Tanker drivers' representatives are expecting a breakthrough in the fight for final-salary pensions — Guy Sheppard reports....

PAUL WATSON, the truck driver jailed in France for allegedly smuggling £500,000 worth of cannabis, will have his first hearing...

TRAFFIC SPEEDS along the M6 through Birmingham increased by 0% following the opening of the M6 Toll motorway last month...

TRAFFIC WARDENS will be given powers to fine motorists for driving offences in the government's latest bid to ease congestion....

A truck driver saved a ma life by dragging him to sa through the sunroof of his upturned car before it bur into flames at...

The RTITB has introduce( new licensing system fort lift operators. Contact: 01952 520200.

Seven people have been charged with drug offend following the seizure of EE worth of drugs from a truc Dover on 12 December.

Alex Steven who ran Scot haulage firm D Steven & for 45 years, has died agE 75. The firm was foundec his father in 1920. Alex...

The Magnus Group, a 60 truck operation based in Suffolk, has become the I operator to join the 60-stri Transport Association.

in CM 1 January we said West Midlands joint induE council (JIG) had agreed 7% pay increase for driv€ in fact the recommended...

The Orwell Lorry Park will open in Nacton, Suffolk; r Lancashire, as stated in issue of 18 December 2C

Mr X despairs at the short sighted measures hauliers are forced to adopt in order to keep trucks moving despite low rates and...

Guy Sheppard is told it's cheaper to buy your own fleet than use subbies. A WELSH chemicals manufacturer is investing...

Mayor Ken denies congestion charge scare stories —Jennifer Ball reports. LONDON MAYOR Ken Livingstone has played down recent...

THE GERMAN government has given Toll Collect, the operator of the LKW-Maut truck toll scheme, a one-month reprieve before...

A DETECTIVE has hit out over the high court judge's decision to cut the sentence of a haulier convicted in a "sickening" case...

it's all over.., even the hangover has faded. But there are still some 'goodies' left at the bottom of Santa's sack... So we...

The £3m Efficient-C project is being undertaken in conjunction with the British companies Ricardo UK and QinetiaThe first...

ASHFORD COUNCIL has outlined plans to combat problems with truck drivers parking illegally in Orbital Park following complaints...

ONE OF THE LARGEST waste contractors in Waterford, Ireland has been convicted for one of the worst-ever cases of illegal...

The government is increasing fuel duty on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Will this stop hauliers moving to other alternative...

The Department for Transport's report Tram Trends 2003 shows that the total amount of freight moved rose 45% between 1980 and...

In 2002, road haulage accounted for 62% c all goods moved compared with 53% in 19 Goods moved by rail declined slightly in thE...

The average length of haul over which gooc are carried by road has increased from 67k in 1980 to 92km in 2002. The DfT says...

Transport Trends 2003 also reveals that roa! transport has become more efficient. Just over 25% of goods vehicle mileage is now...

GUARD TIMER 0 (her information given by the Hour Guard includes, total nine hour rest reductions and 10-hour driving...

1WAS EXTREMELY disappointed to see in CM an article which describes a number of different computer games on sale this Christmas...

READING YOUR news story on the M6Toll in the 18 December issue I'm disappointed with the underlying negative spin you keep...

I WRITE REGARDING the article headlined 'In the dole-drums' (CM 13 November). As a former HGV driver myself, and with...

Commercial Motor has carried out an exclusive survey into accident involving trucks — and it seems sales reps in Mondeos are...

In addition to CM'S survey of truck drivers, Volvo has researched truc accidents. Brian 111/eatherley assesses the danger...

The road safety research organisation Brake runs a Fleet Safety Forum (FSF) which produces a steady monthly flow of practical...

A second bid for the return of a truck operated under a 'flag of convenience' has been turned down by a traffic commissioner....

THE LICENCES of six drivers are hanging in the balance after they failed to convince a TC that their excessive speeds were due...

DESPITE A SERIES of test failures and prohibitions over the past year a company has kept its licence because of its good record...

CHILMOUNT TRANSPORT'S third appearnce at a public inquiry in three years has led to its 0icence authorisation being cut from 12...

A GLASGOW HAULIER is off the road for a week after a public inquiry heard the company had broken the hours rules and used an...

The Republic of Ireland is at last cracking down on illegal hauliers by revoking their licences and levying steep roadside...

Instead of simply demanding more money in their pay packets, workers are increasingly asking for extra time off. How should...

Ireland's penalty points are saving lives — but with new offences be ing introduced have the lawmakers gone too far? Ann...

M decided to measure the performance of the parcels ndustry, so we set them a simple test: move two lightbulbs from Holland...

Clearly the parcels industry is geared towards regular business and, in most oases, the process would have been greatly eased...

I t's a sign of the times that when a new van arrives at the CM headquarters for testing we look forward to driving it. Not...

we tested last year was vans over 2,500kg GVW The first on the list, in both chronological and alphabetical order. was the...

level in the pickup market, the Proton Jumbuck was the only petrol vehicle we tested, and it managed a respectable 31 .6mpg...

its FH12 8x4 at 32 tonnes.It probably didn't help that our test truck came with a highground-clearance muckaway spec and a...

very big year for Commercial Motor, with changes aplenty across the hoard and nowhere was this more obvious than in the...

Motor!s. Used Truck Tests have taken on even greater significance; last year brought us a steady mix of new and established...

It's not exactly the Ferrari of the 3.5 tonne sector, but an Iveco Daily tipper can tackle jobs that would make some lesser...

thinking. The first says that a commercial vehicle sole purpose is to do a job, namely to pick up a load at one end, move it to...

As the European Union prepares to appoint a private concessionaire to deploy and run its new Galileo satellite system, Robin...

Construction sites and quarries are dangerous places where driver training and a safety culture are as important as the...

In November 20(13 Hanson Aggregates UK won an award for workplace transport health and safety best practice from the Quarry...

Nearly half of the cyclists killed or seriously injured in London last year collided with a truck. Colin Barnett visits a firm...

never had a problem with HGVs: 99% of the trucks I encounter out on the roads give me ample room. Generally speaking, car...

Mid-May might seem a long way off, but get planning for SED 2004, because CM will be there with trucks and vans aplenty! Here...

Peter Orr makes his predictions for 2004 and sees a bright future for the industry — in the unlikely fields of reality IV and...

Trucks with electronic boxes fetch no more than trucks with manual ones T he track record of auto and semi-automatic gearboxes...

After a slow start, it turned out to be a good year for Man helm Auctions but the company is not about to become complacent....

CM tests more vehicles than anyone else; now we're using our extensive database to highlight popular vehicles in the used...