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Life sentence for Burrows murder

A long-running feud led to an operator's son being stabbed to death and - two other family members wounded. Chris Tindall...

Police clamp down on 0-licence fraudsters

THREE MEN HAVE been arrested as part of a police investigation into operators fraudulently obtaining 0-licences in a bid to get...

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Palletways Iberia to be ready 'in two months'

PALLET NETWORK Palletways plans to launch its latest Continental network, Palletways Iberia, within the next two months. This...

Satisfied with falling profits

FAMILY-OWNED warehousing and distribution firm Massey Wilcox is satisfied with trading results for last year, despite an almost...

May Day for digitach launch

TI-1E EU HAS finally set a firm date for the introduction of digital tachograph legislation. It was published in the EU's...

No ban

The Austrian government has lifted a planned truck ban on the Alpine Al 2 motorway in the Tyrol region.

Sewage fleet

Utility company Scottish Water has bought a batch of rigid and articulated vacuum tankers from Crossland Tankers for...

Final four

Pall-Ex boss Hilary Devey is one of four finalists in the Veuve Clicquot Businesswoman of the Year award 2006.

Cool deal

Hill Hire has won a 22m deal to supply livered vehicles to Daniels Chilled Foods.

Deal ends

Scania has ended its agreement with MAN to supply gearboxes and axles.

M42 trial

The trial overtaking ban for trucks on a stretch of the M42 will be reinstated following resurfacing work.

Survival plan

Eurotunnel is expected to ask its creditors to renew its permission to hold restructuring talks as it attempts to prove it can...

Moto sold

MSA operator Moto has been bought by Australian bank Macquarie

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'Shocked' RF Fielding aims to fight licence revocation

Has a management shake-up come too late to save RF Fielding following a revocation order? Sally Nash and Mike Jewell report....

Team of truckers to talk transport to the Tories

BARRIE TOZER, who runs the Truckersworld website, has brought together a team of drivers to meet shadow transport ministers...

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Amtrak remains upbeat as profit margin falls

AMTRAK EXPRESS Parcels' achieve substantial new business profit margin fell by 50% last year gains at strong rates, the company...

Old dogs new tricks

Barry Proctor has been on a Mercedes-Benz driving course and is convinced that even veteran drivers still have something to...

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No licence for former Kilsyth boss

The Scottish TC has turned down an 0-licence application by a well-known Strathclyde haulier because of his brother's...

BVRLA praises listening TfL

A MEETING DESIGNED to defuse a row over congestion charging seems to have paid dividends, with the director general of the...

Fergusons has good year?

FERGUSONS TRANSPORT of Blyth predicts its workload will increase on the back of a rise in tyre imports following Goodyear...

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Height limit on Irish roads will 'increase export costs'

Irish plans for a national height limit have been received with anger by the road transport industry. Guy Sheppard reports....

Sign up for free CV Show 'Newscast Special'

WITH THIS YEAR'S CV Show set to be the biggest ever, CM is launching a web-based service to bring you the latest show news,...

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Belgians force out truckstop Severn Trent

trims waste: A TRUCKSTOP USED by drivers at Dartford International Ferry Terminal is being forced to shut by Belgian shipping...

Dispute threatens Honda supplies

COMPONENT DELIVERIES to Honda's Swindon car factory could be disrupted by a dispute over the sacking of workers. The Amicus...

demerges Biffa

WASTE MANAGEMENT company Biffa is to be `demerged" from its parent company Severn Trent and floated on the stock market. Just...

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IN THE NEWS

Stuart Thomas brings you his regular round-up of the way our local and national press has covered the wonderful world of road...

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Regional's best for Highlands fleets

HOME DELIVERIES in Scotland are best handled on a regional basis as national firms struggle to reach rural areas, particularly...

The real cost of dearer fuel

ABERDEEN-BASED Walkers Transport is closing down after 34 years,citing the rising cost of fuel. Sam Walker says:"There are...

Tesco takes depots in-house

DHL EXEL IS losing control of three retail distribu tion centres employing nearly 2000, people because Tesco has decided to...

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FTA members call for LEZ rethink

The FTA wan=s Transport for London to reconsider the details of its Low Emission Zone so the cost to industry is lessened....

TGA 150-tonners for crane hire fleet

LEADING CRANE-HIRE firm Ainscough has just taken delivery of a batch of 10 new MAN TGA tractor units to add to its 20-strong...

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Tanker drivers to be certified

The tanker sector is to get a health and safety certification scheme. Guy Sheppard reports. THOUSANDS OF OIL tanker drivers...

Spaniards consider plea to release Briton

THE FOREIGN OFFICE (F0) says efforts to secure the early release of British truck driver Steven Topless, who is in a Spanish...

Data download

Here's the fourth instalment in our series of weekly bulletins to help you prepare for the new technology, courtesy of the...

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More haste, more speed

The DfTis latest figures show that trucks are still speeding on dual and single carriageways, and even in built-up areas. So do...

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CV registrations march on..1

In this industry . rt's never hard to find something to complain about — but in terms of vehicle registrations the news is...

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Higher standards

Prohire has grown to bring in £12.3m a year, but in this sector you can never rest on your laurels. Dominic Perry talks to...

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Diane Nixon Diane Nixon joined Prohire in 2001 as a

management accountant. She was appointed to the board and made company secretary in 2004. "What Dave and Colin recognised are...

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Concerns over Third parties

I DO NOT believe that David Barlow has been too strong in the language he uses to express his concerns regarding third-party...

Who should pay for CPC training?

I WOULD LIKE to comment on Edward Pargeter's concerns over who pays for the forthcoming driver CPC training (CM 16 March). The...

Benefits of the \A/ID

I WAS READING CM when I realised it was nearly a year since the introduction of the Working Time Directive. I wonder how the...

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Meres box with brains

Mercedes-Benz hasn't been a front runner in the race to develop full auto boxes for LGVs, but ifs finally caught up with the...

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Bail jumper charged with chart fiddling

A former haulier who fled to Ireland has been arrested for the second time to answer a series of tacho charges. A FORMER...

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Interim licence for haulier who ran illegally for nine months

A CHESTERFIELD haulier has been given interim authority despite hauling third-party trailers for nine months without licence...

Driver caught with wrong licence and no insurance

MULTIPLE OFFENCES have cost an Upminster driver fines and costs totalling £565 and eight penalty points on his licence, When...

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Operator escapes penalty for non-payment of VED

DESPITE HAVING SEVERAL convictions for failure to pay VED an operator has escaped action after the TC heard of his problems...

Application delegated to mechanic

AN OPERATOR convicted of not having an 0-licence had delegated the task of applying for one to a mechanic. But no application...

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Pack it in

The smoking ban in Scotland extends to truck cabs. Drivers can now be fined £50 every time they light up — and their bosses...

CASE STUDY

Huntapac Produce Preston-based Huntapac Produce runs a 26-vehicle fleet carrying vegetables round the UK, including Scotland....

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In a nutshell As of now, your drivers cannot smoke

in their cabs when they are in Scotland, regardless of the location of their base. So a driver heading north with a fag on...

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Bridget Carter explains how you can prepare for the day the boys in blue come knocking at your door... A s an operator, you...

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CASE STUDY

As an independent expert, Gary Poole once helped police search for transport records at a property in northern England. They...

Reducing the risk II Prosecutions brought by the HSE 1999-2000:48

individuals charged plus 31 directors and managers 2004-5: 25 individuals charged plus nine directors and managers

• Successful convictions 1999-2000: 34 individuals convicted plus 21 directors/managers 2004-5 . 19 individuals convicted plus six directors/managers

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Free legal advice at the NEC

If you're coming to the CV show, bring your legal queries with you. Patric Cunnane explains how you can book a free...

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HOMES FROM

For 51 weeks a year we test CVs ranging from microvans to 44-tonners. But sleeper cabs are bedrooms as well as workplaces so...

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H ' eying overcome the rather feeble door stops next to

useless on a windy expanse like MIRAwe start our cab tour in the driver's seat. Access to the off-duty quarters is aided by the...

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T he lower bunk of the Mercedes has a good mattress,

but its size clearly indicates that its only intended for a quick rest. The much wider upper bunk is obviously where the...

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T hose Swedes know their stuff when it comes to sleeping,

maybe thanks to the country's long winter nights, so it seemed only logical to suppose that this knowledge of all things...

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Night heater test

we followed our normal procedure to test the output of the cab heaters, starting by leaving all the doors open for 30 minutes...

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Keep that load safe

Like it or not trailer crime is on the increase. The way to stop it happening to you is to make life hard for the thieves. CM...

Easitracker: Btrack

INSTEAD OF being permanently wired into the vehicle's electrics, the Easi tracker from Btrack is powered by a battery that is...

Protekdor: Trailergard locking system

THE1 RAILERGARD container and door lock system is manufactured from stainless steel and is designed to fit easily over all...

Axscend: GPS

G PS TRACK ING allows operators to monitor vehicles worldwide by using satellite technology— ideal for international...

Bulldog Security Products: King Pin Lock KP100

. 11 IIEVES REGULARLY uncouple trailers from their tractors, allowing them to remove the contents elsewhere at their...

Quartix: Tracking antenna

SOMETRACKING systems can be bulky, leaving them open to tampering or removal. To combat this problem telematics company...

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THE GREAT

D± VIDE T here appear to be few subjects within freight haulage that arouse such strongly contrasting opinions as trailer...

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PERPLEXING TIMES AHEAD

Hill Hire is the official supplier of the trailers that CM uses in its roadtests. At a recent handover we caught up with...

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DIVIDE& CONQUER

Family firm D&A Saunders Storage stays buoyant by casting its net wide. Tim Maughan travels to its Pembrokeshire base to see...

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SAUNDERS SPECIALIST GEAR The policy of diversification favoured by D&A

Saunders Storage means that there has to be investment in specialist equipment. Z10 tends to have a dozen caravans temporarily...

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OTAL VEHICLE ACCOUNTABILITY

There is a lot going on at Strawberry Hill Farm, but Z10 director Ryan Ennis says that congestion is not a problem. His...

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PARTING OF THE WAYS

Opinions are sharply divided in the EGR vs SCR debate. Steve Banner discovers who supports which system — and why. A dvocates...

LIGHT COMMERCIALS Light commercials also have to comply with Euro-4

and there's zero debate among manufacturers over the relative merits of SCR and EGR. They've opted for the latter because they...

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OPER/MONS Euro-4: EGR vs SCR packaging the system for use

on a rigid, he says. - On an eight-wheeler, for example, you're looking at a minimum 5.1m wheelbase.That makes it a long truck,...

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StockLink boosts residuals

Volkswagen has developed an intemet-based system that allows its franchised dealers to acquire used vans direct from the major...

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Bidding boom raises prices

Light CV sales are revving up at British Car Auctions as its UK business development manager Duncan Ward reports a strong first...

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Subbies' caution hits tractor sales

One dealer finds sales falling after several hauliers' collapse, but others say business is good. T he number of...

March sales were 'better than expected'

USED CV sales were healthier in March than many dealers expected, says George Alexander, chief commercial vehicle editor at...

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Teamwork pays dividends at Ke'truck

NEW TRUCK salesmen and used truck salesmen don't always work together in harmony, but when they do the results can be...

One-stop shop for artics

INDEPENDENT DEALER Peter Hassan of Lympne,Kent-based Eurowise Truck and Van is selling artics in growing numbers. Typically the...

Moving into moving floors

UNTIL NOW Andrew Smith of Newton Trailers has specialised in tippers, but the dealership has just become the UK and Republic of...