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and jailed for killer fatigue • by Jennifer Ball A Suffolk haulier has been jailed for four years after he encouraged...
• The Lord Chief Justice has issued new guide l ines recommending that motorists who cause deaths by dangerous driving should...
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• Milton Keynes-based New Wave Logistics has bought troubled Rotherham operator Gloystarne from administrators Ernst & Young...
• The Freight Transport Association says that all drivers will eventually be charged for using the country's roads following...
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• by Dominic Perry A government-funded modernisation scheme, which will offer free business advice to small firms wanting to...
w The Euro MP acting for a truck driver jailed in Greece for smuggling refugees says the Greek authorities have breached Human...
• A new driver training initiative specifically aimed at recruiting drivers from the ethnic minorities will see 250 drivers...
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It's nice to know we're not alone. Commercial Motor has long questioned how the money set aside for the so-called Road Haulage...
• Heavy transport operators are facing a delay of up to a year before being allowed to use the private sector instead of police...
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by Michael Jewell Consideration of disciplinary action against Hexham-based William Martin Oliver & Partners has been adjourned...
• A haulier and his driver were jailed last week for taking part in a booze diversion scam that cost the Treasury nearly ElOm...
• Paul Cecil has become the youngest driver in the country to pass the HOY category C driving test, just one month after his...
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• Want to know how you can keep your Operator's Licence and avoid meeting the Traffic Commissioners at a Public Inquiry? CM...
• Transport secretary Alistair Darling has announced a package of road Improvements in a desperate attempt to tackle congestion...
I Police are hunting a driver who set light to a speed camera k on the A605 in Thrapston in Northamptonshire; the third...
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• Mention the word truck parking to most hauliers and drivers, and you'll probably find that it's not one of their favourite...
II Tucked away between junctions 13 and 14 of the M1 is a truckstop that has actually been getting good reports. The Benson...
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• by Brian Weatherby Cummins is taking its 11-litre ISMe engine to Euro-4 with a selective catalytic reduction exhaust...
• Scania is aiming to take more control of its used truck sales, increasing sales through its dealer network and reducing them...
Qinetiq's tilt test facility near Chertsey was the venue for the test. It was witnessed by representatives of the IRTE,...
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A full-time haulier, who was also nominated transport manager on four licences, has lost his repute after Deputy Traffic...
Maintenance problems have resulted in the twovehicle licence held by a Brecon plant hire contractor being suspended for a...
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Oswestry-based Pentons Haulage & Gold Storage has been fined £100 for a first axle overload by Yate Magistrates. However, the...
Close Asset Finance has Success fully appealed against the deci sion by Scottish Traffic Commissioner Michael Betts, who...
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Where credit's due M anaging your invoices, also known as credit control, is as important as making your deliveries on time....
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T he county court claim and enforcement route sounds good in theory; however, in practice, it can be very time-consuming, and a...
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The petition is based on the debtor's insolvency and is demonstrated by the debtor's failure to pay a due debt on demand. The...
nce judgment is entered, you are entitled to enforce this by using one of four enforcement options currently available through...
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C one are the days that a spit and a handshake were sufficient to ensure that one person would do the job and the other would...
M any hauliers think that they can use the goods that they are carrying as security for their freight charges on the basis that...
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Mercedes-Benz covers a wide range of possibilities. Supported by the soon-to-be-revamped lightweight Vito panel van range below...
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G as-fuelled vehicles have been around for many years now, and it is estimated that there are some 30,000 running on gas or...
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• LPG conversions are only done on petrol engines. Many vans running on LPG are hifuel: able to run on either petrol or LPG....
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T he Combo is a rare beast, in that it is all things to all men—or so it would like to think. Need heavy payload capability?...
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has recently returned from sunnier climes, where he dived every day in crystal blue waters among turtles and nurse sharks. And...