Know who your MEP is? No, neither did we... which is rather ironic considering that every day your life as a truck operator is...

By Lindsay Clark and Christoper Walton STILLER TRANSPORT LTD, the wholly owned subsidiary of Stiller Group, is to be wound up...

CM COVER STORY By Chris Tindall THE PROFESSIONAL Drivers Association (PDA) claims drivers are enraged by comments from a...

SCOTTISH HAULIER Munro & Sons (Highland) is to appeal against the revocation of its 0-licence after it was put out of business...

John Mack (Haulage) UK registers name A COMPANY WITH a similar name to a Norfolk haulier — revealed last week to be concerned...

IN LAST week's report on Euro-5 engines from European truck manufacturers MAN's Euro-5 engine line-up, should have said that in...

By Chris Tindal A MIDLANDS-BASED haulier has been slapped with a bill for more than £6,000 — for rain water that fell on its...

Boris backs capital centres LONDON WILL HAVE more consolidation centres in the future, according to plans published by Mayor...

ROADWAYS CONTAINER Logistics (RCL) has given several hauliers who use its Birmingham Intermodal Freight (BIF) terminal as an...

THE BRITISH MODEC electric van is set to become the first electric commercial vehicle to achieve EC Whole Vehicle Type...

Is this a sign of our times? An owner-driver who wants to get out of the business is offering his truck, and the work that goes...

THE FORD Connect could arguably be seen as the catalyst for the latest generation of small-yet-robust and functional small...

Why is one truck-maker charging quite so much? I AM WRITING to highlight one aspect of vehicle operation that appears to me to...

THIS IS IN relation to the news article 'Pallet firm drivers' wages cut to pay for CPC training' that appeared in CM recently...

Tilbury in Essex is home to the second largest port in the country. CM talks to managing director Perry Glading about his plans...

managing director and he became managing director in February 2001. He was appointed to the board in June 2001 However, before...

With the recession hitting road transport hard, some hauliers are taking more of a blow than others. CM Looks at how tanker...

Trailers were checked by a gardener and repaired by a partner who knew nothing about brake systems. AN OPERATOR HAD its...

Licence reduction for skip hire company A SKIP HIRE firm with vehicles in a "shocking condition" has been given time to seek...

Four weeks to supply financial statements AN OPERATOR HAS been warned that its licence will be revoked unless it supplies...

DTC gives haulier permission to carry on A NORTH WALES meat haulier who encountered problems after the collapse of two...

Maintenance problems THE AUTHORISATION on the national licence held by Bristol-based company ETM Contractors has been reduced...

The government has replaced the threestep disciplinary and grievance procedure with a code of practice that should make life...

to amend the Northern Ireland 0-licensing system to mirror that of Great Britain. Changes include a system for restricted...

The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2009, 20 April 2009 HGV test fees are increased by 9% and an...

new motor is one of those little Volvo FMs... what's happened to my FH?" Gaffer: "Gone, old son. From now on, we're not buying...

The days when operators had to buy the biggest steeper cab to keep their drivers from walking have ended. Now, more than ever,...

its clients, it can cement the relationship for mutual benefit even in a recession. Scotland's JSC Refrigerated ransport is...

The welfare accreditation and careful treatment of the fish is a vital element in the business philosophy of Loch Fyne...

Profile: Based in Glasgow. Has been in business for 25 years. The company specialises in the carriage of sustainably farmed...

On Ordnance Survey maps, a narrow road with passing places is represented by a red and white stripe. It's a symbol familiar to...

It's unfair working hard to earn money just so someone can steal it. CM finds the best ways to protect your business from...

companies offer separate sacks for sensitive material. Check up on the contractor you use there have been too many false...

someone obtains your credit card details, copies them on to a bogus card and uses that card. • Chip and PIN: Credit and debit...

THE SLOWDOWN in the construction industry is continuing to have a negative effect on operators and the road transport sector....

Workers look to save jobs DISTRIBUTION WORKERS are prepared to accept changes to their working terms and conditions if it will...

THE SYNOVATE RETAIL Traffic Index (RTI) figures for April 2009 show the strongest year-on-year rise in retail footfall for more...

THE NATIONAL Farmers' Union (NFU) has expressed concern that increased meat control charges will have an adverse effect on the...

THE EUROPEAN Commission's spring economic forecast suggests that GDP in the Eurozone will fall by 4% in 2009, but will 'broadly...

It rose 0.8% over the previous quarter and 1.8% over the year. An extra quarter of a million unemployed in the first three...

Business failure rate starts to drop THE RATE OF business failures is slowing down, although insolvencies in the first quarter...

a panEuropean six-point plan to rescue the sector follOwing the European Commission's analysis of the effects of the economic...

Scania dealer West Pennine Trucks in Manchester is generating business by thinking outside the box. Words: Steve Banner Think...

As far as Scania is concerned — and West Pennine Trucks' Stuart Wolstenholme suspects it is also true of other marques — an...

"I had an operator pull a face at one the other day, and that was the first tIme in two years," says used sales manager Stuart...

West Pennine Trucks Stuart Wolstenholme took in four tippers last summer as a consequence of a buy-back agreement. They sat...