ANY FUTURE LORRY roaduser charge will be simple and may target tractor units only, as operators of those vehicles are most at...

Penning wants the vehicle testing regime modernised with greater involvement from the private sector. In what will likely be a...

Joan na tou rketarbi.co.uk WINCANTON HAS LOST the Britvic transport contract to Eddie Stobart, but has signed a threeyear...

JEREMY CLARKSON has been well and truly forgiven for insinuating that all truck drivers are prostitute murderers, because,...

ruling causes confusion CM COVER STORY roger.brown@rbi.co.uk THE ROAD TRANSPORT industry is appealing for clarification over...

RHA lambasts proposals to raise Humber Bridge tolls THE ROAD HAULAGE Association (RHA) has criticised proposals to increase...

roger.browniarbi.co.iik CONSTRUCTION AND waste hauliers in Cambridgeshire have reached an agreement with the local council to...

THE DECISION TO include ownerdrivers within the Working Time Directive (WTD) faces further delay, despite the European...

joannatourkelarbi.co.uk UNITED PALLET Network (UPN) is confident of higher volumes in Oxfordshire after local member Verran...

CITYSPRINT. HAS acquired courier firm Road Runners (Swindon) for an undisclosed sum, marking its sixth purchase in under two...

TDG LENT A HAND to BBC science show Bang Goes the Theory, helping it construct a ship made out of ice. It took three weeks to...

CM COVER STORY dominic.perryfarbi.comk A LORRY ROAD-USER charging scheme could be in place by 2015 if the government heeds the...

PAULINE EDWARDS Transport is relocating to a new 25,000ft' warehouse to cope with a growing printing roll contract. The...

EXHIBITORS ARE ALREADY queuing up for stands at the Commercial Vehicle Show 2011 which runs at the Birmingham NEC from 12-14...

christopher.waltonfarbi.co.uk STVA UK, THE British arm of French multimodal automotive logistics company Groupe STVA. is back...

OPERATORS LOOKING for practical advice on running an affordable and sustainable fleet should book now for the seventh annual...

GEODIS CALBERSON'S dedicated wine and spirits cilvision has added 10% to company turnover. just 12 months after it was...

chris.tindattrarbi.co.uk AN ADMINISTRATIVE receiver has been appointed to realise the assets of Corby construction haulier...

Operation Stack in limbo PLANS FOR HANDLING trucks barred from Felixstowe port when stormy weather closes it down look likely...

Clash of the Titan vs locals THE ONLY DEDICATED truck park in Thurrock is on the verge of being closed down after it emerged...

woman driver' roger. brown ra rbi.co.uk DEBEN TRANSPORT says its decision to buy back company shares from former part-owner...

GLAMOUR MODEL Jordan, aka Katie Reid, has been ordered to pay over /1,000 for losing control of her pink HGV on the motorway....

Credited with one of the most successful turnaround stories in the industry's history, City Link's MD tells CM how he tackled...

How should the industry stop rogue operators and phoenix companies? CM asks the industry's top players Words: Roger Brown THE...

Nick Jones ruled that a new Cardiff-based haulage firm, West One Overnight, had created false paperwork and initially had no...

Pre-packs don't work for everyone WITH REFERENCE TO the letter Phoenix operations are a necessary tool' (CM 16 September) from...

I READ WITH interest the article 'Type approval for new SDC trailer' (CM 16 September) in which SDC Trailers claim to have...

Haulier was made to pay £6,867 after an oil spill caused by the firm damaged local wildlife HAULAGE FIRM VK Transport has been...

A WELSHPOOL, POWYS-BASED Speed (The Complete Carrier) wants authorisation to run 10 vehicles and eight trailers at a new...

• A public inquiry will be held in Warrington on 11 October that will consider whether disciplinary action needs to be taken...

NIGHTFREIGHT (GB) WANTS to be given the green light to base five vehicles and four trailers at a new operating centre in...

RKA PEARSON AND SC Pearson trading as R Pearson Haulage has been given the go-ahead to base five vehicles at a new operating...

I GLOBAL TRANSPORT giant Kuehne + Nagel is looking for authorisation to run 10 vehicles and 20 trailers at a new operating...

E COEDMOR FOODS trading as Quality Foods, has been granted authorisation to base one vehicle at a new facility in Caernarfon,...

Will it be necessary to retake the Driver CPC course? A handwritten query from an anonymous CM reader, currently a guest of...

P MATERNITY with annual. leave entitlement? Our office administrator is going on maternity leave in a month c time but she...

Is a tower wagon exempt from MoT and tax? We're thinking of buying a 75-tonne truck with a cherry picker from the local...

How do I calculate staff holiday pay? We employ some drivers on the night shift for which they receive a shift allowance. They...

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Operators should ensure drivers are aware of their responsibilities and how they should correctly respond in the immediate...

I nsurance Fraud Bureau provides dew,i organised insurance fraud and has a . cheattine' 0800 328 2550 for reporting it;...

training tool. Transport managers and drivers can work through the headings at toolbox meetings. If there are any subjects you...

Operators should ensure that drivers remember to record travelling time if they want to avoid penalties Words: Laura Hadzick...

is not travelling directly home or to the operating centre from the location at which he parked the vehicle, this travelling...

to a location to take charge of a vehicle falling within the scope of this Regulation, or to return from that location, when...

What is the rate for the national minimum wage from 1 October 2010? Workers aged 21 and over are entitled to £5.93 per hour...

Words: Louise Cole / Images: Tom Cunningham Burbank Produce imports chilled loads from Rungis market in Paris to Si James...

to make it harder for Burbank to cover its costs both ways, but the firm perseveres. The rules allow only three journeys...

The Kershaw brothers were trained in their father's produce firm, which grew as an import business until it reached £50m...

be specified on P-Series trucks with short-, dayor low-entry cabs. There are two power ratings: 270hp and 305hp. Torque outputs...

The Japanese manufacturer launched its reptaceMckM f9ir, erstar heavy van The new van, which will come to the UK by mid-2011,...

Citroen Bertingo and Ford Transit Conned Electric Ford unveiled the first of a new line of all-electric vehicles that will...

Both Bowie and MAN unveiled truck and service packages aimed at the environmentally conscious operator. First, Ecolution by...

Both Scania and MAN announced new additional fleet support packages. MAN's Million Mobility does what it says on the tin: it's...

DAF's LF Hybrid, originally presented as a 7.5-tonne prototype, has now developed into a production-ready 12-tonner. The...

Two new American-spec engines made their European debut at IAA. The Cummins ISX15 and Paccar MX meet the latest American...

Renault Trucks has launched a tnree-year warranty package on its medium and heavy duty truck line-up for operators ordering...

a demonstration bio-methane diesel truck that reduces CO2 output by 80% among the highlights. The company claims the FM model...

Renault and Mercedes-Benz's co-operative light van development project will bring its first product to market by 2013, says...

Dow Automotive, the leading manufacturer of automotive adhesives, and UPM, makers of the ubiquitous WISA truck flooring, have...

a stand that featured its first left-hand drive model, this Volkswagen Crafter, The Somersbranded conversion is a bigger task...

1144 ACX 4x2 tractor unit with a Euro-5 Cummins ISM11 and ZF 16-speed manual. Don't hold your breath for right-hand drive, though.

concept is now a reality Available in Germany as a dealer-f it option on the Mercedes-Benz Actros Megaspace, it is priced below...

the MAN stand this year, with a Constellation tractor and this 17-tonner featured.

CM compares the major manufacturers' entry-level gaffer's trucks, which are likely to make up the bulk of any HGV fleet. But...

ota dog yet The saving grace for driver training, sometimes viewed as teaching an old dog new tricks, is that it actually...

Vince Taylor has been providing training for Renault Trucks for the past 24 months. He was the director of his own training...

The 54km route included the M6 and M69, the northbound AS and the southbound A444 back through Nuneaton town centre. Route...

The course costs £5413 for two drivers. It uses customers' trucks on their premises and routes, If the training faits to...

SCR, six cylinder in-line common rall Power: 443hp (331kW) at 1,500rpm Torque: 2,140Nm (1,578Ibft) between 1,100rpm-1,300rom...

1. Use cruise control on all types of road where it's safe 2. Do not use the resume button on cruise — it wastes fuel 3. Drop...

emerged wiser, leaner and tougher after a period littered with back to life failing operators and van franchises...

The firm plans to become an Authorised Testing Facilly at one location at least, and despite his bruising encounter with LDV,...

FRAIKIN, THE RENTAL and leasing company. has invested more than Lim in a new branch in Coventry (pictured), "The investment is...