Last week Dover Harbour Board unveiled proposals for a 'buffer zone' to assemble trucks and slowly release them to the ferry...

TRANSPORT FOR LONDON MO has admitted that its plans for a Low Emission Zone (LEZ) inside the M25 wont include cars — simply...

LONG-STANDING confusion over the introduction of digital tachographs could come to an end as soon as next week, if a meeting...

Two men have been jailed for their role in an accident that left a policeman dead after a driver fell asleep at the wheel....

THE ROAD HAULAGE Association's Rescue and Recovery Group (RRG) has launched a directory to help operators to contact recovery...

1 - 1-IE ROYAL Mail has just taker delivery of its first 25 Avia 075 7.5-toneers. They are fitted with Derek Jones box bodies...

DIVERSIFICATION from its core warehousing and distribution business into servicing and engineering has helped Ipswich haulage...

WINSFORD-RASED Rathbones, now known as DJM Transport, has been fined 05,000 following a fatal accident in which a motorist was...

Brian Weatherley, who is not usually slow to wade in when anyone criticises his beloved road transport industry, takes a...

Turnover and profits are up at Wincanton, but an ongoing legal dispute continues to have an effect. David Harris reports. I...

LITTLE SNORING, Norfok-based printer - cartrdge dealer Barnet Recycling, has combined an MAN TGL with an LX double sleeper cab...

FOLLOWING PRESS criticism, not least from Commercial Motor, Mercedes-Benz is to offer a version of the Bosch Hill Hold system...

Problems at its parcel division have hit revenues at Business Post, but there's good news elsewhere in the group. Lucia...

NORFOLK LINE is setting up a base centre in North Wales after one of its contractors closed with the loss of 25 jobs. Gareth...

PH1LLIPE LIMBOURG, who heads up French haulage giant Giraucl International, has ruled out further UK acquisitions as he...

DUDLEY-BASED haulier TDR Transport was counting the cost last week after it was broken into for the sixth time in 18 months....

Letters for ladies Take a stroll with us through the little side roads of haulage, the diversions and detours, the quirky, the...

CM was launched in 1905; for our centenary year we're bringing you stories from years gone by. This week we're back in 1949 and...

High-profile East Anglian opera tor Knowles Transport has had a reasonable year but faces VVTD costs. Guy Sheppard reports....

been victorious in its 30-year battle to win a vital road upgrade, thanks to a novel method of highlighting its problems to...

CV Fl1'ANCE specialist Alliance and Leicester has signed a partnership agreement with Ipswich-based Seven Asset Management...

Rail freight could be about to get a boost in the north of Scotland following comments from two supermarkets. David Harris...

PLANS TO BOOST the volume of freight carried by London's waterways have been greeted with scepticism by local operators. A new...

HAULIER Dunns of Shildon, in County Durham, has gone into administration following the collapse of a major customer. Dunns has...

10 new Scania tractor units as part of a fleet-replacement programme. The first of the vehicles, all RSeries 420 6x2s with...

shortages through a government-backed scheme that cuts the cost of HGV training by 40%. South Yorkshire Transport Brokerage...

VOSA's trials of technology designed to nab overload ed trucks was a success — now it's going nationwide. Dominic Perry...

J AM in total agreement with Trevor Leech's comments (CM3 Noyember).This industry must be the only one in Britain that turns a...

YOUR ARTICLE headed "Make trucks pay £11.40 in London" (CM 3 November) is proof that a university education is no substitute...

I write in response to Kevin Buck's letter in last week's CM headed "Forget LRUC — rely on fuel duty" (CM 10 November). He...

Ever wondered what temperature diesel burns at? What happened to the old fleets of yesterday? Why the wheels don't fall off...

Private equity investment has pulled French haulier Giraud International back from the brink. But what is boss Phillipe...

Wincanton's domestic turnover has risen by 10% — but on the Continent it has managed a 12% rise, mostly by following its...

The recent File On 4 radio programme raised important questions about the reputation of agency drivers. Chris Tindall...

D ar s philosophy when it comes to truck development is simple: listen to what operators,d rivers and legislators are demanding...

Tachograph fiddling and drivers' hours offences have led to two drivers being disqualified from holding HGV licences — in one...

A TRAFFIC Commissioner has been instructed to reconsider his decision not to return an impounded vehicle after the Transport...

failed to appear before magistrates to answer charges of using a truck without an 0-licence has been ordered to pay £4,100 in...

AN OPERATOR claimed that he had displayed a wrong 0-licence disc on his dashboard rather than his windscreen because of vermin...

AN INTERNATIONAL operator running nearly 60 trucks escaped with a warning after maintenance cheeks revealed a series of...

Brazilian truck thieves are so determined that armed escorts are necessary on some routes. Patric Cunnane reports on the global...

of the targeted truck and what sort of tracking technology it contains. They know how to 'enlist' drivers, odsl e either by...

has attracted the kind of driver vetting that Europe's privacy laws . ..vould prevent. In the most dangerous areas, armed...

Failure to state associated companies on a corporate tax return can result in stringent penalties. Jeffrey Webber explains....

FUTURE LEGISLATION DVLA fee proposals: The DVLA is considering revising fee structures to cover the costs of changes....

Is it really five years since CM last ran an auto-gearbox test for top-weight artics? A hell of a lot of technology has...

One of several brands to use ZF's ubiquitous A S-Tronic automatic box, Daf is happy to openly credit the transmission's...

to establish ZF's AS-Tronic as the standard transmission for half the industry.The 1997 EuroStar perhaps wasn't the most...

Using the CAN -bus network,TipMatic constantly 'talks' to the engine and other drive line/chassis sensors.This enables it to...

How it works Cynics have suggested Mercedes was forced to develop an automated shift system in the late eighties because its...

The transmission in the Renault Magnum is based on Volvo's 1-Shift gearbox, though Renault has developed the software to suit...

How it works 1-Shift's electronic brain bosses the solenoid valves controlling the pneumatic cylinders and shift forks on the...

of auto boxes, consider this: five of our six test tractors have dedicated auto boxes— there arc NO manual versions.They were...

David Garnham runs a busy road transport operation, but still manages to enjoy the countryside in his working hours. Tim...

DaimlerChrysler spends €1 bn a year on CV research and development. Andy Salter visits Mercedes' giant test track in Germany...

Ma ny of the safety systems proved highly effective. The emergency braking system, for example, gives a warning light followed...

A s personal digital assistants (PDAs) have gown in popularity, telematics system providers have begun to incorporate them into...

Stan Robinson has been busy vvith construction projects, politicians and a road transport solicitor. L EGISLATION. I put the...

Exports to Africa and the Middle East helped Commercial Vehicle Auctions to stage its best sale of the year — and there's more...

A new booklet from the Glass's Guide stable will help you decide when to bid for damaged CVs. NORMALLY BUYERS will steer...

FLEET AUCTION Group (FLAG) has launched a remarketing guide for municipal and plant vehicles being sent for sale at auction to...

As if a diminishing client base wasn't enough for used CV dealers to worry about, fleet operators and owner-drivers are...