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11th February 2010
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Lack of bank support shoots down Gunns

CM COVER STORY doro in ic.perry@rbi.co.uk G UNNS TRANSPORT. the Erithbased construction haulier. was pushed under after its...

AFTERMATH OF THE MBO

Following the MBO in 2008, that resulted in Mark Minors taking control of Gunns, several members of the original management...

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Labour hints at future fuel-duty hikes

thristopher.wattonfarbi.co.uk TI1E LABOUR PARTY could be planning a further increase in fuel duty should it win the general...

HO NI El-DELIVERY courier Hermes has applied to run 18 vehicles and four trailers at a new depot in Scotland.

A spokesman for the company reveals that any plans to move staff from its operation in Dundee to a new facility on the North...

THE ADMINISTRATION of Innovate Logistics continues to drag on 19

months after BDO was appointed to handle the affairs of the failed group. The Innovate group of companies collapsed on 30 June...

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joanna.bourkefarbi.co.uk A TRUCK CRIME police officer has refused to back away from his attitude towards overnight truck parking in lay-bys.

PC Steve Rounds, CV lead at the Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG), sparked off a debate by posting a response to news of a...

MPs call for cycle-awareness training module in Driver CPC

A TOTAL OF 66 MPS have now signed an Early Day Motion (EDM) calling for all HGV drivers to undertake a cycling-awareness...

CONTRACT WINNERS

DHL Supply Chain has won a £38m fiveyear contract for the UK distribution of office products for wholesaler Spicers DSV Road...

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Annual. test exemptions for specialist vehicles in jeopardy

Iwitirl.tantonidrbt,io.ux DEPARTMENT FOR Transport (DfT) proposals for the withdrawal of annual test exemptions for specialist...

TruckNet UK's Rikki Chequer is awash with the party spirit while helping a worthy cause.

As the recession continues to hit drivers hard, you might have expected the annual evening of chaos and mayhem that is the...

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EifT moots low-noise certification scheme

christindati781agooglemait.com A NATIONWIDE certification scheme to prove hauliers are quiet enough to make night-time...

VOSA truck enforcers spread thinly

VOSA FIGURES show that there are just four staff with the power to stop and inspect HGVs at the roadside across south Wales....

COMMERCIAL VEHICLE OPERATOR SHOW O&A

What are you most looking forward to seeing at the 2010 Commercial Vehicle Operator Show? Unsurprisingly, the buzz on the...

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Meachers Global. posts pre-tax profit rise

daminic.perrytarbi.co.uk MEACHERS GLOBAL Logistics, the Southampton-based haulage and forwarding specialist, has reported...

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High Court rejects 'bias' claims against two TCs and VOSA

By Michael Jewell THE HIGH COURT has rejected allegations that Senior Traffic Commissioner (lc) Philip Brown (pictured), North...

Police appeal for information on depot blazes

TVVO SEPARATE fires at hauliers' yards are being investigated by police after a number of trucks were written off. The first...

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Fry Transport estimated to owe creditors C1.5m

christindt1.78fagooglemait.com FRY TRANSPORTS total deficiency is an estimated £1.5m, according to its liquidator. Following...

CM COVER STORY POWER, BEAUTY, SOUL. That's Aston Martin's catchline

for its cars-and it would apply equally if Aston ever built a truck to match this design (pictured, below). The truck clearly...

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Remaining one step ahead

With all, the jostling for position by trailer firms, you could be forgiven for thinking there are only a few trailer-makers...

Efficiency

Nobody can say that it has been easy in road transport over the past 12 months, and W Trailer Co, better known to most of us as...

A pragmatic approach

The rear corner pillars of the trailer are moved in and the curtain rails run around to meet it. giving space for the corners...

THE COMPANY

Wilson Trailers is one of those firms that many people have heard of. but not many know much about. The Keighey, West Yorks...

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On the campaign trail

Fresh from the success of the Gurkha campaign last year, Peter Carroll is preparing for his next political challenge to become...

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• The separation of how dlesel fuel is taxed for cars and commercial vehicles. "British hauliers need an essential user...

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If the government has its way, trucks will, play less

of a role transporting goods after they arrive at port. But CM asks: can it get the policy right?...

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Surface access will be the game-changer for port development and

is the second major issue to come out of these discussions that will severely affect the haulage community. Throughout all...

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VOSA changes are at expense of staff

AMONG ALL the ATF news about how good it will be for operators with onsite testing, reduced downtime and, rather bizarrely,...

Read definition of towing trailers

I NOTE THAT Dick Denby has responded to my letter (`The devil is in the detail'. CM 10 December 2009) about the legality of...

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Pressure of work' blamed for offences

Lidget Concrete pleaded guilty to hours and tacho offences in a hearing held before Sheffield Magistrates. DRIVERS CLAIMED...

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Failure to take rest breaks costs haulier

A LIVESTOCK HAULIER who repeatedly missed required rest breaks has been ordered to pay £915 in lines and costs. Isle of...

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Playing the blame game

Vulnerable road users such as cyclists seem to come off worst if they are unlucky and collide with a lorry. But should HGVs...

CAPITAL IDEAS

London mayor Boris Johnson is hoping to improve cycling safety with a draft action plan. His initiatives include: encouraging...

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Further information

TIL has a produced a training film to help cyclists and Lorry drivers navigate London's busy roads safely. k Visit the 'Cycle...

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Defying the death toll

As the number of fatalities on Europe's road network continues to decline, CM looks at a 10-year programme that aims to save a...

The EC co-financed a project called European Road Safety Observatory

(FASO), the results of which were published in 2007 and covered 1996-2005. The figures show that in the then 17 member states...

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EU ROAD SAFETY PLAUDITS

• Portuguese haulier Transportes Bizarr() Duarte won the 2009 Excellence in Road Safety Award for the category of small and...

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The Department for Transport's statistics chime with the EC's conclusion that road deaths are falling, with 14% fewer in 2008...

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In the 19605, American advertising guru Bill Bembach came up

with the line: "How does the man who drives a snowplough get to work?" The answer, which was in the text of the ad in which it...

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TRACKING THE FLEET

Telematics play a vital role in PLM's push to reduce fuel usage. In the past three months, it has installed the...

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MAKING A CRUISE-SHIP DELIVERY

Although telematics are now playing an important part in how PLM manages driver and vehicle performance, the company is still...

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Let's steep on it

Following incessant carping, not least from CM, Scania's new R-series has finally got a bottom bunk to be proud of. So why not...

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Raising the standard

A new EU directive aimed at improving safety on all machinery has come into force and it affects lorry-loader manufacturers...

NEW MACHINERY DIRECTIVE THE HSE PERSPECTIVE

Ian Simpson, HM principal specialist inspector (mechanical engineering) and the Health and Safety Executive confirms: "The...

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WHAT THE NEW DIRECTIVE MEANS TO OPERATORS

The good news for UK crane operators using existing equipment is that the new EU Machinery Directive is not retrospective....

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BEST-PRACTICE HELP AND ADVICE

Along with the arrival of the new EU Machinery Directive, the British Standards Institute has also been working on a revised...

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ere there's muck...

We all generate rubbish, but we probably don't give a moment's thought to who or what collects it. So how has the...

ALTERNATIVE THINKING

Down South, Veolia is now testing a hybrid Volvo RCV with a standard-height cab on refuse collection work in the City of...

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PAY-AS-YOU-THROW

One factor that can influence your choice of vehicle is the volume of refuse being collected. Supporters of making home-owners...

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THE 6X2 MARKETPLACE

The full-size low-entry RCV market is now dominated by three-axle 26-tonners, with 6x2s increasingly held up as the ideal...

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A SEPARATIST MOVEMENT

The move towards recycling and the separation of waste streams over the past 10 years has had a major impact on RCV design....

"Dennis Eagle and MercedesBenz will be facing a new rival this year in the shape of Volvo"

some councils may be a bit wary of switching to gas after an earlier generation of gas-powered vehicles proved to be both...

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Getting up to speed

They queued around the corner when the new Renault Trucks Coventry dealership announced it was recruiting. Now, it's time to...

At Tipton, Dave Clark (right), group parts manager of Renault

Trucks Midlands, has used the order history of its £350,000 parts holding to identify the top 200 fastest-moving items to...

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AFTERMARKET CARE

Truck manufacturers have identified the aftermaricet as an essential revenue stream for their dealer networks, and to increase...

This area of the East Midlands represents a clean slate

for the sales team. Despite having "100% of the market to go at", group sales manager Mike Burgess (right) says truck sales in...

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Racing to meet the standards

Prices between Euro-3 and Euro-4 trucks are widening as operators who work in London prepare to meet the 2012 emissions...