Action being considered to save the imperilled truckstop could include a compulsory purchase order, Roanna Avison reports. THE...

NORTH WALES-BASED tipper body manufacturer Boweld has expanded its operation by setting up an alliance with Boulter Tippers of...

POLICE ARE appealing for witnesses to the theft of more than 5,000 bottles of whisky worth £51.000 from a truck that was parked...

THE RESPONSE TO Transport for London's consultation document on the proposed revision to London's congestion charging has been...

Association (BVRLA) has challenged TfL's sudden emphasis on carbon dioxide, describing the proposals as "muddled and...

The government is to offer assistance to livestock hauliers as well as transporters of carcasses and dairy products. Dylan Gray...

• defer the collection of taxes and duties or agree instalment arrangements where taxpayers are unable to pay as a result of...

NORTHERN IRELAND'S 0licensing system could be brought in line with the rest of the UK before the end of 2008. The idea of...

FORD IS OFFERING its fleet customers an online risk-management programme designed to help them comply with their duty-of-care...

CM EXCLUSIVE FREIGHT BEST PRACTICE says there is no doubt that the right telematics product can save road transport operators...

Allison Transmissions is offering Extended Transmission Coverage (ETC), which significantly reduces parts and labour costs of...

The Princess Royal will open the HQ of the Telford Training Consultants Group in Shropshire on 3 October.

Polish trucker Roman Zamojski has been jailed for eight months and banned from driving for two years after admitting to...

Ryder has signed a three-year contract with Bridgestone UK to supply replacement and originalequipment tyres and Qualitread...

'Slow' signs are being erected on a road in Shefford, Beds after two trucks spilt their goods on the same day because of...

In our roadtest of the W/ Crafter (CM26 July), two errors crept Into the comparison table on page 43. The Mitsubishi Fuso...

Privately owned companies that take short-term measures to cut their tax bill could cut their sales price in the future. Louise...

ROADCHEF, WHICH operates one of the largest motorway services on the M25, has defended its decision to ramp up the price of...

VAN AND TRUCK registrations are getting close to 2006 volumes, at 380,664 units for the year to date (YID), according to...

A security firm has been appointed to patrol Moto's Poplar 2000 truckstop; the RHA welcomes the news. Roanna Avison reports....

SMITH ELECTRIC Vehicles is spending£15m on launching its range of electric CVs in the US. The cash will fund a factory to...

Rikki Chequer, TruckNet UK community manager, reports on the hot topics of discussion among members of the UK's leading intemet...

FREIGHT FORWARDERS have triumphed in a long battle to win exemption from registering with the Financial Services Authority...

OAF IS BELIEVED to be planning a production plant in Eastern Europe. The Dutch press quotes sources within Daf as saying its...

BIRMINGHAM-BASED van manufacturer LDV has been named UK company of the year by the Institute of Transport Management (ITM)....

CAMBR1DGE-BASED Ridgeons Timber and Builder's Merchants has bought five Volvo 1124012-tonners, Group logistics manager Alistair...

The EC has rejected Austria's proposal to ban trucks carrying bulk cargoes from an Alpine motorway. Roanna Avison looks at...

mar e Roanna Avison catches up with the first woman to be appointed a national secretary at the T&G and discovers her plans...

SHOULD ALL vehicles be required to have their payload clearly displayed? Recently I was asked by a policeman, who had stopped...

ROBERT ROWETH'S rather pious letter (CM 2 August) defends his fellow bureaucrats with a little too much zeal. To begin with,...

HAVING BEEN a lady truck driver for more than 16 years,it annoys me that large companies don't supply uniforms for women. In...

With three cases of foot and mouth disease discovered in the past couple of weeks, Dylan Gray and Louise Cole investigate the...

To minimise the damage caused by the export ban, the European Commission (EC) has included a derogation "whereby certain safe...

TC revokes 0-licence after deciding firm with a poor inspection and prohibition record was being run as a front. Mike Jewell...

A SKIP OPERATOR that failed to comply with a four-year-old undertaking to have regular brake tests has escaped with a warning...

A FRI.:NCH DRIVER who used a forged Irish HGV licence for eight months is facing a jail sentence after magistrates referred his...

A WELSH OPERATOR that had its licence authority cut from three vehicles to one at a previous hearing has been told its licence...

A driver is claiming compensation for discrimination while undergoing a sex change. What should operators do to ensure equal...

Employer obligations There are three pieces of legislation that employers should know about: the Gender Reassignment...

A new spirit of co-operation between the UK and Ireland will mean there is no hiding place for banned drivers in the north or...

Commercial Motor is hosting a series of free legal breakfast briefings across the regions to keep you up to date with the...

Vitsubishi's Outlander allows you to travel off-road while keeping your cargo protected from the elements and prying eyes. But...

MAGNIFICENT SEVEN Over the next 12 months CM will be following the fortunes of seven trucks from seven manufacturers as they...

Kerry Logistics Location: Manchester Sector:Containers/freight forwarders Size of fleet: 12 Vehide: Iveco Stralis Emission...

OPERATOR: Smiths of Denny Location: Grangemouth Sector: Bulk, long-distance, distribution Size of fleet: 20 Vehicle: MAN TGA...

Mercedes-Benz Actros Emission standard: Euro 5 GVW: 26 tonnes Bodywork: Lancashire Tippers grab and gritter body Ringway...

OPERATOR: La ngdons Transport Location: Bridgwater Sector: Chilled and frozen food Size of fleet: 65 at depot Vehicle:...

OPERATOR: 3663 Location: Edinburgh Sector: Multi-temperature Size of fleet: 42 at depot Vehicle: Scania P-Series Emission...

Thompsons of Prudhoe Location: Prudhoe, Northumberland Sector: Demolition, earthworks, recycling, skip hire Size of fleet 135...

by the vehicle in front could result in a shattered windscreen are long gone. Today's screens are laminated rather than...

he has now embedded his fleet into the production line of LA Elwell, a major steel section roller heavily involved with the...

bought a Ford Cargo 7.5-tonner. In his first year of operations he delivered automotive parts to Nissan's Sunderland plant. He...

LA Elwell knocks out steel sections and makes its own steel rolls. Steve Harding, the company's joint MD, says A can cost...

To those outside the road transport industry, it can seem a totally foreign environment. Elwell, however, recognises the...

Case studies Aldridge, Walsall-based bodybuilder JC Payne receives deliveries of Dwell products every week. Payne employs 150...

Independent CV repairers can offer high-quality repairs and maintenance. Andy Salter visits one with its sights set on...

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It'll be nice when it's finished When you splash out on an expensive sat-nay system you expect it to plan the best routes for...

ifs time for used truck dealers to get their websites seen as operators broaden their search for truas. Kevin Swallow...

Commercial Vehicle Auctions' current foray into the used van market is paying dividends, says Kevin Swallow — not least...

Used vans sales thrive as longer lead times from manufacturers take effect — even though most van makers have boosted...