The Truckpol anti truck-crime unit is to be revamped, and is likely to become part of a bigger organisation. Bridget Carter...

HAULAGE AND distribution specialist CEL Group boosted pretax profits by almost half a million pounds in its latest financial...

EXCLUSIVE EDDIE STOBART'S boss must decide whether to quit the firm's home county and relocate to Cheshire or find a base in...

FUEL DISTRIBUTION firm Suckling Transport boosted its turnover by 62% to £16.2m last year but pre-tax profits slid nearly...

THE ROAD HAULAGE task force launched by the Chancellor in his December pre-Budget statement, has met for the first time. It...

HINO IS BELIEVED to be on the brink of a major launch on the UK market. Sources close to the Japanese manufacturing company say...

BUSINESSES HIT BY the explosion at the Buncefield oil depot have gone cap in hand to Total in the hope that the oil giant will...

KENT-RASED Lrith Haulage plunged into the red last year but its directors are positive about future prospects. The pre-tax...

A SCANIA-LED research project to develop low-emission engines could be boosted by a €210m (£145m) loan from the European...

DO YOU LOVE the road transport industry enough to write about it? Commercial Motor is looking for someone with hands-on...

Do you know what hacks me off most about road transport? The gross unfairness of the whole thing. Ask any manager or proprietor...

The former bosses of a collapsed Northern Irish firm have twice been refused an 0-licence for a new company. Anton McCabe...

RAIL FREIGHT carried through the Channel Tunnel fell 16% last year but a quick recovery is being predicted following the launch...

The compulsory introduction of digital tachographs has been set for May, sparking a last-minute rush for training. Guy Sheppard...

THE BOSS OF A Devon driver agency has been imprisoned for two and a half years for persuading staff who had exceeded their...

TRUCK,VAN AND Upper manufacturers are lining up to display their wares this spring in the Commercial Motor-hosted TruckZone at...

WELL-REGARDED Scottish haulier Robert Summers is to take delivery of two new Mercedes Act ros 2546 6x2 tractor units. The...

Picture imperfect Take a stroll with us through the little side roads of haulage: the diversions and detours, the quirky, the...

A survey of 500 West Midlands hauliers has revealed massive concern over changes to the EU drivers' hours regs. David Harris...

PACCAR, the American truck manufacturer and parent company of Daf, is celebrating its 100th birthday this year with full-page...

TRANSPORT FOR LONDON (TfL) has revealed more details of its proposed Low Emission Zone (LEZ) for London.which is due to come...

SPALDING. LINCS-BASED Garn Transport says it remains "optimistic"over growth prospects. even though its pre-tax profits fell by...

Police are on the hunt ft blue curtainsider trader , was stolen in the Coven area during the night of 13-14 January. The 40ft...

With one acquisition wrapped up last week, a Sheffield-based logistics company is promising more buy-outs to follow. David...

IN ADDITION to the new Transit making its public debut at the forthcoming CV Show at the NEC, Ford will also unveil an all-new...

ATRUCK DRIVER who caused a fatal crash while under the influence of drugs was imprisoned last week for live and a half years....

HGV TRAILER Si Western Europe fell b year but the downturn less severe than predicte Automotive ma. consultancy Clear Int(...

A Till X1<. DRIVER who caused a mother-of-two's death when he made a "dangerous" overtaking manoeuvre has won a reduction in...

Scottish operators face less congestion than their English counterparts, but the Scottish Parliament's Freight Transport...

0 ne late November night last year.13.400 pallets were moved through Palletways' Fradley hub,an old RAF airbase on the...

IN 10 YEARS'TI LI there will no longer be a British road haulage industry, unless a 180' turn in attitude is taken now. There...

I WAS GLAD TO SEE that Stan Robinson is campaigning for a new motorway that would run from Warrington via Whitchurch and...

I WAS SHOCKED and saddened to read that so many drivers have been killed at the wheel of their trucks (CM 15 December 2005)....

REGARDING THE overtaking ban on the M42 and overtaking HG Vs in general (CM 15 December 2005): it all boils down to courtesy....

Dominic Perry investigates new proposals to overhaul the 0-licencing system. T he Government's consultation paper on...

Ford's Transit will be one of the stars of this year's Commercial Veh Show in Birmingham. Andy Salter has had a sneak...

An operator and his son narrowly escape jail for 'sophisticated' tachc offences using an interrupter switch — and still face a...

A CONTAINER COMPANY that neglected safety inspections since its licence was issued two years ago has been taken off the road to...

AN OPERA FOR WHO lost his repute after being jailed for eight years for drug smuggling and money laundering has failed in his...

A SCAFFOLDER WHO vowed to - play by the rules in the future has failed in a bid to have his impounded vehicle returned. A...

A WASTE DISPOSAL company in Scotland has had its licence cut from four vehicles to two for three months after its record...

law. But are the environmental benefits worth the extra cost? Adam Hill reports. E ery truck over 3.5 tonnes registered from 1...

The conclusion of our two-part history of the Traffic Commissioners begins in the cosmic sixties when some applications were...

The pre-Budget report was a mixed bag but it will cut red tape in some areas and should save money on fleet replacement. Paula...

IN THE \o one tests as many CVs as C meroal otor, and back in the office a high point of the year . 5 hsten ng to our...

The clock is ticking down to the Euro-4 deadline in October. For operators considering the selective cataly - ic reduction...

There are many finance options available, but some are better for your bottom line than others. Louise Cole investigates the...

So you want to start up in business for yourself. In the first of our Business Academy features, Louise Cole looks at laying...

As the oil companies look to Euro-5 and beyond, lubrication specs are about to get a lot more complicated. Sharon Clancy...

After a four-week festive break Commercial Vehicle Auctions hit the ground running with its first sale of the new year. S ales...