- Don't expect us to pay more, if you intend to spend less, is the key message the government should take away from our...

Don't tax and cut budget, industry tells goverment COVER STORY christopherwattonlarbi.co.uk THE INDUSTRY'S trade associations...

The Freight Transport Association says the CSR has to prioritise road infrastructure spending to ensure freight is moved...

SC Transport falls victim to false banker's draft scam "M COVER STORY laura.hailstonefarbi.co.uk SC TRANSPORT is calling for...

AR Lunn Transport .......... p10 Bleach of Lavant p11 Boyes Conning P 8 Cap pagh Contractors. .............. p22 City Link...

Roadtransport.com 1. No maintenance logs kept for 17 years 2. Firms fail in tough trading conditions 3. Drivers face...

CV Show when it returns next year THE CV SHOW is to return to Birmingham's NEC in 2011 and CM, along with its sister title...

dominic.perryfarbi.co.uk CONFUSION SURROUNDS who is running Southampton haulage and forwarding group G.I Cooper, with part of...

DHL SUPPLY CHAIN UK has been showing off the first 18-tonne Volvo FE Hybrid to enter service in Europe. It joins a trial...

WORKSOP, NOTTS, FIRM Seat ield Logistics has taken delivery of 20 new MAN TGX 6x2 tractor units with XLY cabs as fleet...

Lau ra.bailstonerarimco.uk THE FREIGHT Transport Association (FTA) has created an operation in the Republic of Ireland to raise...

Mercedes unveils the new Vito MERCEDES HAS unveiled Its new Vito, but it is definitely more evolution than revolution, with...

LONDON OPERATOR Madison Drinks is bringing a little bit of Lancashire to London with this newly liveried 18-tonne DAF. Madison,...

EVIDENCE SUBMISSIONS for an inquiry into the impact of the tolls on the Severn Bridge have closed with the Freight Transport...

chris.tindalltarbi.co.uk HAULIERS IN EAST Yorkshire warn that a heavily congested stretch of the A63 in Hull is not fit for...

THETFORD, NORFOLK-based Pearsons Recycling has bought the dry waste division of fellow Thetford operator Envirowaste for an...

Business as usual at Risby's despite DJ Martin collapse THE ADMINISTRATOR for DJ Martin Transport has reassured hauliers that...

chris.tindattfarb.co.uk NORTHAMPTONSHIRE construction haulier Weldon Plant claims it has gone into administration because its...

BLEACH OF LAVANT MD Mick Bleach has raised more than £5,000 for charity after cycling 850 miles from Land's End in Cornwall to...

CITY LINK IS AIMING to achieve a 100% faultless delivery service after investing in vehicle security camera technology. The...

CM speaks to those who played key roles in the fuel duty protests in 2000, and assesses the impact then and 10 years on....

Family haulage firms are ripe with challenges, says transport consultant Andrew Penton. Words: Louise Cole/ Images: Tom...

Doesn't VOSA know that ratchets aren't always safe? HAVE JUST read the article (CM 19 August) about Scottish hauliers being...

HAVING JUST READ your article on heavy haulage tractors in Germany (CM 12 August), I feel most readers appreciate accuracy...

I HAVE JUST READ your article regarding load security in Scotland and the interpretation of the law. It is health and safety...

Wimbledon-based tipper operator has had its licence curtailed for a week after loose wheel and 'S'-marked prohibitions. AN...

UCKLING TRANSPORT is increasing it., vehicle authorisation at its Clydebank operating centre from next month in order to keep...

WERNESSHIRE HAULIER D&D Fraser has submitted an application for an 0-licence for four vehicles and 10 trailers. Scottish...

DHL SUPPLY Chain has been given permission to increase its authorisation on its 0-licence at its Chapeltown, Sheffield location...

THE LICENCE belonging to Jason Joshua Tordoff, trading as TT Industrial Services in Bradford, for two vehicles was suspended...

NIGHTFREIGHT HAS been given authorisation to increase the number of vehicles it operates at its Rotherham operating centre,...

A public inquiry on 1 September in Edinburgh will consider whether disciplinary action should be taken against Dumbarton-based...

Wards: Tim Ridyard EU drivers' hours rules are well established but there is still some confusion about when tachographs are...

561-2006. These are EU-wide exemptions: • Vehicles incapable of exceeding 40km/hr (this includes those made incapable by the...

This week marks the first anniversary of the Driver CPC but so far only one in three operators has begun to train their...

Driver CPC requires all category C and D Licence holders including Cl and 1:11 to complete 35 hours of training every five...

New truck launches haven't exactly been thick on the ground this year...however, the shortlist for the 2011 International Truck...

ground. Volvo clearly sees a market for its beefy, 'built for purpose' FMX. But how relevant is it to the average operator? If...

volumes, then the Atego's odds would be considerably shortened but it isn't. Yet the latest Euro-5 versions of Merc's...

Truck', you can expect the world to sit up and take notice. With its latest 16.4-litre, 730hp 'Big Banger' topping off its...

short this year, but that shouldn't detract from the quality. UK jury member Andy Salter assesses the chances of the three...

have two products ganging up on the opposition. but hey. if ifs good enough for the government... There's been plenty of debate...

While the styling might not suit everyone's tastes, the DoblO Cargo comes with a very strong list of credentials that should...

the IAA Hannover Show later this month. Andy Salter casts his eye over the contestants. While the van and truck sector may...

and some performance enhancements, the Ford Ranger is manufactured in Malaysia and is also offered with a Mazda badge, where it...

fresh. A very impressive machine, high on driver comfort without losing touch with the underfoot conditions. It's a lovely...

The Mitsubishi best off-road comfort of all these on trial, flattening out the ruts and potholes with ease on the fast off-road...

in the past 10 years. the Hilux would have been odds-on to have scooped the lop award, such has been the product's position at...

All the testers were eagerly awaiting their turn in the new Volkswagen Arroxorc, and going into the contest we'd have marked it...

Navara means you immediately feel at ease behind the wheel, allowing you to take full advantage of a pickup that oozes...

From riding motorcyles to setting up his own business, Mainland Group's creator has overcome many business hurdles and has...

and far between but there is one sector of the market that is seeing plenty of action: pickups. In the space of 12 months we've...

it in 2007, which is both good and bad. The downside is that the Isuzu has been made to took outdated by rivals A like the...

It's busy times for Warrington-based Trucks2Go as it moves to a new site and kicks off a new rental business. Words: Kevin...

and export manager at Mercedes-Benz dealer Ciceley Commercials and started Trucks2Go in 2005. The business was initially based...

In April 2009, Paula Jefford bought half the business from Chris Hart's former business partner Phil Martindale. She arrived...

Trucks2Go has found the used truck export market very volatile in recent times. "It has been up and down," says Chris Hart,...