By Joanna Bourke MORE THAN two-thirds of Carlsberg UK logistics workers have said no to a 2.75% pay rise, but rivals say the...

IVECO HAS BUCKED the industry trend and launched a Euro-6 variant of its Cursor and Tector engines that does not require...

By Christopher Walton STOBART GROUP has called on its retail customers to understand the effect that bulk-buying offers are...

WEST YORKSHIRE operator Brocklehurst Transport has taken delivery of a new Fortec-liveried Iveco truck. The vehicle, which...

VOSA WILL BE able to take deposits from foreign drivers that commit offences in Scotland from next month, granting it a full...

By Joanna Bourke YODEL HAS CREATED a trunking division, Yodel Transport, as part of its restructure. The parcels giant –...

C BUTT HAS landed a three-year distribution contract with CocaCola Enterprises. The Northamptonshire logistics and haulage irm...

M&R GRANITE & Marble and one of its directors have been ined after a man was trapped under a 2.5-tonne pack of stone slabs...

A DRIVER FOR One World Logistics awoke to find thieves had broken into his truck while he slept and stole 14 freezers earlier...

By Roger Brown BIRMINGHAM HAULAGE boss Dennis Hall Jones has been disqualiied for two years after allowing his O-licence to be...

HAULIERS COULD FACE fewer delays when accidents on the motorway result in lengthy road closures after the government announced...

HAMPSHIRE HAULIER Crossways Transport is being wound up after a meeting of creditors took place to discuss its future. A...

By Andy Salter RENAULT TRUCKS is focusing on sustainable growth as it continues to make ground in the UK truck market over 6...

DAF HAS unveiled a number of improvements to the Paccar MX engine designed to strengthen its eficiency. The 360hp, 410hp and...

TRAILER AND BODY manufacturer Schmitz Cargobull (UK) is to relocate its head office and parts facility to Warrington, following...

By Chris Tindall THE HIGHWAYS Agency (HA) says it has no plans to introduce a blanket HGV overtaking ban on the A34 after an...

GIVEN THE WAY Pippa Middleton captured the heart of the nation at her sister’s wedding thanks to her perfectly shaped...

This year’s CV Show was an enjoyable three-day experience. It was a relief to get back among the industry again, renew old...

MAN is eager to prove its value, and Nightfreight is keen to cut truck operating costs: their chiefs detail the ingredients...

Words: Christopher Walton BACK IN SEPTEMBER 2007, Commercial Motor ran a story about the Road Haulage Association (RHA)...

I READ WITH interest the CM cover story last week about Transport for London (TfL) ighting for night-time deliveries during the...

B Kennedy Commercials has been granted an O-licence after a failed application last year By Roger Brown B KENNEDY Commercials...

STOKE-ON-TRENT haulier GB Lovatt (Transport), which appeared at a maintenance-related PI in April, has been told by the Trafic...

GREGORY DISTRIBUTION has removed its operating centre at the Dairy House Yard in Sparkford, Yeovil, from its licence. It wants...

TUFFNELLS PARCELS Express wants to have seven vehicles and three trailers at the BSA site in Slough.

FAGAN & Whalley has been granted permission for 10 vehicles and 20 trailers at the Autorite Industries site on the Ashmore Lane...

CANUTE HAULAGE Group wants to base 50 vehicles and the same number of trailers at a facility on the Middlemarch Business Park...

in sight Rules on eyesight and diabetes face relaxation under new government proposals on drivers’ health standards Words:...

● The proposals on eyesight, diabetes and epilepsy aim to bring the UK in line with the EU directive 2006/126/EC and are due...

Knights of Old can trace its history back to the 1860s but it looks to the future to stay compliant Words: Guy...

trucks to sell Whatever you’re selling, there comes a time in the career of every budding sales executive when you have to...

The crowd looked on in disbelief as two punters at a truck auction bid on an 8x4 bin wagon that had its refuse body resting on...

The key to selling trucks successfully is selling something the operator knows and understands. Trucks need a dealer network...

Where to start? Paperwork issues, the wrong type approval and checking its credit history are just some of the disasters...

Laurie Dealer watched incredu lously as an 18-tonner, with six demount box-van bodies, took centre stage at a recent...

After a decade of being taken out once a week for an eight-hour, 22 mile stop/start journey, followed by six days parked up,...

Now, Laurie Dealer has a pretty inventive mind, so if a car transporter is on your forecourt, it can be reinvented. You can...

To successfully sell vintage trucks, you need to know your market. Some restored trucks do a blinding trade, but all too often,...

There are three types of old trailers to avoid. One: odd-length trailers. Unless you know someone who needs one, you will have...

– but manufacturers have always warned that costs can increase steeply after the fourth or ifth year of use. In the Texaco...

Fuel hedging used to be the preserve of really big players, but it makes increasing sense for smallto medium-sized haulage...

Senator International is a furniture company with its own fleet. Fuel increases come straight off the bottom line, so avoiding...

As operators fail and licence applications plummet, Irish hauliers have asked the government to help them – or face action...

Roscommon tipperman Vincent Caulfield served two terms as IRHA president; 2005-07 and 2009-11. IRHA officers are volunteers who...

Monaghan-based operator Stanley Lowey told CM how invoking the magazine’s name can be enough to get a repair bill slashed. He...

name I n these times of escalating raw material prices, spiralling production and tooling costs, plus an uncertain sales...

Ford Transit enjoys a reputation and sales that all other manufacturers aspire to. If you are in the market for a second-hand...

Rental company MV Commercial opens a new site at Haydock, Lancashire, as it makes good on its recent deal with defunct TLS and...

Half of the MV Commercial rental fleet consists of rigids with box, curtainsider and flatbed bodies, with the rest made up from...

Used van prices have dipped below £4,000 for the first time in 17 months Words: Will Shiers USED VAN values have reached...