Critics say it will be costly to business and unenforceable, but the London low-emission zone will come into force next...

OWNER-DRIVER Derek Whippen has worked in London all his life. He says: bought a Euro-2 vehicle three years ago and thought it...

A LORRY LOADING supervisor for Spar stores who was accused of taking part in the theft of £200,000 worth of cigarettes has won...

EXPRESS PARCELS company Amtrak has invested in an addtional 18 double-deck trailers to operate on the company's trunk routes...

UPTO 60 DRIVERS' jobs are at risk because of Dairy Crest plans to close its plant in Totnes,Devon. In total more than 200 jobs...

Contract logistics specialist DHL Excel Supply Chain is working with pub chain JD VVetherspoon and biodiesel supplier Argent...

Tesco drivers based at Livingston have voted for strike action which may affect the supermarket's bank holiday trading. Dylan...

AN MEP HAS warned that operators could face a "horrendous" cost burden as a result of measures proposed in the Driving Licence...

CONFUSION OVER which trucks are best equipped to meei new emissions limits means that sales of LGVs will drop by 10% this year,...

MICHELIN. GOODYEAR and An OGC spokesman says the their service partners ATS Euroagreement covers vehicles from master and Hi-0...

CM's truck-driving columnist L Radley warns that any delicate flowers tempted behind the wheel by public money will soon...

In addition, the company's director has been disqualified from holding an 0-licence due to loss of repute. Chris Tindall...

NORTHERN IRISH trailer builder Chieftain Trailers will take the wraps off a new truck-mounted forklift at next week's SED show...

TRUCK AND TRAILER contract-hire group Axis In termodal has signed a 0.5m deal to supply operators including Bulmers Logistics...

foreign trucks on M4 The "proactive targeting" of dangerous foreign registered trucks results in three arrests and 21...

PROPOSALS TO retrofit trucks with blind-spot mirrors have received the support of MEPs. An EU Directive requires new trucks to...

INDEPENDENT PARCELS carrier APC Overnight is to provide its 128 UK depots with Mercedes-Benz Sprinter and Vito vans after...

TNT global wins its appeal against a court ruling that said it was responsible for damage caused by a subcontractors driver....

FARMER AND HAULIER Frank Redman & Sons of Lower Gravenhurst, Beds, has bought an 18-tonne Daf CF65 curtainsider to collect...

High winds caused chaos on the A14 when Felixstowe Port was closed before Operation Stack could be instigated. Chris Tindall...

past week's hot topes of discussion among members of the UK's leading internet forum for professional drivers. SO TRUCKFEST IS...

The manufacturer is taking legal action in the US and Europe against distributors that sell Michelin lookalikes. David Harris...

AIRFREIGHT SPECIALIST Saints Transport boosted its turnover to nearly £22m in its last financial year and turned a loss into a...

ONE OF THE country's best known privately owned motorway truckstops has had a500000 upgrade. Tebay Services, just off the M6...

IVECO LOOKS READY to steal the limelight at the SED construction show next week when it takes the wraps off its UK line-up of...

Vosa pulls testing staff off the roadside to cut queues Vosa is trying to reduce waiting times for annual tests by redeploying...

SOME STAFF AT Vosa believe the problems with forward booking times have been brought about by a new programme which, they say,...

Cars are by far the biggest polluters in London, but trucks are still bearing the brunt of environmental regulations. Dylan...

With the government determined to make us feel guilty about our carbon footprint, this week's Yardstick looks at the changing...

A lack of high-quality recruits is one of the biggest issues facing firms today. As Andy Salter discovers, the modern...

FURTHERTO THE running debate on Vosa. it's impossible to get a test within 4-6 weeks now in Manchester: we even have to wait a...

THERE IS LITTLE or no reason for returning to the subject of wheelnut looseness as "a problem that won't go away" (CM 3 May)....

I READ WITH interest the story 'MAN fleet for MoD' (CM 26 April) in which a claim is made that this contract will be providing...

Manufacturers are urging operators thinking of buying new vehicles to get their orders in early to cope with ever increasing...

Magistrates fined him, the Traffic Commissioner disqualified him — now the Transport Tribunal has rejected his appeal. Mike...

with strid conditions •••*1-0 A MAN WITH close links to a company that was refused an 0-licence has been granted one to operate...

A FIRM THAT faced its first public inquiry in more than 40 years of trading has received a warning for a string of prohibitions...

AN OWNER-DRIVER was given a second chance by Senior Traffic Commissioner Philip Brown at a public inquiry in Bristol after...

A DONCASTER operator escaped with a warning about its maintenance standards after replacing its fleet with new vehicles. It...

Corporate manslaughter: The government wishes to introduce a new offence to hold organisations to account for gross failings by...

Individuals who fall foul of the Data Protection Act face unlimited fines and up to two years in jail. Nigel Miller explains...

CM went to Brussels to find out what is coming our way. From proposing five-year driving licences to reviewing cabotage,...

Volkswagen's big Grafter brings takes us into a new era of digitachs and speed limiters, but what kind of van hides behind the...

Fuel suppliers are being hit by shortages of vehicles and parts for them. Bryan Jarvis reports from the FPS exhibition 2007....

reported orders for more than 50 ADR 4x2, 6x2 and 8x4 rigid tankers. Its two show Scanias, both with aluminium vessels, were...

Top Oil. An 11.5m round main section is linked by a short collar to a specially rolled front end with rounded top and...

Volvo FM9-based 20,000-litre fivecompartment mild-steel ADR tanker It's the third such 6x2 in Crossroad Fuels' fleet. and is...

this attractive Euro-4 Renault Midlu m 220DK for Malmesbury oil distributor Kinch Fuel Oils, An 8,000-litre, stainless steel...

Crossland's new aluminium tanker is now carrying heavy `black' fuel oils for the ITS Tanker Rentals fleet. lt is ADR-certified...

& Webber uses the narrow, single-wheeled 4.4-tonne mid-lift axle. Compared with the FTG version, it takes up less chassis space...

work under contract to BVVOC. The six-compartment vessel is made from 5088 aluminium and was shown 'parked over' a Oaf 85.410...

into receiving tanks. It is already used in Ireland, Germany, Holland and Scandinavia. Contact Dag mar Hockner on 0043 2256...

• As truck engines become increasingly sophisticated, it is more importa • " I ' er t se th right oil, Steve Ba r xplai nrie...

ON THE FRONT LINE Muldoon will be at SED next week to launch its range of trailer products onto the British market. Andy...

Tip-Ex 2007 opened to high expectations which proved justified as exhibitors took advantage of the launched dozens opportunity...

launches two rigid muokaway bodies. The Aggrelite steel body weighs in at 2,400kg with the Mightylite version weighing 2,650kg....

A tipper and grab-body combination from Abba Commercials came with an innovative ladder designed to meet health and safety...

Environmental Trailers is now UK agent for Belgian-built Serrus Trailers moving-floor trailers, featuring the US...

market. Its 15m 3 steel rigid body, the first from its Grantham site : weighs in at 2,900kg. The aluminium bathtub rigid tipper...

latest PM1155 BulkWeig h. The system includes tipping stability and axle loading as standard and audibly warns if any axle is...

was surprising that only one was involved with Tip-Ex. DO Taylor Commercials, based in et% Driffield, East Yorks, took the...

AryinMerilor has launched the CS air suspension axle. On a triaxle trailer it saves 45kg and its trailing arm is now clamped to...

The heavier kerb weight of Euro-4 trucks has led Brit-Tipp to reduce the weight of its products. It supplies off-the-shelf...

The well established aggregate step-frame bathtub from SDC Trailers has been slimmed down to help keep weight-consclous...

One 'Ate biggest problems for tippers on site with disc brakes Is discharging loads that fall between the rear bogie, ruining...

Weightlifter has introduced its moving-floor trailers to the UK market. The firm believes the keys to success are the backup...

Benalu, once in bed with General Trailers and Fruehauf, is hitting the UK market with lightweight aluminium chassis and...

in April 2004; in its absence the market has undergone a sea change. Traditionally the Germans have been successful in this...

Aliweld's lightweight aluminium Veer features a 76rnm step-frame that works up into the body over the fifth wheel and allows a...

support vehicles with iTs HX and SX ranges. Dylan Gray went on a white-knuckle ride to try out the models. illbrook testing...

David Scott-Smith has condensed 26 years of trucking knowledge into a 40-hour training package. 11rn Maughan meets him as le...

The Milton Keynes recruiter has diversified, rationalised and rebranded with a smaller team but a higher turnover. OPTIMUM...

Being three limes over the II mil may not help you pass your WV test People who have been driving for quite sometime will...

Fears that the export market will be affected by countries imposing age restrictions on used vehicles is encouraging a growing...

Dealers are struggling to meet orders as the shortage of late-year, low-mileage tractors with analogue tachos reaches crisis...

The temptation to charge an outrageous premium for the most desirable trucks in a climate in which prices remain strong is...