This weeks Commercial Motor

►This week saw leading truck manufacturers hit with a fine of almost €3bn after they were found to have been part of a cartel - the largest ever issued by the European Commission. Read the full story in this week’s issue, out now

►Fors reveals plans to clamp down on “incorrect” cycle safety signage after complaints from cycling pressure groups

►We head to Scotland to meet fourth generation family firm EM&T Rapson, where we learnt running a company in rural Scotland isn’t for the faint hearted

►This week we take a first look at Daimler and Tesla’s electric trucks, set to arrive in the market in the next few years

►The RHA announces plans to sue top manufacturers after they were found guilty of price fixing

►We take the new Volkswagen Caddy out on the road, and find it to be quite the city slicker

►Meet William Nicol, the Scottish firm that remains buoyant despite uncertainties in the gas and oil industries

►A sneak peek at the leaked images of the next generation Scania

►CM investigates whether driving licence thresholds should be increased back to 7.5 tonnes

►We look at whether Brexit has affected the UK’s used truck export markets

►MJ Church’s MAN TGS and Mercedes-Benz Arocs go head-to-head

►Hauliers and the RHA have promised to take lead manufacturers to court in the wake of the price-fixing scandal, but what will the fall-out of the cartel mean for the industry? Pick up your copy today to find out

►We hear from Alun Cairns, secretary of state for Wales, on why the failure to tackle congestion on the M4 is putting the South Welsh economy at risk

►We visit one of the few independent pneumatic discharge specialists in the country, Norfolk’s DJH Transport

► The DfT considers extending its longer semi-trailer trial as report reveals target number of vehicles still not on the road

► There’s been a rise in passed HGV tests, but is it too little too late to solve the driver shortage? CM investigates

► In the first part of our in-depth look at the new generation Scania, we put the new cab’s exterior under the microscope

► We take a look at the dangers of taking part in anti-competitive activities in the wake of the truck price-fixing scandal

► Government announces it will look at the state of HGV parking in the UK after the issue was debated in parliament

► Irish haulier Nolan Transport buys Harlequin member John Raymond Transport to boost its UK presence

► We talk to She’s RHA founder Lesley O’Brien about women in the industry, National Lorry Week and the driver shortage

► Take a closer look at the 2017 International Truck of the Year shortlist before the winner is announced on 21 September

►Couldn’t make it to Hannover? Fear not. In this week’s Commercial Motor, out now, we bring you all the top stories from the IAA show, including the winners of the International Truck and Van of the Year titles

► French president Françoise Hollande lays out plans to move more than 10,000 migrants away from the Calais jungle camp

► After taking it for a spin in Sweden, we take the world’s most powerful truck, a 750hp Volvo FH, out on the UK roads

►As the Calais jungle waits to be dismantled, the FTA warns another migrant camp could grow if the French don’t put a system in place to process asylum claims

► The DVLA admits drivers face delays of up to 31 weeks when renewing their licence after a medical check, due to a backlog in cases

► As the longer semi-trailer trial trundles into its fifth year, we look at what its future could hold

►Brexit is unlikely to change legislation from the EU, such as driver CPC, say industry experts

► We announce the shortlist for the first ever Commercial Motor Dealer Awards

► We look at opportunities Brexit could create for changing the UK’s truck weight and dimension regulations

►Have a peek at what this year’s Freight in the City Expo has in store to help operators stay clean, safe and quiet in urban spaces

►People smugglers find new ways to infiltrate HGVs, after migrants found sealed inside of pallets in a Heathrow warehouse

► We launch a competition to give one lucky reader fully funded HGV training and testing

► A new government report hints that Driver CPC could be “more flexible” after Brexit

► We get spooky, bringing you the UK’s top 10 most haunted roads

►It could be years before hauliers see compensation from the truck manufacturer cartel, says the RHA

► Hauliers say industry would “grind to a halt” without its EU drivers

► We look back at ERF’s iconic 1993 EC

► We meet Des Hartley & Sons, the operator that battled on when life threw a truck load of trouble at them

►Transport in the construction sector looks set to transform with big companies looking to 3PLs to fill gaps left by a dwindling driver population

► The DfT unveils its plans for new penalties for drivers caught using handheld mobile phones at the wheel

► We take a look at how the skills crisis is affecting the UK’s pallet networks, and what they’re doing to combat it

► As Scania celebrates its 125th anniversary, we delve into the manufacturer’s archives in search of its hidden history

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►We visit container haulier Newell & Wright to find out how opening a rail terminal has helped business.

► Our dealer panel discusses what dealerships can do to encourage young people to join the industry.

► We introduce the winners of last week’s Commercial Motor Dealer Awards

► CM gets behind the wheel of the LDV V80 to find out how the Chinese-built van fares.

►Operator loses O-licence after posting video of senior TC Beverley Bell allegedly committing traffic offences
► Driver killed during delivery of a pallet to a residential address
► We visit The Pink Link, which is flushed with success as it celebrates 25 years of business
► HGV workshop rates have grown by 42% in the last eight years – CM investigates

► Birds Transport & Logistics MD dispels rumours that the firm is closing

► What dealers and operators think 2017 will have in store for the new and used truck markets

► We put the Renault D 6x2 rigid through its paces

► We swing by laundry machinery transport firm Blackmores Machinery Haulage

► Come join our Convoy in the Park! Pick up our first issue of the year to learn all about CM’s exciting new event at Donington Park

► Bath tipper crash driver acquitted, but two others found guilty of manslaughter

►We put four market leading trucks through their paces in our gruelling 1,000 point road test, to see if the Next Generation Scania could hold its own against the competition

► We visit Forward Trucking Services as it races towards its 50th birthday

► We take the new Scania R- and S- series vehicles out on UK roads for the first time

► Tesco re-tenders part of its transport operation as it prepares a major overhaul of its UK distribution network

►Tuffnells drivers sentenced after admitting falsifying tachograph records

► Rarely seen in the UK as there’s no right hand drive model, we spend a week in a flat-floor Renault Range T to see how it copes on UK roads

►Guy Martin launches his own limited edition Scania, and gets a mean new hair cut

►We get bogged down in drivers’ roadside facilities, and talk to Truckers’ Toilets UK founder Gill Kemp

►Can the UK cope with 25m long vehicles? Transport minister John Hayes goes for a ride in an Eco-Link B-double LHV

►We visit James Boyd and Sons on the same quarry it’s been operating on for more than a century

► Where do the millions DVSA raise in fixed penalties go? CM investigates

►Mercedes-Benz UK MD Mike Belk answers your questions in the latest Grilled in the Cafe

►We put two top-spec vehicles – Mercedes-Benz Actros and Iveco Stralis – head-to-head

►Research suggests more than 3,000 UK road bridges are sub-standard

► Hauliers warn that “the perfect storm” is brewing in Calais as migrants return to the area

►Sadiq Khan could ban half of London’s HGVs by 2024

►Is the one-size-fits-all O-licence fee fit for purpose? Our operator panel voices its thoughts

►How insurance firms are fighting back about dodgy claims