Editor Will Shiers Frequency Weekly Year founded 1905 | Circulation 10,727 (2011) | |
Company Road Transport Media Ltd | ||
Commercial Motor is a weekly magazine serving the road transport industry in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1905, it is notable for having been "the first journal to be devoted exclusively to the commercial vehicle engaged in the conveyance of goods or in passenger carrying".
Contents
Originally named The Commercial Motor, the title was shortened to Commercial Motor for the first issue of 1966. The publication is commonly referred to as 'CM' by its readers and editorial staff.
Commercial Motor was initially published by Temple Press and since 2011 it has been published by Road Transport Media.
Launch
The Commercial Motor was launched in March 1905 by Temple Press. In the leader of the first issue it described itself as a "missionary and educative medium".
For the first issue on 16 March, 20,000 copies were issued "in Britain and other countries, with the hope that the normal weekly circulation would be at least 5,000".
Editors
Composition
The content of Commercial Motor consists of editorial followed by classified advertising. The editorial part of the publication is subdivided into:
Online
Commercial Motor's website, Commercialmotor.com, launched at the end of November 2011. Reflecting the print publication, the site is a mixture of editorial content and classified advertising.
Events
Commercial Motor is an official media partner of the Commercial Vehicle Show.
October 2012 saw the launch of a new event under the Commercial Motor brand called Commercial Motor Live. Exhibitors at this event included truck manufacturers such as Mercedes-Benz and service suppliers to the road transport industry including Backhouse Jones. The event was held again in 2013.