If the start of a new year signifies one thing in haulage, it’s a run of company failures. Liquidations and administrations...

By Roger Brown TROUBLED Nottingham haulier Clearway Distribution, which went into administration earlier this month, has been...

THE UNITED Road Transport Union (URTU) is to appeal against last month’s decision by the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) to...

By Chris Druce WINCANTON’S management team was set to hold meetings with Unite oficials as CM went to press, to avert strike...

A LORRY DRIVER responsible for the death of two men changing a tyre on the hard shoulder has been sentenced to six years in...

NORTHERN IRELAND environment minister Alex Attwood says he is conident the province will have its new O-licensing system by the...

Commercialmotor.com 1. Lorry driver killed on M6 2. Welsh haulier enters liquidation after 35 years of trading 3. NR Evans...

By Hayley Pink TRUCKPOL HAS uncovered a large-scale diesel scam that has so far seen fraudsters make off with £100,000-worth...

BARNSLEY HAULIER A Tucker and Son – which had its interim O-licence revoked following complaints from local residents living...

HADDENHAM, Buckinghamshire-based business PDX Logistics is to join Pallet-Track covering the HP postcode from the end of...

By Roger Brown TRAFFIC COMMISSIONER (TC) for Scotland Joan Aitken (pictured) has refused Cambuslang operator WC Drainage...

BIRMINGHAM CITY centre now has its own dedicated lorry and coach park for the first time in almost a decade. The newly opened...

FORD IS TO take delivery of 370 MAN TGX 26.440 6x2 tractor units over the next two years as part of a leet refresh at the...

THE OPERATOR of the Forth Road Bridge has released a video of a truck to illustrate why it closes the bridge to high-sided...

By Steve Hobson TRANSPORT AND logistics has inally been recognised as vital to the government’s growth strategy by senior...

A LORRY DRIVER caught with illegal immigrants hidden in his refrigerated trailer in freezing conditions has been forced to pay...

LE DAKAR 2012, the classic desert race that is now held in South America, ended in Lima, Peru, on Sunday with a resounding...

ROBERT WISEMAN Dairies is to be bought by Muller UK, a division of the German yoghurt maker, in a deal worth £279.5m. The...

By Hayley Pink C BUTT has conirmed to CM that is has exited its Netto contract, following the grocery chain’s £778m takeover...

THE ANNUAL Tip-ex show has never been more important to the bulk tipper market than now, given economic uncertainty in the UK,...

by its dealers. There will be Luton bodies, tippers and dropside bodies for the new 3.5-tonne Daily chassis cab and, if...

IVECO IS introducing a new low-price specification of its 7.5-tonne GVW Eurocargo, designed to counter the challenge of lighter...

By Chris Tindall HAULIERS ARE being urged to watch out for signs of mental health disorders among their drivers because the...

Not another trucking show! CM READERS know there is a bit of drama when it comes to running a haulage business, and it’s...

COVENTRY FREIGHT forwarder Concord Transport has gone into liquidation with unsecured creditors unlikely to be paid. The firm...

MD and operations director, Rhys Davies Freight Logistics Baptism of fire A management buyout just before the recession might...

Bring back URTU training I ATTENDED AN URTU-run Driver CPC training course in Bristol last year and ind it unbelievable that...

THE 10 UNSUNG HEROES (CM 15 December 2011) featured some superior motors. Two of these (ERF C-Series and Volvo F10) were used...

Spectra Scaffolding fined £40,000 after an employee, who is now paraplegic, was crushed by falling scaffolding tubes By Roger...

SCOTTISH AND NORTH EASTERN TRAFFIC AREAS P&R Construction P&R CONSTRUCTION and Building Materials has been granted...

in danger What are the surefire ways to lose your O-licence and how do you avoid them? Words: Adam Hill An O-licence...

Forthcoming changes in the law brought to you by the Freight Transport Association Digital tachograph changes The second phase...

Reliable record keeping is at the heart of compliance – but what records must you keep and for how long? Words: Pat Hagan...

GERRY JONES TRANSPORT Dedication has kept the business going strong A family AIIIIIIIIIIIIII AIIIIIIIIIIIIII Welsh operator...

THOMAS SMITH JR Iconic Edinburgh fish and whisky haulier hisky Galore Edinburgh’s Thomas Smith Jnr played a key role in...

FINDING WAYS TO CUT COSTS Modified Dennison skelly saves a packet on fuel Keep your head down Words: Brian Weatherley For...

Daimler hybrid proves long-haul credentials Hybrids for the long haul Conventional wisdom suggests hybrid trucks are only...

Simple steps to help sidestep dodgy customers How to spot a customer going bust... before it happens Words: Andrea Kirby...

Milton Keynes ideal for London and the Midlands Location, location Scotland’s rental and used truck dealer MV Commercial...

In spite of a major hike in average mileage and age, used van prices at Manheim Remarketing finished the year down by only...