Confusion reigns within the enforcement community as the Senior Traffic Commissioner launches an attack on VOSA, which is...

'Don't take the cheap option' Operators are being warned against cut-price tacho analysis optionstheir use MI be vieweo with...

THE INCOMING TRAFFIC chief at the Highways Agency has given an unexpected boost to the transport industry by calling for trucks...

THE TRANSPORT industry sighed with relief as the Department for Transport finally published the definitive version of the...

PALL-EX HAS mysteriously cancelled its charity Royal Spring Ball. HRH The Princess Royal was due to attend the event, which...

Radar detectors are likely to be banned after a government vote — they are already banned in most other European countries.

Tesco is joining Safeway in using trains to supply its stores with non-food items in the north of Scotland, taking trucks off...

Operators are being warned to watch out for bogus health and safety documents. Official-looking documents are demanding up to...

A white 8x4 Scania P114 340 tipper, registration R569 NRA, was taken from a yard in Graveley, Herts during the night of 1405...

A truck driver has been jailed for two years after a woman died in a crash caused when he accidentally poked himself in the eye...

The CBI says at least £300bn needs to be spent on Britain's creaking transport infrastructure before 2014 if we are to remain...

VAN curries favour in Asia with rumours that it has increased its stake in a firm on the sub-continent. Oliver Dixon reports....

A REPORT INTO a fatal accident on Londonderry's Foyle Bridge recommends a review of operating procedures in strong winds....

THE GERMAN LKW Maut motorway tolling system for trucks has come in for fresh criticism this week following the revelation that...

VISITORS TO THE Commercial Motor Truckzone at the SED construction exhibition in May will have the chance to try out the latest...

Am I the only one to detect this daft dichotomy? Am I the only one who knows what I'm talking about? (Probably, but that's not...

Delays still plague Calais and Dover thanks to berthing problems at the French port — now another ferry operator is demanding...

facing the problem of illegal immigrants trying to get on board their trucks in Calais. This has been worsened by delays in and...

have cost the industry over £10m so far with the final figure likely to be substantially higher. This represents delays, lost...

CUMMINS AND Valvoline have set up a joint venture, CV Lubricants Company, to market lubricants for heavy-duty diesel engines in...

Dep vu again and again as CM's fearless news gatherers wax lyrical about the one thing that interests them more than road...

CM was launched in 1905; for our centenary year we're bringing you stories from years gone by. This week we're back in 1914 and...

Forestry industry fears the working time axe. Guy Sheppard reports. THE UK'S LARGEST forestry company is warning that the...

A COMPLETE OVERHAUL of delivery curfew guidelines is expected to follow from a high level meeting of government officials and...

A TEENAGER who slashed a driver with a knife and then stole his van in Sunderland has been sentenced to a two-year detention...

Scottish logistics operator Malcolm Group faces a take - over battle as its management team attempts to buy it up. David...

death by dangerous driving after his vehicle collided with a broken-down car on the Ml, killing a man. The victim's Vauxhall...

The 94m' trailers, supplied by Knapen UK distributor R&I Sales, will carry waste paper from Britain to Belgium, returning to...

A SPECIALIST TRUCK guide to the West Midlands will be made available free to truckers from this week. The guide, funded by all...

ABOUT 1,000 waste collection drivers have accepted a £2.60-anhour increase in wages ahead of next week's introduction of the...

Citroen has expanded its 'Ready to Run' programme with the option of a 300kg Tipmaster taillift on its Relay van, believed to...

A CZECH TRUCK driver who was responsible for a fatal road accident has been fined just £1,000 and will be allowed to continue...

The Freight Transport Association's Quarterly Transport Actin - 1y Survey shows domestic freight continues to rise. But is...

Only one in seven operators thinks the VVTD will help the transport industry at ail. Our CM/Michelin survey counts the votes....

Just six months after its launch The Hazchenn Network is moving 200 pallets a night. Jennifer Bali caught up with founders...

I READ THE ARTICLE "Wheel loss awareness"(CM3 February) with interest. The problem of wheel security has been a major concern...

I READ THEARTICLE comparing the relative merits of VITA or RHA membership with interest (CM 3 March). In my experience...

I READ YOUR VITA vs RHA article with interest.At the end, someone said they didn't know what life would be like without...

A WEEK OR SO ago you had a letter from an agency driver who refused to go on the road in a defective vehicle.To safeguard their...

FHERE IS AN EASY way to avoid congestion and parking charges in London: employ disabled drivers, who are exempt and also get...

The Working Time Directive has dominated discussions and editorials for a lifetime it seems. But where did this legislation...

into force throughout Europe, but with a voluntary opt-out by employees in some member states. Some sectors were excluded,...

A transport manager who swore vociferously as he walked out of an inquiry may lose his repute after three licence holders hit...

EIGHT DRIVERS employed by Liverpool-based Gipping Container Services have been ordered to pay £4,070 in fines and costs for a...

THOUGH ACCEPTING the surrender of the licence held by Handsworth, Birmingham-based Adella Jackson,West Midland Traffic...

North-Eastern Traffic Commissioner Tom Macartney decided not to take any action against a Nottinghamshire company's licence,...

THE LAST two of the 43 drivers employed by RF Fielding (Cheshire) who were accused of falsifying tachograph charts have...

D espite a last-ditch union attempt to change the government's mind on some details, the Road Transport (Working Time)...

The regulations affect drivers and other - mobile workers" subject to EU drivers' hours rules, including own-account drivers...

Digital tachograph smart card fees: The DVLA is consulting on fees for the issue of digital tachograph smart cards to allow the...

has certainly moved forward in recent years. Just as Formula 1 is seen as the proving ground for manufacturers' sports cars,...

MOM has the last word It may have lost some ground to the newer arrivals from Ford and VW but the Combo is still a competitive...

As CM marks its centenary Wreford's Transport might look smug — ifs been running from the same Northampton 44 base for 101...

This month's themed selection of nominations includes two (very different) Fords and two British brands that begin with an S....

Complying with WTD rules will certainly be complicated, and it could be expensive — but help is out there. Sharon Clancy...

Tachograph analysis Exentra reckons 158 million tachograph records are created within the UK transport industry every year,...

Peter Lamer considers the art—or is it the science of marketing. And he wonders who owns the colour orange... W hen did the...

II Recalls play an important safety function, but op erators do need to keep their ears open. I t's always worth checking the...

This month Commercial Motor scours the classified for a cheap 7.5-tonne curtainsider to run on a 12-month contract. T he...

George Alexander of Glass's Guide runs the rule over runners and riders in the used van market. T he majority of trade buyers...

The 8x4 tipper market is quintessentially British — and it's one of the few sectors where new sales routinely outstrip...

We focus on Iveco's Cargo 7.5-tonner. New or used, it's always in demand... Vehicle: Iveco Cargo ML75E17STector 4x2 Tested:...