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12th July 2012
12th July 2012
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A pain in the arse

I’ve just completed the Transport for London Safer Urban Driver CPC course, and I’m not overly impressed – I’ve also...

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Vosa’s reputation at risk over OCRS delay

By Chris Tindall PROBLEMS SURROUNDING Vosa’s now delayed attempt to overhaul its OCRS system began to emerge in the middle...

Stobart takes the Eco route

ONCE THE DOMAIN of Scania and Volvo, Stobart continues to diversify with two Iveco Ecostralis units being put to test. Sophie...

DSA denies CPC shortfall

THE HEAD OF post test operations at the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) has dismissed increasing evidence that too few drivers...

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DfT adamant it would not consider Sunday lorry ban

By Robin Meczes THE DEPARTMENT for Transport (DFT) has roundly rejected the idea that it might consider introducing a Sunday...

DHL driver Edward Fowell

has beaten nine rivals to win the Volvo Trucks Driver Challenge 2012 .The fueleconomy challenge took place over a tough 132km...

SFT trailer aims for soaring turnover

COVENTRY OPERATOR Steve Frowen Transport (SFT) is looking to boost turnover to more than £1m following the purchase of a new...

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Volvo’s first Euro-6 engine to be available next spring

By David Wilcox VOLVO IS THE latest manufacturer to reveal details of its first Euro-6 engine, which becomes available in...

ZF poised to replace AS-Tronic with TraXon

ZF IS POISED TO replace its ground-breaking AS-Tronic automated gearbox with a completely new model that offers a host of...

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MP enters Olympics row

By Chris Tindall THE CHAIR OF the transport select committee has waded into the row over relocating hauliers during the...

AND FINALLY...

Purrfect ending to a potential cat-astrophe REMEMBER LAST YEAR when a woman threw a cat in a wheelie bin? The national...

The week that was

ON THE ROAD Content editor Laura Hailstone was summoned to see new senior traffic commissioner Beverley Bell, while technical...

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Stralis gains that

feel-good factor Iveco’s new Stralis certainly has a plush feel but what will it cost to buy and, more importantly, what’s...

At the truck’s launch in Turin we were given the

opportunity to drive a flagship 4x2 Hi-Way, complete with the 500hp version of Iveco’s Euro-5 Cursor 13 engine. At 12.9...

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Offensive play

Mercedes-Benz says that this year it is going to go on the offensive – and its new truck, the Antos, proves just how ahead of...

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Tell it like it is

If the government ever thinks of appointing a ‘road haulage czar’, CM knows just the man for the job: step forward MAN’s...

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The gentleman

haulier Andy Boyle has combined his love of haulage and the countryside during his career at the helm of a versatile company...

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EDWIN PETER FODEN CBE

24 February 1930-3 July 2012 A pragmatic entrepreneur Words: Reginald Crawford EDWIN PETER Foden CBE, former chairman of ERF...

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Judge accuses Vosa of ‘abuse of process’

Court case highlights the need for more clarity on laws around the transportation of animal waste By Patric Cunnane A...

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CASE TWO

Driver gets 16 months for tacho fraud A SCOTTISH TRUCK driver has been jailed for 16 months for tachograph fraud. Carlisle...

CASE THREE

£400 fine for licence and tacho offences THE BOSS OF County Fermanagh haulage company AMD International has been fined a...

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Applications and decisions

SCOTTISH AND NORTH EASTERN TRAFFIC AREAS New centre for Co-operative CO-OPERATIVE RETAIL Logistics wants authorisation for...

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Head in the sand

approach With the deadline getting closer, are some operators in a state of denial about Driver CPC training? Words: Mike...

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Seeing the light

Daytime running lamps will soon be seen on LGVs under new lighting approval regulations. CM considers the implications for...

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Moving with the times

Drawbars, demounts and self storage are all part of Britannia Squab Removals’ approach to the problems associated with upping...

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10 The most unusual

loads ever moved We’ve delved into the archives to bring you the 10 strangest or largest loads to travel along the roads of...

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AFRICAN MARKET

Selling second-hand vehicles overseas With the used truck market in the UK slowing down, the sub-Saharan African marketplace...

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Continental drift

CM meets the sales director at MAN TopUsed in the UK, Rael Winetroube, and finds out about the company’s export business to...

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Cordwallis adds Isuzu to offering

The Cordwallis Group has joined the Isuzu Truck (UK) network offering sales, parts and service from its four sites across the...