A Heriot-Watt study reveals that the tax hauliers pay more than covers their road and environmental costs. Roanna Avison...

THE EUROPEAN Union Court:it of Ministers has decided how the contracts for building, launching and operating the Galileo global...

11 IL ROAD Haulage Association (RHA) has decided that its members have no desire for public protest against high fuel prices —...

FUNDING OF A scheme to help workers in the haulage industry find the training they need to improve literacy and numeracy skills...

secure truck park network As part of the feedback to CM'S Make Compulsory Breaks Worthwhile campaign, the Drivers Action...

FROMTHIS WEEK, drivers must retain tachograph records in their cabs for longer.A change in the law coming into effect on 1...

TNT LOGISTICS and EGL have relaunched under the name of Ceva Logistics, which plans to boost turnover from €.6bn (£4.3bn) in...

With the wholesale cost of diesel touching 90p/lit last week and the pre-Christmas rush ramping up demand, the pressure is on...

A EUROPEAN COURT of Justice (ECJ) order could force the Irish government to improve and expand its mandatory training...

Would-be illegal immigrants are attacking drivers — not for transport into the UK, but for food, claims the RHA. David Harris...

MORE NIGHT-TIME deliveries to shops would be environmentally friendly and operationally efficient, according to a study into...

The draft specification of a pan-European truck park security project is expected soon — and it's heading for the UK. Chris...

This week on TruckNet UK has been exceptionally busy with close to 180,000 pages being read on the website. One of the main...

The firm's owner is not clear why he is being charged so much for diesel. Roanna Avison reports. BP FUEL CARDS have once...

The police decline to say why they are investigating the haulier, which went into administration last month. David Harris...

The Freight Transport Association is offering five CM readers the chance to get their hands on its new Digifob. The latest...

DESPITE RISING costs caused by the spiralling price of fuel and worsening road congestion, haulier WH Malcolm has boosted its...

MANPOWER PREDICTS more than 3,000 more CV drivers are needed to meet this year's Christmas rush. Even though the retail outlook...

THE HAULAGE consortium Ling Alliance has boosted its turnover by 89%, but declines to reveal the latest figure. Although Ling...

A research project will attempt to establish whether an 'urban freight consolidation centre could ease congestion in Birmingham...

[NTERNATIONAL container ompany Samskip has made its .hird acquisition this year, buying - eefer logistics business Icepak. A...

I recently talked about the London LF7 with the transport manager of the UK's leading film and 11/ lighting company. The LEZ...

Is training enough to persuade LGV drivers to change their driving styles and help the environment? Christopher Jones went to...

talk to Dylan Gray about keeping thieves away from your fuel. rian Wholey, technical director of Tiss L., truck/trailer...

YOUR ARTICLE on the London low-emission zone (Are you ready for the London LEZ?', CM 22 Nov) requires clarification. "lbe...

THE HORRENDOUS kidnapping at gunpoint of a truck driver parked in a lay-by on the A55 at Caerwys two weeks ago makes it clear...

I WAS SURPRISED to see the level of ignorance demonstrated by the national papers last week on the topic of longer, heavier...

we paying enough? From a first reading, the latest findings of the academics at Heriot-Watt University appear to indicate that...

At a public inquiry the operator says he has not been a bad haulier, apart from the repeated evasion of tobacco duty and the...

AN OPERATOR WHO told police in a roadside check that his 0-licence application was pending has lost his bid for the return of...

NORTHERN I RELA N 1)-BASED M&S Freight Forwarding and one of the company's drivers have been ordered to pay a total of £3,885...

NORTH-EASTERN Deputy Traffic Commissioner Elizabeth Perrett has reserved her decision over what action to take against...

SCARBOROUGH-BASED trailer repairers Bodysystems (UK) has been granted an 0-licence following the liquidation of a predecessor...

green piles of waste The days of one man and his skip are numbered as tough new environmental regs and increasing landfill...

for action M any employers arc confused about industrial action — what exactly is it? Does it break a contract of employment?...

Anyone whose operating centres are subject to review needs to take special care to ensure they minimise disruption to local...

low volumes (in motor industry terms), combined with a highly competitive market mean that not even truck manufacturers of the...

When truck manufacturers cannot keep up with demand, and when additional equipment is required, chassis converters come into...

blame for many of the health problems associated with living in the heavily polluted capital. To help improve air quality, the...

Ironically, low-emission zone (LEZ) legislation (see panel. above right) hits the recovery vehicles that help keep London's...

One very specialist operator is Euro Fuels and its MD Nick McDermott is concerned about having to make a massive outlay in...

has a nationwide fleet of more than 300 vehicles. It's a mixed but mainly Iveco fleet but 150 of them are based at its Wembley,...

'General specialist' Richmond Transport has mastered the art of being a successful small haulier. Dave Young finds out how....

driver of a 7.5-tonne Daf 45.170 with a formidable rear overhang on the flatback body. returned to the f irm's Hampshire HQ....

'Transport for London has published an 'eligible engines list', enabling older Euro-1 and 2 engines to comply with the London...

As winter kicks in with a vengeance, our latest long-term test vehicle, the lsuzu Rodeo, couldn't have come at a better time....

candlestick maker but it does provide an alternative for smaller enterprises, which can use it as a CV all week and a people...

CHOICE Vauxhall has gone automatic crazy with the introduction of its Combo Easytronic and newly rated 2.0-litre Vivaro...

We've heard a lot about alternative fuels and electric hybrids, but the US Environmental Protection Agency has come up with a...

to introduce alternative-fuel vehicles into the UK, although it keeps a close eye on trials elsewhere: Nick Bastard, UPS...

Sa r1 . nia's aftersales service has been beefed up with the addition of 70 obile engineers. Kevin Swallow reports. S wedish...

Hardworking family-run lveco dealership Kerr & Smith is targeting fleet sales to take the business to the next level. Kevin...