By heck, that was some year wasn't it? With all that has happened in 2009, it would be too easy just to focus on the doom and...

Denby vows to fight on over LHV clarification CM COVER STORY By Chris Tindall DENBY TRANSPORT says its attempt to clarify the...

By Laura Hailstone PRESSURE GROUP TransAction is calling for the road transport industry to back Peter Carroll in his bid to...

Police issue apology to IRJ Holbrook for error NORFOLK-BASED HAULIER R7 Holbrook has received an apology from Lancashire...

Stiller returns to the black after closure and sale STILLER TRANSPORT says it is back in profit following a tumultuous year...

By David Harris and Joanna Bourke EARLY HALF THE trucks ;topped by police in a November ;ling in Devon and Cornwall were...

Buyout at Lewis Tankers ,EWIS TANKERS, based in 3oole. Yorkshire, has been bought )y its management team from )arent company...

10M 0-Licensing system to 'go Live THE ISLE OF MAN government says its longawaited 0-licensing system could be rolled out next...

benefits from a collaboration between confectionery firms Mars and Nestle on seasonal deliveries to Tesco. Since the project...

Loss of steel contract forces Deepcar Transport to close LOSING A significant steel distribution contract has forced Deepcar...

I won't lie to you. Washing and titivating lorries ha; never been my thing. I've always been more of tilt 'blast it over with...

Talk to your customers now to avoid Olympic hurdles By Laura Hailstone notsTics FIRMS that serve ompanies in London need to...

Doncaster Council praised for parking plan THE ROAD HAULAGE Association (RHA) says it is delighted a South Yorkshire council...

A COMPANY THAT helps UK international hauliers recover VAT from European countries says it is now acting for 500 operators....

Kyle Seafoods Loses its 0-licence refusal appeal By Dominic Perry A SCOTTISH FIRM that was refused an 0-licence after -...

Abbey Road hits high note LIVERPOOL-BASED BULK liquid and foodstuffs specialist Abbey Road Tanks has unveiled an increase in...

I suspect there are quite a few people in the industry who will not miss 2009 too much. Load rates and drivers wages have...

With profound apologies to CM's regular vehicle testing team, here is a 'First Drive' with 'more than meets the eye'. Words:...

Peripheral vision In the second of our series looking at UK haulage, CM heads west and discovers that operators can feel a...

The Western Traffic Area stretches from Cornwall in the West to Oxfordshire and Hampshire in the East, including large urban...

OfT: 'Your responsibility is to the State, not your sponsors` YOUR ARTICLE suggesting the Department for Transport (DtT) is...

WHILE I don't take any issue with VOSA using Graduated Fixed Penalties (GFP) to enforce compliance (Opinion', CM 12 November),...

TV show Ice Road Truckers, a heady combination of cold, fatigue and a phenomenon known as highway hypnosis, has grabbed...

It's just 13 miles wide, but the Isle of Man has generated plenty of headlines during 2009, including how it intends to...

it can increase the maximum allowable mass of lorries — another bone of contention among haulage operators who say they are...

DTC acts after a handwritten bank statement is produced at an inquiry to show that a truck had been sold. A COMPANY DIRECTOR...

The production of false documents coupled with the convictions showed a complete rejection of the authority of the 0-licensing...

as J&S Popple, has lost his appeal against the refusal of the late acceptance of the annual renewal fee for his twovehicle...

A change in the law may deter operators from fighting a prosecution because even if they are successful, they will have to pay...

the Crown Prosecution Service) • VOSA (for traffic and transport-related offences) • The Environment Agency (examples include...

driver appealed to the Crown Court to reduce a fine (which it did from £500 to C30) and awarded him costs — under the new rules...

Some aids to compliance turn out to be luxuries in times of recession, but, despite having to make savings, Barry Proctor...

• Keep abreast of any new legislation by joining the RHA and attending its meetings. • Invest in proper maintenance because it...

sense when times are tough. All his drivers have been on courses for defensive driving and Safe and Fuel Efficient Driving...

with the most popular engines is the aim of our latest 1 1 000-Point Test. , !. are marks to be won on all fronts. Since these...

design in trim and interior colours and the seats look very posh with the new upholstery. The Super Space Cab is very spacious,...

windscreen after climbing just three steps. This is thanks to MAN not foilovving the example set by Mercedes-Benz and having a...

a trend set by Renault. It was already building the Renault AE (or Magnum), a cab-over that sported a cab with a totally flat...

taken part in one of CA4's 1,000-Point Tests, or anywhere else for that matter. In earlier tests, the tough Swede never scored...

We drove the four lest trucks on the German A62 and Al Autobahns between the junctions for Kusel and Salmtal. A total lap of...

the smallest of margins just three points separating the four trucks. This time, 34.5 points separate the field, with honours...

Transport leaders Who has the most impact and influence on the road transport industry? Read the first part of CM's Power...

TITLE Network Operations Director ORGANISATION Royal Mail Murphy's presence here has nothing to do with the strikes that...

know her is the calm voice of reason behind a driver's day as it goes to to hell in a handcart, having got caught up in an...

Still going strong after all these years, Denby made the list at the last moment courtesy of his brave/mad (delete as...

TITLE National Secretary for Transport ORGANISATION Unite The past 18 months have been tough for Unite, the biggest union in...

TITLE Chairman ORGANISATION Brewery Logistics Group Penalty charge notices PCNs or parking fines are the bane of all operators...

We don't expect government to love trucks, but we do expect ministers and civil servants to respect the essential role they...

Perhaps unfairly seen as a surprise replacement for Roger King, Geoff Dunning has made no splashes since taking the helm of the...

As head of the association that represents the largest fleets, both third party and own-account, and the major transport...

TITLE Chief Executive ORGANISATION TDG Mike Branigan has quickly made his way up the ladder at TDG, haying started in 2001....

What's more surprising: that the latest secretary of state for transport is so high on this chart or so low? As head of the...

From factory floor to Christmas stockings, the transport industry plays an integral part in making every child's dreams come...

One of the stand-out terns this year are the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Voyager figures, and CM has a particular...

The top toys for C Every year toy retailers from all over the UK gather at the request of the Toy Retailers Association. They...

land implausible) excuses from hauliers facing the beak or a public inquiry. Who says truckers can't think outside the box?...

Russia has had a far-reaching impact on one former Soviet truck-maker. CM investigates. Words: Brian Weatherley, additional...

Gas turbines are used for many applications aircraft, ships, tanks, and stationary generators to name a few but they've never...

he simple gas turbine engine can be likened to a four stroke piston unit, with the familiar four stages: inlet, compression,...

an interesting footnote in history, but at least one American company sees them as part of tomorrow's road scene. Turbine Truck...

Vans have come a long way in a short time, and to show just how far, we've returned to an example that's derived from one of...

1949 Prototype of the Transporter unveiled in Wolfsburg. Germany. 1950 Production of the first VW commercial vehicle, the T1...

partly to assess how far we'd come in terms of vehicle development, and partly to bring back memories of eight Lads jumping in...

A trio of Mercedes trucks spanning 75 years of transporting racing cars has gone on show in Germany. Words: Cairn Barnett...

THREE DIRECTORS OF North-West Renault Trucks dealer JDS Trucks have bought the company from its previous owner, Peter Harper,...

Words: Kevin Swallow WITH JUST TWO more sales to go before Christmas at Manheim Auctions, Haydock, buyers have turned their...

Those buyers who have specified well at the front end are starting to see some rewards at the back end. Tippers and dropsides,...