Property group Westbury has bought Stobart for El 38m — but what does the future hold for the new company? Louise Cole...

THE ROAD Haulage Association ( RH A) has called on Transport for London (TfL) to change the wording of its advertisement...

A WHITE PROFIN Protective Finishing truck was stolen from its base in Redditch, Worcs, between Friday 10 and Monday 13 August....

HAULAGE COMPANIES are facing a recruitment crisis unless they plan to avoid driver vacancies, according to an industry survey....

TNT has bought LHD versions of Smith Electric Vehicles' Newton electric truck and Edison electric van for trials in the...

The FTA is again warning motorists about sideswipe incidents involving LHD foreign trucks, which have blind spots on their...

BjOrn Ingemanson is succeeding Claes Nilsson as president of Volvo's International Division.

Event organiser G&T Events has signed a contract with the Harrogate International Centre (H IC) to stage the tipper show Tip-Ex...

ZF AS-Tronic is celebrating its 10th anniversary ZF's first automatic CV transmission was made in collaboration with lveco in...

Hill Hire is to supply Efte Transport Services with 100 Dennison triaxle sliding skeletal trailers worth Et 3m.

The Highways Agency will suspend half of all roadworks on motorways and trunk roads for the bank holiday getaway starting on 25...

The Conservative Party plans to charge trucks for using UK roads — which will be built with private investment. Roanna Avison...

THE LiBERAL DEMOCRATS say trucks should be charged for using motorways and trunk roads so the money raised can be spent on...

TINCKNELL FUELS of Wells in Somerset has acquired a Daf FAN LF55 rear-steer six-wheeler with a turning circle of 12.47m. The...

TRUCK DRIVERS may be exposing themselves to an increased risk of skin cancer during the summer months. according to research...

Owner-driver Dick Flute continues his quest to comply with the LEZ and wonders why TfL is out of step with Europe. It is not...

No decision has yet been made on exemptions or discounts for hauliers. Chris Tindall reports. CAMBRIDGESHIRE County Council...

NYK LOGISTICS has appointed Bryan Jones as business development director: he joins from Gist where he was commercial director....

SMALL TRANSPORT operators are more likely to be involved in local community events than their larger counterparts. Research by...

Eardley International has bucked the trend of truckstop closures by opening up one of its own. Dylan Gray reports. EARDLEY...

A GLOUCESTERSHIRE packaging firm has bought a new truck to make sure it does not repeat an overloading offence. The 225,000...

hot topics of discussion among members of the UK's leading truck driver forum. TruckNet UK continues to grow and attract more...

The Scottish logistics firm has introduced an online booking system and handheld computers for its drivers. Roanna Avison...

A BIRMINGHAM firm's truck was found to be carrying so much scaffolding that a charge of overloading was changed to a charge of...

offered after trailer thefts A FAMILY-RUN haulage firm has offered a £2,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and...

SCHMITZ CARGOBULL has completed the revamping of its UK operation. Schmitz Cargobull Curtainsiders has been absorbed into the...

Bodybuilders and manufacturers have been invited to help the DfT ensure sufficient resources will be available. Chris Tindall...

FELIXSTOWE PORT was forced to close again last week after high winds battered the docks. Police initiated Operation Stack on...

Local residents have been protesting against plans to create an intermodal freight depot in Warrington. Chris Tindall...

JUMP-STARTING broken down trucks is par for the course in a fleet engineer's life, but a request to get a grounded helicopter...

THE WINNERS OF the Freight Transport Association's Truckers' Atlas Britain competition (CM 2 August), who correctly told us...

The pressure on truastops has been all too apparent in recent weeks, but wi I the Highways Agency consultation help provide a...

authorities should retain their role, but recognise the national requirement for truckstops • Change spacing criteria of stops...

I frequently cross the Channel and am aware of the threat of illegal immigrants. What would happen if some were discovered in...

After 15 years in the tanker cleaning sector, Ann Dawson tells Roanna Avison why she still relishes the challenges of her...

I'D JUST LIKE to point out a glaring error in spelling in your article headed - French driver faces jail for using false...

£105 but what about 'extras'? AS A RECOVERY operator of many years (1 have no experience of LGV recovery) my organisation on a...

FOM CUNNINGHAM'S REPORT on CFI (Missouri) was interesting, however it raised a few thoughts (CM 2 August). Given that his solo...

RE YOUR ARTICLE on the Moto clamping (CM 2 August). Are you aware that any operators using clamps or towing vehicles away that...

The creation of the Stobart Group has positioned the company to become a major player in multi-modal distribution — look out...

The TC did not believe the transport manager's story that missing tachograph records had been stolen. Mike Jewell reports. A...

A SON WHO TOOK over a business after his parents' licence was revoked following drivers' hours abuse has been granted an...

A COMPANY WITH a string of prohibitions and a nil first-time pass rate at annual test has been warned that its maintenance...

A FRANCHISEE WHO operated under the franchise holder's licence while waiting for his own has been granted a restricted licence...

£100,000 livestock trailer sat in his yard in Cumbria gathering dust. At a moment's notice. he and hundreds of other livestock...

FUTURE LEGISLATION Northern Ireland operator licensing reform: The DOE intends to amend the Northern Ireland operator licensing...

The Road Tunnel Safety Regulations 2007, CIF 22 June 2007. European safety standards on road tunnels are applied to all...

Commercial Motor is hosting a series of free legal breac'ast briefings across the regions to keep you up to date with the...

breathable — so why is the London LEZ taking on bogeyman proportions? Maybe because the operators who will be affected by it...

The British Association of Removers is an environmentally responsible organisation and we fully support the Mayor's drive...

There you have ii — the LEZ, red in tooth and claw. But it is worth considering another question: will it work? We are...

Louise Cole examines the pros and cons of helping people move house. T he huge demand for housing in the UK over the past...

'Like building a huge jigsaw' We put some of the removals business to the test recently when I moved house from Croydon to...

Pickfords and privatisation The removals market was shaped by the nationalisation and subsequent privatisation of freight....

of Removers (BAR) € is the big name g? here, with its Department for Transportapproved code of conduct, kite marks and...

CONSIDERATION in the world of commercial vehicles safety has a price, but that hasn't stopped Mercedes-Benz setting the...

— but now the ETA's here to help. Dave Young reports on its latest guide. V an men and women, those most maligned of road...

Organic growth at Protruck Auc - ions has led to a new face behind the podium, Kevin Swalllow reports — and it seems the...

the UK. Tim de Jong reports on a Dutch sale. p rices were high at the recent auction held in the Netherlands by Canadianbased...

Demand for late-model, low-mileage used trucks was boosted as operators rushed to buy before digitachs and Euro-4 arrived. Now...