The EU is set to allow its member states to charge lower duty on truck fuel. But will the UK government listen? Chris Tindall...

HAULIERS ARE increasingly satisfied with the service they receive from the Vehicle 84 Operator Services Agency (VOSA)....

DA I \ 1 LERCHRYSLER UK (DCUK) has been ordered to pay a former IT worker more than £78,000 for unfair dismissal on racial...

FUEL FIRM BP has won a threeyear contract with J Sainsbury to supply and distribute fuel to the supermarket's service...

A British truck driver has arrested in France after worth of cocaine was foi five cars on his transpor

A tanker overturned anc 22,000-litre load of caus soda leaked on to the A North Yorkshire, last Thu (30 October). The road \...

Cranleigh Freight Servic has appointed Nigel Fo> has been with the haula! group for over four years its finance director.

The government has ap ted Archie Robertson as executive of the Highwa Agency Currently opera director of the EnvironmE Agency,...

A white Scania P114CB, KX03 KSJ, was stolen frc Oakley Skip and Recycli 7.30pm on 1 November. Contact: Chris Kelly on 07774 746...

A few places remain on I SMMTs CV media works (12 November at the NEI featuring CMs Andy Salt Contact: Janet Wilkins( on 020...

VOSA has published a tr updated edition of Your Guide to ABS and EBS Contact: 0870 606 0440

The British agricultural industry is well known for its active lobbying, galvanising the community into action to get results....

Queues continue to cost hauliers time and money at the Southampton terminal. Chris Tindall reports. LENGTHY DELAYS at the...

THE DUTCH AUTHORITIES have agreed to extend a trial of longer and heavier trucks into 2004, following the lead of the...

AN EIGHT MILE section o M6 near Spaghetti Junction busiest road in Europe — is b plagued by random potholes. The 31-year-old...

BODY BUILDER Thompsons has consolidated its position as market leader in the rigid steel tipper body sector with the...

As we see this week, congestion costs. Indeed, according to the Freight Transport Association's analysis it costs the UK...

David Harris reports on assurances that the roads will be kept clear of snow THE HIGHWAYS AGENCY has promised there will be no...

A STRIKE IS looming at TNT Logistics after management failed to defuse a row over bonuses for drivers working on a contract...

DESPITE BEING invited to replace Royal Mail Services during last week's postal strike, mail delivery companies were powerless...

THE COST OF running a haulage company has risen by 3.3% in the last year, well above the rate of inflation, according to a Road...

Mike Jewell reports on a licence cut looming over international haulier COUNTY DURHAM haulier Elddis Transport could see its...

THE PRIZE for the oldest working ThermoKing reefer in the UK has gone to Lincolnshire operator Marshalls of Butterwick, with a...

A SURREY TEENAGER has been charged with the murder of truck driver Michael Little. Craig Harman,19, a shop assistInt from...

Scare tactics have been order of the day at CM, and they've whetted our appetite for more... It was Hallowe'en last week,...

Bereaved father's screen solution THE FATHER of a 21-year-old cyclist who was killed in a collision with a truck has produced...

colunt, the Irish Forestry Board,has confirmed to CM that it is testing automatic weighbridges to counteract overloading by...

THIEVES HIJACKED a truck laden with whisky after its driver pulled into a lay-by for a break. The 42-year-old man from...

SLEEPER CABS are normally only associated with "proper" trucks but now, thanks to a tie-up between Hatcher Components and the...

the contract to provide the British Army with 8.500 general support vehicles now safely in the hands of the decision makers,...

Jennifer Ball reports on the Vasey family's belief that they might soon bring John home. It is possible that the driver will be...

NIGHT-TIME RUNNING of heavy trucks has been banned from Settle, North Yorkshire. so that residents and tourists can get an...

POLICE ARE hunting arsonists who set light to a haulage yard in Tyneside causing thousands of pounds' worth of damage. Six...

SCANIA HAS ANNOUNCED a sharp increase in third-quarter profits. despite a drop in orders in the European market. The rise was...

NATIONAL TOLL ROADS, the toll franchisee on Dublin's Westlink Bridge has declined comment on a proposal to allow vehicles...

under pressure Recovery operators claim they face increasing pressure from breakdown groups to work unsafely. Jennifer Ball...

Who's responsible? Clairns that your client required you to work extra hours or run illegally would be no defence if someone...

John Watret is a determined man — after 13 years of entering the Truck Driver of the Year competition he has finally scooped...

AS MANY ARE aware. some two years ago most of Europe changed its currency to the euro. Seizing an opportunity to boost their...

YOUR RECENT coverage of the teething troubles marring the introduction of the Maut autobahn tolling scheme makes no mention of...

'WRITE regarding your story "Licence hacked after third-party defence" (CM, 2 October). The third party involved was WG Davies...

The CM news team examines the substantial cost of road congestion and its effect on the industry A ,though it's often said...

several of the main roads in the Brstel areaM4 M5 and M32 -are frequently jammed. She adds: "We run out of the Lidl depot on...

Haulier is given final chance on maintenance. Mike Jewell reports. TEST FAILURE, shoddy maintenance and poor record-keeping...

proved too expensive. For example, when it came to preparing for the MoT test the garage wanted the vehicle off the road for up...

A KENT TRUCK DRIVER who drove while disqualified and uninsured has been jailed for three months. In a bizarre defence, he...

HOURS OFFENCES by a bad-tempered driver have led to one of the four trucks operated by Nuneaton-based Hambridge Transport being...

saving his licence by failing to turn up for a reconvened public inquiry after a second investigation confirmed poor...

A LICENCE BID has been turned down on road safety and environmental grounds, despite evidence of neighbours' support and no...

Many small hauliers operate as partnerships, but unless an agreement exists breaking up can be very messy, as Pat Hagan...

What must employers do to ensure they treat workers fairly in the event of long-term illness? Ruth Pott of the RHA examines...

Four years ago, the Irish Republic made consignors liable for overloading and illegality. Has it worked? Roisin O'Donnell...

DISTANCE SPRINTER We kick off this new section of used van tests with a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 211 CDI. It's been around since...

CM has gone undercover to join drivers taking loads across, or under, the Channel to see which ferry company on this busy route...

Hauliers in the Republic of Ireland have just one week left to enter the prestigious IRHA Road Transport Awards. Ann Marie...

Wide single tyres — worth the money or a niche market? Colin Barnett and Emma Penny investigate. Goodyear Goodyear's offering...

Peter Orr, laments the prospect of the Working Time Directive and asKs: Is this why Eddie Stobart has decided to call it a...

Vans are in big demand, and BCA sees no sign of interest waning B ritish Car Auctions has been selling every van that's come...

Richard Jones went from driver, to owner-driver, to running three companies. With his background he knows just how to get...

lveco's northern Used Truck Centre at Middlewich has been joined by two more in the Midlands and the South; we find out what's...