According to the Mayan calendar (and thousands of cranks on the internet), the world will end in 2012. While CM readers aren’t...

By Laura Hailstone THE OFFICE OF Fair Trading (OFT) has closed the criminal case against UK CV manufacturers over alleged price...

SEVERAL ROAD transport industry figures have received recognition in the New Year Honours List. Andy Boyle (pictured), MD at...

By Chris Tindall MACASKILL HAULAGE has now entered compulsory liquidation after its MD, Donald Murray, asked the courts to wind...

STOBART GROUP is reducing the guaranteed hours of its drivers by 10% in an effort to stem further redundancies at the irm....

WH BOWKER saw its Leyland warehousing facility destroyed just before Christmas after a fire swept through the Lancashire...

Commercialmotor.com 1. Stobart ambient drivers’ hours cut to halt redundancies 2. Most read Stobart stories of 2011 3....

By Christopher Walton DRIVERS AT Maritime Transport have received bonuses totalling some £100,000, as the operator pays out its...

CARLSBERG UK has added 16 new Volvos to its 330-strong fleet, all supplied and maintained under a unique pence-per-kilometre...

THIS YEAR’S CV Show will not just display many of the world’s best trucks and vans, but also all the support services to adapt...

By David Wilcox THE ANNUAL test failure rate hit its lowest levels in 2010/11 with irst-time failure rates at just 25.5%...

As 2012 gets under way, the Latest Trucking Britain survey shows operators forecasting another tough year Words: Justin...

MD, Osmonds Transport and Planing Plane and simple Scratching the surface in a highly specialised market is paying dividends...

Despite consumers lapping it up, the UK milk sector has had a tough time The milky way Hauliers moving milk around the UK...

Support for withdrawal of trainer AS A RESPONSIBLE provider of quality training to the logistics industry, and a company that...

I HAVE BEEN a large vehicle training provider for over 30 years and have been used to the negative attitudes that prevail...

Gloucestershire operator given 25-week sentence for running illegal waste operation at two sites By Roger Brown ROGUE HAULIER...

EASTERN/SOUTH EASTERN AND METROPOLITAN AREAS Jackson Mechanical Services JACKSON MECHANICAL Services (UK) has been granted...

balance The government is cutting employment rights, making it easier to sack workers Words: Claire Brook Af ter many months...

Make sure your non-British drivers are working legally – offending employers face heavy fines or jail Words: Amir Zaidi The UK...

Forthcoming changes in the law brought to you by the Freight Transport Association Financial standing rates The set figures for...

NEW YEAR’S ‘ RESOLUTIONS What changes will you make this year? With most hauliers running fast to stand still right now, we...

GE-BE TRANSPORT Prudent approach pays off for family firm GE-BE Transport is 30 years old this month. CM visited the lady...

Contrary to popular opinion, foreign made trucks have always found willing buyers in the UK Words: Dave Young According to...

SAFETY CONCRETE BARRIERS The Highways Agency is changing barriers Since 2006 the Highways Agency has been cementing a plan...

TRUCK ALARMS Should truck reversing alarms use white noise? It’s all so quiet... Truck reversing alarms are moving away from...

BOWELD TRUCK BODIES Celebrating its strongest year on record Out of the shadows Boweld Truck Bodies has long lived in the...

LOW STOCK FOR 2012 The used truck market is still suffering The used truck market is still feeling the effects of the last...

early Euro-4 trucks in the latter’s favour is likely to be maintained until next March. This does not mean that Euro-3 trucks...

FRAIKIN GROUP Putting the focus on own-account business Reducing the risk By targeting own-account operators, and improving...

A year in review What were the key online trends for used truck dealers in 2011 – and which websites impressed CM the most?...

The dealer is on track to open a new £1.5m Mercedes-Benz dealership in Deeside by June 2012 Words: Hayley Pink ROAD RANGE...