Desperate subcontractors are asking questions of the new owners of a company that has left them out of pocket. Chris Tindall...

ROYAL MAIL, which operates one of the biggest fleets of commercial vehicles on UK roads, is expected to choose trucks which are...

ROAD AND RAIL distribution group The Potter Group has endorsed the use of longer trucks on UK roads, warning that if the...

OPERATORS MAY HAVE black boxes fitted to their vehicles and be sent itemised bills as part of a road-pricing scheme being...

Engineers are working to stop corrosion on the Forth Road Bridge.

Arsonists caused more than £100,000 of damage to four vans at North-East fish suppller Taylor Foods,

Speed-detection cameras are to be installed on the main Dublin-Belfast road.

Speed cameras are to be replaced at roadworks with devices that shame drIvers by displaying their number plates on roadside...

The list price for the M-B Sprinter 311 CDi (CM 27 July) is 221,765; the warranty is three years/unlimited mileage; 100,000...

Paul Fox, MD of removals firm Fox Group, is now on the Skills for Logistics board of directors.

Roadside screening devices capable of detecting drugs are expected wEthin two years.

Last week we stated that Kidds Transport had joined UK Pallets following a partnership with Palletline. In fact Kidds had been...

A forthcoming review into recovery charges could result in an increase of statutory charges to £250. Chris Tindall reports....

SOME OF THE UK'S largest pallet networks have experienced upheaval among their members this week, with some hauliers swapping...

A TRUCK DRIVER who ploughed into a stationary car, killing its driver, while he was distracted by using his mobile phone has...

BOUGHLY DISTRIBUTION made a record profit of £2.1m in its last financial year. Now rising demand for storage is prompting the...

Checking the small print of your insurance documents isn't the most exciting pastime — but it might save you thousands, as...

A council that negotiated minimum rates of pay for the region was "outdated". Guy Sheppard reports. ONE OF THE LAST remaining...

THE FOUNDER OF a Lincolnshire haulage firm has been honoured by the company's current bosses as they celebrate its golden...

NEWLY FORMED Essex-based heavy haulier First London Logistics has taken delivery of its first truck a Volvo FH16 6x4 tractor...

CRANLEIGH Freight Services has almost doubled turnover at its DIID home-delivery arm over the past year, prompting an increase...

ABOUT 230 drivers employed by logistics contractor Canute Haulage have won a 10% pay rise over two years after threatening...

THE DRIVERS who transport McLaren's Formula I racing cars around Europe are being trained to boost their safety and...

HERTFORDSHIRE Oil Storage (HOS), which owns part of the Buncefield oil depot, has set up a committee to handle the mountain of...

TDG HAS MADE first-half pre-tax profits of £5.7m, up from £34m in the same period last year. CEO David Garman says the Belgian...

A drivers' association campaigning for better facilities at motorway service areas says that far from improving standards have...

Barry Tozer has stepped up his campaign for more secure parking following a spate of recent attacks Tozer has written to the...

STENA LINE will launch an additional ferry on its HolyheadDublin route on 11 September to cope with increasing freight...

THE CHILLNET partnership, which delivers pallets of frozen and chilled food throughout the UK and Ireland, has opened its 12th...

THE DEPARTMENT for Transport (D1T) is to advise local authorities on how to limit speeds on country roads. The latest guidance...

Your future in the industry can stand or fall on the decision of a TC or judge. So when you're called to appear at an inquiry...

The past month has brought good news from major players suci as Business Post and Wncanton with strong finandal results and new...

Driver Paul Watson saw no reason to be suspicious when an acquaintance asked him to deliver a load abroad, but his decision...

MUCH IS SAID about the professionalism of agency drivers, health and safety at work and stolen vehicles— usually leading to...

IF E \ ER evidence were needed that the early Atkinsons were remarkable vehicles, it was captured in the photo used in the...

MUCH HAS been reported about the dispute between NYK Logistics and the Mansfield Group (CM 29 June) and the claims of excessive...

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China is the biggest remaining untapped market for Western trucKs — but it also has the potentia to be the Wesfs biggest...

Vauxhall ripped up the light CV script when it launched the Vivaro in 2001; now it's had a makeover. Julian Milnes reports....

An operator who made his licence available to a friend has escaped disqualification after agreeing to assist Vosa. Mike Jewell...

A NORTH-EASTERN agricultural contractor has had his licence suspended for a second time over maintenance shortcomings....

A SKIP-HIRE firm has lost its appeal against the refusal of a one-vehicle restricted licence on financial grounds after its...

It is an extremely serious matter when undertakings to TCs are broken. The DTC considered she was being incredibly lenient in...

A COMPANY whose truck killed a pedestrian has escaped with a warning following a maintenance investigation. North-Western...

The business had expanded quickly and not caught up with the modern requirements of 0-licensing. The DTC was satisfied the...

A LONDON owner-driver has been disqualified from driving for 12 months for 0-licensing offences, including displaying a disc...

Why do you need to attend CM'S conference on the EU Compulsory Training Directive? Because it will affect every operator and...

will be plenty of lively debate —not least among the many training providers and operators who are keen to see some meat on the...

Despite UK opposition, the EU plans to extend the 90km/h (56mph) LGV limit to vans over 3.5 tonnes. Would the safety benefits...

Mistakes made when loading and unloading can cost operators dearly. Transport lawyer Nigel Smith outlines the HSE's...

If you plan to head off-road in a van, you need four-wheel drive. Or maybe not, because Citroen has developed a low-cost...

After a decade in waste haulage, one small firm in rural West Sussex has expanded its customer base considerably yet still uses...

With success comes the need to reinvest, which is why 26 new Volvo trucks will be rolling into the depots of Suttons Group...

The run-up to the London Olympics in 2012 should provide plenty of work for hauliers. David Harris discover the opportunities...

Big trucks are unlikely to be particularly welcome as delivery vehicles on the Olympic Park, says Gordon Telling, the Freight...

(FTA submission document to the House of Commons Transport Committee) Road transport associations are hoping the Olympics will...

Aerodynamics is simple: keep the air flow uninterrupted and there is less resistance and improved fuel consumption. CM...

to run the truck with and without a sheet to see if there were any discernible differences at the pump. We completed several...

heavyduty tipper chassis — 35.390BB. This was its debut in the UK along with the exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) Euro-4 020...

the circuit used more fuel. The highest difference was at top speed, but surprisingly the figure dropped to less than 0.5% at...

Having reached the point where it's all downhill to Christmas, it's time for our mid-term look at the UK li ht CV market. O...

It's not often the government gives away cash in order to help you save money. But the Safe and Fuel-Efficient Driver (Safed)...

The organiser of the European Tow Show is claiming a record attendance at last month's event. Andy Salter went for a wander...

Operators are turning away from curtainsiders to boxvans in an attempt to improve security. Steve Banner finds out more. S...

Sales teams across the country are kicking their heels as they wait for operators to return from sunnier climes. But there's...

Concerns over digital tachographs and Euro-4 are prompting many operators to buy late-registered Euro-3 trucks. This is...