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11th April 2013
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What Maggie did As the industry gathered at the CV

Show in Birmingham earlier this week, news broke that Baroness Thatcher had died. Whatever your views on Maggie — let's face...

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Foreign drivers to face Limited CPC sanctions By Robin Meczes

FOREIGN TRUCK drivers who don't comply with Driver CPC requirements when in the UK will effectively only ever face a £30...

OPERATORS SAID...

Ian Barclay, operations director at Aspray24, said: If a foreign operator was found to be non-compliant with Driver CPC in this...

Time to name and shame HAVE YOU EVER felt victimised

by a Vosa officer? Or have you been the victim of an unwarranted or unreasonable prohibition notice? If so, tell us about it...

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Yeardley slams lack of Euro-6 supply By Robin Meczes WEST

YORKSHIRE-based Brian Yeardley Continental said it is "disappointed" that new Euro-6 trucks cannot be delivered by some vehicle...

Eurotunnel: no more roofless freight shuttles EUROTUNNEL HAS ruled out

the use of roofless freight shuttles, after a trial caused delays when debris came off trucks and interfered with running...

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Loss of contract was too much for Andover By ,.Leigh

Wight HAMPSHIRE HAULIER Andover Transport lost a major contract before it appointed an administrator earlier this year, it has...

£60k fine after steel bar crushes foundry worker PADLEY AND

Venables foundry has been fined £60,000 after a steel bar being shunted from one part of a yard to another by a truck fell onto...

The ATF Operators Association had a positive first meeting with

Vosa last month, as part of a push to see greater flexibility in the ATF contract. "It was the first step in a working...

Rest in peace, Ron Sinclair FAMILY FIRM R Sinclair Transport

has paid tribute to founder Ron Sinclair, who has died after a short illness. Sinclair, 86, was active in the Evesham business...

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Ford completes its Transit range FORD HAS UNVEILED the last

of its new Transit models, completing a four-vehicle line up. The company hopes the model will cash in on the Transit name and...

MAN boss: most important show MAN TRUCK and Bus UK

chief executive Des Evans believes the 2013 CV Show was the most important in its 35-year history as it provided a vital...

Taking the worry out of Euro-6 WITH THE VARIETY of

new trucks on show, visitors to the NEC were left in no doubt that Euro-6 is nearly upon us. But anyone concerned about the...

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El ressed to impress Daf's new CF and LF have

been given an impressive face-lift but it comes at a price DAF TRUCKS' 21-year-old CF cab has been subjected to another...

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Pay your debts PRE-PACK administrations and company voluntary arrangements (CVAs)

are different formats of business rescue united by a common hatred, it would seem. We've written more stories about prepacks...

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Vosa isn't perfect, but better than it was I WOULD

LIKE to come to the defence of the vehicle examiner who issued a PG9 for a vehicle that was in the workshop (CM4 April). I've...

Why does Essex get a raw deal?

THOSE OF US who work in the transport industry are constantly told we play a vital role in keeping the country's economy on the...

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Firm had 'cavalier' attitude to safety Company and director admit

two breaches of Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 By Roger Brown A COMPANY and its boss have been fined after a worker...

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Suspension for lack of safety standards Operator: Professional Transport Matter:

Maintenance/MoT Hearing: Eastbourne Area: South East Presiding deputy TC: John Baker SOUTH EAST DEPUTY traffic commissioner...

P WESTERN AND WEST MIDLANDS TRAFFIC AREAS 1 PG Logistics

PG LOGISTICS can base 15 vehicles and 22 trailers at the Peter Grant Papers facility in Stafford Park 12 in Telford Bale Group...

FORTHCOMING PUBLIC INQUIRIES Western and West Midlands traffic areas Bristol

• At a PI on 25 April, Bathbased Thomas Firbank Removals will make a variation application and the TO will consider attaching...

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If an 0-licence is curtailed, ensure systems are in place so your firm stays in business Words. ....a Hay..

You made a mistake, held your hands up at the public inquiry (PI) and hoped that the traffic commissioner (TC) would be...

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Operator CPC Part 15 This week we investigate the commercial

conduct of business. We look at accepted commercial practices, dealing with customers, charging for completed work, paying for...

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Playing it safe After experiencing 14 vehicle rollovers in four

years, DS Smith Paper Logistics decided to make changes to keep its staff and the public as safe as possible Words: Roger Brown...

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In fine fettle This might well be the age of

electronically-controlled fuel injection and management systems, but there's no substitute for good old-fashioned...

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inside and out The Transit Custom represents a massive investment

for Ford, and our testers believe it has been money well spent The Transit Custom has received a raft of awards and widespread...

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TNT Post takes ownership of future training needs By Laura

Hailstone TNT POST UK is awaiting the outcome of a funding bid that will enable it to develop an apprenticeship scheme for 17...

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A budget refurbished curtain-sided trailer ALTHOUGH THIS truck of the

week isn't actually a truck, there's certainly no denying that it's a great deal. It's a fully refurbished 2005 Don Bur 4.4m...

Changing economic circumstances Forsaking the RRP in the pursuit of

sales and tying down the customer is a dangerous road to go down Selling something used to be a simple process. As Proposition...

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As the country digests the chancellor's Budget, it is all

too easy to take a depressed view of the UK economy. Indeed, the average selling price of an LCV at Manheim dropped from £4,406...

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BacKto basics The recession forced family-owned haulier Highfield Haulage to

buy used trucks in order to remain competitive ivoras: Steve banner Just because Gary Owen tends to buy used trucks these days...