By Christopher Walton 21st CENTURY LOGISTICS, which trades as Dodd’s Group, has entered administration just four months after...

by Chris Tindall RECOVERY OPERATORS working inside London’s Low Emission Zone (LEZ) warn that the £200 daily charge they must...

TRUCK MANUFACTURER BMC says a winding up petition wrongly issued last week by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) led to false rumours...

HAMPSHIRE’S Alan Knight has joined PalletTrack covering the GU postcode. The Liphook-based firm runs 35 vehicles and the...

By Roger Brown A DEPUTY trafic commissioner (DTC) has described the decision by revoked Scottish haulier John Pettigrew to...

IRISH HAULIERS have accused VOSA of misinterpreting cabotage rules. Since May this year the EU has allowed hauliers visiting...

THE MUCH-HERALDED Chinese invasion of the UK market has so far been limited to a few electric and micro-vans, but the irst...

By Chris Tindall STAFF AT Welsh haulage irm WM O’Grady Haulage and Plant Hire have been transferred to another company owned by...

WOMEN IN Logistics (WIL) UK is encouraging females working in the transport industry to sign up to its free mentoring scheme....

TODAY MARKS the new 61 registration plate and Volvo already has trucks ready for operators throughout the country. Seven Volvo...

HAULIERS ARE yet to be convinced of the merits of the sector’s new National Skills Academy for Logistics, which launches this...

By Chris Tindall A PLANNING inspector has allowed an appeal against a council decision to serve an Essex lorry park with an...

TRANSPORT UNIONS HAVE accused the government of weakening employee rights over a proposal to double the qualification period...

Churchill buys 15 new DAFs CHICHESTER-based Pall-Ex member Churchill Freight Services has said “oh yes!” to 15 new DAF trucks...

Is history about to repeat itself or can world markets be saved from another recession this year? Words: Ollie Dixon ALMOST...

CM reported in February that Volvo was preparing the new FH for launch with road trials. We’ve now spotted the truck on UK...

Eighteen months after it went into administration, trailer manufacturer Fruehauf is back again under new ownership Words /...

In March 2010 Wordsworth Holdings went into administration, and two months later Fruehauf and sister companies were bought out...

Licence revoked, winding up order, strike off proposal: CM examines the recent life and times of Derbyshire haulier Sisson &...

Finance company Boston & Maine and sister company Boston Commercial Finance have been involved in funding several haulage...

I WAS disappointed I wasn’t invited to the CM Legal seminar held in Harrogate earlier this summer to share my company’s...

I JUST READ your comment piece “Do it with the lights on” (CM 18 August) – well done! Steve Sutcliffe is a typical car...

Construction specialist Michael Welsh didn’t notify the TC about a change of address due to ‘mismanagement’ By Roger Brown A...

CLIFTON DAIRIES has been granted permission to base seven vehicles at Ambrose Hall Farm in Woodplumpton, Preston subject to the...

LONGTOWN-BASED Wm Armstrong wants the green light to locate one vehicle and two trailers at the Lawsons Haulage site in...

WM MORRISON Supermarkets is looking for the go ahead to base two vehicles at a new site in Widnes and another two at a site in...

WREXHAM-BASED JEM Transport wants to remove the Homestead Garage facility in Llay from its licence. The business is hoping to...

STEVE ROWLAND and Sons has applied to base two vehicles at an operating centre at Dan-Y-Graig in Llandrindod Wells.

As the European Parliament reconvenes, transport topics on its agenda include digitachs, the Working Time Directive, cabotage...

Up to 5% of vehicle parts in the EU could be counterfeit with serious safety implications for users Words: Adam Hill The...

Claiming unfair dismissal will be more difficult under government proposals to cut the work of employment tribunals Words:...

Employees can make a claim to an employment tribunal (or an industrial tribunal in Northern Ireland) by downloading form ET1...

It’s a volatile commodity market that can see violent price swings quadruple the cost - per-tonne in just weeks. Those who...

Looking for ways to protect himself from the roller-coaster of potato prices, Glenn is exploring a contract partnership with a...

HazMAN is a uniquely British service to the petroleum market that has helped MAN achieve domination in the sector. Nothing is...

The TGS 440 6x2 tractor is the pet-reg vehicle of choice. Around 85% sold are fitted with a day cab, a 5-tonne mid-axle,...

After a brief spell away, Dan Bauckham returned to Greys-based Suckling Transport three years ago. As fleet engineer, his...

perceptions) can be deceptive, the Citroën Dispatch in H2L1 form, perceived to be the smallest of the contenders, actually has...

Some will no doubt wonder if the humble iLoad is capable of mixing it with the heavyweights of the 3-tonne sector in a group...

headlamps and deep front bumper, the Vauxhall Vivaro looks as distinctive and stylish as the day it was launched in 2001....

high on your list of priorities, then the Transporter will be right up your street. Even without the optional metallic paint...

The Vito immediately won friends thanks to its suave interior, stylish dashboard and ample internal space, and the fact that...

By taking an overall business view rather than just selling trucks, Mercedes-Benz is adding value for its customers Words:...

The Driver CPC has been with us for two years and drivers have just three years left to carry out their five days of training....

Rod Harlow, head of Driver CPC for Driver Hire, says: “Our most valuable commodity is our drivers. We invest heavily in...

David Olle is operations manager (plant and vehicles) at Southampton-based SCA Recycling and responsible for 55 drivers. “We’ve...

The Driver CPC is an EU-wide initiative aimed at improving the skill level and competence of professional drivers. In the UK,...

Looking for a second-hand Renault Trafic? CM ’s checklist should help you get the best deal Words: Kevin Swallow Now 10 years...

THOMAS HARDIE Engineering has changed its name to Thomas Hardie Vehicle Solutions and moved to new premises in Chorley,...