MEN accused of the manslaughter of a truck driver who was burned to death in his cab pleaded not guilty at Hull Crown Court...

Recovery operator hits out at Green Flag. Jennifer Ball reports. A CUMBRIAN recovery operator has branded Green Flag...

MERSEYSIDE POLICE have smashed a gang of truck hijackers after a raid on a warehouse led to the discovery of ilm-worth of...

THE EUROPEAN Court of Justice last week blocked an attempt by Austria to ban HGVs from the most important motorway linking...

THE GROWING importance of women in the transport industry was recognised last week by this year's Women in Transport Awards....

Our industry is crying out for an effective advocate, a commonsense approach, an unflinching and effective public campaign. We...

Manufacturers rebel against test fee hikes. Guy Sheppard reports. A SCANIA sales boss is calling for the privatisation of HGV...

SAFETY CAMPAIGNERS have renewed calls for a reduction in the UK drink-drive limit after government figures showed a 6% increase...

OPERATORS CAN now reassure potential customers that they settle their bills on time by joining the Prompt Payment Partnership....

EVERY FLEET operator with 10 or more vehicles on the road has this week received a telephone hotline information leaflet which...

One in six foreign trucks stopped by VOSA last year was unroadworthy, but the number of checks continues to decline. Jennifer...

COMMERCIAL VEHICLE production in the UK has changed markedly over the last decade, but it also varies from quarter-to-quarter...

Hilary Devey started Pall-Ex seven years ago from a portable building. Jennifer Ball talks to her about how the company has...

1 WOU LD LIKE to clarify some details on a story a couple of weeks ago headed "Firm and subbies play blame game in pay row" (CM...

ON PAGE 8 of last week's issue (CM 2 October) you reported that foreign hauliers are carrying more "cabotage" freight than ever...

Here at Test Valley Freight we have put our master plan to combat the rise in fuel prices into action: 20 men pulled our...

IT'S TIME TO restart the fuel tax escalator. Tony Blair found his reverse gear quickly enough during the fuel protests of 2000...

Last week, we looked at closing truck parks. But those we have are overcrowded and problematic. Chris Tindall and Emma Penny...

Our two-part parking investigation has given ur, cause for concern. Lack of parking facilities. cc high costs where they are...

Cheshire operator gets a final chance to operate properly after a strin of prohibitions. Mike Jewell reports. FOLLOWING A...

DANGEROUSLY INEFFECTIVE trailer brakes led to a Welsh operator having 10 trucks and 10 trailers stripped from its licence. The...

AN OPERATOR towing trailers with no working brakes has had its licence cut from II vehicles and 11 trailers to six vehicles and...

TWO HORSES WEIGHING enough to grossly overload a 7.5-tonne horsebox landed the driver in court where he was handed a six-month...

A CUMBRIAN HAULIER who went to prison for killing two people in a road accident has been granted a six-truck,10-trailer...

From next year drivers who break the rules anywhere in the EU can b( punished when they get home. Pat Hagan reports. THE EU...

Recent disputes have turned the spotlight on industrial action in haulage. But when is a strike legal? Patric Cunnane reports....

Soon unlicensed trucKs will get short shrift and big fines. That's dandy, as long as the DVLA has accurate records. Adam Hill...

The jury is within three weeks of announcing the Interna tional Truck of the Year 2004. In an exclusive first UK test we check...

with those of a 7.5t onner from the competitic the figures illustrate there's to be said for running a 12tonner over a...

In two weeks' time the winner of the International Van of the Year for 2004 will be announced. We've review the contenders and...

It's that man Oliver Dixon again, still with the relief convoy and heading from Turkmenistan to Uzbekistan by way of a bridge...

Ever wondered how the insurance industry works? So have we. This week CM'S Mystery Shopper looks closer and finds that the...

Our initial impressions weren't good on our encounter with The Davis Group—the rep may have been having a bad day, but he...

The variations in the cost of basic vehicle cover certainly prove the old adage that it pays to shop around: from this sample...

Insurance premiums are now at an all-time high, but evaulating risks can cut costs. Julian MiInes reports. ! t's official:...

Birmingham hauliers may be more aware than most of the rising crime wave, but they aren't taking it lying down. Tim Maughan...

Battening down the hatches Gone are the days when a token perimeter wall or rail served as an effective demarcation line...

If Morrisons buys Safeway, which looks likely, it will also acquire a new all singing, all-dancing software system which...

What is it? What will it do? A Paragon of design? How Safeway's new software system makes its logcs flow... The new...

Peter Orr describes Germany's road pricing plans and survives the Paris Peripherique. T he end of September is the end of the...

— Renault finds record number of new home R enaultTrucks has enjoyed a bumper summer with an 11% increase in sales used...

Every other week CM drops in on an unsuspecting dealer to see what's on offer and take a closer look at a truck on the...