It would be easy to spend the year looking back and being a bit down about what has happened. Bulmers, Dodd’s and 164-year-old...

By the CM news team ONLY FOUR of the 184 applicants were unsuccessful in their bid to take part in next year’s trial of 1,811...

THE UNITE union is balloting more than 100 oil tanker driver members at Wincanton for strike action over what it alleges is the...

By Christopher Walton TRANSPORT FOR London (TfL) will not penalise operators who drive non-compliant trucks into the London Low...

A RUNAWAY truck has caused an estimated £250,000 worth of damage after it careered down a busy residential road and crashed...

By Chris Tindall SCOTTISH TRANSPORT irm Macaskill Haulage has been placed into provisional liquidation with the immediate loss...

For three days we can see our customers, dealers, suppliers and the press. In 2012 we will celebrate our 20th anniversary and,...

OPERATORS NO longer need as much money in the bank to meet the financial standing requirements for an O-licence – thanks to the...

YOU’VE ALWAYS suspected it and now it’s official: the price of a snack in a motorway service station is more expensive than in...

The 42nd Tokyo Motor Show was dominated by a host of new hybrid and electric vehicles By Will Shiers 1 Fuso Super Great Eco...

As the head of Daimler Trucks, Andreas Renschler has to take a worldwide view on all matters. We tackle him on Europe, Euro-6...

In addition to Euro-6 , Daimler has now announced the re-energisation of the Detroit brand. No longer will the badge be...

Maritime law enforcers warn that hauliers are not following rules covering the movement of freight by sea and are putting lives...

WE NOW KNOW a man who has, for the time being, been able to hold back the tide of another fuel duty increase. But we must...

CHRISTMAS IS regarded as the season of goodwill, but the weeks leading up to the holiday period present opportunities for...

TC Nick Jones describes Henderson Haulage’s standards as falling short of the minimum acceptable standard By Roger Brown NICK...

DAVE THORLEY Haulage has been granted authorisation to base ive vehicles and two trailers at the Shiptons Recovery Yard in...

• There will be a PI on 9 January to consider a new application from Pendragon Waste and Skip Hire, based in Llanelli.

• A PI on 5 January will look at disciplinary action against Joseph Hall, based in Penrith. The repute of the transport manager...

... Operators who fail to make a will can jeopardise the future of their business and miss out on tax breaks Words: Christine...

Entrepreneurs with wills can also save tax. Following death, assets passing to beneficiaries other than a spouse or a charity...

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

Eddie Stobart demands high standards from its 3,000 drivers, rewarding the most compliant with a £5 daily bonus Words: Guy...

● Paying lip service to compliance is easy, but ensuring it happens requires attention to detail; ● Use every opportunity to...

Eighteen months ago Stobart launched a campaign to encourage employees to assess potentially unsafe situations and then take...

capital’s congested, pedestrianand cyclist-filled streets. How would the CBM-powered Stralis perform? Words: Will Shiers /...

Coca-Cola is lighting up the UK as its borrowed T-cab Scanias tour the country in the run up to Christmas Words / Images: Tom...

ake-o (and landing) Words: George Barrow Images: Tom Lee Snow is the hardest thing to predict accurately, according to...

Clearing doesn’t stop once the aeroplanes are back in the air; instead the snow clearance team’s job becomes significantly more...

Who has the most effect on and influence over the road transport industry? Read the first part of CM’s Power Players to find...

2011 was not a banner year for Wincanton: the withdrawal from Europe and the food service sector culminated in the announcement...

2010 was a very busy year for Bibby Distribution: it acquired Taygroup and TM Logistics, and it bought contracts from the...

What better way to celebrate your 40th anniversary in the UK than to undertake the biggest single transport industry...

Kuehne + Nagel is one of the world’s largest logistics operators, but also one of the quietest and understated – typically...

While Malcolm Wilson and Norbert Dentressangle were a shock entry onto last year’s Power Players, their place was guaranteed...

ORGANISATION PALL-EX; DRAGONS’ DEN Aside from Eddie Stobart , the most famous name in transport right now is Hilary Devey. Via...

When you’re as big as DHL, the good news headlines come as thick and fast as the bad news ones, but in reviewing the business’s...

It’s pleasing to report that the united front the FTA and RHA put up during the 2010 election did not disband this year. Once...

We’ve dropped London Mayor Boris Johnson from Power Players, and in his place is the man who must ensure the capital runs like...

been more engaged in the Olympics (200 delegates turning up for its Games conference earlier this month), and it seems keen to...

And now you want to know who’s made the cut for the top 10... Well, you can either wait for the 5 January 2012 issue of...

Planning on heading to the CV Show next spring? Check out our tongue-in-cheek guide to get the most from your visit Words: The...

You wouldn’t want to light a match in the NEC on the second or third mornings of the CV Show, so powerful are the alcohol...

Manheim has warned used van dealers to stock up for the changes in London’s LEZ that come into force in less than a fortnight...

CHANGES TO TRUCK LEZ requirements see an increase from Euro-3 to Euro-4 in emission standards, which means only trucks...

Words: Kevin Swallow THE FLEET AUCTION Group (FLAG) has invested £400,000 on a new six-lane vehicle appraisal centre at its...

IVECO HAS SHIPPED an approved used Stralis Active Space 6x2 tractor to Tanzania where it will be used for driver training. The...

VOLVO GROUP UK has appointed James Charnock MD of its parts business Roadcrew. He arrives from DAF Trucks UK where he was leet...

VOLVO DEALER MC Truck and Bus has opened a combined tachograph and brake-roller testing facility at its site in Witham, Essex....

AFTER 27 YEARS of discussion, Sittingbourne now has a bypass. The new road connects the Eurolink Business Park to the A249, and...