CM COVER SPRY sto phe r.wa lton l rb i.comk DICK DEN BY HAS been denied his day in court to fight the law surrounding the use...

CM COVER STORY joasma.bourketarb.co.uk WORLD CUP FEVER has led to several drinks distributors experiencing double-digit volume...

THE FIRST OF SIX quiet delivery trials funded by the Department for Transport (DIT) has gone live, with results due at the...

A GATESHEAD-based haulage boss has appeared in court after killing his wife with his truck following a drunken row. Newcastle...

chris.tindattrartn.co.uk MANCHESTER SCANIA dealer West Pennine Trucks has become the fourth CV signatory to VOSA's Authorised...

THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR Highland Quality Construction says the business and assets are up for sale. KPMG says it was appointed...

CLIPPER LOGISTICS has taken on e-fulfilment clothing operations for John Lewis at a distribution centre in 011erton, near...

christopher.wattonfarbi.muk HM REVENUE & Customs (HMRC) has been called to task for spending taxpayers money sponsoring...

ARE YOU CONCERNED about the financial health of suppliers to your business? And if so. what are those specific concerns and how...

By Simon Jack ELDDIS TRANSPORT says tight cost control is protecting it against the full impact of the downturn. despite a...

IN A SIGNAL OF ITS confidence in the future of electric CVs, Smith Electric Vehicles is introducing the first apprenticeships...

LABOUR MP Louise Ellman has hung onto her position as chair of the House of Commons Transport Committee, following secret...

christopher.wa1tonIrbi.co.uk ROAD HAULAGE Association (RHA) members involved in a breakdown or traffic incident should see...

ASPRAY 24 ALMOST trebled pre-tax profit last year to £901,230, despite a 9.5% fall in turnover. The Willenhall, West...

the recession will need to continue and be improved upon as market conditions pick up. That was the message delivered by two...

christopher. wattonfarbi.co.uk BURY ST EDMUNDS-based DJ Martin Transport has appointed administrators after it ceased trading...

FORTEC MEMBERS have raised more than £8,000 for charity in memory of their former MD, the late Rod Abrahams, who died from...

behind the England football team by kitting out its new CF85 demonstrator in the nation's colours, Imperial supports England...

A new campaign to ensure the industry makes the most of the Driver CPC has been launched steve.hobsoniarhi.co.uk THE PROBLEMS...

Just as the retail market was being well and truly clobbered by the recession, Lloyd Fraser Group stepped into the fashion...

Lloyd Fraser's fashion logistics business now moves approximately 25 million sales units, or 2.5 million 'items', which...

The parcels sector is cut-throat, and you need to move fast to stand out from the crowd. Has a recent run of delivery...

heavily in security devices in the past five years. David Williams, director of risk management at UK Mail, says it has enough...

Leading the way in the slashing of delivery times is DPD. which has invested E2m in IT and telematics systems since February in...

Companies with the right levels of capital have invested heavily in internet advertising. The ethos is: the more you spend, the...

Many parcel carriers have decided that offering light deliveries is not enough. In October 2009, Geodis Calberson, the UK arm...

LHVS ARE specialist vehicles, similar to heavy haulage, and should be allowed and monitored in a similar way. This type of...

I RECALL A tragic air collision three decades ago over Yugoslavia where (later) it was pretty obvious how it happened. One...

Over the coming weeks and months Renault Trucks will be celebrating the vital, contribution the road transport industry makes...

TC first checked that company did not follow lead of a previous operation that ran into trouble for poor accounts. A KENT...

. I WINCANTON HAS applied for authorisation for its new operating centre . in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, for 60 vehicles and...

Eastern/South Eastern and Metropolitan traffic areas Cambridge 4 , On 29 June in Cambridge, a public inquiry will take place to...

the authorisation at its yard in Wested Lane, Svvanley, Kent. to 40 vehicles and four trailers

vehicle and one trailer to be based at the City Link facility in Willow Walk, south London. It also wants to run three vehicles...

CONTAINER SPECIALIST Maritime Transport has been granted authorisation for 140 vehicles and the same number of trailers at a...

FORWARD TRUCKING Services has been given permission to base four vehiVA cies and the same number of trailers at the \.1 ickes...

Words: Andrew Banks One unfortunate and unwelcome aspect of a lorry drivers working life is the threat of a violent attack....

Forthcoming changes in the law in association with the Freight Transport Association Northern Ireland 0-licensing reform The...

May 2010 Introduces changes to car tests and prohibits holders of Cl and D1 entitlements gained with car tests taken before...

It took a tilt test for leading tyre manufacturer Michelin to confirm that its X One MaxiTrailer tyre, initially designed to...

Exeter-based Parsons Nationwide Distribution brought in the 455/45 R 22.5 X One MaxiTrailer tyres six months ago in the hope...

Leeds-based Ada Foods UK, one of the country's leading dairy companies, is using X One MaxiTrailer tyres to provide maximum...

Culina Logistics is a major industry player in shared-user chilled and ambient distribution, but how has it achieved this...

This year, the firm has moved to develop its service offering for existing customers wIth the creation of two 50/50 joint...

to the debate of longer, heavier trailers The argument for such vehicles states that the extra length will allow for more...

It's difficult to place the Kangoo Maxi because on one hand it feels like a compact and zippy van, but when you Look at the...

Specifying a telephone system is no longer a question of settling for the extensions and lines a phone company is willing to...

As with other IT services, it is now possible to get at the features of an exchange without actually buying the hardware....

ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line: the typical broadband connection via a phone line. Ethernet the standard system of...

Expofreight Logistics Management is a Sussex-based logistics firm specialising in complex transport and freight forwarding for...

If you have never used IF telephony before, it is worth trying out Skype — certainly not the only ValP option, but the...

Imperial Commercials has expanded its presence in Scotland. Words: Kevin Swallow INDEPENDLN I MULTI-franchise CV dealer group...