The road transport industry is many things efficient, dynamic, incredibly safe but it is also uniquely vulnerable. A company...

A report into the finances of a collapsed firm shows that creditors can only expect four pence for every pound owed. Bridget...

FIGURES REVEALED by The Times newspaper this week show that some of the most dangerous drivers on the UK's roads are those...

STRIKE ACTION among 120 drivers working for frozen food retailer Iceland looks increasingly likely with the T&G union saying...

HAULIERS IN Devon and Cornwall face significant cutbacks in demand from the china clay industry following a rationalisation...

A truck driver was electrocuted in Essex after the crane on his vehicle struck overhead power lines during unloading.

In one four-day period, more than 1,000 drivers were caught breaking the speed limit through roadworks on the M1 near Rotherham.

A Polish lorry driver has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a fatal crash on the M11 in...

Avon and Somerset Police are checking vehicles carrying dangerous loads to ensure their safety and to identify potential...

The DfT has continued the derogation from the drivers' hours rules for drivers of several categories of vehicles, including...

A Northumbrian driver has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a mother of two was killed in a crash.

The UFiTU has received backing from the Scottish Joint Industrial Council for its campaign over driver smart cards

Last month's court ruling on trade plates is continuing to cause confusion among the licensing authorities. Chris Tindall...

SUPPLY CHAIN operator Gist made a relatively healthy £29.5m profit on a £316m turnover last year, but its senior directors...

DRIVERS AT food distribution firm 3663 are waiting to hear if they will keep their jobs after the Oxonbased firm lost a £300m...

THE FIRST FRUITS of the long-awaited joint MAN/Liebherr 'big' vee engine project were spotted by CM at an industry event in...

Barry Proctor reflects on a year of living with the Working Time Directive, III and looks at how implementation is progressing...

SCOTTISH HAULAGE firm Pollock (Scotrans) says the closure of its Cheshire depot will help turn around its financial fortunes....

Drivers travelling through the Black Country are being told to look out for thieves. Guy Sheppard reports. A SPATE OF truck...

A TRUCK DRIVER who parked for just live minutes in a motorway service area to spend a penny has been fined £45. Dennis...

CATERING SUPPLY firm Key Catering is taking on 14 new !veep vehicles, marking the start of the firm's switch to the Italian...

Brian Weatherley was present at ZF's pre-Hanover innovations seminar in Germany last week, and he liked what he saw....

IT IS GETTING close to decision time for European truck makers contemplating taking ZF's 12speed Ecosplit direct-drive manual...

High Court refuses to pay Following his recent release from a French prison after being cleared of drug-smuggling charges,...

PALLET NETWORK Palletways has launched a distribution network in Spain to add to its other European operations. The Lichfield,...

ALTHOUGH MAN has yet to deliver the first of 5,200 military vehicles ordered by the MoD in March 2005, the two parties have...

CM's new series brings you alternative views from experts who are allied to road transport. This week Maxine Raphael, of Maxine...

It has been a strong year for Gregory Distribution but the chief executive warns that "margins are continuing to tighten"....

A WELSH HAULIER has been fined £6,000 with £5,000 costs after a truck driver was run over by a forklift in its yard. Ammanford...

rail freight indust ry THE RAIL-FREIGHT industry has received a double boost with the opening of a new terminal in the West...

THOUSANDS OF' businesses are being invited to join the debate on how best to tackle the problem of worsening traffic congestion...

A LONDON TIPPER operator has swiLched its allegiance from axed marque Foden to muckaway newcomer Hino. Stratford-based Bedrock...

Agency workers from Eastern Europe are reportedly being exploited in the UK logistics sector. The Transport and General Workers...

The surge in CV registrations caused by digitachs is over — but with the Euro-4 deadline fast approaching, how long will the...

Felixstowe-based Maritime Transport has grown massively over the last five years — but, as managing director John Williams...

T he Driver Hour Guard CE02 is the latest drivers' timer to be released on the market, offering a wealth of information to help...

Your corn ment piece headed There aren't any easy answers' (CM 22 June) invited comments on the case for financial incentives...

I write in response to a recent CM competition (CM 29 June). My observations are as follows: The Carriage of Dangerous Goods...

The Traffic Commissioners hold your fate in their hands — but who, if anyone, controls them? Dominic Perry investigates. W...

Narth-Western Traffic Commissioner Beverley Bell stresses continued independence for the TCs is necessary for the health of the...

A firm disqualified and banned for 10 years owed more than E90,000 to Customs in back duty for the illegal use of rebated red...

THE TRANSPORT Tribunal has quashed a licence revocation, citing long delays between hearings and the poor quality of...

A SOUTH LONDON company has been tined £3,000 for using a vehicle without an 0-licence and permitting it to be driven by a...

A FIRM WITH 14 prohibitions in five years Look urgent steps to save its 11-vehicle licence before appearing at a public inquiry...

A FORMER HAULIER facing charges of falsifyi ng tachograph records has skipped hail fora second time and gone on the run....

Operators should not carry goods without first agreeing conditions of carriage with the customer. Transport lamer Jonathan...

The Transport Manager's and Operator's Handbookadvises that an operator should set limits in its conditions of carriage on the...

A driver who operated illegally for 27 years and used a stolen licence is now behind bars. Patric Cunnane meets the team that...

Christopher John Barber In January Ihe CV Unit arrested 'Chris Butler' during a combined operation with Vasa at the Woolwich...

John Beverley Brown "On 13 May 2005, PC Storrar and I stopped him while he was driving a 32-tonne tipper," says McCarrick. At...

\ot all trucks fit neatly into the established pigeonholes. This week's test vehicle, for example, is a 16-tanner for the 21st...

When you watch your favourite sports programme on TV, you probably don't think about the technology that makes it possible, but...

Getting the show on the road Based on a small industrial estate hidden by dense woodlands just off the junction of the M25 and...

Mobile operating theatres Located near Colchester, A Smith Great Bentley (ASGB) is active in a number of areas including...

Strength, lightness, capacity, safety and fuel efficiency — judging by exhibits at recent CV shows, manufacturers are doing...

Transporting heavy machinery between here and the Continent calls for vehicles that are quite special, but according to...

Parker Transport. During that time, managing director Kelvin Parker has increased and, in turn, reduced his fleet and moved his...

fresh project often means taking on new personnel. Matt Gould started with Parker Transport in April 2005 and was employed to...

are making lots of money, but not worth the hassle if profits are minuscule. "The margins were very tight, so we decided to cut...

Mark Parsons joined Parker Transport seven years ago, driving vans and operating forklifts. Today, he is transport manager and...

The network is based in Rugby and has 61 members, says Mick Dewhurst, regional manager for the Midlands and NorthWest. "By the...

CM headed over to the Netherlands to check out an lveco 6x6 Trakker turned half-track and meet the man who invented this...

believes there's life in the old dogs yet. Steve Banner reports. S cania is making low-rate finance packages available through...

The introduction of digitachs has boosted sales of late-registered, low-mileage quas i but not for all. S ales of second-hand...

THE INTERNET is having a massive impact on the pattern of business at West Thurrock, Essex-based independent dealer Hanbury...

TRAILER DEALER SDC Northern has moved into the used van business. It is retailing ex-BT light commercials from a site at Scotch...

"One thing we're doing is putting a flyer about our used light CVs in the envelope every time we send out an invoice for a...