By Chrtstopher Walton A DELUGE OF contract wins and renewals has given operators hope that the road transport industry could...

CM COVER STORY By isi.opher Walton and Laura Hailstone KENT HAULIER R Swain & Sons is to submit a complaint to the Press...

LATEST BENCHMARKING figures from the Association of Pallet Networks (APN) show average pallet volumes across all networks have...

A 38% DROP IN freight crime during the third quarter is attributed to TruckPol's decision to axe the recording of fuel thefts...

tions are to be given an overhaul with a new framework that will effectively replace NVQs. According to Skills for Logistics...

By Chris Tindall LANCASHIRE Police has confirmed that two trucks belonging to a Norfolk contractor working on an Isle of Man...

FORECOURT fuel supplies could be threatened 'if BP tanker drivers on the Sainsbury's fuel distribution contract vote to...

THE BIG TRAIN WILL roll into Chester Racecourse on January 29 and 30, giving truck drivers another opportunity to clock-up...

CM COVER STORY SCANIAS RECENTLY-launched revised R-Series has been elected International Truck of the Year (ITOY) for 2010....

COVER STORY THE ALL-NEW NISSAN NV200, launched in the UK this autumn, has been crowned International Van of the Year 2010....

THE FORUM OF Private Business (FPB) has demanded that an investigation into corporate insolvencies should also address the...

THE FREIGHT TRANSPORT Association (FTA) says road improvement projects on the Al 1 and A14 are in danger of being shelved as...

BUYERS OF second-hand and used commercial vehicles can expect a robust market in the future, thanks to a business rates rebate...

LONDON'S ROAD user charging chief adjudicator says the capital's Low Emission Zone (LEZ) has produced only "a handful of...

THE ONLY MAJOR road transport show in Europe to escape the recession this year opens its doors tomorrow (Friday). Trailer '09,...

RETAILER QD STORES has entered a longterm partnership with Norwich-based Foulger Transport in order to take advantage of the...

By Joanna Bourke UP TO 98 PRODUCTION and logistics staff could be made redundant at drinks manufacturer AG Barr on the back of...

A TRUCKER WHO prompted a police campaign pleading for witnesses to a knife-point lorry hijack has been jailed for...

THE FEDERATION of Small Businesses (FSB) wants trucks confined to the inside lane on the Al 2 in Essex in an effort to ease...

By Ian Tonk n REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT agency One North East has hit back at the findings of a controversial report that says the...

A FORMER TDG TRUCK driver has won an i86,000 out-of-court payment after sustaining injuries while driving in bad weather....

THREE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS from Iran were found Ti the back of a Hungarian lorry loaded with vodka, which was bound for...

By Justin Stanton • Fleet Safety Product Award BRAKE'S FLEET Safety Forum Awards for Excellence are now open for entry. The...

Average pay in road transport varied wildly this year depending not just on your job, but where in the country you work. CM...

THIS ISSUE OF longer heavier vehicles (LHVs) does not appear to be reaching a conclusion in the forseeable future — not even so...

WHILE WATCHING the BBC News Breakfast programme (4 November), there was an interesting item where, with the aid of NYK...

Retired detective Neville Duke is the man behind the website Truckline Safety, designed to keep drivers and hauliers informed...

Duke does not profess to have created a panacea to a national problem, but he has identified a need in the industry He reckons...

The volume of work transported by Portuguese hauliers is down almost a fifth this year compared with 2008. CM discovers that...

Traversing one of Portugal's land border crossings can be quite a hassle for drivers, despite the reduction of border controls...

The UK subsidiary of a Dutch firm is facing action against its 0-licence after failing to comply with undertakings. A UK...

A FIRM THAT employed a full-time building worker as its nominated transport manager has been given the green light to carry...

A DHL DRIVER who was sacked after his trailer became uncoupled from his tractor unit on a busy road has lost his appeal against...

Community service orders have risen by a third. How do drivers who offend do the time and stay within the rules on rest...

Brussels has until April next year to find a way to include owner-drivers within the working time regulations, following a...

if ambitious new targets for recycling electronic and electrical goods are met. The European Parliament is reviewing the WEEE...

learn that the European Parliament has voted for a €300m (£270m) funding boost to save the crisis-ridden dairy industry, which...

to amend the Northern Ireland 0-licensing system to mirror that of Great Britain. Changes include a system for restricted...

Goods Vehicles (Enforcement Powers) Regulations 2009, 1 October 2009 Introduces impounding as an enforcement power for...

Ford has given its Ranger pickup a few minor revisions to ensure it stays at the sharp end of the market. CM grabs the keys to...

The pickup market has suffered badly in the recession, especially such shiny versions as the Wildtrak. However, in these...

There are clear savings to be made by making your artic more aerodynamic. And as CM's latest trailer test shows, you don't have...

On seeing both the Dawsonrental trailers at MIRA for the first time, our initial reaction was one of concern, because the...

From a purely aesthetic standpoint, one of the more obvious attractions of the FuelSave trailer is that despite its aerodynamic...

than buy new. Second-hand trailers can save the buyer money, but need to be checked carefully. CM and Schmitz Cargobull bring...

latest owners happy. CM went to a Nordic testing ground to find out where it is looking to gain a foothold. Words./ Images:...

The second day of our Swedish odyssey saw a return to the quarry. This time, we were using a trio of Allison-equipped tippers...

While the industry seems split over the benefits of longer trailers, CM looks at how relaxing EU artic length laws could help...

TRUCK FRANCHISE dealers located in Portsmouth are becoming concerned that their customer bases will be undermined by The HGV...

by Kevin Swallow VOLKSWAGEN'S TRANSPORTER is one of precious few vehicles that have transcended the road transport industry....

Within any given category, all items are listed down the page with a photograph on the left and a paragraph of information on...

dealer has already sold. To access this, all you have to do is click on any photo to view. A larger version will open in a...