Some time ago, one of our team here at CM found his street ranked in a newspaper as one of the highest in the country for 999...

By Joanna Bourke and Chris Tindall THE FINAL WEEKS of April were gloomy for four operators, which all went into liquidation....

A spokesman at turnaround firm KSA Group believes a fall in volumes in March may have affected the haulage sector. He says:...

By Roger Brown ARSON HAS NOT been ruled out as the possible cause of a ire that swept through a row of ive parked trucks at...

THE SUNDAY TIMES unveiled its 2011 Rich List last weekend and there are a handful who have made serious money in transport. We...

By Chris Druce CHANNEL TUNNEL staff have prevented another potentially disastrous tunnel ire from occurring, after spotting...

ESSEX-BASED Garrett Transport has revealed details of a £175,000 deal to provide warehouse and transportation services to NHS...

THE COLLAPSE INTO administration of retail chain Focus DIY has left its 3PL providers Wincanton and Lloyd Fraser facing an...

ENGINEERING COMPANY Skan Holding Group says it is confident of future development following its purchase of bodybuilder...

BULK FUELS distributor Reynolds Logistics has taken delivery of six new Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor units to cope with a spike...

By Joanna Bourke CITY LINK’S PLAN to cut its use of ad-hoc subbies is under way as the parcel irm looks to ight back from...

By Roger Brown CARDIFF-BASED operator Top Trade has had its O-licence revoked after it booked a vehicle in for an MoT with one...

TRUCK SALES continue to rise according to igures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, which show a...

THERE IS NO such thing as a leftover pie, sausage roll or crisps (at least not in CM towers when Truck & Driver editor Colin...

Volumes are up for some and confidence is returning, but operators’ margins are getting squeezed left, right and centre,...

THE POSITIVELY balmy April, complete with Easter and that wellpublicised wedding, seem to have wakened consumers (and business)...

There are four big scams that hauliers most often fall victim to. CM discovers how they work and what you should look out for...

Criminals are targeting HGVs to induce collisions and make fraudulent insurance claims, costing insurance companies and...

The IFB has published advice about how to minimise the risk of being targeted by crashfor-cash fraudsters. It recommends...

ABSOLUTELY STAGGERING was just one of the myriad of superlatives that went through my mind when reading DS Boyes’ and Peter...

The latest comments on Roadtransport.com Prison for drink-driving Lithuanian trucker who crashed into Welsh Bridge (The Lorry...

Hinkcroft Transport was fined £65,000 after neighbours complained about “persistent foul odours” By Roger Brown HINKCROFT...

The case demonstrates that the courts will hold companies to account for breaches of their environmental permits, particularly...

EDDIE STOBART has applied to remove the Tesco distribution operating centre on the Stakehill Industrial Estate in Middleton,...

LLANELLI-based Owens (Road Services) wants to remove the UK Car Group facility in Langland Way, Newport and the Parry and Evans...

TDG (UK) is looking for the green light to base 12 vehicles and 15 trailers at the BPI Finished Goods Warehouse in Heanor,...

WAVERLEY TBS, care of K+N Drinks Logistics, is looking to base three vehicles at the SA Brain and Co site in Cardiff. It is...

AINSWORTH AND Martin wants the go ahead for 15 vehicles and 10 trailers at a site in Accrington, Lancashire.

● On 16 May, a PI will consider disciplinary action against TB & Sons based in Buxton, as well as the repute of the transport...

Our operators’ panel weighs up the pros and cons of increasing trailer capacity by 13% with a 15.65m length, and puts in a good...

Chris Roe MD, Alert Professional LGV Training, Leicester Roe is all in favour of longer trailers and believes it could...

From 1 October, agency drivers with 12 weeks of service are entitled to equal pay. But there’s an exception... Words: John...

From 1 October , agency workers have the following rights if they have been employed for 12 weeks. The regulations contain...

We follow legendary Astran driver Roger “Rabbit” Gool as he journeys from London to Doha following the tyre tracks of the...

In production for more than 10 years, the Scammell Crusader won friends around the globe. But as CM discovers, the original...

The UK military bought about 500 Crusaders in various forms. Many of them – especially those kitted out with EKA recovery...

Compared with some of the new Scandinavian trucks coming into the UK during the early 70s, the Crusader may have seemed rather...

Scammell engineers probably later regretted not fitting a tilt cab to the Crusader, although they argued its original Detroit...

Words: Steve Banner We talk to Paul Young, senior regional asset manager at Paccar Financial, and ask: where are all the used...

“The good news is that those trucks are likely to be Euro-4 and will meet the London Low Emission Zone requirements that will...

Hampshire-based Volvo Trucks dealer MC Truck & Bus extends its Isuzu Truck UK coverage to a fifth site in Nursling,...