The European Commission (EC) has backed down on plans to remove all cabotage restrictions next year amid concerns it would prove too complex and disruptive.

Following lobbying from UK and European … more

North Yorkshire haulier Direct Deliveries (Scarborough) is to be wound-up owing nearly £700,000.The Scarborough-based company was licenced to run 25 vehicles before the firm and its creditors … more

Danny Steven Sawrij, formerly director of Alba Transport, has been fined £300,000 and ordered to pay £150,000 costs for falsifying driver records after a hearing at Kirklees Magistrates … more

This week’s issue of Commercial Motor is out now (23 May). Make sure you pick up your copy to keep up to date with the latest industry news and legal advice to keep your company on the right … more

Fruehauf’s fortune has been something of a rollercoaster of late, but its management team has brought stability back to the Grantham tipper builder.

Rebuilding any business business following … more

An ambitious plan to establish a credit union for hauliers has taken a leap forward after the scheme received government backing.

The Skills for Logistics (SfL) Credit Union, which will run as a … more

Traction hauliers are calling for trailer owners to be made liable for the condition of their vehicles, following concerns over the responsibilities their companies are being saddled with. … more

Plans to dual a major trunk road between Inverness and Aberdeen have been welcomed by hauliers in the area, who said an improved route would cut journey times and fuel usage.

The plans, which were … more