nat's gone wrong with Safevvay's CNG-powered Scanias? Chris Tindall reports SAFE WAY has been forced into an embarrassing...

FREIGHT TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION president John Allan has called on the government to charge car drivers for using the roads...

A CONVOY OF 80 trucks converged on Cardiff last Saturday (25 October) to protest against the government's latest fuel tax...

THE UK IS the third most `cabotaged' country in the EU. According to the EU's statistics office. Eurostat, cabotage where...

Lord Bradshaw, the Lib Democrat's transport spokesman, has tabled question in the House o Lords on the parking cri for trucks....

Ramsay Leys, who drod for Wrings Transport, die last Sunday (26 Octobe Leys, described by his t Stuart Wring as a "perfe...

DaimlerChrysler has admitted that delays to ti launch of LKW-Maut, the German truck road-user charge, could cost the tc...

The haulage industry nee to be more imaginative if i to tackle the chronic drive shortage, according to Wayne Story MD of corp...

Police are hunting thievE who stole a tipper from Kingsbury Garden Cent Tamworth and used it to ram raid a shop and ma off with...

Guy Sheppard reports on the row brewing over tanker drivers' pensions NEARLY 500 of Shell's tanker drivers are to spearhead a...

DELAYS HITTING operators at Southampton Container Terminal (SCT) are being blamed on a typhoon in Korea and an unprecedented...

OPERATORS MUST take extra care in the run-up to Christmas. Detective sergeant Mark Hooper, head of the Metropolitan Police road...

TRAFFIC EXAMINERS will have to triple the number of checks they carry out on trucks as part of a European package of measures...

Barry Proctor had the shock of his life when a senior civil servat at the DfT rang him to sort out ti problems with Reduced...

Welcome to the new minister let's keep him on the right road Some of the team were at the F A annual dinner earlier this week....

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

Truckers backed farmers in the latest dairy blockades. Jennifer Ball reports FARMERS FOR ACTION (FFA) has praised operators for...

RECENT EFFORTS by truck manufacturers to resolve vehicle warranty issues with third-party telematics suppliers have so far...

site left in London THE DRIVING STANDARDS Agency (DSA) will close its Croydon HGV driving test centre next year, leaving only...

Is the 11/6 toll road overpriced at El 0? David Harris reports A STAFFORDSHIRE MP has written to the Department for Transport...

MERCEDES IS WORKING on a lightweight Atego eight-legger based on the successful Atego six-wheeler. It's powered by the latest...

Operators face more restrictions in London — Guy Sheppard reports. LONDON'S CONSERVATIVE mayoral candidate wants to ban large...

A GROSS OVERLOAD has cost a Norfolk operator and one of its drivers £2.665 in fines and costs. Shouldham,Thorpe-based Carter...

MAN GROLP'S UK marketing boss, David Burke, has clarified the company's position regarding its premium cabs. He cheekily...

Guy Sheppard warns that Greater London is set to ban 30% of all truc A PROPOSED BAN on nearly a third of all trucks entering...

SPECIALIST TRAILER maker Don-Bur continues to buck the profit trend in the trailer sector and has funded its own £1.5m...

GOODYEAR HAS introduced what it claims is the first CV tyre management system to be accessed via the interne....

ELEVEN MEN, including two truck drivers, have been jailed for a total of 144 years for their part in a flOm drug smuggling...

ESSEX POLICE say that in the latest round of roadside checks more than 20% of trucks or their drivers were found to be breaking...

FIRST OF ALL, ! would like to thank Commercial Motor for all its support in our time of need, also to all the truckers, people...

real heart braker' in the 16 October issue. We recently became involved in a braking problem experienced by a client in respect...

16 October issue but was dismayed by its introduction, which is totally misleading.You state:"Fitting non-OE parts will...

CV registrations continued to rise, with registrations over the year to date up 13.7% to 276,184. This was driven by light CVs,...

Figures from the National Statistics Office reveal that gross earnings for full-time adult employees averaged £25,170 in the...

The average weekly hours worked by full-timers remained unchanged at 39.6 hours in the year to April 2003. Average part-time...

Klaus Maier, head of iVercedes-Benz's commercial vehicles operations in Europe and Latin America is a happy man. Andy Salter...

Troubled times A recent report in the Financial Times explains the massive litigation battle DaimlerChrysier has become...

CM'S news team has been reading the consultation document on working time... A fter months of delays and disagreement the...

Bob Russet from Palletline says: "I am relieved that the government has decided upon a 10hour, rather than eight, night-time...

The Working Time Directive will certainly cos industry money; what people cannot agree or how much. When introducing any new...

Transport Tribunal agrees with TC on revocation. Mike Jewell reports THE TRANSPORT TRIBUNAL has upheld the revocation of the...

A 100% INITIAL failure rate at annual tests and other maintenance problems have led to the 0-licence held by Birmingham Car...

A NORTHERN IRISH driver who falsified a tachograph record to hide the fact he had taken insufficient weekly rest has been...

A LONDON OPERATOR has lost his appeal against the South Eastern & Metropolitan Deputy Traffic Commissioner's refusal to grant...

A LANCASHIRE truck driver has been ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £1530 for hours and tachograph offences including...

What does it mean to be a director of a company — and what duties does the law impose upon you? Gemma Blair reports. A COMPANY...

By 2006 road users will probably be charged for driving in the UK. But which vehicles will pay? At what time of day? And on...

From December, driving while holding a mobile phone could cost you a £2,500 fine. Adam Hill reports. U nder the new law...

APPEAL Scania's 420hp 4-Series tractor with high-pressure injection is aimed at the fleet sector, but will it please your...

manufacturer Spillers Specialty Feed at Wolverton has operated as Effem Equine. Transport manager John Fernyhough runs a mixed...

of shelf-life. Mind you, that shouldn't worry Scania because demand for its tractors is as strong as ever. The upmarket Swede...

As we reported last week, then was a definite air of optimism the truck manufacturers star despite low truck sales and p...

Around the halls • As well as unveiling its newly acquire Chereau range. Ktigel presented two ni trailers designed...

International view This year's show was all about the Gem Two of their largest van manufacturers Mercedes and, particularly,...

Isuzu launched its Rodeo pickup in the windswept North-East with some surprising specs. And despite the cowboy gags, it got...

In a bid to boost residual values and give the truck a bit more driver appeal, Renault has given its Premium a lick and brush...

Clearly, given the level of competitor activity, there's a need for a hefty revamp of the Renault Premium, and thankfully this...

Sharon Clancy looks at the latest trailblazers in the developing market of tracking systems. H eard the story about the...

THERMO KING Operators of reefer trailers with Thermo King refrigeration units can track trailers and download location data...

With so many manufacturers and importers in Ireland, Irish hauliers need never be short of a trailer. Patric Cunnane reviews...

day when incessant rain is keeping Dublin's finest safely tucked within licensed premises. Over a pint he tells us the story of...

equating to 20,000 units on a good year. Its head office is in Doncaster and it also manufactures in Antrim, Northern Ireland,...

Overlander is a Dublin-based manufacturer with links to the Hireco rental operation. It produces curtainsiders, flats,...

The firm formerly known as Fruehauf continues to manufacture from its plant in Antrim, Northern Ireland with another at Naas,...

For those with a taste for the exotic, look no further than Gethings Garage, Enniscorthy. This company,which is also an Iveco...

Based in Moy,CoTyrone,BMI imports reefer units made by French company Lamberet and waste trailers built by UK-based Dee Warley....

Since 1997 SDC's sales have risen by around 25% ,says general manager Benny Magee. The Toomebridge,Antrim-based company employs...

This Swatragh. Northern Ireland operation has recently become properly known as Crossland Tankers (Burnley) following...

Trailer advertisements can provide extra cash for hauliers, finds Tim Maughan, but only for fleets which fit the bill... F...

• Adverts can be applied to the sides or backs of trailers using giant transfers, which are easy to apply and remove. There is,...

Rob Salter finds his cold calling pays off and resists temptation in the form of a Midlum sleeper in pristine condition F our...

Auction business is booming in thp run-up to the Christmas rush eptember turned out to be a record month for the number of...

Carmasters has moved into commercial vehicle auctions with a successful inaugural sale. C arrnasters completed its first...

Glass's Information Services gives the low down on hot properties and cold deals. And for big tractors the temperature's...

Kevin Swallow headed down to one of CVAs regular auctions to check out the prices. T here were some good quality tippers among...

If you're looking for a used MAN in the border country you're bounc check out Borderman (Trucks); we went to see what's on...

Seven-and-a-half tonriers are popu at Borderman (Trucks) and Y146) is a typical example. Sourced from Wiltshire, this L2000...