THE HIGHWAY Code, described as "essential reading for all road users'needs to be amended to include a specific section on how...

Flegg announces merger with Midland AYLESBURY-BASED machine installation company, and former Motor Transport 'Haulier of the...

THE UK BORDER Agency is set to make freight checks more frequent and thorough following a £15m investment to crack down on...

HOME DELIVERIES of small non-food items generate considerably less CO„ than a conventional trip to the shops, making online...

Rocketing to 40 THIS WEEK THE world celebrates the 413th anniversary of the launch of the Apollo 11 spacecraft, the first...

Devon haulier jumps before being pushed' PM CLARKE, THE Barnstaple, North Devon-based haulier, has gone into voluntary...

VOSA TOOK MORE than £80,000 in fines during its first 12 days of issuing graduated fixed penalties, with a huge 88% from...

NORTHERN IRELAND-BASED transport operator McBurney has placed an order for 50 Volvo FH-460 tractor units, including a flagship...

CM COVER STORY A FORMER DIRECTOR of Thorbum Transport, whose daughter was granted an 0-licence on the understanding he had no...

AN INVESTIGATION INTO the use of longer semi-trailers (LST) has been launched by the Polish govemment.The approval of a...

CM COVER STORY AN INCREASING reliance on four-day working weeks sparked by the recession is changing delivery patterns and...

Volvo helps paralysed driver MORE THAN 18 MONTHS after an accident paralysed owner-driver Richard Dover (pictured) from the...

MORE THAN 4,000 transport providers have signed up for the online auction service Shiply as a means to bulk up volumes without...

CM and Fraikin have teamed up to offer operators the chance to get one step ahead of their rivals when it comes to the...

A module focused on four key issues, including operator licensing and company image— what they are, why they are important and...

Driving any commercial vehicle carries significant responsibility and this module aims to make you more aware of the risks of...

This course aims to ensure you are familiar with and understand the necessary controls to operate your truck in a safe and...

A review of the principal rules concerning the carriage of goods, from basic driver rules, legislation, contracts and permits,...

A complete 'what you need to know' guide to the rules that govern professional driving, explaining what is covered by the...

NO IRISH HAULIER has had its 0-licence revoked in the past two years, despite 14,000 infringements being notified to the...

Mitsubishi Fuso Canters to share engine THE WHOLE OF MITSUBISHI Fuse's Euro-5 Canter range will share a common engine and...

LCV SALES HAVE not been stimulated by the government's vehicle scrappage scheme. Just 325 vans have been sold through the plan...

BEFORE THE RECESSION grabbed all the headlines, be it deserving or not, there was a great deal of discussion about how van and...

Some of the positive green effects of the recession are not just about changes in managerial policy. One of the results of the...

WAS RELIEVED to see in your recent tractor nit test that Volvo came last, not because I am ti-Volvo, but because it has had so...

ONCE AGAIN WE are being harangued by the 'move to rail lobby (Rail freight aims for 20% share of market by 2039'. CM 4 June)...

Stephen Martin of the Clugston Group talks to CM about going undercover at his own company as the UK's latest reality TV star,...

Anyone who has ever watched a reality TV show such as Undercover Boss will be familiar with the concept of the 'journey' as the...

Has the recession hit the smallest hauliers the hardest? CM finds out if they are fighting for nothing. HARD TIMES ARE much...

A number of smaller hauliers tell tales of dogged persistence in the face of adversity. Paul Arthurton, owner of Norfolk...

F Knowles & Son works mainly on container traffic to and from railheads and ports, including Felixstowe and Southampton. It...

The Transport Tribunal overturns DTC decision, but cuts authority by 50 trucks and 95 trailers. DESPITE SUCCEEDING in their...

AN OPERATOR WHOSE solicitor gave him advice that encouraged an illegal operation has won an 0-licence at the second attempt —...

'Sloppy' operator banned for five years CONVICTIONS FOR suspected tachograph fiddling and evidence that drivers were not...

AN OPERATOR HAS partly won an appeal against the curtailment of its 0-licence for tachograph offences. The Transport Tribunal...

AN OPERATOR WHO falsely claimed that his unlicensed vehicle was carrying out recovery work has lost his appeal to the Transport...

Up to 100,000 people a day could soon be contracting swine flu. What actions should employers take if their operation is...

to ordinary sick pay details of which should be set out in the contract of employment, a separate sickness policy, or both....

Swine influenza is contagious. Its symptoms are similar to those of regular human seasonal influenza infection, and include...

The opt-out clause survived a review of the Working Time Directive. Will this 'temporary' measure come under renewed pressure...

including owner-drivers, remaining outside the scope of the directive, a position supported by the European Commission. The...

July and proposed legislation affecting the road transport industry normally comes before the transport, environment and...

the CM road test database has been dominated by Citroan, hut now there's a new name at the top of the list. Welcome Avia....

There's a danger, which at CM we're as prone to as anyone else, to develop preconceptions when it comes to "new" names,...

Boniface can tackle any task when it comes to building and speccing bespoke bodies, which has helped it rise to the top of the...

One trend that is taking off is the Volvo "tridem" chassis, which is proving popular for under-reach operations. The Boniface...

CI own Under Exhibitors and visitors turned out in force for the 2009 Brisbane Truck Show demonstrating a refusal to give in...

How manufacturers are meeting the regulations Many UK bodybuilders and trailermakers remain confused by European Whole Vehicle...

The deadline for European Whole Vehicle Type Approval is fast approaching, but are UK bodybuilders and trailer makers ready for...

The 'three Rs' reading, writing and arithmetic are basic skills that everyone should have. So how should illiteracy and...

HAULIERS IN THE Republic of Ireland are attempting to sell their trucks to UK dealers and raise some cash rather than buy new...

The boom times for used truck dealers may have gone. That is clear, but there is still interest out there from operators who...

of Matt Heath, the fleet sales manager at Maritime Transport's Secondhandtrucks.co.uk. The business is in the unusual position...