Haulier's goods held by Customs have been stolen and his trailer was 'accidentally' auctioned off. Chris Tindall reports....

TRANSPORT MINISTER David Jamieson has written to European Commission vicepresident, Loyola de Palacio, calling on her to step...

THE HEAVY TRANSPORT Association (HTA) has formed a nationwide network of certified abnormal load escorts to ensure the safe...

Drivers at ACC Transpc are to receive an 18.5°A rise over the next two-al a-half years, with workir hours cut to 48 per wee...

A Meachers Transport truck containing £250,0( of alcohol was hijacked Royal Oak industrial est Daventry last Monday ('‘'...

Police want witnesses to thugs pelting a truck with stones, smashing its windscreen at around 4,15pm on 17 Novembe at Cowley...

Long-awaited legislation on corporate killing will n( be included in the Queer Speech. It is only expect as a draft during the...

Pressure group Farmers For Action is stepping up its blockades of dairy anc supermarket depots in its attempts to improve the h...

The threat of terrorist attacks has never been greater, and operators are in the front line. Jennifer Ball reports. Police...

THE ROAD HAULAGE Modernisation Fund has spent Lim on a truck simulator, which opened last week with a "test drive" by 11ansport...

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT John Millar of Northamptonshire police is urging truckers to be on their guard against attacks with...

The sound of silence Barry Proctor ponders th sharp contrast between howls of protest over pris( in Guantanomo Bay and...

Chris Tindall reports on a legal row over an allegedly unroadvvorthy truck A MIDLANDS OPERATOR has threatened Renault Truck UK...

LONDON'S CONGESTION charge scheme has failed to improve since it came into operation last February with operators still facing...

THE LONG-STANDING BAN on building services on the A9 in Scotland, which is used by 4.5 million vehicles a year.could he swept...

A DETAILED government survey of foreign hauliers operating in the UK appears to play down the competitive threat posed by low...

THE BUILDERS of the Bingley bypass, who promised to complete the road by the autumn, say they are being criticised because many...

IN THE NEWS Shad Thomas gives us his regular round-up of the way the newspapers have covered the transport industry this...

Mike Jewell watches as William Hockin overturns revocation and bans. PROMINENT DEVON haulage firm William C Hockin has clung...

Polish driver East European drivers pay is 'atrocious'. Guy Sheppard reports. A UNION LEADER says a survey carried out last...

POLISH TRUCK DRIVER Janusz Sajdak has been acquitted of dangerous driving causing the death of off-duty Irish garda Gerard...

WINCANTON HAS dropped its appeal against an employment appeal award of £22,565 to a former HGV driver for unfair dismissal. The...

A TRUCK DRIVER was kidnapped and driven around blindfolded for two hours while thieves stole £20,000 worth of videos from his...

Irish tippermen hit stony times. Jennifer Ball reports. NORTHERN IRISH quarry operators have been forced to lay off hundreds...

THE UK'S FIRST Regional Freight Strategy has been published. addressing the efficiency and effectiveness of the freight...

charging operator, Toll Collect, has denied that the controversial LKW-Maut road charging scheme will be scrapped following...

IVECO HAS MADE its new automatic gearbox standard on the Stralis range and operators who insist on a manual box will have to...

IWO BROTHERS who masterminded a string of HGV thefts worth £1.4m have each been jailed for five-and-a-half years. Their...

Truck drivers who sit in slow-moving traffic for extended periods may risk their health by breathing in harmful emissions....

Just choking? _ • xford tops I • Autogas service provider Calor's claims are more extreme than the British Lung Foundation's...

FTA figures show that vehicle operating costs in the UK are almost 25% higher than in some other European states.This is...

Want to know the key facts affecting your business? Every week we raind up the statistics that matter. Vehicle excise duty...

Paul Morel is head of Ford's commercial vehicle operations in Europe. In an exclusive CM interview, he tells Andy Salter...

Ford's partner in Turisey. Ford Otosan, recently unveiled a new Cargo truck for the home market We were interested whether this...

Transit, the next generation The current Transit range has been criticised for being too keen on functionality at the expense...

OLLOWING THE recent introduction of the legislation on front underrun bars some anomalies and operator confusion still exist....

I WONDER IF YOU could clear up a few things for me. Good wagon drivers are extinct are they? No, I don't think so. It's proper...

WHEN I WROTE to Commercial Motor two weeks ago (13 November) I said Thad also written a letter toTransport Secretary Alistair...

Chris Tindall joined the drivers at Felixstowe Docks to find out if the delays are really as bad as we've been told... S...

Problem with port pea Paul Davey, corporate manager at Felixstowe Port, the 40-minute turnaround time is only a target but o...

A Macduff-based operator has its licence revoked after traffic examine said drivers were found to be 'doing their own thing'....

A MERSEY FIRM which presented trucks for test in an 'appalling condition', and was said to have shown a cavalier and flagrant...

A STEEL-CARRYING truck impounded in August for running without a licence was returned to a company that stopped trading in...

A ONE-TRUCK operation based in Greece has failed to convince the Transport Tribunal that it was actually a UK-based operation....

A SCOTTISH operator was guilty of unfair dismissal when it repeatedly issued a driver with wage cheques that bounced. An...

Our team of legal experts examine your issues Contact: Legal Q&A, Commercial Motor, Quadrant House, Sutton, Surrey 5M2 SAS;...

New laws on VAT and electronic invoicing are being implemented on 1 January 2004. Steve James looks at how it will affect your...

Discrimination is one of the least-understood areas of employment law, but a tribunal can award unlimited damages. Christopher...

Proton's inaugural venture into the UK's half-tonne pick-up market boasts engineering by Lotus — and it comes with a price tag...

How did Wincanton rise from being a minor subsidiary to being the second-largest haulage group in the UK? Miles Brignall...

Talk to McFaull about the future and the description 'pan-European' keeps recurring. He estimates that the company will be...

PAIR OF HANDS Following the new legislation, we're all going hands-free. Which phone kit will best suit your needs? Steve...

Driving a truck is a demanding enough job at the best of times, without having to worry about being prosecuted for using a...

Volkswagen's third-generation Caddy still uses components from the latest VW Golf, but this time around the van's a...

With the growing number of speed cameras on British roads, it pays to stay below the limit. Kevin Swallow investigates two...

Siemens VDO Pedal Interlace is an electronic road and engine speed limiter that provides a range of engine-speed functions for...

The Elson Truck Cruise Speed Limiter is licensed in the UK and Ireland by CTL (GB) and targets al vehicles over 3.5 tonnes. It...

Driving impressions Speed Alert We left the SPL Technology site on trading estate on the edge of Kina Warwickshire, and headed...

Are your van fleet policies better or worse than those of your rivals? Check out the latest survey. T he results of a new...

lveco's Stalls Active Space cabs are a familiar sight. Now they're joinec by the smaller Active Time and Active Day, as Emma...

After six months of trading Rob Salter is beginning to feel the effects of the perennial problem of late payment. T he one...

SIV MT predicts a healthy future for used truck T he future for sales of used vehicles is looking bright, according to the...

Light CV registrations are set to end the year 13% ahead of the 2002 total. A lot of this growth has come from the large panel...

This week CM Takes Stock at a Foden and Isuzu dealer in Carlisle to check out a 6x4 tractor that has been well maintained...