The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport's new report -An lnconvehtent Truck? The CILT Guide to CO 2 Emissions from...

By Joanna Bourke VOSA HAS REVEALED the dates three test stations will be closed, but admits that no Authorised Testing...

By Roanna Avison OPERATORS HAVE been warned to turn down business that is not profitable if they want to stay afloat. This...

TRUCK OPERATORS have failed to cut their carbon footprints with any degree of urgency, the Chartered Institute of Logistics and...

WITH TRUCKFEST now the only major trucking event left standing after the cancellation of the CV Show, organiser Live Promotions...

to slash test waiting times While a truck is undergoing its annual vehicle test, it is not making you any money, so a speedy...

chronic Surrey bottleneck By Christopher Walton .. BRITAIN'S LONGEST land road tunnel took a step closer to completion last...

SMARTWATER FORENSIC technology is being trialled by Northamptonshire Police and local hauliers as part of a scheme to catch...

By Roanna Avison A HAULIER THAT switched its entire fleet to run on rapeseed oil has reverted to diesel for all but one of its...

FIFTH-WHEEL manufacturer JOST-GB is offering its artic operator customers a free 10-point fifth-wheel safety check on their...

There's not a lot that surprises me these days. I can't even be bothered to get irate when yet another car goes careering...

CM COVER STORY By Roanna Avison and Chris Tindall THE FUTURE OF Ashford truckstop off the M20 in Kent looks much brighter after...

WITH LESS THAN A month to go before the EU directive on closeproximity and wide-angle mirrors comes into force, Keystone...

THE SECOND EU directive, 2007/38/EC, on close-proximity and wide-angle mirrors comes into force on 31 March and requires all...

Isuzu Truck is turning its attention to the 18-tonne market, which has traditionally been a stronghold for European...

Suffolk County Council has woken up to its Lorry parking problems and is trying to ease drivers' lives. CM COVER STORY By...

THIS WEEK strain of the recession The findings of an RHA survey among members make for grim reading, especially since...

I READ WITH growing interest the latest coverage in Commercial Motor of the planned blind-spot mirror regulations (CM 19...

I WONDERED when EPIC was going to rear its ugly head and appear in the headlines ('Cards on the table'. CM 22 January). I'm in...

I LOVED today's leader CA level playing CM 19 February). You can't beat irony, so how lovely would jibe to see our...

Marketing and efficiency are important, says Ken Devereux, of family run firm Devereux Developments, but Long-term success...

For UK hauliers that operate in Europe, currency fluctuations can make or break profits. But is it 'strong pound good, weak...

A food company's history of overloading its vehicles leads to action from the Welsh DTC. THE 0-LICENCES of two associated food...

AN 0-LICENCE application by a former drug dealer, who had once driven a getaway car in an armed robbery is being considered by...

THE OWNER OF a window supplier and his driver must pay i1,1545 in fines and costs for offences including failing to use a...

AN 0-LICENCE application has been adjourned so it can be dealt with by the Deputy Traffic Commissioner who revoked the licence...

or transport managers losing their "good repute". But what is it, how do you lose it, and how can you win it back? Words: Adam...

for better roads, but can agreement be reached before elections in June? Words: Patric Cunnane HGVs for air and noise...

charging should extend to all roads on the grounds that targeting only the TEN (Trans European Network) will bump HGV traffic...

the European Parliament in Strasbourg for further ratification in a plenary session. The next step will be consideration by...

toll prices according to the environmental standard of the vehicle (known as Euro-0 to Euro-6), the type of road used and the...

amended by Directive 2006/38/EC) only applies to the Trans-European Network (TEN) specifically designated international roads...

of you, this past year has seen plenty of action in the high-cube category, with several key players being replaced. However,...

Renault has addressed the previous Kangoo's key issues, creating a more mature and practical van in the process white the old...

bigger wheels When the bottom fell out of courier work, Peter Fagence started to look elsewhere, branching out into the...

offered me the chance to finish a motorcycle courier contract for him. I had a motorbike and so it made sense. I enjoyed doing...

PE Gatwick operates eight tractor units and 12 trailers and six i - gids ranging from 7.5 to 26 tonnes. The company runs a...

As the recession bites ever deeper, hardpressed operators need to screw every drop of diesel from their trucks. How can...

a customer buys new trucks, when the vehicle goes into service the customer will receive a full vehicle handover...

Drivers already holding a valid licence do not need to worry immediately about the 10 September deadline because they will have...

Hauliers need to listen carefully to their drivers when organising training for the CPC, says Skills for Logistics (SfL). SfL,...

Exactly who should be required to hold the Driver CPC is still a matter of some debate within the industry. As things stand,...

Redundancies and new company budgets are helping boost demand and supply in the used van market. Is this the green shoots of...

An increasing number of repossessed trucks are filtering through dealerships to the forecourt, indicating the plight faced by...