If I had a tenner for every rumour and myth I’d heard about Edward (and he always went as Edward, never Eddie) Stobart over the...

By the CM team THE EAGERLY AWAITED decision on longer-trailer limits has posed more questions than answers after the...

Cartwright Group director Steven Cartwright says there are some concerns over the height restrictions associated with the...

By Will Shiers SCAnIIA’S EURO-6 long-haul tractors will cost roughly €12,000 (£10,600) more than its equivalent Euro-5 trucks,...

THE DEPARTMENT FOR Transport (DfT) has launched a consultation into proposed new EU rules covering the licensing of haulage...

By Bob Tuck THE ROAD TRANSPORT world is mourning the passing of Edward Stobart who died in University Hospital, Coventry at...

What makes the Edward Stobart story more poignant is how Edward left school at the age of 15 with no formal qualifications and...

By Joanna Bourke NEW RULES FOR controversial pre-pack administrations, making it harder for business owners to set up phoenix...

THE FREIGHT Transport Association (FTA) saw its revenues fall by 5% last year, despite its membership levels staying steady....

JOSEPH RICE AND SONS, one of Britain’s oldest hauliers, has left a deficiency of almost £480,000, leaving haulage creditors...

By Roger Brown WELSH HAULIER Richard Sims, who ran a truck with no dashboard warning systems, has been disqualiied for two...

ELECTRIC VAN manufacturer Modec is to cease trading after administrator Zolfo Cooper failed in its attempts to ind a buyer for...

By Kevin Swallow MAYOR OF LONDON Boris Johnson has launched a van exchange scheme backed by several van manufacturers ahead of...

A WAVE OF INFORMAL meetings between HGV drivers and the police to discuss legislative issues and general concerns will take...

By Chris Tindall MPS WERE TOLD last week that HGVs should be given more access to bus lanes in order to improve freight...

By Chris Tindall TRUCK DRIVERS MUST contend with an absence of toilets along their regular routes because the £25,000 needed to...

NOT SATISFIED WITH a national television series, the Stobart Group has found some space to promote itself even more... on the...

Responses to March’s Trucking Britain Out Of Recession survey reveal an industry toughing it out MARCH MAY HAVE been the month...

We asked if respondents’ businesses had ever faced public opposition to their transport operations. Just 10% had overall....

How did Bibby Distribution get back on top of its game? CM speaks to CEO Iain Speak Words: Steve Hobson IAIN SPEAK TOOK OVER...

Northern Ireland O-licence applications could become VOSA’s responsibility, but does it have the resources to handle them?...

However, what the unions don’t want is a licensing team in Northern Ireland for the hire and reward sector and another one in...

BACK IN THE 1970s, when I irst got an interest in trucks as an eight-year-old, I moved to Kenilworth, Warwickshire. I met a...

Two-year VOSA investigation pays off, as Crown Court punishes five offenders By Patric Cunnane THREE CONTAINER drivers have...

KEN MALLINSON and Sons has been granted authority for 20 vehicles and 25 trailers at the Asda cross-dock DC in...

DHL SUPPLY Chain is looking for the green light to base 40 vehicles and 80 trailers at a new operating centre in Sherburn in...

BUILDING MATERIALS specialist Jewson wants to remove the Highland Steel and Building Supplies facility in Inverness from its...

● On 14 April, a public inquiry (PI) will be held that will consider disciplinary action against Sygrove Haulage, based in...

in the detail Last month’s budget included several measures that could help business. CM examines the small print Corporation...

are the liability of the business, the way it is taxed and whether there is the requirement to file accounts” Most businesses...

Operators should not underestimate the importance of ensuring the correct entity holds the O-licence. When a business changes...

Consultation has recently closed (25 February) on the Senior TC’s Statutory Guidance and Directions, aimed at instructing TCs...

As the DfT consults on longer artics, why shouldn’t drivers have some of the extra room in their cabs? We reckon it’s time to...

four nights a week in a truck, Scania’s stunning ‘eXc’ (short for ‘extended cab’) tractor broke cover at the 2002 IAA Show....

extended sleeper, take a regular FH Globetrotter XL, insert an extra 245mm behind the B-Post, add a longer cab roof, and hey...

If British and European legislators were to allow longer artics, what’s the minimum length increase that could make a real...

keeping control of as many aspects of its business as possible is the way to keep its customers satisfied, efficiencies high...

Aspray24 – the ‘24’ was added earlier this year to emphasise its next-day delivery credentials – is made up of three distinct...

Check out the CM tech team’s A-Z guide for everything you need to know about the CV Show is for Actros: The return of the...

CM visits the heart of Muldoon Trailers, to experience its 15.65m trailer and try out its latest rear-steer system – the...

Driving through town centres such as Craigavon, where heavy vehicles encounter pedestrian traffic, Sidewinder can provide...

Newton Trailers, the PPG Weightlifter and Knapen trailer agent and all-parts supplier, has opened a £3.5m site near Milton...

Finding a vehicle on the Trucks ‘R’ Us website is child’s play, as Webwatch discovers Words: James Clark Company: Trucks ‘R’...

Next week’s CV Show will see Guest Trucks representing Iveco Trucks and Pelican Engineering Words: Steve Banner MIDLANDS-BASED...