Vosa has decided that vehicles with front-mounted cranes do need sideguards — but not until April 2008. Oliver Dixon reports....

THE WELSH Ambulance Service (WAS) has taken delivery of 119 Mercedes-Benz ambulances. The WAS ordered the 5.0-tonne Sprinter...

A SLOVENIAN DRIVER who was directed off the M20 when it was closed for the Tour de France on Sunday 8 July got his LGV wedged...

THE FREIGHT Transport Association (FTA) is working on a live-point rail-freight programme. The FTA's rail-freight council has...

SAINSBURY'S WILL be switching some of its London deliveries to the Thames after successful trials earlier this year. The...

Theo de Pencier has succeeded Richard Turner as chief executive of the Freight Transport Association. De Pencier joins the FTA...

The DfT has called for funds to finance projects in the North Sea as part of the EU's plan to establish - motorways of the sea"...

Hilary Devey, founder and MD of Pall-Ex, has won the Southern regional heat of the Entrepreneur of the Year for Business...

Hanbury Davies has fitted its vehicles with TISS antisiphon equipment. It says: "Since fitting the device we Have seen a...

In CM 28 June, we held a competition with ArvinMeritor, with the chance to win a DVD outlining the operation and servicing of...

TIL has finally told operators what they need to do to be allowed into London's LEZ — the RHA says it's too late. Chris Tindall...

THE HIGHWAYS Agency (HA) has teamed up with Kent Police, Kent Country Council and other organisations in the region to tackle...

FRESH PRODUCE distributor Bristol Fruit Sales has acquired two Scania rigids and two twinsteer tractor units from Scania's...

TOTAL LUBRICANTS HAS launched an incentive scheme for dealers that switch to fully synthetic oil. They are being offered £500...

UK DRIVER HIRE, which supplies permanent and temporary transport workers, predicts that the Managed Service Company (MSC)...

PERRY REMOVALS has chosen CMS Global Technologies' SupaTrak technology to streamline its operation. Based near Stansted...

T&G ballots Ford delivery drivers over outsourcing — Ford has contingency plans ready in case of industrial action. Chris...

EUROPEAN SUPPLY chain company Wincanton has secured a three-year contract to manage food manufacturer Dr Oetker's chilled...

THE PROPOSED levels of on-the-spot fines for the Graduated Fixed Penalties and Deposit Scheme will not be high enough to deter...

The sales and operations directors have taken control of the Bedfordshire firm following the £9m MBO, Chris Tindall reports....

GRAY & ADAMS (Ireland) has won an order to build 42 reefer trailers for McBurney Transport. McBurney has also taken a further...

K EUROPEAN freight company The RH Group has recorded a drop in pre-tax profit despite a record turnover for the year to 31...

Family ties continue to dominate the UK haulage industry — but it seems relatives are not always ideal employees. David Harris...

A COUNTY DURHAM tipper and plant-hire firm says it is in discussion with the local council about reversing a decision to refuse...

its early days, looks at what's happening in the online trucking community this week. We start off this week's round-up with a...

VOLVO HAS appointed Claes Nilsson as head of its Europe division, following the departure of Roar Isaksen to Plastal Group....

CLITHEROE, LANCS-based The Asphalt Works has bought a Mitsubishi Fuso Canter. The company bought us first Canter three years...

The two days allocated to the claim for unfair dismissal were not enough for the Transport Tribunal. Peter Swingier reports. A...

WINCANTON HAS INCREASED the amount of work it will undertake for Marks & Spencer (M&S) by winning a contract to carry the...

SUFFOLK COUNTY Council is stepping up its campaign to persuade truck drivers to stay off minor roads. Last week the councillor...

TEMPERATURE-controlled logistics specialist Langdon Industries has added 12 Euro-4 Renault Premium 6x4 450.25 tractor units to...

nearly doubled the number of vehicles using the city's main ring road in its first five months. The number of trucks going...

The North-Eastern TC's decision to revoke the 0-licence of Saleem Haulage is upheld by the Transport Tribunal. Mike Jewell...

THE SAFETY OF vans and the safe securing of loads and equipment will be the subject of a Freight Transport Association (FTA)...

To reduce the effects of the supply chain on the environment, is a radical change of direction needed? Louise Cole finds out....

When 1 first obtained my LGV licence my eyesight was perfect but now it is going downhill. Will I still be able to drive? That...

What does the sign 'SCOPA' on food-grade tankers refer to? SCOPA stands for The Seed Crushers' and Oil Processors'...

• Don't discuss details of your load with any unauthorised person. ▪ Never leave the keys in the cab, even if you are at the...

The FTAs deputy chief executive is on a mission: to promote the industry's strategic importance as well as finding solutions to...

Iveco has been transformed from basket case to successful global competitor — Oliver Dixon talks to Stefano Sterpone about...

be unaware of the importance of road transport to the success of UK plc. CM has talked to experts across the industry about the...

The Transport Tribunal confirms a TC's rejection of a licence application from a family firm that ran without authorisation....

SCOTTISH TRAFFIC Commissioner Joan Aitken has granted an 0-licence to Troon -based Gerard McCue, but for two vehicles rather...

A HUMBERSIDE abattoir company, whose previous 0-licence application had been refused, has been granted an interim licence after...

A BID FOR A NEW international licence for six vehicles and six trailers by Manchester-based W Kelly & 13 Cassidy was turned...

If your firm handles hazardous goods, you are required to use a Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser. Pat Hagan explains what the...

Following the current consultation, Vosa and the police will soon be able to impose fixed penalties and licence endorsements at...

THE Six manufacturers of 6x4 chassis-cabs gathered at a Gloucestershire quarry to battle it out at Tipper 2007. Power;...

almost any possible application, with variants from 18-tonners to tractors. This 6x4 tipper falls in the middle of the range...

The current Ivan Trakker -a facelifted version is imminent has much to commend it at 26 tonnes GVW. even if the intended...

lightweight tipper sector. The 6.9-litre D08 EGR engine is available at 280hp and, as in our example, at 330hp driving via an...

the M-B Axor is available specced for toper and mixer applications. Our no-frills example included a factory-fit PTO with...

has to be Renault's Kerax 370. Heavy duty; big, powerful engine; over-specced... this one has it all. To be fair, the French...

two-step entry to the cab, the Volvo FE looks and feels solidly engineered. With a Renault Midlurn-based cabin and Deutz D7...

the exception of the Kerax, and to a certain degree the Trakker's robust chassis design, these trucks were pretty much all in...

Not all ageing trailers end up as advertising boards in fields; it seems to Kevin Swallow that even the most decrepit trailer...

ally sound, and the damage is only cosmetic, it gets the job done. At Scotch Corner-based SDC Northern, Rod Pybus deals in new...

When a truck rolls over, people can be hurt or killed; roads are blocked, causing traffic chaos; and someone, usually the...

Mercedes new Axor Powershift was displayed at the \EC earlier this year, but how does it perform on the road? Colin Barnett...

Turkey is potentially the next new member of the European Union, which would make it the first predominantly Asian and...

Renault launched the Premium Lander over three years ago, but we never really understood what the vehicle was all about. That...

Traders expect used CV prices to fall in line with summer trading following a period of values being inflated by limited...

are willing to compromise on specification to avoid paying too much. Steve Banner reports. A n acute shortage of the most...

used sales, at East of England Scania dealershipTruckEast. "Remember though that lateplate vehicles will have a good second...

As storms and floods hit much of Yorkshire, the truck trade has made the best of a difficult situation, Kevin Swallow and...