Drivers could be lacking Christmas presence if operators don't prepare for seasonal peaks and the effects of the WTD. Guy...

THE INQUIRY BY the trade associations intothe government's fuel tax policy following the collapse of the Lorry Road User Charge...

WEST MIDLANDS Police are scaling down Operation Indicate, its truck crime division. Steve Tolley, industrial liaison officer...

CHESHIRE HAULAGE firm James Irlam has been offered advice after a driver was found dead next to his vehicle following a...

THE TRANSPORT & General Workers Union is talking to trailer manufacturer Montracon in a bid to prevent 70 people being made...

Profit margins in the haulage industry are notoriously tight at present, but one firm seems to be bucking the trend. Dominic...

FRENCH REGIONAL governments have been given the power to cut local excise duties on diesel and unleaded petrol. Following...

training conference ANYONE PLANNING to register for Commercial Motor's conference on the Compulsory Training Directive should...

JOHN RUSSELL, president of the Freight Transport Association, has called on the government to provide more funding for the...

Mr X stands up for the M42 thick overtaking ban and calls for a little understanding between road users. Once again the RHA...

The FTA says the IV42 overtaking ban amounts to victimisation of operators. David Harris reports. A BAN ON 1 RUCKS overtaking...

parking review THE FREIG111 - 1ransport Association wants a review of parking enforcement in London; it claims collection and...

A FLEET upgrade and escalating costs have combined to erode 2004 profits at Berkshirebased Saints Transport. Full-year results...

STOCKTON-ON-TEES based haulage firm Stiller Group has said that large-scale investment in its network is the reason behind its...

DRIVER AGENCY Driver Hire has chosen Road Safety Week to highlig htthe danger of poor eyesight to drivers. The sight of as...

A SPR AY TRANSPORT says its £6.5m revamp of its head office and main depot will allow it to double in size within five yeas....

AGRICULTURAL I 1AULIERS have given a lukewarm response to last week's three-day strike organised by campaign group Farmers For...

Stuart Thomas brings you his regular round-up of the way our local and national newspapers have covered the wonderful world of...

CM was launched in 1905; for our centenary year we're bringing you stories from years gone by. This week vvetre back in 1948...

BP and its tanker drivers may have settled, but there's trouble brewing at Texaco. Chris Tindall reports. A GROUP of 74 BP...

PALLETLINE HAWS come out top in a survey of over 300 users of pallet distribution networks. The annual Tri angle UK Express...

P&O IS SELLING its cold logistics division for £183m, but longterm plans to focus on its core international port business may...

One of Scotland's biggest hauliers has seen a massive annual turnover translated into a considerable loss. David Harris...

WEST Bromwich-based Transervice Express has won a contract to deliver supplies to 15 Tile Giant shops nationwide. The...

TNT's DISTRIBUTION service for fashion retailer Pri mark is back to normal following a fire which destroyed tens of millions of...

NORTH WALES general haulier AL Jones has ceased trading after around 50 years in the road transport business. Owner Aneurin...

Stress when driving compromises safety and damages productivity and driver health. Louise Cole assesses the extent of the...

Chris Tindall meets the man prepared to spearhead the change. W illie Oliver is in London for the Road Haulage Association...

AS YOU report in this week's issue (CM 3 November), average profit margins in the haulage industry have shrunk to 2.5 To. In...

I'VE REACHED the point where I feel compelled to air my views on the failed Lorry Road User Charging project. Having read many...

MANY HAULAGE firms depend upon and co-exist with the agricultural community. It saddens me that the 'supermarket mentality' in...

Ever wondered what temperature diesel burns at? What happened to the great fleets of yesteryear? Why the wheels don't fall of...

Operators convictions for falsrying tacho records and unauthorised vehicle use count against him in appeal against licence...

THREE DRIVERS face possible jail sentences after a district judge referred their case to the Crown Court for sentencing. He...

that there was a large public safety issue and the long period over which the offences, involving deceit, had been committed....

student must pay £650 in fines and costs for using a vehicle without an 0-licence and using an 0-licence disc with intent to...

A K ENT haulier has had the revocation of its licence delayed on appeal to give it time to make a fresh application. However,...

inadequate and took account of the fact that the company had rejected the opportunity of a public inquiry.

AN EAGLE-eyed traffic examiner noticed a truck without a licence disc while he was filling his tank at a petrol station. The...

Members of the CM operators' p nel aim to avoid digital tachographs for as lohg as possible or else find ways to cut the imple...

Adam Purshall TM Logistics Martley, Worcestershire Adam Purshall is contract manager in a company that employs 400 people and...

Owner-driver Philip Baker is resigned to the fact that digital tachographs will, at some point, change his way of working....

With a fleet of 12 vehicles on UK and international work, Paul Arthurton knows that he faces significant costs when it comes to...

1ransport manager Gerard Palmer is responsible for a 36-strong fleet in a company that grows and distributes fresh produce. It...

analogue on • It comes in two parts a vehicle unit (VU) and a speedometer • The VU can store data on driving and duties for 12...

has been running his Redditch-based business for 15 years, under taking both international taking both international 1111=1111...

been involved in road transport industry training for more than 25 years. He and his colleagues are in the process of compiling...

Millard has been in the business for more than 50 years. A specialist mover of classic trucks, coaches and other prized...

John English Coventry A staff driver who makes a weekly run tc Germany, John Hunt claims drivers are starved of information...

cost of training drivers and managers, ana the dual management of digital and analogue information for some time to come....

leave. Most drivers are male, so operators must ensure they are prepared for change. John Davies repor - s. S mall firms are...

Scania's latest Euro-4 spec R420 4x2 tractor around our northern France route. Scania is one of only two European heavy truck...

TIP Trailer Services has started buying trailers again. Sharon Clancy gets some tips on building them tough enough to survive...

roll of late. What is probably its best UK product range ever is doing much to help overcome an outdated 'give a dog a bad...

a major interior makeover. The gearshift now lives on the dash, while the old umbrella-type parkbrake so beloved of the...

iefier'S illipreallt Two MAN Tas made their Tipper Light maiden voyages in this, the truck's UK debut year. The long awaited...

Testeesimpression: The 6.5-tonne Renault Mascott strikes us as the perfect compromise for those operators who don't want a...

kind of 7.5-tonner rental fleets are buying. Simple, no-nonsense and fit for the job, which explains why our Tipper Light test...

out your lightweight tipping duties? Are you sure? If it's because that's what you've always had then maybe it's time...

Running a fleet isn't just about vehicles and drivers — it's also about managing risk. Robin Meczes reviews an online...

VFRM has some high-profile users. They include British Telecom, whose group safety adviser David Wallington has so far put...

Rob Bilato, owner of G&S Transport, runs two operations in Australia: one centrally in Alice Springs and the other in Karratha...

The small van markets, both new and used, are experiencing a slump. Could this be the first sign of a recession? T he first...

....,, „_ ... ,.......... p..... Has the pre-Christmas wind-down started early? Used truck salesmen around the country are...

SALESMEN Al Volvo dealership Thomas Hardie's used truck centre have a particularly demanding task in hand. They're busy...

trucks on one site DAF DEALERSHIP Watts is to concentrate all its used truck activities on a main road site in Worcester. Just...

WAITING LISTS for new tractor units are continuing to have a positive impact on sales of immediately available late-registered...

UK TRUCK operators have become extraordinarily mileage sensitive, says Paul Prewett, used truck sales specialist at East of...