What exactly does the Home Office not get about truck crime? How many reminders does it need as to the disruption, aggravation...

By Roanna Avison STAFF AT FAILED hauliers E Pawson & Son and Macfarlane Transport have been awarded compensation by an...

TRUCK MANUFACTURERS have come together to help the Metropolitan Police kick off its 'Exchanging Places' cycle awareness...

By David Harris TRAILER-MAKER Dennison dismissed suggestions this week that its Irish factory was to close. James Dennison,...

VOSA HAS WARNED that using a magnet to falsify digital tachograph records could result not just in fines, prison sentences and...

NATIONAL TRUCK crime intelligence unit TruckPol has found a replacement for the outgoing head of unit, despite not knowing...

By Roger Brown STOBART GROUP is set to close another of the sites it acquired when it bought the chilled operations of...

THE HEALTH and Safety Offences Act 2008 came into effect on 16 January, and operators caught flouting legislation now face a...

THE INTRODUCTION of a £5 gate charge for hauliers operating out of Hull Container Terminal could lead to a major showdown as...

By Louise Cote A PARLIAMENTARY debate on the effects of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) on the trucking industry, which is to be...

It has often been said over the past few years that the average age of drivers in the industry is going upwards a trend...

REAC.TION TO last weeks' cancellation of the 2009 Commercial Vehicle Show continues to pour in, with exhibitors and organisers...

provide 'greater benefits' By Keith Nuthati LONGER, HEAVIER vehicles (LHVs) up to 60 tonnes and 25.25m could appear on roads...

THE DIRECTOR OF A German haulage firm whose trucks were found to be transporting 39 illegal imm[grants in Norfolk says he was...

By Christopher Walton HAULIERS IN REMOTE areas of the UK will not get a reduced rate of fuel duty thanks to Chancellor Alistair...

A PACKAGE of measures from the Government to help small businesses through the recession has received a mixed response from the...

TRANSPORT SECRETARY Geoff Hoon has revealed that E6bn wil be spent on motorway improvements, including widening 510 miles of UK...

It was the best of times... it was the worst of times. CM rides the roller-coaster that was 2008 to try to make some sense of...

CM has the latest 'spy' pictures of Mercedes-Benz's new prototype heavy trucks. We count down to their launch, and offer a...

truck-makers such as Mercedes-Benz their real volume. And the narrower (white) cab prototype tractor (shown above) looks to be...

By Roanna Aviso) A HAULIER HAS called on Vosa to clarify its policy on where trucks should be left when they have been issued...

BEVAN GROUP'S curving roof aerodynamic truck body can reduce a rigid vehicle operator's fuel bill by more than 15%. CM carried...

The future of fleet management may well lie with Isotrak's next-generation technology, which allows harmonisation not just with...

SYSTEMATIC UNDER-FUNDING has created significant problems with the UK road network. However, the existing, limited information...

I'm not so sure... by way of grants to those wishing to convert their vehicles to run on liquid petroleum gas (LPG) or other...

I HAD my HG' licence revoked in April 2006 when, as a type 2 diabetic, I started injecting insulin. Luckily, I have received...

In the second of our 'Big Three' trailer series, Alexander Tietje, chairman of Kogel's board of directors is sanguine about a...

One of Kogers new trailer models that caught many eyes at the IAA Show last year was its Phoenixx M49, which weighs in at under...

Two hauliers have been the victims of truck fires in recent months, threatening their firms. But who should be investigating...

and community service after the teenagers admitted to torching a 217,000 lorry in Trowbridge. October 2008: Police treated a...

The Deputy IC finds her assurances 1 to be "completely worthless". KATHARINE OLIVER, the wife of disgraced haulier Stuart...

A HAULIER who continued to operate despite having his licence revoked has had his appeal against revocation rejected....

AN OWNER-driver who was twice warned that he did not have a digital tachograph card has had his licence revoked and been...

THE TRANSPORT Tribunal has upheld the decision of the Scottish Traffic Commissioner Joan Aitken who refused an application for...

Up to 30,000 drivers could be affected by a requirement for new credentials to drive into quarries. Is the cost of training...

EPIC says that drivers visiting quarries or construction stes should be particularly aware of the following health and safety...

New powers allow the taxman to make a surprise visit, phone you unexpectedly or question third parties about your affairs....

HMRC will be able to ask for information and documents without starting a formal enquiry • Information sought may have no...

the details of introducing a graduated fixedpenalty system for traffic offences, such as drivers hours and overloading, to be...

Savings) Order 2008, 6 April 2009 Existing statutory dispute resolution procedures are repealed and employment tribunals are...

Truck Technics after disappointing service from main dealers brought unwanted downtime and additional. costs. Words / Images:...

a clear site at Washfold Farm with which to erect a workshop was an ideal opportunity to get the framework 'just so', rather...

light on the debate over whether a cheap alternative can really pay off. Words: Kevin Swallow Images: Tom Cunningham The key...

The Dun-Bri Group, based in Buntingford, Hertfordshire, provides Ighting and electrical products to workshops, bodybuilders,...

We used a Daf XF as the test vehicle to assess the three lights provided by the Dun-Bri Group. Once night descended, we took...

Dun-Bri Group customer Williams Transport, based in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, provided the vehicle for our headlamp test. It...

The results show the Osram Truckstar bulbs offering the greatest light and the furthest distance in terms of lux illumination....

Dutch haulage company Tielbeke and American firm Abbott have improved efficiency though the use of LHVs and a super-fast...

Usually, glass trailers are made for just one purpose: transporting float glass. Large pieces of float glass, measuring 6x3.2m...

Land Rover is going green with the launch of its eTerrain Technologies programme. First to emerge is a stop-start Freelander...

Land Rover is taking green issues seriously, investing £800m in new sustainable technology in conjunction with its sister...

Last September, Renault unveiled its super-slippery Optifuel aero artic to Brussels bureaucrats. It's now proving what it can...

Since its launch to European Parliamentarians four months ago, Optifuel has been engaged in a number of over-the-road proving...

The latest dealership to join the Aquila Truck Centres' group is in Worcester. It's now ready to be put to the test. Words:...

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