Having recently spent a week in Alaska with the Ice Road Truckers, I have made three important discoveries: 1. American trucks...

By Chris Druce FAIRFUELUK WAS driving home the economic case for a cut in fuel duty as CM went to press. The campaign, headed...

THE FREIGHT TRANSPORT Association (FTA) has made a last-ditch plea to the Mayor of London’s ofice to abolish plans to raise...

By Hayley Pink and Chris Druce A MIDLANDS HAULIER is to go into liquidation after a pre-pack deal failed, in what was a week of...

Join our Save TruckPol campaign CM IS URGING all its readers to get behind its ‘Fight Freight Crime, SaveTruckPol’ campaign,...

Commercialmotor.com 1. Cardiff haulier set to go into liquidation 2. URTU investigated by Greater Manchester Police 3. Brian...

By Chris Tindall THE DEPARTMENT for Transport (DfT) is allowing operators that are carrying out trials on longer semi-trailers...

Fowler Welch has become the third UK operator – behind Eddie Stobart and Wincanton – to begin on-road trials of a longer...

Andy Price, fleet support manager at Gregory Distribution , says: “We’ve had three licences granted so far, all at 15.65m....

By Hayley Pink WILTSHIRE HAULIER GH Martin & Son has entered administration after nearly 80 years in business, citing a...

IT’S BACK! LOVE it or loath it – and we know many of you do in equal measure – the Channel 5 juggernaut that is Eddie Stobart:...

HAULAGE RATES rose by an average of 3.4% in 2011, the highest increase since 2008. The cost of buying road freight services is...

By Derren Heyes THOUSANDS OF foreign LGV drivers are being pursued by a Kent council for non-payment of £240,000 in parking...

The Department for Transport (DfT) has revealed a significant rise in the number of foreign-registered lorries travelling from...

YORKSHIRE HAULAGE irm Brian Yeardley Continental increased turnover and proit in 2011 by providing a “hassle-free service” to...

What would you do to keep your white van squeaky clean? IT’S FAIR to say that the average white van man has a bad reputation,...

An alarming number of drivers are suffering in silence A depressing trend The number of drivers with depression seems...

Long hours, union activity, road user charging and fuel credit terms: February’s Trucking Britain Out Of Recession survey...

B&K Transport has its licence revoked after it was discovered that it had not had a transport manager for three years By Roger...

EASTERN AND SOUTH EASTERN METROPOLITAN AREAS HG Allen and Son HG ALLEN AND Son has been granted authorisation for two...

Where do you stand if an employee faces a criminal charge? Words: Pat Hagan The salaries bear no comparison, the hours could...

Safe loading and unloading is at the heart of a transport operation. We focus on the 10 things you need to know to eliminate...

a heart CM visits Chris Bennett Heavy Haulage in Stockport and discovers how strong values and morals have kept the family...

PETE CLEMMET Pioneer who travelled the world The local legend A legend in his home of Teesside, haulage hero Pete Clemmet...

TOP 10 HEAVY TRUCKS Best of the bunch Playing with the big boys CM rounded up a team of industry experts to give us a...

Developed 60 years ago and the brainchild of George Rotinoff – a brilliant Russian engineer who also developed a large number...

Actros Titan This fat boy did not start life at the Mercedes Wörth plant in Karlsruhe, but on a nondescript German industrial...

One of the most striking heavy haulage units ever built was known as Hercules. It was named, owned and operated by...

When it comes to heavy haulers, Scammell was the most prolific of builders, but to me its Mark 2 Contractor was simply the...

If you’re handing out medals for long service, then step forward the mighty Pacific 6x4s run by South African heavy-transport...

According to David Collett, MD at Halifax-based Collett Heavy Transport, the truck he has a particular soft spot for is MAN’s...

Although this dilapidated and seriously overloaded pickup is in Mali, it could easily have been a Thai Ford Ranger with a...

Volvo’s evergreen 16-litre models, celebrating their 25th anniversary this year, may not always have led the power race, but...

heroes The heavy haulage depot network of Pickfords is no more, but in its time the firm must have moved more loads than the...

Coping with challenging conditions Everyday is a winding road Think you’ve got a tough job? Then find out what a heavy...

the time came to buy extra equipment in early 2010, the company went straight to Nicholas. The order was for 18 tractors, all...

Stock Exchangelisted Daf dealer group Chatfields delivered a good financial performance in 2011, thanks to an increase in...