On Friday I spent the afternoon drinking tea with Dame Vera Lynn – something I never thought I’d be doing. The ‘forces...

By Derren Hayes THE DEPARTMENT for Transport (DfT) has quashed any suggestions of using 25.25m-long combinations – also known...

With the longer semi-trailer trial now 11 months old, evidence is emerging that the 14.6m and 15.65m semi-trailers aren’t...

By Chris Druce SCOTLAND’S largest haulier Malcolm Group is set to “capitalise on new opportunities as they arise” after...

THE FREIGHT TRANSPORT Association (FTA) has said cutting the tolls on the Severn Crossings is the only way to sustain a haulage...

“With the new levy, the government has taken a step towards giving UK logistics the support and regulatory backing it needs”...

By Ashleigh Wight A NORTH YORKSHIRE haulier has claimed a local roundabout has caused damage to his vehicles, insisting the...

SCANIA HAS BECOME the first manufacturer to launch a fuel card, meaning operators of any size can take advantage of bulk fuel...

PARAGON SOFTWARE SYSTEMS has introduced a low bridge avoidance mapping option for all British versions of its routeing and...

By George Barrow THE FORD RANGER has been crowned the winner of the International Pick-Up Award 2013 at a ceremony hosted by...

Editor Will Shiers met Dame Vera Lynn as she added her signature to a customised truck that is being auctioned for the Help for...

By Chris Tindall A GATESHEAD haulier that entered into a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) but defaulted on payments after...

A KENT-BASED freight distribution manager has been jailed for six-and-a-half years after attempting to smuggle nearly 15...

ANYONE REMEMBER the old Road Haulage Association slogan “Without trucks, you get nothing”? Well, Dan Edwards knows that now...

Should the requirements of Driver CPC be strictly imposed once the deadline passes in two years’ time? The latest Trucking...

Optimism increased in October, up to 58 from 43 in September, the highest score for 18 months. Of the respondents, 77% said...

The transport manager is at the centre of a transport operation. In most cases, it is the transport manager who will be in...

Scotland’s hauliers say finding decent-paying backloads has never been harder. CM looks at some alternative strategies Words:...

I READ WITH interest Andrew Simmonds’ letter (‘Driver CPC training won’t make you a better driver’ – CM 1 November). He comes...

NEWS THAT the government is getting ready to introduce a charge for foreignregistered vehicles (‘Foreign lorries to pay for use...

I HAVE TO take issue with Andrew Simmonds’ views on first aid training being part of his Driver CPC. Our stance on Truck &...

Bangla Station (Wholesale) had its licence revoked after a company driver gave a Vosa examiner false information By Roger...

A TRANSPORT manager has been disqualified after the south Wales waste management firm he worked for was fined for operating a...

THE PARTNERS at livestock haulier W Richardson and Sons – who failed to attend a public inquiry into maintenance standards at...

TESCO DISTRIBUTION is looking to base 462 vehicles and 418 trailers at its new food distribution centre in Imperial Way,...

● A PI on 9 November will look at disciplinary action against Vale Logistics based in Evesham. ● The TC will consider...

DHL WANTS TO base two vehicles and two trailers at the Aquila Group site in Chimney Road, Great Bridge, Tipton, as well as 25...

J JONES AND Son has been given the go ahead to base four vehicles at a facility in Caen Hill, Devizes, with one undertaking...

MARSTON’S, BASED in Wolverhampton, wants to station 15 vehicles and two trailers at an operating centre in Cracknore Hard,...

SIMARCO INTERNATIONAL hopes to base five vehicles and three trailers at a unit on the Barton Business Park in Barton Under...

ALDRIDGE TRANSPORT is now permitted to base 13 vehicles and 12 trailers on the Scarne Industrial Estate in Launceston.

Operators talk to CM about the pros and cons of health and safety law, and explain how it has worked against them on several...

Liam Quinn Owner-driver, Quinn’s Transport Shipton-by-Beningbrough, Yorkshire Quinn’s speciality is bulk tipping, so he...

Websites such as Twitter and Facebook are increasing in popularity among drivers and operators. But the potential damage that...

Defamatory tweets – if a tweet lowers a person’s standing in the estimation of right-thinking members of society it will breach...

In recession-hit Britain, having more than one string to your bow can be a life-saver. For one haulier, diversification has...

When Gary Coles bought his first T-cab Scania for £75,000, he didn’t tell his mother Denise, joint founder of Coles Transport....

delivery CM visited mid Walesbased Wynnstay Farmers to see how the Volvo FM Tridem would compare with a conventional Renault...

Trucks were important in more ways than one during the Second WorLd War, as these advertisements that appeared in CM show...

Volvo Trucks dealer Dennison Commercials is Northern Ireland’s market leader in heavy CVs Words: Kevin Swallow D ennison...

Help raise money for the UK’s favourite charity by buying Truck & Driver’s pimped-up Scania Words: Will Shiers TURN HEADS and...