Nightspeed Services has been taken over by Amtrak, saving 900 jobs. Sally Nash reports on the latest acquisition in the...

TACHOGRAPH MANUFAC TURERS say it doesn't really matter if the deadline for fitting digital tachographs is 31 December this year...

VOSA IS TO consult on its decision to close all its regional Traffic Area Offices from March 2006 and introduce a single...

THE ROAD HAULAGE Association has warned that time is "running out" for the haulage industry unless the Treasury introduces a...

Wilson Gibb Management Services has been named Driver Hire's 'Franchise of the Year'. The firm, run by Darrin Gibb and Fiona...

In the article that appeared in CM 18 August on page 6, we incorrectly attributed a quote to Peter Lamer of Suckling Transport.

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Tailgaters are the scariest drivers on the motorway, according to an RAC poll.

Leyman Litt Gates will launch its Hide-A-Way tail lifts into the UK market in September. The f irm has formed Leyman Lift (UK)...

Royal Mail could be split up into two divisions: mail centres and deliveries; and the Post Office network. Regulator Postcomm...

Belgium truck driver John Peeters has been jailed for 12 months for trying to smuggle £100,000 worth of tobacco through Dover...

continues, with its second-quarter results revealing a dramatic rise in operating profit in the first half of this year...

A Direction from the Senior TC that was designed to streamline 0-iicence paperwork has stirred up a hornet's nest. Chris...

will debut at the Amsterdam truck show in October. In a bid to woo buyers away from Volvo and Scania it's had a facelift. But...

THE T&G/GMB strike ballot of 8,000 Morrisons distribution workers will end on 14 September. OMB national officer Jude Brimble...

AN OPERATOR has appeared before an Edinburgh disciplinary inquiry after allowing a driver to illegally park overnight near his...

ROBERT WISEMAN Dairies is warning Scottish dairy farmers that it will not tolerate "direct action". Last week eight milk...

Brian Lee of Allan Morris Transport A takes safety very seriously indeed — but that doesn't mean he appreciates all the red...

IN THE NEWS Stuart Thomas gives us his regular round-up of the way the newspapers have covered the transport industry this...

A haulier has appeared at a public inquiry for the second time in two years. Mike Jewell reports. FIAZCHEM HAULIER Alan Lodge...

Workers at Ansa Logistics have suspended strike action while they study a new pay deal. Sally Nash reports. A NEW DEAL has...

has failed to resolve a furious dispute at the company's West Drayton depot (CM 14July). Bardon now maintains it is not in...

DHL EXPRESS continues to play down suggestions of possible strike action by GMB members, citing a meeting between the two...

THE TRANSPORT and General Workers Union is heralding the day of action at DaimlerChrysler's Milton Keynes logistics centre as...

CM was launched in 1905; for our centenary year we're bringing you stories from years gone by. This week we're back in 1937 and...

HGVs carrying hazardous goods will be welcome to use the Dublin Port Tunnel when it opens next year. Robert Izzard reports....

VOLKSWAGEN'S unique Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG) automated transmission is set to make its first appearance in a light...

The Irish Department ofTransport said last week that the new organisation would oversee vehicle standards, driver education,...

Latest figures released by the DfT reveal an increasingly efficient road haulage industry. David Craik reports THE ROAD...

TRAFFIC LEVELS on UK roads rose 1% between the second quarter of 2004 and the second quarter of 2005; but goods vehicle traffic...

Next time you play Knight of the Road, you might care to hand out a card to promote good will from car drivers. David Craik...

VAN A AKEN. the Bracknellbased electronic tuning specialist, has developed an LPG diesel substitution system for truck engines...

GLOUCESTERSHIRE County Council aims to move trucks off rural roads and back onto motorways. This follows the "Great...

the bank Driver WEST MIDLANDS police arc hunting robbers who stole a truck before driving it through the wall of a casino in...

abuse during a road rage attack, which took place in Northamptonshire. At about 2pm on 12 August there was a minor road rage...

POLICE ARE looking for two thieves who stole a blue MAN tipper (reg BF52 GYE) from a haulage yard in Navigation Way,...

POLICE ARL appealing for information following the theft of a 40foot Target Express truck from the Campsie Industrial Estate in...

paying. Congestion? Bad thing. Congestion charge? Not a good thing either... David Harris looks at the confiding arguments on...

European contract logistics group, has released its interim results for the first half of 2005. The group stated that in a...

An average of 250 people are killed each year on motorway hard shoulders, but many incidents could be avoided if basic rules...

If you're unfortunate enough to have an accident on the motorway, assistance would traditionally come via the traffic police...

• Road traffic collisions • Arranging removal of damaged and abandoned vehicles • Clearing debris on carriageways • Undertaking...

The Health & Safety Executive have issued a number of reports on safe operation around tyres. A recent example is guidance on...

When the vertical playing field has hit your Continental trade, what do you do for excitement? Dominic Perry meets the new...

AN ISSUE HAS arisen that causes our group great concern and that is, should tachograph evidence be considered in proving an HGV...

DESPITE THE PREDICTABLE bluster from Roger King (pictured, below). of the Road Haulage Association in his letter to Commercial...

WHAT AN INTERESTING edition of Commercial Motor (CM 11 August 2005). Are the sleeping tigers at the trade associations finally...

Guidance notes from the Senior IC are designed to make life easier for all concerned but it doesn't always work out that way....

Company which delayed implementing driver training programme has vehicles suspended so it will have plenty of time for half-day...

ATRAFFIC Commissioner has refused a licence lor what he called a "phoenix application" designed to get around his decision at...

A FIRM that had difficulty in maintaining discipline among its long-serving drivers has had its licence cut from 17 to 13...

A SHEFFIELD operator facing its third public inquiry escaped with a warning after the Traffic Commissioner accepted that it had...

EDINBURG H-BASED Clockwork Transportation was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £548 for using a vehicle that was not...

In the wake of last month's suicide at - tacKs on London, what responsibilities do employers have to ensure their employees...

The Business Continuity Institute has a five-point plan for dealing with crises: • Identify the key functions of the business...

After its famous post-war election victory Labour didn't just set up the welfare state — it nationalised the transport...

Up and coming law with the FA FUTURE LEGISLATION DV LA fee proposals: The DVLA is considering revising fee structures to...

The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 CIF 10 August 2005 These regulations increase certain test...

STRONG It may be King of the Road in the showroom, but how does Scania's V8 stack up as a used buy after a years hard labour?...

Deep in the countryside between Bedford and Cambridge lives a giant... Colin Barnett dropped in to investigate. D espite its...

Watkinson Lifting and Transportation's mighty Cormach 8800-E ASC crane is the first of its type to appear in the UK. Bryan...

BARRELLED SAFETY The world's best-handling truck and trailer combination is said to have arisen from Performance Based...

It wouldn't take much to transfer the Australian Performance Based Standards principle to the UK. The proposed Denby B-Double...

Damaged sideposts in trailers are a hazard to drivers. To make curtainsiders safer many firms are choosing unsupported roofs....

Trailer operators are a fairly traditional bunch; most of them prefer detachable, adjustable or sliding side posts, especially...

Our regular survey of van sales shows signs of definite nudging and shoving, as some models drop a gear to zoom into the lead....

Trailer drum brakes are back in fashion. Sharon Clancy examines why disc brakes have often failed to live up to expectations....

Hull-based Careers in Transport is an internet-based recruitment advertising firm — not to be confused with a recruitment...

As diesel prices continue to rise and profit margins continue to fall Ray Dickson wonders when the industry will lift its...

At auction it's the added extras that draw top money for 4x4s. George Alexander, chief CV editor of Glass's Guide, gives us...

Following improved performances in the used truck market during 2004 this year is all about consolidation. Commercial Vehicle...

With so many lots going through on sale days Charlie Wright has been keen to reduce the number of times vehicles go through...

The last sale in July provided further evidence of CVA's consolidation. Volume has held steady at 450-500 lots with conversion...

Two years ago CM tested the Navara Outlaw, the brooding behemoth that is top of the Nissan pickup range. How does this...

Is depreciation costing you dear? Want to save money? Then buy a Navara — it's at the top of the future residual chart. T he...