The incoming president of the Institute of Highway Engineers wants to ban LGVs from Britain’s motorways on Sundays. Why?...

By Robin Meczes VEHICLE OPERATORS have reacted with incredulity to a proposal that LGVs should be banned from the UK motorway...

By Will Shiers IVECO’S NEW Stralis, launched in Italy this week, could offer a ‘total cost of ownership’ some 4% lower than the...

HERE IS THE winning InTandem Road Safety Competition cycle-safety sign designed by London cyclist Huw Gwilliam, which will...

Commercialmotor.com 1. Sunday truck ban proposals “out of touch”, says Road Haulage Association 2. Woman escapes death after...

OPERATORS WILL find themselves before Britain’s traffic commissioners (TCs) if their drivers have not completed the required...

DERBYSHIRE HAULAGE firm TJ Cooper Transport has been sold in a pre-pack deal, which administrators say has saved 16 jobs. The...

By Chris Tindall THE FORMER statutory senior traffic commissioner (TC) Philip Brown has spoken for the first time about the row...

THE OFFICE of Fair Trading (OFT) is claiming that Mercedes-Benz and five dealerships have infringed competition law. The OFT...

By David Wilcox VOLVO IS THE latest truck manufacturer to add a forwardlooking function to its trucks’ cruise control system,...

SKILLS FOR Logistics (SfL) is seeking to create a credit union, enabling hauliers to establish a self-sustaining funding pot...

Marco Pierre White is just a teddy bear really PALLETFORCE MEMBER SJ European Haulage has helped win celebrity-restaurateur...

In three weeks’ time, all the advice TfL has provided to the industry will be put to the test. CM mines some last-minute...

June’s survey reveals by how much – and by how little – the industry’s workers’ pay has increased Words: Justin Stanton IT'S...

EC Whole Vehicle Type Approval becomes law in October, and trailer chief James Dennison wants more operators to realise how it...

Where will all the new drivers come from? HAVING READ the article on Hewicks Haulage (CM 21 June), I couldn’t agree more with...

On Sunday 24 June, The Sun stated that MPs in the House of Commons can get “rib-eye steak with hand-cut chips and bearnaise...

WE ARE delighted that the government has cancelled the fuel duty hike for August (‘FairFuelUK victory as Osborne freezes duty,’...

THE SKILL LEVELS of current drivers is questionable already (‘Operators need to work to stop driver shortage,’ CM 14 June) –...

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Advanced Access Platforms has its licence temporarily suspended by TC for London and the South East Nick Denton By Roger...

Firm fined for worker’s fractured skull SUFFOLK HAULIER Tannington Transport has been fined £6,000 after one of its workers...

Licence curtailed for missing inspections A DEPUTY TRAFFIC commissioner (TC) has temporarily curtailed the O-licence of Hill...

Compiled by Roger Brown email: roger.brown@roadtransport.com WESTERN AND WEST MIDLANDS TRAFFIC AREAS S Morgan and Sons S...

A new drug-driving offence was unveiled in the Queen’s Speech. How can operators and drivers prepare for it? Words: Guy...

survival You may think that a haulier who funds a racing truck on the side has a lot of fat in his business, but you’d be...

Discuss... Discover EVENT FAQs Everything you need to know about the event What is Commercial Motor Live? Commercial Motor...

Fuel saving is all too often focused on doing more miles per gallon rather than using less fuel. If that seems a subtle...

What are the big legal issues that will affect the haulage industry over the next 18 months? Words: Roger Brown Health and...

Which truck makers will be appearing at Commercial Motor Live – and what can operators expect from them in the not-so-distant...

Modern technology can help almost any vehicle operator get the best out of its most valuable resource – the drivers – and raise...

Could night-time deliveries during the London 2012 Games pave the way for more out-of-hours operations? Words: Laura Hailstone...

XBG Fleet has launched an eBay-style auction site for vans in a partnership with online remarketing company Autorola Words:...