Dur exclusive photos show off the next-generation Mercedes tractor Nhich is scheduled for release in 2010, Andy Salter...

Foreign truas cause 18,000 accidents a year in the UK; UK drivers cause 5,000 crashes on the Continent. Chris Tindall reports....

ELECTRONIC STABILITY control systems are set to become compulsory on all LGVs used in the EU following the approval of global...

THE DEPARTMENT FOR Transport (DfT) is considering the implications of a European Commission (EC) statement which says some...

very quietly DUTCH MOVES to create ultraquiet trucks suitable for late night and early morning supermarket deliveries have led...

TRANSPORT FOR LONDON (TfL) believes operators will comply with the London lowemission zone (LEZ) which comes into force in...

Edward Stobart has returned to the road transport industry having bought Boalloy Fastruck from its administrators. The company...

Crossland Tankers has developed a lightweight milk reload tanker. At five tonnes it is 800kg lighter than most modern milk...

The Freight Transport Association is backing JD Owen Transport's plan to develop a secure truck park off Junction 31 of the A55...

Two of the country's leading food and drink supply-chain specialists will merge on 1 January. Culina Logistics and Baylis...

Bedfords Transport MD Robert Bedford, 52, has died while on a business trip to Spain. He was the third generation of the...

Trade association tells government longer, heavier vehicles might have environmental and economic benefits. Roanna Avison...

ARE warning hauliers to take extra precautions in the run-up to Christmas,following several thefts from trucks parked in...

11 - le proposed measures include increased fuel-efficient driving and greater reliance on renewable fuels. Chris Tindall...

A I IAU LI ER IS facing disqualification from driving after overloading a truck so much it was said tube on the verge of...

THE RoaciTransport.com Christmas prize draw is now up and running, so don't miss out on your chance to win: a plasma TV with...

Making the move to digital tachograph has had far r eaching consequences for LGV driver L Radicles driving style, fuel...

The police warn drivers to remain vigilant and are considering a sting operation. Chris Tindall reports. THERE HAS BEEN a...

[he owner of the former Alconbury truckstop has decided to sell the ;ite — truckers hope it will remain a truckstop. Chris...

POOLE, DORSET-BASED hauler Wyvern Cargo more than doubled pre-tax profits in the last financial year, partly by persuading its...

This week on TruckNet UK the topics under discussion are as diverse as always. From biofuels to longer, heavier vehicles...

3iodiesel specialist Ecotec is running a truck to Timbuktu on biodiesel - nade from broken chocolate. Yes, really. David...

AFTER DECIDING TO move away from AdBlue and SCR, Aberdeen-based ARR Craib has taken delivery of 25 MAN TGA tractor units and...

Three drivers are making unfair dismissal claims against Exel after a and Rover contract was lost to Bost. Peter Swingier...

SMITH ELECTRIC VEHICLES, the maker of electric vans and trucks, is increasing manufacturing capacity at its Tyne and Wear...

BUSINESS POST doubled its pre-tax profits to £4.8m on turnover up 9% to £167m in the first half of 2007. Turnover in Business...

frie EC plans to allow digitach users 15 minutes' leeway — if they can Nove they are doing multi-drop work. Roanna Avison...

- ruckPolis third quarter truck crime statistics not only gives the number ind types of theft; it suggests areas to avoid....

it's nearly a year since Ceva Logistics was formed from the separation of the TNT organisation. Andy Salter caught up with...

HE COMMERCIAL truck usiness has a reputation for eing stuck in the Stone Age with ..gard to its attitude to women. his...

'HANK YOU for publishing my tter (Beware the DIY approach 1 , reclaiming VAT, CM 1 lovember). I hope it will be elpful to some...

THEY SAY YOU wait ages for a ius and then two turn up. Ashton Ceynes was a place I had never ieard of. But then, to and behold,...

I READ WITH interest the story regarding Waitrose using rapeseed oil in their trucks for a trial period (CM 15 November). I...

I WAS SURPRISED to see the article in Commercial Motor (18 November) with regard to the relaunch of TipCon at the Commercial...

As the demand for trucks in Eastern Europe rises western manufacturers are casting an acquisitive eye over the region. But as...

iT HELENS,Merseyside-based All Plant & Haulage las succeeded in winning a new licence for 15 vehicles Ind four trailers after...

A WOMAN WHO continued to operate without a licence following a previous revocation has been refused a new one until she sorts...

A LIVERPOOL lorry driver, accused of taking a nap in his cab on the inside lane of the A.55 in North Wales, has been warned by...

AN IRISH-BASED lorry driver, who admitted falsifying tachograph records, was cleared at Mold Crown Court of causing death by...

Department for Transport (DfT) proposals to transfer 0-licensing from the Traffic Commissioners to Vosa have received a big...

i=mit As a former police officer Matthews has a useful analogy for any transfer of powers to Vosa: "My job as an officer was...

with the FTA —the system don't need fixing because it ain't broke. "Thankfully, I have only limited contact with the Traffic...

Barnes is convinced that any dilution of TCs powers at this stage would signal their eventual abolition. "I think it's a short...

Transport manager Huntapac Produce Preston Lancs Bell backs the FTA and the majority of panel members on the question of...

MGM Haulage Flexford, Southampton With 50 years experience in the road transport industry, Millard has had his fair share of...

Managing director Hunts of Redditch James has had little or no contact with his regional TC for several years and a recent...

Owner-driver/truck dealer IRS Engineering Rhonda Valley Unlike the majority of other panel members, Burke believes there...

that plans to appoint a lead Traffic Commissioner will dilute vital local knowledge. "Traffic Commlssioners should remain...

• TCs mostly do an excellent job • They are seen as fair and independent • The current 0-licensing system works reasonably well...

Northern Ireland operator licensing reform: The DOE intends to amend the Northern Ireland operator licensing system to mirror...

of years all the major manufac turers at the heavy end of the light CV market have updated their products to produce what...

to a comprehensive LCV range and a sales position that sits in the upper echelons of the market. A key reason for this is the...

the fact tnat it holds the European Van of the Year title. It's already garnered the CMthumbs up; tested here in 2.4-litre,...

Price: l 19.045 Engine:Euro-4, 2.5-litre. common-rail Power/torque: 134hp1330lArn Transmission: Five-speed manual frontwheel...

models on test. With its almost-10-year-old design, it was fighting an uphill battle from the start. Mind you, with Vauxhall...

otherwise people wouldn't keep driving them. But while you're spending a lot of money on a light CV you might as well pick one...

a byword; it produces more than 100 models, although, as its ;orporate brochure states, customisation o meet customers' demands...

VVe spoke to half a dozen leading figures in road transport about how they became involved in the industry — and what advice...

career as a bobby on the beat with Lancashire Police. He was one of the pioneers of teaching and enforcing tachograph laws for...

CHAIRMAN, PRESTONS OF POTTO Belonging to a haulage family can buy a ticket into the industry, even if it does not guarantee...

the FTA, but if he had a youthful dream it was to be a rugby union international. He wasn't bad he played in the front row for...

GENERAL MANAGER, FRAMPTONS TRANSPORT Richard Fry was the first non-family member of the board of Somerset-based Framptons...

CHIEF EXECUTIVE, ROAD HAULAGE ASSOCIATION (RHA) lyou had met the chief executive of the RHA as a school boy in 1950s Bi -...

memder of every family is keen to carry on the tradition. Peter Denby, now managing director of Lincoln-based Denby Transport,...

with some trailer and body uilders claiming full order books for 2008 and beyond, demonstrating that the selfunloading trailer...

Using GPS to keep track of sponsored cyclists Every sensible transport operator likes to keep track of its trucks and trailers...

Dealers fear 0-licence delays could hit their business as funders delay cash releases. Steve Banner reports. U sed truck...

It's been a tough 18 months for used truck dealers — and with the benefit of hindsight many insiders feel digital tachographs...

One-stop shop" Britcom interational recently redesigned and etaunched its website; James Clark hecks it out. Company: Britcom...