If at first you don't succeed... it might just be too difficult. And so the Freight Transport Association wants to persuade the...

Mystery around future of United Trailers (UK) By Chris Tindall. THE EXACT financial status of United Trailers (UK) remained a...

Concern for missing driver POLICE HAVE made an appeal for information about an agency driver who vanished from his Redditch,...

By Christopher . Viatton GEOFF DUNNING has been appointed as the latest chief executive of the Road Haulage Association (RHA)....

THE ROAD SAFETY Authority in Ireland has drafted new legislation, which provides for a national maximum vehicle and load height...

Rising CPC costs alarming COMPANIES PROVIDING training for the new Driver CPC warn that rising costs for centre approval and...

TC says light touch' era may be over THE TRAFFIC COM MISIONER for Scotland, Joan Aitken, has warned operators attending the...

Blears says no to huge Herts roackrait freight interchange By Chris Tindal PLANS TO BUILD an enormous road-rail freight...

German toll set for 50% hike GERMANY'S TRANSPORT minister has revealed that a motorway toll increase will go ahead from next...

• Shiftacar, a Birmingham car transporter, has been given two weeks to produce evidence of financial standing or face...

I wrote last week that a decent conversation on the forums may have to be locked because some of the participants couldn't...

include self-employed By Keith Nuthall THE EUROPEAN Parliament has called upon the European Commission to propose reforms to...

A SERIOUS FIRE in the Channel Tunnel meant the number of trucks using the route in the three months to the end of September...

Boost to Humber economy if bridge tolls are scrapped By David Fiarris THE CAMPAIGN against toll rises on the Ilumber Bridge...

MP backs CV mechanics campaign A LABOUR MP has backed a campaign to boost the number of HGV mechanics. Joan Ryan, Labour MP...

Pentons Haulage fined after driver crushed to death CHILLED FOODS distributor Pentons Haulage and Cold Storage has been fined...

PIANO LOGISTICS has adopted a leading role in the specialist piano-moving market as it acquires its biggest rival and opens a...

First Volvo FHs in 14 years for Fowler Welch FOWLER WELCH COOLCHAIN has taken 10 new Volvo FH-480 artics and has 30 more on...

AWD Transit among host of new van updates from Ford By Jutian Mitnes FORD HAS announced a host of updates to its Transit van,...

The results, which are based on like-for-like sales figures for September 2007, have also seen the company achieve its largest...

Pallet networks helping cost control HAULIERS INCREASINGLY see their membership of a pallet network as a way of improving...

Driver invents remote brake tight testing device By Roger Brown AN HGV driver has designed a device that enables truck brake...

Leggett's confident of future LEGGETT'S TRANSPORT has reported a fall in profit and turnover, but remains confident about...

called City-24 around Christmas time, which will reduce a haulier's cost in congestion zones. Managing director Kevin Buchanan...

Krone's aerodynamic EcoLiner saves on both fuel costs and Loading times By Dylan Gray CiERMAN TRAILER-MAKER Krone has started...

MAN and Knorr-Bremse link up to offer blind spot device BRAKING SYSTEM manufacturer Knorr-Bremse has teamed up with truckmaker...

Frederick R Miller celebrates 40 years with fresh investment PALLETWAYS MEMBER Frederick R Miller is celebrating its 40th...

With van sales tumbling in the past month, what does the future hold for the CV market? CM looks at the growing contract hire...

Crying foul over Teardrop trailer comparision test I WOULD like to congratulate Commercial Motor on the genuinely intriguing...

THE SAD STORY last week about the German driver who crashed and killed himself because he was so tired is just the tip of the...

When your truck is empty, it's not making you money. Teleroute's Adrian Samuel explains what his company is doing to stamp this...

Complaints about the forthcoming Driver CPC among training providers suggest it is new entrants to the industry, the very...

The Traffic Commissioner is sceptical of a car transporter's claim that its records were destroyed in a flood. A BIRMINGHAM...

Tribunal Lifts Deputy TC's restrictions AN OPERATOR has won its appeal against restrictions on the movement and weight of...

THE TRANSPORT Tribunal has rejected an appeal against revocation by LC Mistry Haulage of Leicester and upheld the finding that...

Rubbish driving by bin men ends in fine THE DRIVERS OF two refuse lorries were ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £576...

AN ISLE OF ANGLESEY operator of an agricultural tractor has been ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £454 for brake...

use at open-cast coal mines in the United States and Germany. Among the pieces of equipment are some of the largest of their...

European legislation will, soon tighten the restrictions on nominated transport managers, but some say they're too inflexible...

• In July, Blue Moon Management Services agreed to upgrade its nominated transport manager to a full-time position after North...

A decade ago, the UK introduced laws to enable companies to claim interest on late payments. But do hauliers prefer to deal...

The legislation defines late payment as anything exceeding the credit period that is agreed verbally or in writing with the...

one of height. When stowed, the position of the TMFL is normally dictated by rear chassis height, the type of mounting kit, and...

Improving productivity from tipper trailers has focused on cutting the kerb weight and changing the side profile from bathtub...

You've made the decision that your business needs some form of a web presence but who can you turn to for help, and what should...

Here are CM's top 10 must-haves for successful marketing via your website Words: Toby Clark What is your site for? The basic...

www.wincanton.co.uk The current Wincanton website is four years old, and, although it has been regularly updated, the business...

www.thepalletnetworkltd.co.uk The Pallet Network (TPN) IT assistant Rob r er ha recently brought the website in-house be se of...

years. It was originally designed by an agency to a close spec from the company, and managing director Peter Denby says it has...

A freight exchange can help you ensure your trucks are full and making you as much money as possible, but it's still a battle...

VER HOUR 1 GUARD Features As , t the start of the working day the hour guard will only allow you to end your rest period if...

like British motorways because they are wider and less clogged apart from in the London area than Dutch ones. And since Britain...

It's easy to view decent spec as a needless expense, and manufacturer back-up as an extra cost, but get the right package and...

Despite the economic slump, hauliers still need trucks to deliver essentials. Volvo Trucks dealership Thomas Hardie assesses...