CM COVER STORY chris.tindattlarbi.co.uk/ lan.tonkintarbi.co.uk THE ROAD HAULAGE Association (RH A) has slammed the number of...

Taxing foreign hauliers for using the UK's roads is fast becoming one of the most popular suggestions on the Treasury's...

Laura.haitstonetBrb, . BIBBY DISTRIBIJTION has defended its actions after letting several former MRS Distribution drivers go...

EXPRESS PARCEL firm Citv Link is continuing to reshape its property and depot portfolio as it returns to profit this year and...

joanna.bourketarbi.co.uk A COLLISION LAST week between a tanker and a train, resulting in 21 people being injured, has prompted...

Ramage to offer VOSA-approved testing at new CV workshops NEWCASTLE-BASED haulier Rarnage Transport is to offer vehicle...

N F.WCASTLF.-BASED David Price Food Services slipped into the red at the close of its last financial year after it took over...

CM COVER STORY roger. brownfartii.co. u k THE BOSS OF collapsed haulier Cameron Young Transport has been disqualified...

GROWING SOMERSET haulage firm RT Keedwell Group has secured a new contract with block manufacturer H+H UK working from its...

THE GOVERNMENT'S decision to ban wheel clamping on prive land has been welcomed by the industry, which has long condemn( the...

justin.stantonf8rbi.co.uk THE ADMINISTRATION of Innovate Logistics is set to continue until the end of the year, having passed...

PALLET NETWORK Fortec has highlighted a large investment in IT as the reason behind a fall in pretax profit for 2009. Despite...

chris.tindattfarbi.co.uk SAINSBURY'S SAYS its involvement in the Quiet Deliveries Demonstration Scheme has prevented it from...

NEWLY FORMED container haulier BF International hopes to post a first full ye turnover of some Elm after revealin revenues of...

ci)ris.tindattfarbi.co.uk INTERNATIONAL hauliers still waiting for VAT refunds stretching back into last year have been told...

EUROPA WORLDWIDE Group, parent company of Europa Worldwide Logistics. has signed a threeyear franchising deal with Dublinbased...

PORTSMOUTH-BASED Fraser Freight has broken its tradition of only buying DAF trucks following the addition of two new MANs to...

FP&S continues to invest in its customers Despite the current economic climate, FP&S Parts has continued to expand and invest...

cnristopher.waltonfarbi.cci.uk A MAJORITY OF members of the Chartered 1 list t ute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) support...

Anthony Finlayson-Green, MD at the Hoddeson, Herts-based firm, says that for the year ended 30 June, "an operating prof it was...

has already resulted in tangible financial returns for the Midlothian-based business. "Volumes running into Scotland via...

uyei .a: ow;libruteco.ui: WEST MIDLANDS Traffic Commissioner (TC) Nick Jones has revoked the 0-licence of Paul Green and...

THAT'S IT. Summer is over. The nights are drawing in. X-Factor is back on telly anc Christmas is coming. Not that it is all...

SCANIA HAS BUILT a reputation for making tough, reliable trucks, but the company is now as much about its service organisation...

The whole country could benefit from more rail freight if only local communities could be persuaded to have rail terminals on...

The Kent saga is not the only one that has hit the headlines when it comes to developing multi-modal hubs. Throughout 2009, a...

1 THINK ALL in the industry wish that the road transport sector was better represented, valued and recognised by those in...

SO, POSTMAN PAT reckons he can get 78mph out of his Bedford HA Van? And 0-60naph in 26 secs? ("Action Van," CM 12 August). All...

II'S WITH SADNESS that I report the death of Alan Sharpe. He was one of those people that you met and remembered, and was very...

The only evidence of defects were invoices showing when work was carried out. AN OPERATOR THAT kept no maintenance records for...

1111 AGGREGATE INDUSTRIES IS looking for authorisation to base two vehicles at a new operating centre on the Cambridge Road...

DOMINO'S PIZZA HAS been granted permission to base 35 vehicles and 15 trail ers at its new distribution warehouse and...

N IGHTFEZEIG HT (GB) WANTS authori sation for six vehicles and the same number of trailers at the EDS Holdings site in...

and four trailers at a site in Si Michaels Close, Aylesford, Kent. NYK Logistics (UK) NYK LOGISTICS (UK) has been given...

Cambridge on 13 September. a public inquir consider a new applicatior from, and disciplinary actic against John Edward Hoot...

With drivers increasingly at risk of attack, an EC scheme to rate truckstops for safety and comfort has been welcomed by the...

pilot project called SETPOS (Secured European Truck Parking Operational Services). Championed by Danish MEP Anne Jensen and...

Inviting two customers to briefing is one way Bedfords a corporate manslaughter Transport has promoted the importance of a...

• Keep staff focused on the importance of staying compliant by highlighting the potential consequences of ignoring it. •...

that Bedfords has attended as a member of the Freight Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS). This encourages operators to adopt...

could care to remember, the construction sector hit the wall in spectacular fashion in 2008, when toxic assets in the US led...

In 1963, James Christopher Balls (known to all as Jim) bought a brand new JCB 3 machine for £2,700, following employment as a...

In February 2008, JC Balls embarked on its biggest, most ambitious project to date. After a successful tender bid with the MVM...

Safety first should be the mantra of every company, but particularly in the transport sector. Words: Louise Lute An estimated...

since it was unveiled more than a year ago, but what has it learned from using it in the 'real world' of UK trunking?...

Before launching its safety truck, Royal Mail conducted an in-depth study of all its RIDDOR data, including road traffic...

question: "Which 10 items do you feel should be fitted to the Royal Mail vehicles you drive in order of preference, 10 being...

Its all change in the CM parking lot as we say farewell to three of our resident vehicles and welcome two new members to the...

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FORD TRANSIT CONNECT Price: r 1 4,506 Engine: 1.8-litre, 109hp Payload: 833kg Mileage: 17,069miles Expenses: LOGO Faults:...

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Price: 128,145 Engine: 2 3-litne, 150 , 1 Payload: 1,176kg Mileage: 3,056miles Expenses: EO 00 Faults: Nnn , Average fuel...

There is an air of optimism across the used truck market as operators return to the forecourts. Words: Steve Banner Britain's...

Not everyone is convinced that there is a massive switch from new to late used among operators. Phil Holmes, used truck sales...

It is not just late-registered vehicles that are in demand. There is \ healthy interest in slightly older trucks costing around...

EUROPEAN VEHICLE Sales (E is now encountering what Anti Wright, MD of the independent ch based at Belton, near Dona describes...