joanna.bourkefarbi.co.uk NYK LOGISTICS (UK) expects to be back in the black by the end of this financial year, after suffering...

CM COVER STORY co.uk SKILLS FOR LOGISTICS (S11.) has succeeded in getting logistics on to the radar of 14to 16-year-olds...

stopher. wa I VOSA WILL I lAVE the power to stop vehicles it suspects of overloading. driving hours or cabotage offences...

Colin McKeag scoops UK young driver title COLIN MCKEAG of MK Transport (NI) emerged triumphant at the UK final of Scania's...

CM COVER STORY CALLS BY PARLIAMENTARY under-secretary of state for transport Norman Baker to reduce all urban speed limits to...

TIPPER FIRM LANDA Manchester Transport is putting up a £1,000 reward for the safe return of a Foden eight-wheel tipper that...

THE DEPARTMENT FOR Transport has promised to look at using new technologies in order to improve congestion at the Dartford...

CV fatalities last year THE NUMBER OF CV drivers and passengers killed in road accidents last year fell by 24% to 50 compared...

YODEL. FORMERLY Home Delivery Network, has won a two-year distribution contract with lingerie chain La Senza. Yodel will...

Laurie Dealer watched in anguish as the England World Cup campaign crashed and burned in Soul Africa on Sunday. And...

Nottinghamshire Police are investigating the theft of seven horses from a field in Annesley, Ashfield. The five pregnant black...

joanna.baurkefarbi.co.uk BLACKBURN BREWER Daniel Thwaites has decided to bring its whole logistics operation in-house,...

PORTSMOUTH-BASED MoT tester The HGV Centre has become the first independent business to sign VOSA's Authorised Testing Facility...

JOHN RAYMOND TRANSPORT has seen its operating profit margin almost halve to just 1.3% due to a "challenging" economic...

STAND & DELIVER Transport has joined pallet network Fortec. with the hope of cutting empty running, It is the first time the...

The parcel carrier is clo the site and transfei operations to its COVE facility. About 600 employees affected. "We are still...

Commercial Motor, the best-selling road transport weekly, powers our new and improved online marketplace...

dam inIc.perryrarbi.muk FOWLER WELCH-Coolchain has made considerable progress during its latest financial year. with turnover...

Wood you believe it? A FORMER HAULAGE company boss has combined his two passions to create a mobile home for him and his wife...

Over the coming weeks and months Renault Trucks will be celebrating the vital contribution the road transport industry makes to...

Keeping customers satisfied means delivering the goods on time and at the right price, but not always in that order, as June's...

responaents about the robustness of their own supply chain: are you concerned about the financial health of suppliers to your...

Fancy saving E300,000 on your fuel bill? Hanson Cement's Neil Callaghan has the answers. Words: LULiibt: Cote, Images: atuart...

...no new tricks? Drivers in their fifties are threatening to retire from the industry before they have to comply with the...

Government figures released to CM by the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) show that in the seven months since the introduction of...

YOUR EDITORIAL (CM 17 June) ends with the view that if Driver CPC is properly regulated, it is not red tape, it is a huge...

ON BEHALF OF Driver Hire Nationwide. I'm writing to give our support to your Driver CPC campaign (CM 17 June). We think it is a...

Tribunal upholds revocation, despite a medical declaration, as inadequate maintenance procedures were in place. A HAULIER WHO...

FOWLER WELCH-COOLCHAIN has been granted authorisation for 80 vehicles and 120 trailers at a new 500.000f1 freehold warehouse in...

inquiry will ta place in Warrington on 5 to consider disciplinary action against Stephen trading as H and MI Pye based in...

• A public inquiry was tt take place in Flint, North Wales, on 1 July to cons disciplinary action again Banwy Fuels, based in...

HGV drivers need to be aware -rz of the dangers that vehicles create in their own workplace drivers Likewise, businesses must...

Transport consultant Roger Burton, who advises several hauliers including Crewe-based Chamberlain Transport, says that always...

HSE overview about workplace transport safety: t. www.hse.gov.uK/ put:ins/mug 1 99.pdt HSE factsheets about workplace transport...

as a training tool. Transport managers and drivers can work through the headings at toolbox meetings. If there are any subjects...

The working time regulations can allow for some flexibility, but only as long as the workforce agrees. Words: Adam Hitt The...

• It must be in writing; • It has to be for a specified period not exceeding five years; • It must apply to all relevant...

Every day the RHA's regional helpdesk teams provide members with technical, legal and operational advice, whether it's the...

Balancing payments terms and company cash flow 'The current economic. climate is having a negative impact on our family...

If you'd like to ask the RFIA helpdesk experts a question, please e-mail patric.cunnanearbi. co.uk or write to Legal Q+A,...

but it is buoyed by its sales director having worked for manufacturers, both directly and at dealer level. Nords / Images: Tom...

Like many of Its peers in this sector, CVS undoubtedly has its favourites when it comes to supply, of which Renault is of...

Tipton-based transport and warehousing specialist Lloyds is a typical CVS customer, with 20 of the firm's vehicles on a...

Payload:1,575kg Load volume: 10.5cm' If fast and frenetic delivery is your game, then the Relay will not disappoint you. The...

Price: C23,720 Engine: Euro-4 7.3-litre Muttijet common-roil turbo-diesel Power/Torque: 118hp Transmission: Six-speed manuat...

Price: E25,690 Engine: Euro-4 2.3-litre common-rait turbo-diesel Power/Torque; '25np/290Nm Transmission: Six-speed...

Daily and, to keep it competitive, the manufacturer has revamped the range with a line of cleaner, low-emission panel vans. Or...

As the most recently launched van in the group test, with half a decade of progress on some of its ovals, great things were...

Before we reveal which 3.5-tonne van the testers decided was the best, its worth pointing out that it's the taking part that...

We set the benchmark for the test as 3,500kg GVW, medium height, medium wheelbase. with around 120hp. Given the many options...

All of which means that the winner of CIA Group Van Test 2010 is the Vauxhall Movano. The testers loved its versatile interior...

What's new for those operating in the public sec We've seen the future The annual Futuresource show rolled into London last...

Imperial. Commercials is an independent multi-franchise business. Regional director Steve Affleck covers a large part of East...

Aside from low sales volumes at present, the only other drawback of Hinos from a dealership service manager's viewpoint is...

There are plans to Install a new bral tester in Peterborough, but Imperial t put them on hold while it looks at the advantages...