AMID A FLURRY of takeover speculation, Volkswagen is backing the formation of a new holding company including MAN. Scania and...

THE BREWERY Logistics Group (BLG) has hit back at claims from Westminster City Council that delivery drivers are to blame for a...

FAST-EXPANDING Wincanton has made its second major acquisition in two weeks and promises that more will follow as part of its...

long-running paraffin case A four-year licensing saga may be coming to an end at last with the start of another disciplinary...

THE IRISH ROAD Haulage Association (IRHA) has called for petrol tankers entering the Dublin Port Tunnel to be escorted by...

LEEDS-BASED general and magazine haulier Macfarlane Transport Holdings is entering the last phase of a massive reflecting...

COLD STORAGE and distribution firm Yearsley Group has retained a contract with Unilever Ice Cream & Frozen Foods ( U I CF)...

THE EUROPEAN Commission has warned Greece and Cyprus that they must ensure all new trucks using their roads are fitted with...

RHA INSURANCE insists that operators who fit anti-theft devices to their vehicles can earn discounts on their insurance...

In two years' time all new drivers will have to pass tests to gain a Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) a...

Creditors at collapsed Aberdeen haulier Sandy Bruce (Trucking) are owed E1.5m, but the outlook is "hopeful". Chris Tindall...

SCOTTISH HAULIERS who use Superfast's Rosyth-Zeebrugge ferry to reach the Continent instead of travelling by road to an English...

The firm behind the German road tolling system has demonstrated how quickly it can set up a new tolled route. Dylan Gray...

TRUCK SECURITY took centre stage when Truckersworld vvebsite founder Barrie Tozer met motorway service area providers (MSAs)...

TRUCK DRIVERS ARE ignoring the ban on using handheld mobile phones while driving, according to the Transport Research...

SOUTHAMPTON Container Terminal (SCT) has been preparing for a seasonal surge in demand by increasing the number of booking...

TOYOTA HAS launched a new version of its Hilux pickup, introducing a 3.0-litre engine. The Extra Cab will only be available in...

Restructuring has taken its toll at delivery firm Nightfreight, but it expects that normal service will be resumed soon. David...

TRUCKS IN THE European Ufflon will have to be retrofitted with blind-spot mirrors or equivalent devices under new legislation...

1 LESIDE BULK AND container haulier Bulmers Logistics is expanding its fleet and retiring its distinctive bonneted Scania...

Offending operators are often told that if they clean up their act no action will be taken against their licences; here's the...

ZF MFRITOR, the joint venture formed in 1999 by ArvinMeritors Monitor Transmission Corporation and ZF Friedrichshafen AG, has...

DOMESTICAPPLIANCF manufacturer Srneghas taken delivery of a batch of new Mercedes-Benz Atego rigids: four 7.5-tonne 815s and...

ATRUCKSTOP guide has proved so popular that the Highways Agency has printed another 40,000 copies. It lists more than 100...

THE 'GOLDEN TRIANGLE' the distribution heartland for many UK operators is losing its appeal, according to research which shows...

VOLVO'S GERMAN truck dealer network and Nissan Germany have signed a distribution contract that will put Nissan light CVs into...

Felixstowe container port Technology is being introduced to improve security, but will other ports follow suit? Chris Tindall...

A TRAVE FR WHO was part of a gang that ran over a driver when he tried to stop his 18-tanner being stolen has had his jail term...

WEST YORKS-BASED Expect Distribution has described a local authority's rejection of its expansion plans as short-sighted....

When a vehicle is subject to a prohibition it must not be used on the road, even if it is in full working order and the...

ON THE CARDS This month's CM/Vlichelin business monitor talked to operators about fuel cards and fuel-card fraud, as well as...

At the IM Hanover show, CM editor Andy Salter caught up with Mercedes Benz Trucks boss Hubertus Troska to discuss the company's...

ON LEAVING Doncaster for my return trip to Weymouth recently,' came across an accident involving an aluminium trailer and a...

I READ WITH interest Kevin Barker's letter headed Avoid three-in-the-bed situations' (CM 12 October 2006) in which he comments...

SERGEANT MARK Thompson is quite right (Perspectives. CM 12 October). It is essential that employers have a system in place to...

Money and emerging markets are inextricably linked — but the investment isn't all in one direction. Asian and Indian...

As a result of the firm's illegal past, the Traffic Commissioner has asked Vosa to "cravvl all over its vehicles and records"....

A DERBYSHIRE international operator who only applied for authorisation of two of his three trailers must take one of his three...

A DEMOLITION company which failed to renew its licence on time has had the termination of that licence upheld by the Transport...

WEST MIDLAND Deputy 'Iraffic Commissioner Lester Madrell has authorised an operator whose business includes farming to run...

SOUTH EASTERN & Metropolitan Traffic Commissioner Christopher Heaps has refused to return an impounded vehicle to Brisco Truck...

Will the Driver CPC bring fresh blood to the industry — or will it lead to an even greater shortage of drivers? Patric...

Next month Stormont may sit again for the first time in four years. Meanwhile, who is running transport in Northern Ireland?...

REVOLUTION A decade on from its introduction, the Premium remains the ultimate barometer of Renaults success in the UK. With...

The rising cost of fuel and widespread use of fuel cards have attracted fraudsters who are after a free refill from the pumps....

Do devices that promise to save you pennies per mile really improve that all-important fuel economy? It seems the US...

LONG AND PROSPER There's no getting around it: healthy drivers are productive drivers. Don't miss out on your free health...

Description Fully updated with the very latest road and postcode data, Travelmanager is still the UK's No 1 selling route...

John Davidson Business development director, Ramage Distribution What got you started in transport? Every scnool holiday would...

Which operator's livery is this? Please send your e-mail entry to: commerciatmotor@rbi.cauk entries must include your address...

Spreading more than the word Skimming the web, CM recently came across the World Bark's blushinducing report: Truck Drivers...

Play fair or cash in? That's the problem facing dealers with low-mileage, late-year stock on their forecourts. Steve Banner...

Dealers who operate in a number of sectors are well placed to cope with the shortage of late-year low-mileage Droducts — and...