e confusion THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION is preparing to tighten up the cabotage regulations in an effort to impose consiste nt...

TRANSPORT NUN ISTER Stephen Ladyman has promised to work with the European Commission to introduce type approval for the...

Applicants for 0-licences could have to prove their identity by producing a valid passport or similar documentation following a...

Stockport haulier RF Fielding has gone into administration after TC Beverley Bell refused to grant a stay pending an appeal of...

Fife-based United Freight Distribution made a pre-tax loss of £623,000 in the year ending 30 June 2005.

We would refer to an article published in our edition of 26 January 2006 concerning GS Logistics. We would like to confirm that...

UTTOXETER, Staffs-based distribution firm Professional Handling Withcare has snapped up Scottish haulier ScotFreight and bought...

MARITIME TRANSPORT has won a major contract to handle containers for Hyundai out of Southampton Container Terminal (SCT) and...

Behind all the razzmatazz, the CV Show has one main function: it helps > operators select the most appropriate tools of their...

Euro-4 TV idlum THE FIRST EUROPEAN examples of the Euro-4 Midlum are creating a stir on the Renault stand. The new models have...

THE LAST OF the spring collection of new vans to be unveiled is Vauxhall's fifthgeneration Astravan. The new range, built once...

THE NEW Mercedes-Benz 8x4 Axor 3240K is said to offer a full 20-tonne payload potential. At 9,180kg it is a tonne lighter than...

LIVE SATELLITE LINK-UPS with the Southampton factory, Channel 4 TV presenters and crowds of onlookers ensured the unveiling of...

TWELVE MONTHS since rising from the ashes to specialise in tipper trailers. Fruehauf has branched out into the rigid market. A...

IA WITH THE FIRST DAY of May confirmed as the deadline for the fitting of digital tachographs to new trucks. Siemens VDO has...

I.DV IS WORKING to raise the standards of its dealership network, with some dealers gaining the status of Centre of Excellence....

OAF SALES AND marketing boss Kerry McDonagh warns that the UK truck industry is being distracted from the real issues in the...

DRIVER AGENCY Driver Hire is developing a diagnostic tool to measure drivers skill levels and attitude behind the wheel. The...

TODAY (THURSDAY) Renault is launching what it intends to be the best van website in the business, The site,...

RATHER THAN developing a 4x4 version of the Berlingo. Citroi-:,n has launched the XTR+, an enhanced front-wheel drive. Ground...

this year's CV Show THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR stand is buzzing with operators queuing up for free health checks and visiting our...

JAPANESE TRUCK manufacturer Hino is making its UK intentions clear at the CV Show by unveiling a full range of rigids and...

The Driving Standards Agency is on hand at the NEC to discuss the new Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) EU...

The Eaton Vorad collision warning system, sold in the UK by RTL Systems, has found its first major UK buyer. The 100 Oshkosh...

MAN is offering its TipMatic automatic gearbox as standard on all Euro-4 MANs and ERFs from 7.5 to 44 tonnes, excluding...

The AdBiue company Air1 has expanded its operation in a supply deal with fuel bunkering firm Fuelserv. AdBlue will be available...

THERE HAS BEEN renewed speculation this week over the future of chilled distribution firm NFT Distribution. Its parent company...

This week was a highlight for the road transport industry. Year on year we get used to bad news poor performance, more...

So much to do, so little time to do it in. And why do it now anyway? CM Editor - in - Chief Brian Weatherley believes...

Operators will have their say on possible road pricing in the West Midlands. Guy Sheppard reports. CONSULTANTS ARE TO quiz...

THE FREIGHT TRANSPORT Association has warned that future road pricing should be structured in such a way as to encourage CVs to...

Check those records With just four days to go, here's the sixth and final part of our series of weekly bulletins to help you...

An ambitious Scottish haulage firm is expanding its operation and moving to a new site. Guy Sheppard reports. BUILDING...

PRE-TAX PROFITS at Rye-based John Jempson & Son dipped for the year ending 31 October 2005, from 2107,058 to 2105, 814....

DURHAM-BASED haulier Hargreaves has been named Durham and Wearside company of the year. The company, which floated on the...

Stuart Thomas gives us his regular round-up of the way the newspapers have covered the wild and whacky world of transport this...

Crime fighting in Yorkshire has received a boost with extra funding for TruckWatch's ambitious expansion plans. Guy Sheppard...

A RECENT PROTEST by more than 100 trucks on both sides of Dublin's East Link bridge has forced Dublin City Council to agree to...

FROZEN FOOD GIANT Iceland has asked the Transport & General Workers Union for a meeting to discuss the potential closure of a...

WITH THE INTRODUCTION of digital tachographs just days away. the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) is...

CM will once again be hosting Truckzone at the giant SED construction show on . 16-18 May. Andy Salter previews the...

SED 2006 will be held at Rockingham Performance Park, Corby, Northants; the site is to the north of the Al 4 between the Al and...

As part of the Commercial Motor Health Challenge we'll be offering visitors to SED a free health check, sponsored by Shell...

W hile we'd hesitate to describe truck drivers heading through the West Midlands as driving in a climate of fear. somewhere at...

THE OTHER day, travelling north on the M5. I counted four Highways Agency Traffic Officers in their 4x4s within a two-junction...

I READ with interest the article headed More haste, more speed (CM 13 April) and congratulate Commercial Motor on its efforts...

THE ANSWER to your question,"do speed limits need to be changed, or simply enforced more rigorously?" is"neither.They should be...

Pall-Ex's Hilary Devey has just spent three days with the charity Transaid in and around Accra, Ghana, exploring the transport...

TC rejects relative's bid to run liquidated operation and revokes licence A LIVERPOOL firm has been refused a licence after...

A COMBINED FLEET of 18 vehicles controlled by a South London operator has been cut to eight after an Eastbourne disciplinary...

A 3.5-TONNE fruit and vegetable van was so dangerously overloaded that more than 150 sacks and boxes of produce had lobe...

THE LIQUIDATOR of a failed company has won back an impounded vehicle which can now be sold to offset the firm's debts. The...

THE UNAUTHORISED use of a vehicle and failing to use a tachograph has cost London-based Thomas Dowling and driver David...

Wen it comes to pensions the government has woken up and smelled the coffee: what was needed was less regulation. Has it...

Changes to pension regulations April 2006 • New lifetime allowance to which holders can currently contribute up to £1.5m,...

potentially unlimited. Adam Hill reports. A ccording to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).over a million British workers...

Safety reps can stop the job if the workplace is dangerous. Now the government says they need more powers to shop bosses who...

If you are looking for a decent automatic light CV, the choice is limited to say the least. But will the Vauxhall Vivaro...

Tecshift. Vauxhall has produced a product that makes sense on paper and on the road. It has been said that the best technology...

Choosing a partner is a serious decision. You need compatibility, trust and shared goals. But Bridget Carter isn't talking...

According to research published by the Centre for Economics Performance at the London School of Economics and the consultancy...

THERE'S BRASS.... As the price of crude oil continues to rocket, the main lubricant producers are looking at alternative ways...

Richard Hill, a director of Intelligent Energy, gave us a layman's guide to the business of making biofuel. Take your feedstock...

Autorecovery Services, based in Leeds, bought 5,0001itres of biofuel from D1 Oils to run a controlled test. The fuel was from a...

because whereas biodiesel only uses the oil from the plantand sometimes from just the seed biomass is a gas-to-liquid system...

Truckfest Peterborough is held this weekend at the East of England Shovvground, Peterborough. Brian Weatherley reports.4 W ith...

Commercial Motor and our sister magazine Truck & Driver wil I have a stand at Truckfest, so come along to the stand. As part of...

lit theheart of Truckfest are the driver competitions, and event director Jason Lunn says: "Every year we seem to close the...

Turn-4n, tune-in Hyou don't already know, Truckfest has its very own radio station, sponsored by Daf, at each of the events in...

CM was invited to iveco's VVinsford base in Cheshire earlier this month to see how apprentice technicians are developed before...

Retaining the ethos of a small family business is top priority. LGV TRAINERS and The Judith Hearn Agency are concentrating on...

The Leatherhead firm runs courses for both managers and drivers. LLATHERHEAD-BASED EP Training Services has invested £4200 in...

The first phase of Mercedes-Benz's new and used commercial vehicle dealership Bell Trucks E3m development is under way. N...

Light CV prices remain healthy at the end of a first quarter marked by busy auction halls and willing buyers. Manheim's CV...

W ith a year under his belt Steph Cribbin, the director of Iveco's used vehicle business unit, is pleased with the way things...