Hauliers working for major chilled distribution firm Celsius First are nervously waiting to see if they will be paid. Dominic...

WINCANTON IS talking to Kwik Save about protecting hundreds of distribution jobs after Somerfield sold 171 Kwik Save stores to...

HAULIERS OWED MONEY by cash-strapped MAT Group are anxious to discover whether they will receive anything from the firm after...

THE FORMER BOSS of a Leedsbased transport finn who conspired with her drivers to falsify tacho charts has been given a 240-hour...

Growing Nottinghamshire firm Innovate Logistics has moved further along the acquisition trail. Guy Sheppard reports. INNOVATE...

TNT'S LATEST annual results expose the depth of the losses sustained by its logistics business and the reasoning behind its...

THERE IS GROWING speculation that temperature-controlled logistics firm Gist might be sold following the takeover of its parent...

A MULTI-MILLION-POUND transport business has been frozen and luxury cars and a helicopter have been seized by the Assets...

VOLVO IS COVERING all the bases as it prepares for the Euro-4 emissions deadline in October by launching an EGR (exhaust gas...

THE CHIEF instructor of an EGV driving school says his trucks are parked up and his business is struggling because the Leighton...

The road transport industry has long been in need of a higher recruitment and career profile. We constantly rehearse our lines...

1,1,?% 111 . liTliiLli: irirl'it T JY 11 Easier out than in The ageing regulars at the Mermaid Tavern have been discussing...

Murray Brady is applying for a new national licence, but the Scottish TC has reserved her decision. Mike Jewell reports. A...

TANKER DRIVERS who were at the Buncefield oil depot on 11 December seconds before the explosion should have been warned of a...

HALIFAX-BASED distribution firm Pennine Parcels has renamed itself Expect Distribution to reflect its shift from a parcels...

CM RECEIVED plaudits at one of Europe's biggest publishing awards ceremonies last week, scooping the Reader Focus trophy for...

Preliminary results for 2005 suggest that TDG has been busy standing still — but questions remain about its strategy. Chris...

DRIVERS EMPLOYED by removals giant Pickfords have emerged unscathed from a cost-cutting restructuring programme. Union leaders...

LEADING TRANSPORT law firm Aaron & Partners has joined forces with one of its clients in an advertising campaign. Crewe-based...

GLOBAL PARCELS giant UPS has defused a looming dispute with 600 drivers and handling staff at its newly acquired subsidiary...

A PROJECT DESIGNED to protect drivers carrying loads of alcohol and cigarettes has been relaunched in Scotland. The Vulnerable...

road bridge by around 2014 Construction of a new Forth road bridge is looking more likely; in the meantime, tolls on the...

FURNITURE CHAIN MFI is closing three regional distribution depots with the loss of 180 jobs. The closures are part of a...

FAVERSHAM-BASED Brett Aggregates is taking on 33 new Scania rigids and tractors for bulk tipping work. The rigids are 29 P380s...

POLICE ARE HUNTING arsonists who attacked a haulage yard in north Warwickshire. One truck was destroyed in the blaze at...

TYNESIDE HAULIER Simpson Bros has turned a £244.364 pre-tax operating loss into a prof it of nearly £50,000. The...

Hauliers sometimes see tow-truck drivers as rogues who cash in on their misfortune. Is that fair? Bridget Carter spoke to a...

The latest CM/Michelin survey has bad news for Skills for Logistics, but at least the driver shortage seems to be easing. But...

transport vA The transport industry might not be the best bet for potentia investors at the moment, but Neil Taylor and V 1%...

YOU MAY HAVE noted Detective Sergeant Mark Hooper's comments in CM 16 February — it appears that my (perhaps cynical)...

IF THERE IS something that truly demonstrates the incompetence of Transport for London's (TfL) management of the traffic. the...

ALAN WARWICK of Dolphin Van & Truck Rental queried the taxation class of his 7.5-tonne truck (CM 16 February). Vehicle...

At our recent conference, Running for Profit in Road Transport, delegates received an array of best practice tips and advice....

Delegates' verdict Delegates reported high levels of satisfaction with the conference: from David Batty's presentation alone...

Customs officers have impounded two vehicles after paraffin was found in their tanks — one of them was seized following a...

AN OPERATOR has failed to win the return of a car transporter which it claimed was exempt from the 0-licensing rep because it...

A SCAFFOLDER who failed to attend court to answer charges that he had been running a vehicle without an 0-licence or tachograph...

the same transport manager THREE OPERAI'ORS using the same transport manager were called to Public Inquiry to establish...

THE OWNER of a trailer impounded by Vosa has a second chance of getting it hack after the Transport Tribunal ordered Western...

From Vosa and the police to the Environment Agency and trading standards, many agencies police road transport. Guy Sheppard...

Our popular legal clinic returns to the CV Show in April. Patric Cunnane explains how to book a free consultation with a top...

lawyers from Backhouse Jones based in Clitheroe, Lancashire What can he drive? As a vehicle dealer, I have been asked to help...

If you want to expand your product range without too much effort, it's easy to rip out the rear seats from a car and call it a...

Tim Maughan visits Bedfordshire Freight Services and sees that the firm's philosophy is to spread its fleet across a wide...

Bedfordshire Freight Services (BPS) has recognised the benefits of collective strength, and so it has become a member of The...

Hauliers who operate independently can mobilise LGVs as they please. But pallet networks would grind to a halt if members...

Operators of forkifts and loading cranes must be trained — but some - training certificates aren't worth the paper they are...

Because many employers conduct their own in-house training, the accrediting bodies all offer instructor training and conversion...

accreditation bodies themselves.These include the Road Transport Industry Training Board ( RTITB), Construction Industry...

Training for mechanical handling operations can be carried out at a dedicated training centre, or at the client's premises by a...

Would truck-mounted equipment add value to your business? Dean Stiles reports on the pros and cons of elevating your service....

Chester - based Dave Woodall runs five Oaf 95XFs antics and a drawbar delivering mainly to Scotland, including the Highlands...

As the yoga teacher said to the archbishop, you have to be flexible. Colin Barnett checks out a couple of truas whose...

our second case study is to be found just a short stroll from the showjumping and equestrian centre at Hickstead. Facelift has...

Both supply and demand have grown recently in the used panel van sector, and Glass's Guide chief commercial vehicle editor...

The used van market is gathering pace. Alex Wright, Manheim Auctions' light commercial vehicle sales director, reports that...

investment'. Brian Weatherley finds out how it feeds the appetite of its growing network. A sk Ron Stupple and Tony...