Although its MD promised a return to profitability, it appears the curtain has finally come down on Harrier Logistics. David...

HIGH-PROFILE HAULAGE firm Eddie Stobart has hung on to its 0-licence in the Eastern Traffic Area.The potential loss of the...

SUPERMARKET GIANT Asda is trying to dilute a recognition agreement at its Dartford depot, days .after it was ordered to pay 340...

DISGRACED OPERATOR Stuart Oliver appeared before magstrates last week and was ordered to pay almost £500.000 in outstanding...

WELL-KNOWN Northamptonshire haulage firm Knights of Old made steady progress in the year ending 31 May 2005. Its pre-tax...

Freelance transport writ( and author David Lowe wishes to make clear he no involvement in Chest based firm RF Fielding ( 16...

The FTAs London Freigt Summit on 7 March will include discussions on proposals for a Low Emi Zone, congestion charg loading and...

Avon Fire and Rescue Service has yet to disco the cause of a fire that destroyed seven trucks at the Western Approac...

Dundee police are treati a fire that blazed througl a Dundee truckstop as suspected arson. Two tr and trailers were damac

Drivers on the Al to the north of Morpeth in Northumberland have condemned the road aE "medieval motorway" at a study ruled out...

According to a survey b FTA, some 55% of open will opt for digital tachog within the first 12 month; their introduction.

An Oxfordshire firm has been left £400,000 out of pocket after a serious health and safety breach. Bridget Carter reports. A...

ONE OF Northern Ireland s most colourful hauliers has voluntarily paid £45,000 to the Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) after an...

A DRIVER WORKING for Hertfordshire firm Funstons Transport who was caught up in the A52 crash in Lincolnshire last week had...

With turnover and profits roaring ahead since floating its shares, this North-East haulier is on the acquisition trail. David...

KELTY, FIFE-BASED tipper operator A8...I Nelson has taken delivery of 28 new MAN tractor units and has switched its fleet...

MAN'S LARGER-CAPACITY derivative of its D20 truck diesel engine,the D26,will be available in TGA chassis before the Euro-4...

Could fatal accidents involving immigrant workers be avoided? Mr X believes so, and explains how Vosa could be the key....

THE LEARNING and Skills Council is backing an attempt to tempt more women into road transport across the North-West. After a...

A CZECH TRUCK driver who was fined £1,000 almost a year ago for causing a crash that killed a Birmingham pensioner has yet to...

A MOTORIST whose dangerous driving caused the death of a truck driver has had his "unduly lenient" 12-month jail term doubled....

The motorway will suffer further disruption as it shuts for pothole repairs. David Harris reports. OPERATORS USING the M6...

MORE THAN 30 drivers lost their jobs last week when Goole, East Yorks-based container firm Alec Fetch Transport was wound up....

1VECO IS stepping up its profile in the Far East through a new middleweight truck partnership with Tata Daewoo Commercial...

WEST MIDLANDS-based haulier Aliens (Stourbridge) Transport has taken delivery of its latest crane-equipped truck to be used for...

SHOPS"I'EWA RDS representing 1.000 Co-op workers are to meet again to discuss their response to the company's plan to axe its...

PRE-TAX PROFIT at United Pallet Network (UPN) doubled in the year ending 31 March 2005, with management insist ing growt h...

before 2015 at the earliest Jams today and jams tomorrow — that's the message from the DfT on the state of the road network....

RENAULT TRt. (...KS will market a Renault-badged version of the next-generation Nissan Cabstar forward-control light truck....

Cleaner trucks will mean higher bills, a conference was told last week. Sharon Clancy reports. EURO-4 TRUCKS ARE set to cost...

BUSINESSES AND TRADE associations are worried about the proposed Low Emission Zone (LEZ) for London, not least whether the...

THE AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT has failed in its legal bid to abolish the ecopoints system. The European Court of Justice (ECJ)...

The FTA is worried that industry apathy may thwart the government's plans to radically overhaul the 0-licensing system. Chris...

again this month, with the Czech Republic (up 4.12%) and Spain (up 3.26%) experiencing the largest increases. But for once the...

When Bob Terris started work at 17 he followed his father's advice: 'If you want to make money you have to do it for yourself'....

THE REASON FOR the work shortage for new and young drivers is two-fold. Firstly, unless the company has iN own bonded...

I'M SURE YOU get loads of letters from people like me — I'm another one of those suckers who spent money they couldn't really...

I HAVE NOTED with a little concern the recently announced takeover of Dart Line by Cobelfret.This hardly seems a good move as...

WHAT GOES AROUND comes around, as they say. Reading:II m Ridyard's article on the current Road Safety Bill (CM 19 January) took...

I'M FED UP with moans about East European drivers.We're short of drivers and British kids don't seem to understand the meaning...

In time, the DVLA is likely to issue something like 750,000 smart cards for digitachs. So far it has issued fewer than 6,000....

Deputy IC takes a dim view of operator who attempted to deceive a Public Inquiry with maintenance records he completed...

AN OLDHAM firm has been given a formal warning for serious maintenance breaches after it admitted taking its "eye off the...

CARDIFF-BASED Dragon Truck & Van has successfully applied for an 0-licence to take over the work of an associate firm that lost...

A TRAFFIC Commissioner refused to become involved in a dispute between a council and an operator when he authorised the firm's...

A LICENCE application by a South-Coast operator has been rejected on the grounds that it was a ploy to enable the applicant's...

Workers experiencing discrimination because they are considered too young or too old need no longer suffer in silence....

discrimination in the areas of recruitment, promotion and vocational training • Require employers who set their retirement age...

As the eighties began, the industry expected regulation with a light touch — but the Tories had other ideas. Patric Cunnane...

Our popular legal clinic is returning to the CV Show in April. Patric Cunnane explains now you can book your free...

There's a time and a place for pickups, and their traditional place is off-road. But the latest generation of pickups are...

Transport consultants help manufacturers and retailers select third-party operators. As Tim Maughan discovers, they can help...

of transport cons'. The "premier division", which deal the biggest fleets, charge in the rec . £2,000 a day. Then there's what...

"As a consultant you cannot advise a customer to spend money they haven't got," Derek Bell points out. These experts are not...

Transport consultants are often called in to act as expert witnesses. Say a warehouse operator's floor begins to crack up just...

can be teething problems. The client may bla the 3PL." says Derek Bell, "but we've fc that problems can be on both sides." And...

Identifying good consultants Anybody can sel thernselves up as a consultant—so how can operators sort the wheat from the...

Outsourcing to a 3PL A manufacturer of DIY products recently changed its strategy from manufacturing in-house to...

VVithin a few years, truck bodybuilders will have 'whole vehicle' type approval to contend with — and operators won't be immune...

Bolted construction has transformed the DIY body kit market. In a win-win situation, operators and bodybuilders both benefit....

You know your new company has a fighting chance — now it's time to convince others. Louise Cole explains the business plan....

Once again we're assessing CAA's long-term test fleet. And with the Volkswagen Caddy and the Vauxhall Movano, it seems we've...

salt, frost again, snow, hailstones,a thief and some erratic parking by a neighbour. Despite all this it has come through,...

Executives Online can provide fleet managers in a jiffy compared to typical recruitment firms, Tim Maughan discovers. I f...

One online recruitment operation h trebled its staff in just half a year. ill I L.-BASED Careers In Transport has expanded its...

CM'S inside trader could be forced to eat his words as business has suddenly picked up. Gloating? Not a bit of it... II ust...

Back in 2001 we put a Volvo FM12 Geartronic through its paces... W e tested the fleetoriented FM12 at the turn of the...

Franchised dealers have to handle their fair share of undesirable products. But sometime the right buyer comes along at the...

Last year Renault Trucks UK reshuffled its management team, with Chris Sharp taking over responsibility for used sales and...