One of the UK's leading car transport specialists has run into a financial crisis, causing problems for the entire sector....

A GROUP OF high-profile fleet operators led by Stafford-based former Haulier of the Year Stan Robinson have set up a...

OPERATORS ARE THREATENING to demonstrate outside oil refineries and to stage go-slow protests on motorways over rising fuel...

their grievances aver fuel costs to Holyrood and petitioned MSPs for an inquiry into the future of the industry. The petition,...

oil producers' cartel Opec, suggesting it has been slow to respond to rising demand. In a BBC interview, Brown said he would...

might be installed on the M20 in Kent to improve the emergency queuing system for trucks waiting to cross the Channel. The...

A TAILGATING truck driver who was "driving his lony far too close to the vehicle in front" has been sentenced to two years in...

A DUTCH truck driver has escaped with a £2,000 fine for his part in a fatal road accident, despite being over his hours...

Fasten your seatbelts. This week, Brian Weatheriey attempts to reconcile three distinct, yet distinctlyrelated, topics which...

We must speak with one voice MAO Are peaceful protests the legal and moral right of all individuals or the pointless and...

Driving jobs are being created by the launch of a major rail freight terminal in Staffordshire. Guy Sheppard reports. DOZENS...

PORT OPERATOR Associated British Ports (ABP) describes its first-half results as "strong" after its interim results revealed...

AN EXPERIMENTAL freight consolidation scheme to reduce town centre lorry traffic is to be launched in West Sussex. The idea,...

THE LEADING TRANSPORT solicitor Backhouse Jones is warning all operators to review arid modernise their management and...

Time for an early Bath Take a stroll with us through the little side roads of haulage, the diversions and detours, the quirky,...

CM was launched in 1905; for our centenary year we're bringing you stories from years gone by. This week we're back in 1940 and...

Plans to ease post-accident chaos on one of East Anglia's busiest roads seem to have failed. David Harris reports. ONE OF...

The owner of the Orwell Crossing Lorry Park in Suffolk says pressure from Commercial Motor helped soften the local council's...

THE HEAVIEST FINE to date for illegal dumping in Northern Ireland has been imposed on a Co Tyrone waste carrier. Simon...

A SLOVAKIAN TRUCK driver has been banned from entering the UK for two years after a conviction for dangerous driving. Carlisle...

ALTHOUGH ITS German sister now offers tractor units as part of its rental line-up,TIP says it has no plans to follow suit in...

Not everyone vvelcomes the idea of heavier and longer trucks on UK roads — particularly those in charge of bridges. David...

NOTTINGHAM-BASED operator RH Freight has struck a partnership deal with Fiege Logistics in Switzerland. The deal is the latest...

HAVE YOU BOOKED your place on the third Commercial Motor/Contract Journal safety conference on Wednesday 21 September at...

THIEVES HIJACKED a DHL truck and stole its cargo of designer clothing in Felbridge. Surrey at 9am on 30 August. The driver was...

burns vehicles THAMES VALLEY police arc appealing for witnesses to a suspected arson attack at a truck park in Slough which...

unusual toys that were taken in a raid on a distribution yard in Welwyn Garden City. Police say the thieves are almost...

release and if you see them on sale anywhere at all, please contact the police." • Contact: Thames Valley police on 0845 33 00...

• The RHA is holding a 'security solutions' seminar on 4 November at the Coventry Arena. Contact: Chrys Rampley or Jan Mils on...

Talk in the press last week was all about fuel protest blockades: would they take place or not? Chris Tindall reports. 0 ne...

Truck sales are among the best for some time, but there are reports that some areas are experiencing a softening of the...

Haulage boss Stan Robinson is set to retire next April, but he still has one ambition to achieve before he goes. Jennifer Ball...

Ever wandered what temperature diesel burns at? What happened to the old fleets of yesterday? Why the wheels don't fall off...

I'M JUST WRITING to say how very pleased I am with the response that we've had to the appeal that you kindly published for us,...

I FIND n LAMENTABLE that you failed to run an obituary of an old firm, Lloyds of Ludlow. The company ceased trading very...

- CRTHERTOTHE coroner's suggestions for extra-wide mirrors on over-width loads (CM 4 August),the coroner does not appear to...

Women still account for less than 1 0 /0 of the road transport workforce. How can they be tempted into the sector? Jennifer...

Operator who claimed his vehicle was being used for recovery produced 'bogus' agreement. AN OPERATOR who falsely claimed an...

A CARDIFF scaffolding firm which failed to turn up at a public inquiry has had its licence suspended until it contacts the...

AN EAST LONDON company which risked using an unlicensed HGV when its van broke down has failed to win the impounded vehicle's...

A CRANE hire operator has been granted a new operating centre: the proposal had initially been rejected on safety grounds by...

Being woken up during the course of the night and asked to move his vehicle has cost a Lancashire driver £550 in fines and...

An operator had to pay up £280 after one of his trucks was clamped at a service station. Charmaine Hibbert reports. F or...

Transport law firm Barker Gotelee offers a compliance audit to help clients protect their 'crown jewels'. Patric Cunnane...

I drive a 26-tonne six-wheel rigid. Normally, I work five or six shifts a week, either Sunday to Friday or Sunday to Saturday....

I run an operation transporting plant and spoil, some of it for hire-and-reward; some of it is my own goods. My vehicle is an...

As owner-drivers, we were recently given a rates sheet covering the coming 12 months. Now, however, the rates on offer are...

There are plenty of reasons to buy a crew-cab, but does one as small as Vauxhall's Combo justify its claims of versatility? S...

E xcitement is mounting throughout Ireland as the judges prepare to select winners from the 17 operators who battled through to...

INTERNATIONAL HAULIER: MORE THAN 10 VEHICLES HQ in Dublin with depots in Warrenpont, Heysham, and Bradford 1972 Andrea...

INTERNATIONAL HAULIER: MORE THAN 10 VEHICLES LOCATION: Ashbourne, Co Meath FOUNDED: 1969 CONTACT: Mark Caffrey FLEET SIZE: 40...

INTERNATIONAL HAULIER: OWNER-DRIVER ONE VEHICLE LOCATION: Kenagn, Co Longford FOUNDED: 2001 CONTACT: Martin Murphy FLEET SIZE:...

INTERNATIONAL HAULIER 2-10 VEHICLES LOCATION: Castlebar, Co Mayo FOUNDED: 1987 CONTACT: Michael McManamon FLEET SIZE: NIne...

INTERNATIONAL HAULIER 2-10 VEHICLES LOCATION: Gort, Cc. Galway. FOUNDED: March, 2001 CONTACT: Gabriel Piggott, MD FLEET SIZE:...

INTERNATIONAL HAULIER: OWNER-DRIVER ONE VEHICLE LOCATION: Paulstown, Co Kilkenny FOUNDED: 2001 CONTACT: Clare Tennyson FLEET...

INTERNATIONAL HAULIER: 2-10 VEHICLES LOCATION: Killeens ; Crossbarry, Co Cork FOUNDED: 1993 CONTACT: Denis 0' Regan. MD FLEET...

INTERNATIONAL HAULIER: MORE THAN 10 VEHICLES LOCATION: Maytown, Ballycotton, Co Cork FOUNDED: 1949 as a small concern; became...

In a few years' time VOSA may be able to find out everything it wants to about your trucks, simply by taking the information...

The current FMS standard already makes a whole raft of data available from the vehcle CAN-bus, according to Leeming, though...

CE IS GIIT! Price Express Transport specialises in transporting heavy-duty ovens, but four years ago the firm added another...

and FH ranges, but you may not spot them on the road Cohn Barnett reports. W ith the way the world is going, trucks that are...

We catch up with CM'S first Logistically Speaking columnist, Rob Salter, to find out how his business is faring a year on....

Who buys second-hand vehicles? Our man on the inside knows his customer base off by heart and says it can help build your...

When auction buyers prepare to spend money they want good condition and low mileage. British Car Auction's Duncan Ward reveals...

The summer holidays are over and customers are flocking back to snap up used trucks... or are they? Steve Banner reports from...

HIGH DIESEL prices could be good news for sellers of late-registered tractor units as operators hunt for newer trucks they hope...

SUGGESTIONS FROM Glass's Guide that values of 6x2 tractor units may be starting to dip because there are more around than the...

Volvo dealership Crossroads has changed hands after a management buy-culled by MD Martrn Cronin. The company covers Yorkshire...

Sales of 6x2 26-tonners with flatbed bodies have suddenly risen at Scania dealership West Pennine, says Tony Wolstenholme: "As...