Put it in your diary now: 1 April 2014. That is the day all operators of any truck of 12 tonnes or over will have to pay a levy...

By Laura Hailstone OVERSEAS OPERATORS will have to pay to use UK roads from April 2014 if the government is successful in...

EDDIE STOBART AND Unite were set to return to the negotiating table as CM went to press, against the backdrop of a 72-hour...

By Derren Hayes MORE THAN 300 warehouse staff at DHL Supply Chain’s Westfield site in Cumbernauld, Scotland have held two...

THE FRENCH government has postponed fining LGV drivers found not to have a breathalyser kit in their cab when travelling in the...

TWO DIESEL laundering plants capable of producing more than 15 million litres of illicit fuel a year together have been...

ANDREWS HAULAGE is to close its haulage operation and is looking to sell all of its 30 vehicles. The Derbyshire firm, which...

By David Wilcox OWNERS OF authorised testing facilities (ATFs) are being invited to apply to host truck and bus practical...

A FELIXSTOWE haulier is being wound up after struggling to win new contracts. A & B Transport (Ipswich) appointed liquidators...

barely fallen over the past six months, according to the latest figures from Network Rail (NR). There were 513 recorded bridge...

By Roger Brown THE PROBLEM with poor truck maintenance standards has been highlighted in the case of an operator who had no...

TOYOTA HAS launched its first new van since announcing a collaboration with the PSA Group on LCVs. Due for launch in spring...

Deputy group news editor Chris Druce was less than lovin’ it this week when he tried to see Keystone Distribution in Hemel...

• Andrews Haulage to close • Simply not enough work for Felixstowe haulier to continue trading • Unite suspends Stobart strike...

@Mr_Trebus_: You’re 30m in front of me. I can see you. TURN YOUR FOG LIGHTS OFF!!!!! @langdonsdriver: Chicken curry for...

By Chris Tindall A NORTH Yorkshire truckstop owner said he felt “vindicated” after a long-running planning inquiry ended with...

WILTSHIRE COUNCIL has produced a free online mapping system for hauliers, which it claims would prevent drivers travelling on...

VIP TRAVELLERS ARE used to their creature comforts, and the two Sumatran tigers transported by DHL Express to London Zoo...

By Will Shiers MICHELIN HAS SAID its new X Line Energy range of long-haul truck and trailer tyres are its most efficient yet....

For X Line Energy Steer: B (rolling resistance), B (wet grip) Drive: B (rolling resistance), C (wet grip) Trailer: A (rolling...

D Mortimer & Sons has been through the motions in the past few years, but it believes it is ready to fight back By: Chris...

Speaking to CM , Jonathan Ovens said it was clear that not many people were making much money out of “the real A to B...

The mark of a successful truck maker is that it responds to criticism – even if it is of a good product. With the new FH, Volvo...

A t a glance We drive: Volvo’s new FH and FH16 long-haul tractors with 2,030mm interior height Globetrotter and 2,110mm...

Words: Andy Salter As head of Alliance & Leicester’s commercial finance division, Willie Paterson oversaw an asset book of...

EARLIER THIS year CM reported that the number of LGV drivers had nosedived. After years of dreaming about it, I started...

BRIAN WEATHERLEY’S article (CM 11 October) sums up the underwhelming reality of the Leyland Roadtrain perfectly. In the 1990s...

WHY HAS YOUR Stobart cover truck (CM 18 October) AY12 AKU Iona Louise got the driver’s door from Carol Anne? Was it vinyl...

Alan Sables has also been disqualified from holding a licence or working as a transport manager for two years By Roger Brown...

PONTYPRIDD Magistrates’ Court has heard how a worker unloading scaffold materials from a flatbed truck was thrown from the...

NORTH SHIELDS firm Neilsen Fisheries is to lose its O-licence after a director told North East traffic commissioner (TC) Kevin...

KPR SERVICES HAS been granted authorisation to base one vehicle at a facility on the Frimhurst Farm Industrial Centre, in...

● A PI on 7 November will discuss the workings of a series of related businesses. Disciplinary action against MJD Logistics...

DS SMITH WANTS to switch four vehicles at Sheerness Road, Sheerness, Kent and two vehicles at a unit in Sheldon Way, Aylesford,...

BUCKBY SCAFFOLDING Services has been given the go-ahead to base three vehicles at Dallington Grange Farm in Northampton, but...

BTS GROUP CAN station two vehicles at a new operating centre in Bexwell Road, Downham Market, Norfolk.

HERMES IS able to base 30 vehicles and two trailers at a unit in Weston Avenue, West Thurrock, Essex, subject to an undertaking...

Hauliers need to be aware of the dangers of carrying out work near overhead power lines and ensure safety procedures are in...

Next year all LGV vocational licence holders in England, Scotland and Wales will be required to renew their licence every five...

WE BUY... Full guide at commercialmotor.com/buyers-guides Do you have a blind spot when it comes to reversing? If you want to...

The man in charge of Bridgend-based Smiths Mechanical Services, Simon Griffiths, swears by Volvo’s 540hp 13-litre engine. CM...

Iveco’s Eurocargo model celebrates 21 years in production this year. CM looks at the history behind a truck range that has...

CM brought Goodyear together with a trio of respected operators to debate the effect and value of the EU tyre label directive...

It’s time to say goodbye to the five-seater lifestyle vehicle and hello to two workhorses, as CM hands back one long-term test...

During the 12 months with CM, Ford’s Tourneo Connect impressed and proved to be a good alternative to VW’s Caddy Maxi Kombi...

The latest addition to the long-term test fleet is the Ford Transit T350, a medium-wheelbase van with a medium roof height....

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it is CM ’s new long-term test van: a blue Iveco Daily, complete with Superman logos. “Why?” I...

Simon Griffin is named as the new dealer principal for Daf Trucks dealer Watts Truck and Van Words: Kevin Swallow SOUTH WALES...