The detective who runs TruckPol plans to expand his specialist team of trucking crimefighters. Guy Sheppard reports. THE UK'S...

THE FREIGHT Transport Association has threatened to sue the European Commission for the costs incurred by the delayed launch of...

THE GOVERNMENT 1 , threatening to sour its hard-won relationship with the industry by refusing to say if it will roll-over some...

HANSON is facing a mountain of uncompleted work after 50 subcontractors at its Aberdare site in South Wales walked out over...

The FTA has called a government to freeze duty and outline its pl Lorry Road User Cha in its pre-Budget sub! to John Healey,...

Fastcool says hauliers are hostage to C&E checks and their charges. Jennifer Ball reports. A KENT OPERATOR has slammed Customs...

THE UK'S international hauliers are continuing to be squeezed out of the market by foreign competitors according to the latest...

Exclusive! FOD EN AND ERE buyers are to be offered uprated versions of Caterpillar and Cummins engines. The American engine...

JOINING THE current craze for dieting. Volvo is developing a range of weight-saving trucks for niche applications. Lightweight...

Our man in black visits the F Freight Summit and watches listens, carefully, astutely, b mostly with a sinking heart., The...

Public transport isn't the only answer say Biharn leaders. By Guy Sheppard BUSINESS LEADERS in Birmingham are urging the city...

TESCO HASAGREED to make immediate improvements to drivers' facilities at its regional distribution centres (RDCs) following a...

A DISTRIBUTION contract won by TNT Network Logistics has sparked a dispute over drivers' pay. The Transport & General Workers...

COMMERCIAL MOTOR has teamed up with fuel injection specialist Feather Diesel to offer cut-price power testing of trucks and...

Stuart Thomas gives us his regular round-up oft way the newspapers have covered the transport world this week. About 5000...

Guy Sheppard says trade groups can't agree on the impact of quarry tax relief. A BI I I ER ROW has erupted between two rival...

LOGISTICS giant TDG has won a multi-million-pound, five-year deal to manage Argos's first Scottish regional distribution...

A DAYTIME BAN on deliveries on key Dublin city routes which has been in force since 1 March is to be reviewed at the start of...

David Harris reports on the jail sentence handed down to a trucker who hit a parked ambulance, killing its occupant. A TRUCK...

increase from 10 to 14 years to punish offenders who kill someone while driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or...

AN OPERATOR appeared in court last week charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a family of four died in an...

The Home Office backs down on a £9,000 stowaway fine after technical discrepancies. David Harris reports. THE HOME OFFICE has...

about to lose his HGV driving licence after being caught on a speed camera, a Derbyshire inquest has found. Kevin Lee, 38,...

truck's driver has been arrested on suspicion of endangering railway safety. The incident happened at Fosse Way near Leamington...

CUSTOMS OFFICERS seized more than 80,000 litres of illegal fuel last week from a diesel laundering plant hidden in a...

A KENT HAULIER has been ordered to pay more than £7,500 in fines and costs after one of his tippers was caught on CCTV...

Success in Austria and congestion charging in Bristol. Chris Tindall rounds up this year's Freight Transport Association...

parking fines issued to delivery vehicles has increased massively, according to operators in the capital. DHL managing...

Helen Holland of Bristol City Council says the proposals are intended to curb traffic levels in the city from 7.30am to 10am....

Figures from management consultancy Experian show that large companies now take six days longer to pay their bills than six...

ExpenanS survey reveals that overall, payment times have increased by 0.5 days in the past six months. with UK businesses...

Figures from DaimlerChrysler show that while indvidual vehicle manufacturers have had a successful 2003 there are some new...

She's got an encyclopaedic knowledge of the UK's roads — and a voice to soothe the most frazzled of drivers. Emma Penny met...

to listeners relying on travel news. Presenters at the station also recognise the value of the service provided even if it...

I AM CONCERNED at the content of your article entitled No Slack on Speeding (CM 12 February).The police spokeswoman's comments,...

JUSTA NOTE TO thank you for the prize from the Christmas Draw. The subscription is doubly welcome and the charity rather apt as...

FOR MANY YEARS Commercial Motor has campaigned for improved safety barriers on our roads. In 1994 you reported that in the...

Can you cure driver retention problems with a survey? Emma Penny investigates the latest Road Haulage Vodernisation Fund...

krilhing which helps companies recruit and retain drivers has to be a good thing, and if it attracts more people into the...

Bibby, which has 500 drivers, is one of the companies involved in the pilot scheme. It wants to hang onto drivers, but...

Asking drivers what they think is crucial, says Ian Cooper of Exel's labour relations department. BP Bitumen, one of Exel's...

An operator who refused to co-operate with the VI must wait to see what action is taken against him. Mike Jewell reports. AN...

A THREE-WEEK suspension of the licence held by Team C Couriers as a result of speeding by the company's drivers has been upheld...

A RECENTLY-ESTABLISHED Cardiff company has had its licence cut from six vehicles and four trailers to five vehicles and three...

THE REFUSAL OF the West Midlands Traffic Commissioner David Dixon to return an unlicensed recovery vehicle impounded last...

LONGSTANTON-BASED Malco Freight has lost its appeal against the suspension of its licence for two weeks, despite claims that it...

A nyone who doubts the value of random roadside checks should read the statistics from Operation Mermaid IV, a one-day...

CM is launching a free legal clinic at the forthcoming CV Show in Birmingham. Patric Cunnane explains how operators can claim...

Violence in the workplace, whether from staff or members of the public, is unacceptable but it can be combated. Michael Gore...

Municipal and specialist vehicles have limited appeal but can generate impressive residuals. CM tests a rare late-year tipper...

and its price will reflect that, although what's around and when will determine its actual selling price. Savvy construction,...

AGENTS Agencies may be commonplace, but they have a special something when run by HGV drivers, as Tim Maughan finds. T hese...

Four hundred and thirty miles south, in Horsham, West Sussex. we visit a driving agency that has been established for eight...

When your truck breaks down, you need help — in a hurry. We compare the responses to the call "I'm a broken-down artic driver...

a machine, and we were then given some music to listen to. But before you could say "I'll name that tune" we were speaking to...

D af and Foden each have their own breakdown services so we tried out both Paccar firms. Foden's phone had time to ring only...

W e tried hard to reveal our test to as few people as possible, and it was inevitable that this secrecy would backfire. After a...

U nlike Paccar, the MAN-ERF Group has integrated its support resources so we only made a call for a stricken MAN. Our first...

T he Mercedes experience started encouragingly enough: we got a recorded message after one ring and a real operator after two...

then by a human being after 10 seconds. The helpful lady had the whole process sorted within two minutes; 14 minutes after...

0 ur Scania experience was almost scuppered by our secrecy and its efficiency. The initial call was answered after a single...

call centre used by Renault) was answered in two rings, followed by a 20-second recorded message.The helpful operator went...

be atrial of how each manufacturer performs on the day. No doubt they'll be more than happy to wave their national average...

Sending e-mails is simple, however, setting up your mail system can be intimidating. But there's no need to worry I n our...

Getting more miles from your fuel depends on management setting the pace. Emma Penny finds out how companies can cut their...

W hat a month! Fourteen 'maverick' hauliers, with the support of the Road Haulage Association, traipse off to Westminster to...

SMMT figures show unprecedented confidence in the used market, which in turn shows confidence in the economy. T he increased...

Chapman Commercials focuses its attention on the lighter end of the market — and sees a dealers' market coming... W hile it's...

box bodies and tail-lifts. First up, X782 UAT, is an lveco Cargo 75E15 from TLS Rental, registered in February 2001 and fitted...

Used sales are so good the auctioneers are working late. We look over the best deals. T wo months into this year and the...