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EU offers keys of the truck to 18-year-olds

New EU rules will allow school leavers behind the wheel of an artic in a bid to boost recruitment. Andy Salter reports....

Sacked Vauxhall driver alleges corruption

A TRUCK DRIVER who lifted the lid on alleged theft and corruption at Vauxhall Motors has told an Employment Tribunal that he...

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Welcome the latest Transit

EXCLUSIVE OUR EXCLUSIVE PICTURE of the new Transit shows the heavily modified van being put through its paces ahead of its...

EC plans fair play on fuel

EUROPEAN TRANSPORT Commissioner Jacques Barrot is to lead another EC bid to harmonise truck fuel duty rates across Europe....

Extra boost for Stobart

EXCLUSIVE EDDIE STOBART'S successful turnaround (CM 6 October) will be further boosted now it is in the final stages of...

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Operators set to lose £1.6m as forwarder goes under

A Scottish freight forwarder is facing an investigation after it went into liquidation with debts of 1 .6m. Chris Tindall...

EC sticks to January 2006 smart-card launch

EC TRANSPORT Commissioner Jacques Barrot has raised the temperature in the long-running smart-card tacho saga by insisting that...

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Kent crisis on truckstops

MORE TRUCK DRIVERS will be pushed into breaking the hours rules or parking illegally unless more truckstops are provided in...

Lane Group files loss of £2.5m

THE LANE GROUP made a pre-tax loss of £2,467,000 in the year ending 2 October 2004, but says it has spent time turning the...

0-licence paper due next month

THE LONG-AWAITED consultation paper on the modernisation of the 0-licensing system and fees is nowexpected to be published...

Maritime does it again

CONTAINER TRANSPORT firm Maritime Transport has recorded its third year of impressive growth since its management buyout in...

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Haulier under investigation

A public inquiry is told that 23 missed inspections did not indicate a problem with maintenance. Mike Jewell reports. A...

N FT boosts profit amid takeover speculation

CHILLED FOODS specialist NFT Distribution boosted its pretax profit by more than 25% last year to £4.1m. The...

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Tank drivers talk pensions...

Have the big logistics firms finally poured oil on troubled waters with talk of new pension deals for tanker drivers? Guy...

...and threaten action on pay

SI IORTAGLS COULD be looming at filling stations operated by rIesco,Total and Texaco because of a row over tanker drivers'...

Creditors' meetin plan for Stansfield

ADMINISTRATORS OF Brighouse-based Stansfield Transport are trying to set up a creditors' meeting for 27 October. The West...

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Krone for P&O fleet

P&O FERRYMASTERS has bought 500 new trailers to support its business in Ireland. The Krone sliding-roof curtainsiders will be...

West Midlands looks at anti-jam road pricing

THE WEST MIDLANDS could become the first region in the country to introduce road pricing as a way of tackling congestion. Last...

Fuels rush in.

Take a stroll with us through the little side roads of haulage—the diversions and detours, the quirky, the quixotic and the...

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That was the year...

CM was launched in 1905; for our centenary year we're bringing you stories from years gone by. This week we're back in 1944 and...

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Truck crime round-up

• A white Leyland Daf 45.150 curtainsider (W47 ARE) was stolen from High Carr, Staffs, on 29 September. Contact: Operation...

Police arrest 16 after attack on the M5 AT 4PM

ON 4 October an HGV heading north on the M5 was approaching .14 when it was flashed at by three vehicles in succession. But...

Thieves take Sonia artic

THIEVES WHO targeted a Shrewsbury firm made off with a Scania artic loaded with copper piping. They gained access to Swains of...

Driver foils hijack

AN ATTEMPTED HGV hijack in the West Midlands was foiled by a security-conscious driver. The incident occurred on 7 October at...

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Sonia sticks to heavies but back pedals on auto boxes

WII Scania be dipping its toe in the lightweight sector under 16 tonnes? Not a chance, says CEO Leif Ostling. Brian Weatherley...

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Delphi in cash crisis

COMPONENT SUPPLY giant Delphi has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The General Motors subsidiary, based in Troy....

Ford image boost for White Van Man

FORD HAS LAUNCHED the 'Wise Van Man initiative, in a bid to improve the largely negative image of van drivers. The programme...

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Capital expenditure

Plans for a Low Emission Zone and an expanded Congestion Zone will make London even more expensive for hauliers. Chris Tindall...

Breaking down the Low Emission Zone income The model used

here is by no means exact, and assumes the market remains at its current high level, but it does give a hint of how much...

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The lady's not for turning

...unless the route demands it. In her final interview for CM, Jennifer Ball talks to Anne Preston about 30 years in the...

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OK to own up to knowledge gaps

HAVE been reading with great interest the many articles concerning 0-licences, including the "Look after your own licence"...

The price of professional drivers

ANDY BOWD ASKS why good drivers can't be found for £6.75 per hour with a "guaranteed 50 hours Monday to Friday" (CM 6 October)....

Motorway madness is far more frightening than tailgating terrors

ACCORDING TO a recent RAC poll, tailgaters are the scariest drivers. I would challenge that theory when driving a top-weight...

Questions...

Ever wondered what temperature diesel burns at'? What happened to the old fleets of yesterday? Why the wheels don'tfal I off...

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In the wake of the summer recess, the global truck market is once again stirring into action. Oliver

Dixon reveals who's doing what.. T he beginning of October traditionally marks the end of silly season, and judging by the...

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Four lose licences following crackdown in North Wales

Drivers banned for between seven days and three years, as Operation Mona reveals worst case of almost 24 hours before taking...

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'Significant risk' blocks centre

POLICE AND local residents have succeeded in blocking one of two new operating centres sought by a Worcestershire operator....

The high cost of lending an 0-licence...

THE LOAN OF 0-licence identity discs and drivers' hours offences have cost two Essex hauliers and two drivers more than £4,000...

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Courts reject ignorance as defence in licence cases

BEING CAUGHT without the right licence has cost two drivers a total of £6(X) in fines and costs. Mark Elliott, of Lowry Road,...

Driver's return to the job ends in court

DRIVERS' HOURS offences have cost a driver employed by FJ Everett Transport a total of 000 in fines and costs. When Richard...

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The big

New legislation is about to increase the field of vision drivers must have around their trucks. Will more mirrors mean greater...

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Licensed confusion

The Transport Tribunal over turned a revocation where a haulier was providing traction for an unlicensed operator. Is this...

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Sales sense

When selling a business, timing is everything if you want to get the best tax deal. Andrew Shilling reports. A ll operators...

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KEEPING UP APPEARANCES

We always look forward to getting our hands on a V8 Scania, but for our first outing in the latest R-Series we've driven one...

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SA LS FIGURES

Much has happened in to the ferry industry in the past year. CM gives you its annual update. T he good news this year is that...

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kV/ JH VI\ 11

Transmanche's Newhaven-Dieppe service is now the sole remaining mid-length service to France. So how does it measure up? Craig...

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ONWARDS AND UPWARDS

W hen a manufacturer brings out a new model there's always an element of expectation in the CM office, Will it improve on the...

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isitors to the RAI commercial vehicle show in Amsterdam next

month (14-22 October, see ww roadtransportshow.com) will be treated a number of product launches from truck d van...

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A Friday night in September. Houston, never an easy city to

travel in quickly, is emptying fast.1-45 —300 miles of interstate running from Galveston to Dallas — is bumper to bumper as...

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My message to Robbie Burns

R obbie Burns is anxious for us all to have our say in his Freight Taxes Inquiry. I'm sure readers of CM were swamped by his...

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Open day for busy buyers

If you're much too busy to get out and snap up that vehicle you've been looking for during the week, help is at hand. W ith so...

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A reputation for reliability

EREs ECT tractor range has been on the market since 2002; Geoff Ashcroft looks at the ECT mid-lift tractor I n the three years...

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Seasonal greetings

The leaves have barely started to fall and used truck dealers are already preparing for the pre-Christmas rush. Steve Banner...

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Used fire appliances are selling like hot cakes

)EMAND FOR second-hand fire engines emains healthy, says Tony Williams of Kirkby, iverpool -based independent dealership...

lbow polish helps boost sales

)EALERS PREPARED to spend a modest mount of money on smartening up a used ruck can find it works wonders when it comes o...

Bargains in Belgium

The fact that fewer and fewer UK hauliers are tackling Continental work, having been driven out by cut-price competition, isn't...

definitely an advantage for us."

Not surprisingly, 480hp Daf 95XF Super Spacecabs and 460hp Volvo FH 12s are among the most popular buys. As well as selling...

Revival for 95XF

OAF'S 95XF tractor is starting to bounce back after a period in the used market doldrums, reports Matt Hammond of Daf...