What a difference a year makes in mainland Britain: it’s warm and sunny as we head into Easter, and we’ve just had a successful...

By Laura Hailstone PHASE TWO OF the FairFuelUK campaign kicked off this week with a push for one million signatures to the...

By Roger Brown and Joanna Bourke TWO MORE HAULAGE irms have fallen victim to the tough economic winds buffeting the UK with...

AN ARSON ATTACK at Derbyshire-based Milltech Haulage caused damage costing in excess of £70,000, insurers have ruled. The...

By George Barrow THIS YEAR’S CV Show was the best yet for electric vehicles, with several new products on display. Renault and...

ROADTAIL SHOWED its U-tail trailer for urban arctic vehicles, which allows loads to be changed without unloading the trailer....

CARLISLE-BASED System Training used the CV Show to unveil a pair of truck driving simulators, costing £120,000. Chief...

SUGARICH ANNOUNCED at the CV Show that it is ordering another three tri-axle hook-lift trailers from specialist manufacturer...

By Kevin Swallow TRUCK OPERATORS who visited the CV Show seemed more switched on than van users to the forthcoming changes to...

TWO NEW aerodynamic Luton vans bodies made an appearance at the CV Show, with models from Bevan Group and Manchester’s Alloy...

AHEAD OF CHANGES to drivers’ hours regulations, Stoneridge and VDO Tachograph have launched devices to comply with changes to...

HATCHER COMPONENTS launched two air deflectors at the show: one that adjusts electronically to match trailer height and one for...

By Christopher Walton THE ‘STIGMA’ OF the pre-pack deal that led to Bulmers Logistics becoming Bulmers Transport had a...

THE BOSS OF Wigan-based operator Isherwood Skip and Container Hire has received a suspended prison sentence after his company...

RUMOUR HAS IT that Will and Kate might be putting in an appearance on our sister publication Truck & Driver’s Truckfest stand...

CEVA LOGISTICS played its part once again in the smooth running of the 31st London Marathon on Sunday (17 April), taking care...

By Chris Tindall HAULIERS THAT worked for F Swain & Son subsidiary Sibley Haulage will not receive all the money they are owed,...

BIBBY DISTRIBUTION has recruited John Finn from Yodel to help integrate its recent acquisitions. Finn, who was responsible for...

By Chris Druce LLOYD FRASER Holdings saw its turnover tumble by 30% in 2010 after the loss of two major deals, but a slew of...

MERCEDES-BENZ has taken the wraps off its new heavy truck range with the inished products expected to go on sale in the second...

KETTERING-based haulier Knights of Old has bought 48 new trailers from SDC Trailers. Forty of them are straight frames with an...

By Roger Brown ESSEX HAULIER Deon Freight has had its O-licence revoked after failing to provide satisfactory evidence of...

SLEEPMASTERS’ Fuso Canter For 2011, we’re following the progress that a new Euro-5 Fuso Canter is making at Sleepmasters....

EARLIER THIS MONTH, West London haulier Saints Transport refreshed its 200-strong fleet with 45 new Euro-5 MAN tractor units in...

Words: Geoff Dossetter IN LAST MONTH’S Budget, the Chancellor took his foot off the fuel duty escalator – thanks George! But...

There could be a far greater impact on the 40-year trend of just-in-time deliveries and lean production processes. Increased...

Transport is a vital component in the operation of the UK economy. At last, the government itself has recognised and publicly...

● Statutory reduction in speed limits – it happened in the 1970s and resulted in massive savings. A national emergency could...

collaboration across the board. The only real option is to be on the front foot in reacting.” It is possible that the biggest...

I WONDER whether I am alone in my opinion that three lorry drivers getting custodial sentences for tacho iddling (CM 7 April...

I FIND It disgusting that Alex Fiddes, VOSA operations director, should ind the imprisonment of three drivers a “tremendous...

after tacho falsifica tion Bosses found to have lost their repute after one helped a driver to falsify a tacho chart By Roger...

FELIXSTOWE-BASED MARITIME Transport is looking for the green light to base 30 vehicles and the same number of trailers at the...

PARCELS CARRIER City Link wants to base seven vehicles and trailers at a new operating centre on the Hatield Business Park in...

CONTAINERSHIPS (UK) is looking for the go ahead to base 15 trucks and the same number of trailers at the Peel Ports Medway...

HSF LOGISTICS (UK) has applied to remove the facility at the DM Furze Haulage Contractors site in Ipswich, Suffolk, from its...

TIM FOLEY Haulage wants authority for 10 vehicles at a site on the Bedfont Trading Estate in Feltham. The irm is looking to...

● Dunstable, Bedfordshirebased Adam Price will attend an inquiry on 27 April. The TC will consider disciplinary action. ● At a...

CM’s legal guide in association with XpertHR Small Business Each month, XpertHR Small Business provides easy-to-digest advice...

Vehicle insurance remains a major fleet cost, but what can operators do to ensure they minimise their premiums? Words: Patric...

The government is considering proposals from the Transport Select Committee’s report into the cost of motor insurance,...

Operators that fail to agree changes with employees are risking a costly tribunal judgment Words: Steven Meyerhoff In the cut...

introduced primary legislation to mirror the British system more closely, including the introduction of restricted licensing...

goods vehicles was originally due to come into force on 10 October 2009, but was postponed in September 2009 to be introduced...

the digital tachograph. This includes an increase in the number of company locks from 20 to 255, changes to the way in which...

managers will be introduced on 4 December 2011. Key changes are the introduction of a panEuropean database, merging of National...

treatment of temporary agency workers in relation to basic working and employment conditions, access to permanent employment...

on sale in Europe to be classified and labelled for fuel efficiency, wet grip and noise performance. The labelling will be...

being reviewed, driven by a change in European law. Extra items will be included, such as airbags, main-beam tell-tale and EBS....

The first proper truck I drove as a qualified Class 1 employee was the Ford Cargo 1715. I used the 17-tonner, built in 1981,...

Among the torture trucks from the 70s, and surely built for Desperate Dan was the Leyland Buffalo: a utilitarian steel box with...

My old 1957 Fordson Thames 4D certainly turned heads. Corners, however, it wasn’t so good at. Aside from all the usual signs...

Mitsubishi Canter The year was 2000 and the event was the annual gathering of tippers for Truck magazine’s Tip In road test....

S21 My original choice was the Reynolds Boughton RB44, a military conversion of the Dodge 50 van, and the Army’s most lethal...

My nomination is the Cummins V8 diesel-powered, 16-tonne Dodge 500 Series (vintage 1963-68). The 500 Series hadn’t been a bad...

In 1984 there were no less than nine British and European manufacturers competing in the UK 7.5-tonne market, including Ebro....

Said to be the biggest selling UK top-weight tractor unit of the 1970s, the Big J4T (J for Jaguar, which owned Guy; and T for...

Before Volvo threw its lot in with Renault and used the highly effective Midlum platform for its lightweight range, the Swedes...

I was 11-years-old when I first watched Convoy, and I decided there and then that I wanted to drive an American truck for a...

ocks away Never was so much owed by so many to so few in the battle to deliver Britain’s favourite tipples to the discerning...

Volvo was a pioneer of the urban artic concept and worked closely, initially, with Bass, to develop a small artic to replace...

The drinks sector is a winner when it comes to recession-proof business, but it has its own set of challenges to contend with...

Trains are accounting for a greater slice of journeys despite most UK drinks logistics firms still being roadbased due to short...

The Britvic Soft Drink Report 2011 shows take-home drink sales increased 7% in value to £6.6bn and 3.3% in volume. On-trade...

It took more than 100 years and four generations to evolve, so no wonder the family-owned business of Gibb’s of Fraserburgh was...

If your family grew up in Fraserburgh in the late 19th century, then fish probably dominated your life. Jimmy Gibb entered the...

With the cost of diesel soaring, the day of the hybrid electric truck could be closer than you think Words: Colin Barnett UK...

We drove the fully-laden hybrid around the hilly streets of Stuttgart: an ideal challenge. And with 215hp of diesel power...

If you are looking to use the auctions to sell your rolling stock, here is a guide to making sure you get your just desserts...

It is also highly advisable to remove your name, address, telephone number and company logo. The use of vinyl sign-writing...

Midlands-based Mercedes-Benz dealer Gerard Mann has been acquired by Midlands Truck and Van Words: Kevin Swallow MIDLANDS...