Following the attack on two British drivers at Calais, the French promise to take action — but not everyone is convinced. David...

KPMG administrators are winding down fruit & veg wholesaler Hurst Parnell Westland in Newport, with the loss of 20 drivers'...

THE NEW drivers' hours rules are set to make UK operators automatically liable for driver infringements, allowing them only a...

A PRIVATE Member's Bill designed to give agency workers the same employment rights as full-time and directly employed staff has...

The RoadTransport.com website is off to allying start in its first week with more than 5.000 users visiting the site and...

Planned improvements to the M1/M6/A14 junction in Leicestershire are not expected to start until 2009.

Scania is launching its Young European Truck Driver 2007 competition; the winner will receive an R-Series truck.

The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers exhibition and distributor conference will be held at the International Centre in...

Our speed camera investigation (CM 25 January) said that a truck doing over 50mph in a 60mph zone cannot be caught on camera;...

HM Revenue and Customs is determined to wind up an international haulier unless it receives the money it is owed. Chris Tindall...

PROSPECT, the union representing Vosa's roadside enforcers and testers, will start balloting on strike action next week. This...

BRITISH WATERWAYS has hit back at claims that it is doing too little to promote freight on London's canals. And the...

A SCOTTISH OPERATOR described by a Traffic Commissioner as "one of the stars within road haulage" has escaped a licence...

"Structural simplification" of Somerfield's supply chain could lead to more than 500 redundancies, including 200 driver jobs....

FOLLOWING TESCO'S purchase of Modec electric vehicles, Marks & Spencer is trialling a 7.5-tonner from Smith Electric Vehicles,...

LOGISTICS COMPANIES are being urged to contribute ideas for a National Skills Academy for their industry before the closing...

The loss of two contracts threw Lloyd Fraser into the red — but within a year it bounced back into the black. Chris Tindall...

AS CMWENT to press, rail freight operator EWS was investigating the cause of a blaze on one of its trains that paralysed the...

DHL IS THE first company in the UK to complete a sustainability report on its operations using guidelines for the logistics...

INTERNATIONAL container transport company Samskip has purchased Scottish freightforwarding firm Saltire Integrated Shipping....

When does harmless flirting become sexual harassment? A Birmingham employment tribunal must decide. Peter Swingier reports. AN...

WELSH HAULIER WF Hall Transport is supporting the Noah's Arc Appeal charity with the purchase of a new Mercedes truck....

THE HIGHWAYS AGENCY has asked the industry trade associations to help compile a report into the effects of the recent storms in...

Residents near a green-belt site in Her ifordshire are opposing its development as a major road-rail interchange. David Harris...

laundry in NI A "HIGHLY EFFICIENT and sophisticated" file I -la un d e ring plant with an estimated weekly output of 150,000...

Driving a top-weight artic into the centre of Dublin could cost you €1,500 and a spell behind bars. Chris Tindall reports....

NOTTiNGHAM-BASED Martyn Barrett Transport has taken delivery of two new lveco Stralis Euro-3 6x2 curtainsiders with Ante°...

VOLVO TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (VTT), a subsidiary of Volvo, is investing in Swedish company Chemrec to increase its involvement in...

LGV drivers are more at risk of hijacking than ever before, according to figures from crime intelligence unit TruckPol. Louise...

PC ANDY ROUND believes his fellow police officers need more training in how to record vehicle losses if the road transport...

The TruckPol team's latest report highlights the hijackers favourite loads and areas — are you doing your bit to make life...

Vosa handles more than 460,000 LGV roadworthiness tests per year to ensure the vehicles comply with road traffic legislation....

GM's Luton assembly plant has pinned its hopes on winning the contract for the next-generation Vivaro. Plant director Donna...

I WOULD LIKE TO find out what happened to the Master Centurion number 100 of the limited edition range brought out in 1991 (reg...

HAVING READ Oliver Dixon's article and his predictions of gloom about oil (CM 25 January) I wondered whether it was just me who...

I THOUGHT IT would be helpful to write to you to remove any uncertainty arising from changes to the administrative procedures...

The HSE has produced a document, Driving at Work, Managing Work-Related Road Safety, which explains an employer's...

W hether you're talking about digital or analogue tachographs, few companies can rival Tachodisc for technical expertise and...

Two operators sharing a base appeared at the same inquiry. One had licence restrictions imposed, the other didn't. Michael...

STAFFORD-BASED Neil Harding, who failed to attend the second day of a disciplinary inquiry, must wait to see what action is to...

KENT OPERATOR Caiross lost its bid for the return of an impounded vehicle after South-Eastern and Metropolitan Traffic...

THE LICENCEAUTHORISATION of Derbyshire specialist bulk powder haulage company Kenneth Twyford has been halved from 21 vehicles...

COBHAM, SURREY-BASED Farrari Demolition has been granted a licence for three vehicles, despite opposition from Surrey County...

T he Port Tunnel in Dublin was promoted with the promise that it would provide a smoother trip for trucks using Dublin port...

Lir I f you hire illegal migrant workers, you're as illegal as they are." This was the message attached to a recent Home Office...

Changes to the way national minimum wage legislation is enforced could lead to operators paying hefty fines if they fail to...

Commercial Motor has teamed up with accessories specialist Vantage One to give one lucky reader the chance to win a top-of-the...

When we started thinking about the design of the ste, we wanted to be sure it played to the strengths of Commercial Motor and...

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UNOBTAINABLE O ne of the most common gripes we hear in the CM office is from operators and, more...

SSIJES A n average of 40 trucks a week catch fire on UK roads, and it is not only hauliers who pay the price. Other vehicles...

IF THE SHOCKINGLY bad standard of driving doesn't get you, the carbon monoxide fumes will. That sentence just about sums up...

CMchecks the vital statistics of the world's longest container ship You may have heard of the giant new container ship, the MS...

Dealers are optimistic that trading conditions will improve in 2007, dismissing the recent downturn as the traditional...

Company directors who fail to apply effective vehicle disposal policies are losing their businesses money, according to a...