I’m teaching my two-year-old daughter how to cross the road safely. We stand at the pedestrian crossing and she enjoys...

By Laura Hailstone VOSA AIMS to have the majority of annual tests conducted at privately run sites within a year’s time and...

THIS EXCLUSIVE photograph reveals that the new-shape Mercedes-Benz Actros is the latest truck to be wrapped in Stobart’s...

By Chris Druce HILARY DEVEY’S Pall-Ex is bidding farewell to a second founder member in as many weeks, with Rugby-based...

A NEW INNOVATION for 2012 – the CV Show smartphone app – is now available for free download. Designed to work across iPad,...

By Hayley Pink THE ROAD Haulage Association (RHA) has slammed forecourt operators for their “predatory pricing” of diesel...

As CM went to press, the Unite union and six fuel haulage firms had reached agreement on a set of proposals about tanker driver...

SUCKLING TRANSPORT and Abbey Logistics have signed up to improve the public’s perception of haulage with a new ‘Love...

the Easter weekend, moving more than 28,000 pallets across its network at its peak on Wednesday 4 April.

for more than 120 Tradeteam employees who lost their jobs after the Hams Hall site closed this month. The drinks distributor,...

MONTRACON HAS launched a double-deck reefer trailer after demand from operators for greater capacity in the standard 13.6m...

By Chris Tindall HAULiERS iN east London say their livelihoods are in jeopardy because Olympics organisers are not...

IT’S NOT OFTEN that CM comes across a story that is this nuts – literally. Last week we received this shocking image of an...

By George Barrow GEODIS CALBERSON has put 13 new double-deck trailers into operation on its European and domestic routes as...

LEEDS CITY Council wants to increase its use of biomethane-fuelled lorries in an effort to insulate itself from rising fuel...

By David Wilcox BRITAIN’S NEW would-be truck manufacturer Longton Avia (CM 8 March) has unveiled its first right-hand-drive...

From a single wagon to Motor Transport’s Haulier of the Year, road transport pays its last respects to a legend Words:...

“I had the privilege of working with Stan for the past six months. We were setting up a major warehouse operation in...

By George Barrow HAVING RELEASED design sketches, and given CM exclusive access to its early prototype during winter testing,...

A 6.5-TONNE 4X4 version of the Fuso Canter has been revealed ahead of its UK debut at the CV Show next week. It offers a...

INDEPENDENT DUTCH Iveco dealer the Charles Feijts Group (CFG), which launched the Strator bonneted version of Iveco’s Stralis...

By David Wilcox IVECO GAVE ITS first Euro-6 engine a public debut in Amsterdam. With a swept volume of 11.1 litres, the Cursor...

After releasing the first details earlier this month (CM 12 April), Daf gave the Euro-6 MX 12.9-litre engine its public debut...

DUTCH MULTI-WHEEL-DRIVE truck specialist Ginaf was declared bankrupt last December and the company’s 90 employees were facing...

Hino’s new 7.5-tonner will be unveiled at the CV Show next week. CM had a sneak peek and a drive too Words: Andy Salter...

Although the vehicle we had to drive last week was a chassis-cab version, straight out of the container from Japan, it was...

CM meets Paul Campbell, the chief designer behind the next generation of Transit van CM EXCLUSIVE Words: George Barrow...

Given the number of permutations the Transit will have, and the fact that it needs to be scaled up to a 2-tonne payload van, it...

YOUR REPORT (‘Despite panic-buying fuel, public is sympathetic towards tanker drivers...’ CM 5 April) is a serious...

ON WEDNESDAY 4 April the M62 was in a state: a trip from our depot in Wakefield to Dukinfield, which usually takes one hour and...

Henry Williams Group was fined after a steel bar smashed through a truck windscreen and injured the driver By Roger Brown A...

Better planning, training and awareness and the appropriate use of vehicles would avoid an incident like this. The case is a...

SHARIAH FOODS HAS been granted permission for two vehicles at its Highfield House facility in Parkinson Lane, Halifax, subject...

● A public inquiry (PI) on 20 April will discuss disciplinary action against M&R Transport and Warehousing, based in...

When contracts change hands, it’s not always clear which company is responsible for the employees Words: Chris Tindall When...

TUPE protects employees’ terms and conditions of employment when a business is transferred from one owner to another: • it...

Demonstrating financial standing has become more flexible, but the principles remain the same Words: Laura Hadzik Operators...

A recent Transport Tribunal decision upheld the revocation of the O-licence of Reading operator Truckit 247 by western traffic...

Cash in the bank One of the most reliable ways of demonstrating financial standing is, and has historically been, cash held in...

UK roads are covered by some form of repair and maintenance (R&M) contract and that the proportion for new trucks is even...

A poorly performing maintenance contractor cannot be used as an excuse for roadworthiness problems. The vehicle user always...

NO TWO CONTRACTS ARE THE SAME Most truck manufacturers offer at least two types of maintenance contracts. The basic one is...

Maintenance contracts give you a monthly charge that is fixed for the contract period, but index-linked to the Retail Prices...

Four truck manufacturers and four independent maintenance providers kindly supplied us with quotations for a hypothetical firm,...

Truck dealers argue that they are best placed to maintain their own vehicle marque, but that reasoning breaks down if ancillary...

CHECK WHAT’S INCLUDED Some issues will inevitably fall between the cracks of an R&M contract, leaving you with an unexpected...

Annual tests are included in most comprehensive R&M contracts but exactly what does that cover? The fullest interpretation...

R&M contracts usually charge a premium for out-of-hours servicing. Dealers and repairers running a two-shift system covering...

Most R&M contracts include – as an extra cost option – provision of a replacement vehicle if yours is off the road for more...

LONGER INTERVALS Most contracts assume eight safety inspections each year, derived from the common safety inspection interval...

Operators are responsible for keeping safety inspection sheets, drivers’ defect reports and R&M records for at least 15...

CHECK THE SMALL PRINT R&M contracts stand or fall on the quality of the local dealer or repairer that delivers the service, so...

● Make sure the contract fits your requirements, not vice-versa. ● Choose a contract level that suits your attitude to...

16 -LITRE ENGINES 25 years of Volvo’s legendary 16-litre engines It’s been 25 years since Volvo rewrote the truck power...

Who’s exhibiting at this year’s show? The 2012 CV Show is almost upon us and, as always, there will be plenty to catch the...

MOFFETT The quiet revolution It’s ultra-quiet, has 0% emissions and will change operators’ views of truck-mounted...

There’s little externally to distinguish Moffett’s diesel and electric models, although the latter has a separate lever on...

John Bailey, UK national account manager industrial business for Cargotec (Moffett Engineering’s parent company) and...

By Kevin Swallow SUCKLING TRANSPoRT, the Essex-based independent petrochemical haulage company, has awarded MAN’s...

VOLVO TRUCKS DEALER MC Truck & Bus finished top of the Swedish manufacturer’s UK dealer network for first-time LGV MoT pass...

Sparshatts of Kent won Dealer of the Year at the annual Mercedes-Benz CV awards, with prizes for Orwell Truck & Van and Ciceley...

WTL TRUCK AND Van Centres has opened a new Renault Trucks dealership in Peterborough, taking over the former TLS depot. Dealer...