Without wishing to rain on everyone’s parade, the excitement generated in the past week by the Department for Transport...

By Christopher Walton CONCERNS ARE growing over the allocation of longer semitrailers as part of the government’s 10-year...

By Hayley Pink DRIVERS OF Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans are being warned to be on guard following a rise in thefts from the north...

A Berkshire haulier says “extreme trading conditions”, which resulted in him losing four major contracts to operators who...

By Christopher Walton THE INVESTIGATION by administrator MCR into the collapse of 21st Century Logistics, which traded as...

A TRIAL HGV overtaking ban on two uphill stretches of the M11 will be made permanent from next year after the Highways Agency...

HAULIERS TRAVELLING on the M62 in West Yorkshire are set to beneit from a £150m Highways Agency (HA) investment, which aims to...

By Roger Brown GRIMSBY-BASED haulier Utopia Traction, which had its O-licence revoked after being found to be a front for...

TRUCKS COULD be fitted with a breathalyser device to prevent inebriated drivers starting a journey, following a vote by the...

By Roger Brown A LORRY loader handler has been ordered to pay £2,500 after a coworker was crushed in the clamp of a loader...

AxMINSTER COUNCIL says an HGV ban could be one solution to its trafic issues, despite opposition from traders and haulage...

ACTION EXPRESS is expanding under the leadership of new MD Elaine Harris, with new vehicles, new business and plans to acquire...

By Chris Tindall NORBERT DENTRESSANGLE (ND) says up to a dozen jobs at its Wrexham site are at risk as it pursues a...

HYDE-BASED Roberts Transport Solutions has completed the rebranding of its vehicle leet with the purchase of a new 18-tonne DAF...

Have you been waiting in vain? PERHAPS YOU’VE ordered a new iPhone 4S or a box of CM back issues to provide reading material...

Transport Minister Mike Penning’s announcement that longer semi-trailers are to be trialled on UK roads has sent operators...

SDC Trailers, one of the UK’s biggest trailer builders, was quick to respond when Mike Penning made his announcement last...

Lawrence David says it is well prepared to meet the demands for longer semi-trailers. Since the public consultation period was...

Don-Bur has been working closely with Wincanton to design it’s first 15.65m long Teardrop pillarless tri-axle in readiness...

I WRITE TO you in regards to the article ‘VOSA pokes at Facebook for drivers who breach rules’ (CM 22 September)....

Firm fined for multiple spillages that upset members of public confronted with sight and smell of intestines By Roger Brown...

Licence conditions for Norbert NORBERT DENTRESSANGLE has taken over the former TDG site in Warneford Avenue, Ossett, West...

ELLIOTT GROUP is seeking permission to base 40 vehicles and six trailers at a new operating centre in Victory Park, Shefield....

B MITCHELL AND SON hopes to base three vehicles and four trailers at the R Muirhead site in Lesmahagow, Lanark. The company has...

KERR TRANSPORT (SCOTLAND) wants the green light for 10 vehicles and 11 trailers at a site on the Deans Industrial Estate in...

MARITIME TRANSPORT wants permission for 10 vehicles and 20 trailers at the PA Dunwell Transport site on the Manby Road...

● A public inquiry on 26 October will look at disciplinary action against A Johnstone Haulage based in Bathgate. ● G Star...

Continuous training of qualified HGV drivers is welcomed by some and resented by others, but how can they get the best out of...

The slow take-up of periodic training has prompted suggestions that drivers who fail to complete the necessary 35 hours will...

Under Driver CPC , nearly all Cand D-licence holders must complete 35 hours of periodic training every five years to maintain...

After a change in the law, a group of barristers is urging hauliers to contact them to save cash on legal bills Words: Patric...

Birmingham-based Road Haulage Barristers (RHB) was set up because a change in the law allows the public to approach barristers...

clerks@roadhaulagebarristers.co.uk www.roadhaulagebarristers.co.uk to a much broader audience, ‘here we are, come to us’. I...

personnel issues. This month: the Agency Workers Regulations 2010, which came into force on 1 October When did the Agency...

gets its hands on a second-hand Iveco Stralis and asks whether it represents value for money Words: Kevin Swallow / Images:...

There is no doubt that YJ08 HBD is a soughtafter vehicle. With its 10.3-litre Euro-5 driveline, it meets all the current...

When DAF’s 2800 series model reached UK shores in 1973 it came with a weight of expectation, and as the next 14 years proved,...

Long-haul special edition The mid-1970s boom in Middle East transport resulted in several long-haul special editions from truck...

Further reading on DAF Trucks includes the publication last year of Colin Peck’s DAF Trucks since 1949 . Hot on the heels of...

The arrival of a new truck in your fleet could be the perfect excuse to arrange some CPC training. CM explains how Words:...

Do you provide a standard driver handover package? Yes. There’s no set time, it depends on a driver’s previous experience...

Do you provide a standard driver handover package? Yes. It’s free and lasts about 1.5 hours. Full handover/driver training...

Do you provide a standard driver handover package? Yes. Full product familiarisation includes operation of bodywork with the...

Do you provide a standard driver handover package? Yes. It’s free and takes up to three hours per person. Handover is...

Do you provide a standard driver handover package? Yes. It’s free, usually offered by the dealer and, depending upon...

Do you provide a standard driver handover package? Yes. It’s free and lasts 1.5 to two hours. Where does it normally take...

Do you provide a standard driver handover package? No. While we don’t offer a standardised driver familiarisation package as...

Do you provide a standard driver handover package? Yes. At point-of-delivery, provided by the supplying dealer. It’s free...

save later Do you fit a filter or invest in a new truck? CM talks to operators based in the South-east that opted for the...

One business that has opted to acquire compliant second-hand trucks rather than have filters fitted to its existing vehicles is...

To raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support, CM bought a second-hand van and let Manheim restore it before auctioning it. In...

In the second part of the feature, CM interviews Hitachi Capital about its vehicle disposal policy, reviews the...

With two registered owners, the vehicle was entered into a sale by Hitachi Capital Fleet Solutions. James Davis says the...

Prices at BCA rose by 8.7% during September to reach its highest level for 16 months Words: Kevin Swallow THE AVERAGE price...