COVER STORY By Rc,ger Brow , WarkiN„ RETAIL BUYING group NisaToday's has handed DHL a £500m, seven-year, contract to carry...

THE EUROPEAN Commission has clashed with MEPs over its opposition to including ownerdrivers within the Working Time Directive....

WINCANTON HAS won three delivery contracts with Marks & Spencer (M&S) worth a total of £275m. Under the five-year agreements,...

Munro (Highland) loses its appeal against revocation THE TRANSPORT Tribunal has upheld the decision of Transport Commissioner...

By Roger Brown TRUCKSTOP OPERATORS arc claiming that the number of crimes involving lorries could be reduced if the government...

A NEW GENERATION of driver-friendly digital tachographs will allow activities to be recorded in greater detail, so less...

The high-roof artic is thought to be the replacement for the current Mercedes-Benz Actros, and while the German truck-maker is...

£500,000 in penalties .1o3tit1;:, i-3curku VOSA HAS COLLECTED more than £500,000 in deposit payments during the first quarter...

A SHROPSHIRE haulier believes its planned new £2.25m headquarters will help it cut out 20,000 road miles a year. Maidens of...

Are we starting to see the green shoots of recovery? Or is it just the weeds pushing through? The forums give a very mixed...

By Dominic Perry 411 FOWLER WELCH has cemented its move into the container sector with the acquisition of Felixstowebased...

Related East Mids hauliers put into administration TWO RELATED HAULAGE companies called Regionport, based in Lincolnshire and...

Jobs under threat at parts firms after parent files for insolvency MORE THAN 50 JOBS are at risk at two West Midlands firms...

0 , vid Harr Is COUNCILS ARE stocking up on road salt earlier than usual this year, to ensure they have enough for when the...

Cambridgeshire haulier and dealer enters administration A CAMBRIDGESHIRE truck dealership, breakdown recovery service and...

IMT go-ahead for new signs in Bath BATH AND NORTH East Somerset Council is to introduce new signs to help prevent lorry...

Sewage waste firm to deaL with expansion objections By Chris A GROWING SEWAGE waste haulier will take on local objectors and...

ENGINEERS HAVE PUT sensors inside the existing Tyne Tunnel to make sure it doesn't move too much due to the construction of the...

asks if the new generation of drivers can cope without them... I've never been greatly into the idea of sat-nay, but carrying...

By Dorc A BUILDER WHO accused Tom Macartney, the NorthEastern Traffic Commissioner, of putting four more people on the dole...

Vehicle registrations likely to stay down in the doldrums until 2010 By Julian Manes TRUCK REGISTRATIONS will continue...

ESSO HAS RELAUNCHED its commercial vehicle fuel card, and is aiming to service the entire CV pare, not just HOVs. The new Esso...

CM COVER STORY By David Harris A BUSINESS LEADER in North Wales says that VOSA's pledge to clamp down on faulty foreign trucks...

curtainsider rig ids to save fuel THE FIRST curtainsider rigid from the Bevan Group [s hoped to save Lancashire-based...

but did you know a majority leave the factory in plain old white'? Volvo is trying to get its customers to broaden their...

Stop creating unnecessary costs and start helping those that matter SO MICK JACKSON of Skills for Logistics (StL) objects to...

Commercial Motor talks to Tesco transport director Alex Laffey about how the supermarket giant is reducing its emissions and...

One of the biggest influences on fleet efficiency is the man behind the wheel, a pant freely acknowledged by Laffey "Our...

result of a massive logistical exercise in reducing, reusing and recycling, as well as seeking out the best providers of waste...

Can British hauliers win compensation after being caught in blockades at French ports? A strawberry could hold the answer to...

TC finds out that a director of a failed seafood business had started up again under new name. AN OPERATOR THAT ran a seafood...

Tribunal upholds financial standing ruling A COMPANY THAT was unable to produce evidence of its financial standing, despite...

AN 0-LICENCE application has been rejected because it was an attempt to get around the rules by two associated companies. West...

Think very carefully before moving to a new operating centre. Is the site fit for purpose, or will its faults cripple your...

If the land has been used in the past as an operating centre, perhaps recently, this may prove an advantage in obtaining...

The government has pledged to make the UK's roads the safest in the world. But is underfunding thwarting this ambition? Words:...

• Reducing speed is the most crucial factor. The DfT says every lmph reduction in average traffic speed equals 5% fewer...

Connect changed the compact commercial vehicle landscape with its all-round robust construction, driverfocused dynamics and...

The high-cube van segment is a crowded and highly competitive one. Contenders need to have all the bases covered to avoid...

available in the average commercial vehicle workshop. Perhaps CM readers have noticed it as well Where 18 months ago, operators...

the lowest quoted hourly labour rate of £40 came from DAFS Hartands service outlet at Commercial Fleet Services, while Volvo's...

CM tests the Bluefin storage device to see if a good tune really can save fuel. Woia. 1. uitgi tJaf riet The principle behind...

CM spent a day riding shotgun on its special MAN TGX... Words: Ian Tonkin Th e world of truck recovery : can be an...

Air management kits save fuel by cutting wind resistance, but are only effective if they are constantly and easily adjusted....

David Fox Transport reckons it costs about 12,000 per vehicle for the air management kit and the AMC system to control it. The...

As the economy shows signs of recovery, Essex-based used truck dealer Hanbury Riverside is poised to take advantage. Words:...

7 I Prices for second-hand trucks are rising, and it's a trend set to continue for the rest of the year. Words: Steve Banner...

independent dealership European Vehicle Sales (EVS) is active within the domestic market, as well as being an exporter — it has...