The Court of Appeal has drastically cut stowaway fines for hauliers and drivers. David Harris reports. Exclusive! THE COURT...

DAIMLERCHRYSLER has announced the appointment of Andreas Renschler as head of its global Commercial Vehicles division. Reports...

UK OPERATORS have welcomed government proposals to hand out on-the-spot fines to foreign operators, but have warned that...

THE VEHICLE and Operator Services Agency has been given the power to stop vehicles for roadside checks to ease the pressure on...

Truck driver William lshani, accused of causing the death of a family on the Ml, has denied falling asleep at the wheel at...

FREIGHT TRANSPORT Association chief executive Richard Turner has presented transport minister David Jamieson with evidence that...

OPERATORS FACE another hike in diesel prices after US oil prices soared to a 21-year high at $43.92 (£24.09) a barrel. The...

MAN WILL buy cabs from the UK's Dennis Eagle for a low-entry refuse truck to be launched soon. MAN will enter this niche...

LOGISTICS GIANT Exel says it has made a strong start to the year, seeing pre-tax profits rise 14.6% to £72.2m in the six months...

Fresh news from Germany ha Brian Weatherley wondering anew why it's taken us so long to charge foreign hauliers. Obviously, no...

One can only assume that transport minister David Jamieson has no idea how professional transport firms operate, the levels of...

There's an alternative to the LRUC says a logistics research expert — and it would be cheaper to introduce. David Craik...

A NEW TRANSPORT lobby group is on the cards following discussions between the Confederation of West Midlands Chambers of...

TRANSPORT MINISTER David Jamieson says operators should improve efficiency in order to cut their fuel bills before calling for...

THE GOVERNM L NT PLANS to get tough on drivers who tamper with tachographs and on operators who collude with drivers to falsify...

Controversial partners bid for a new licence in the South-West. Mike Jewell reports. CONTROVERSIAL DEVON hauliers James and...

POLICE ARE APPEALING for information after a removals van containing a family's belongings worth tens of thousands of pounds...

Short Thomas gives us his regular round-up of the way the newspapers have covered the world of road transport. It's easy to...

Appeal agreed, then one of the judges died; now driver must make his case again. Jennifer Ball reports. A TRUCK DRIVER who...

THE COMPANY constructing the toll collecting system for Germany's motorways insists the first part of the system will be up and...

THE UNITED ROAD Transport Union has made a formal application for recognition at BP LPG, which has depots in Grangemouth....

A row has broken out over the goals of the Professional Drivers Association. David Harris reports. THE PROFESSIONAL Drivers...

CUSTOMS OFFICERS have dismantled a fuel laundering plant at an industrial site in Coalisland. Northern Ireland which was said...

MAN HAS developedalightweight rigid construction chassis for the UK aggregates sector, but ERF may not benefit. The new range...

SOUTHERN IRELAND'S Cavan County Council in the Irish Republic has teamed up with the Irish police to crack down on illegal...

THE EUROPEAN Commission wants to pour money into rail and sea freight. The EU's intermodal Marco Polo programme was due to end...

Oliver Dixon asks how the new alliance between Renault and Dongfeng will affect European truck makers. T he much-discussed...

COMMERCIAL VEHICLE production in the UK has changed dramatically over the past decade, but it also varies from quarter to...

SMMT figures show CV production was up 13.4% in the six months to 30 June compared with the same period in 2003. Strong...

The UK remains by far the most expensive European country in which to buy diesel. According to figures from the International...

During July fuel prices continued to rise throughout the UK: diesel rose by 0.6p/lit. The Chancellor gave road transport some...

Wincantonis chief executive successfully sailed through the acquisition of P&O Trans European; just don't ask him about jittery...

I REFER TO an article headed "WTD will boost costs by 20%" (CM 22 July) You quote the boss of Driver Hire Preston as saying...

I WOULD like to put my point of view about Midland Expressway's (MEL) decision to slash the M6 toll rate for trucks to £6 (CM...

AS A SUBSCRIBER to CM ! notice that week after week the Barry Proctor piece is turning into a personal vendetta against...

How will Lorry Road User Charging work in practice? Emma Penny investigates the government's plans. C harging foreign trucks...

A 'reckless' application was rejected because of lies about previous convictions. A COMPANY which lied about previous...

A MONEY-LENDER failed to convince a Traffic Commissioner to give it an impounded vehicle which it claimed had been offered as...

A COMPANY has had its licence suspended for three days after it failed to report convictions for hours offences to the...

AN OPERATOR with a record of failing to turn up to public inquiries has had his licence revoked after he did not appear to...

A SURREY operator failed to win the return of an impounded vehicle when a Traffic Commissioner ruled that the unit belonged to...

How 'new' does a truck sold as new have to be? Steve Banner uncovers the surprising truth about some of the shiny vehicles...

Few trucks are impounded, but those which are rarely return to their operators. Two years on Adam Hill assesses the results....

Successful management is a careful balance between effective delegation and maintained responsibility. Jonathan Lawton...

For payload-conscious bulk hauliers counting every last litre and kilo, Daf's CF85.480 FTP is at the front of the light...

Forget the exhaust pipe; the Alfdex system is tackling crankcase gases by putting them to better use. Brian 1/1/eatherley...

Using the latest computer technology, Dutch axle specialist Tridec has slashed the weight of its stub-axle suspension. This...

is double-deck trailer enthusiast Emons Cargo of Bennigen, in the Netherlands. Emons director Edward Poelmans acknowledges the...

"Power is good — torque is better That's the new message from Ford as it begins to push its new family of 2.4-litre engines for...

Somewhat at odds with the "power is good, torque is better" maxim, Ford's most recent variation on the Transit theme definitely...

The flower and plant market is blossoming in Britain — but the wholesalers don't suffer transport fools gladly. Tim Maughan...

takes refuge in an empty marquee, as gale force winds and rain batter the annual flower show at Hampton Court. Thousands of...

Citroen has come out swinging with its new dual-fuel Berlingo and fridge conversions. Brian Weatherley reports. C itroen has...

Citroen's Ready-to-Run controlled-temperature partner Somers Refrigeration has recently spent £500,000 on expanding its factory...

Citroen's clearly got the bit between its teeth on light commercials and that's good news for value-conscious buyers. The...

As engine technology becomes more complex, so too must the diagnostic and fuel injection systems which service it. Conn...

Running on the rollers Although local dealerships form a large part of the dynamometer's customer base, by no means all come...

The trade body for UK recruitment agencies has a dedicated group representing HGV driver agencies. Tim Maughan reports. T he...

T his month's column T his month's column comes to you direct from the waiting room at a Shropshire magistrates' court. It's...

The majority of older trailers are heading overseas but the auctioneers report a brisk trade in late-model semis for specific...

Emma Penny meets an Essex truck dealer who's a master of most trades and sells used trucks in Ghana too... p arking your car...

vehicles; current projects include a couple of Volvo F88s. His father, who started his own haulage business in 1958 and sold it...

This week's Product Focus looks at tvvo big hitters: the new generation Volvo FH 12 with automated I-Shift transmission, and...

Manheim Auctions has found the summer may not have been as hot as we'd like but the export market certainly is. A vibrant...