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Betts calls for disclosure of hauliers using red diese

• by Emma Penny Customs and Excise has slammed a call by Senior Traffic Commissioner Michael Betts to have TCs informed of all...

Early presents from CM

• In next week's Christmas issue of CM you'll find plenty to keep you Informed and amused while waiting for the Queen's Speech...

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incanton buys P860

anton is on course *me the UK's secrgest haulier with 152.5m purchase of contract logistics Lion. Earlier this the two...

ymer incensed by claim

41 by Dominic Perry Rymer Transport, the former Pall-Ex depot that was expelled from the network, has angrily refuted claims...

Salvesen staff `fed up' with deal

• Drivers at Christian Salvesen's chilleddistribution depot in Spalding say they are victims of a back door deal' in which...

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Fine for stowaways doubled to 14,000

by Miles Brignall The controversial £4,000 maximum fine for bringing illegal immigrants into the UK came into force on Sunday...

Jones' new post

The boss of delivery company TNT could be named as new head of Royal Mall Group within the next fortnight. Alan Jones is...

Call for longer rigs in Eurol

The European Shipping Council is backing a Scandinavian call to allow trucks up to 25.25m long to run throughout Europe as a...

Insurance blamed for closure

• A Staffordshire haulter whose entire fleet was auctioned yesterday (11 December) cites the rocketing cost of insurance as one...

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oad congestion is part I Ten Year Plan overhaul

Government is expected jounce an ovetaul of its Ten Year Plan this week, ing a .£2bn road building amme. e plans are expected...

Why big is beautiful

No doubt many Commercial Motor readers will welcome the planned widening of key stretches of the UK motorway network. But these...

E1.8m Mossend grant

Scottish haulier Peter D Stirling has won a 1.8m freight facilities grant to upgrade Its dlhead at Mossend, near Glasgow. The...

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INDUSTRY NEWS

Tribunal says new TC Veh icle h n t o s n e e ban must hear ban case as by Michael Jewell Leading West Country haulier...

Calling smaller reefer firms...

Transfrigoroute, the organisation representing the temperature-controlled transport sector, is to open its membership to...

'Roads champion' for the A82

A "roads champion" is to be employed by local councils and enterprise companies in Argyll and Lochaber as part of their...

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dety fears at port

sidents in Felixstowe have ed up their fight for ved safety at the dockroundabout amid fears he port's expansion will me truck...

Christmas quiz for agency drivers

• Risk management specialists Risk Answers has launched a checklist for hauliers employing agency drivers in the run-up to...

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Bridge work delayed by quibbles over bill

• by Guy Sheppard Vital safety work on 500 road-over-rail bridges is being held up because of a dispute over who picks up the...

Fruit lorry ploughs into home Fire hits Smith Brothers

A driver had a lucky escape last week when his truck hit a five-foot-deep hole in the road and then smashed into the side of a...

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UK haulage in debt cycle

• by Emma Penny Borrowing in the UK haulage industry is "endemic", with 94% of operators relying on credit to run their...

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Prohibition sure for driving disconnected

by Robin Meows The Vehicle Inspectorate has issued a warning, reminding operators and drivers to ensure that ISO 7638 braking...

Will Volvo hold market share?

• Operators are likely to be paying more for Volvo trucks, and ultra-lowcost three-year deals will end under the company's...

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lew-look Partnershi

Robin Meczes Colin Barnett PSA Group's New Look Ingo and Partner are now on , including 600 and 800kgpad models. With its usual...

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Suffolk firm denied truck's return after impounding

multi A disqualified Sofro* haulier has Dst his bid to have an impounded vehicle returned. Halesworth-based David Pipe,...

Son applies to take over business

A licence bid by the son of a Wiltshire operator who had his licence revoked almost two years ago has been adjourned to enable...

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Gilders awaits OTC's decision

Gloucestershire livestock haulier Gliders Transport has to wait to see whether or not it has been held to be in breach of...

Spud merchant escapes roasting after disc error

A Cheshire potato merchant escaped with just a warning after it was revealed that the Traffic Area Office had sent him Operator...

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TIME TRAVELLER

Our anachronistic review in celebration of the universal law...what goes around, comes around. 75 years ago-13 December 1927...

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e have to admit that some roadtes-ts fill us with

a greater sense of excited anticipation than others and, let's face it, 18-tonne distribution rigids aren't the sexiest...

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RUICEST V OVO PE L YJ 18 TONNES

in fact the cause of our biggest criticism of the FL, is the unnecessarily low-geared steering. At more than five-and-a-half...

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liorld wide wisdon

ossibly the inter net's greatest attribute is its efficiency as a distribution medium. But while it's not terribly well suited...

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ention DFDS Transport to most people and they immediately say

one thing—isn't that the Danish ferry company? Up until two years ago, DFDS Transport was, as its name suggests, the transport...

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IIII one of life's most traumatic experiences along with getting

married, having a family and finally deciding to dispose of your collection of vinyl albums. Moving business premises may be...

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T ransport can be hazardous to your health. In 2000/01 road haulage was marred by 99 workplace fatali

ties, 2,490 major injuries and 5,857 injuries requiring three or more days off work. In response the Health and Safety...

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iii In September 2000 lorry driver Paul Couldridge fell

asleep at the wheel, swerved across three lanes of the M20 crossing the central reservation and ploughed into a car, killing a...