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13th September 2012
13th September 2012
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Not so bad after all?

I’ve been reading this month’s Truck & Driver – particularly its independent survey of motorway service areas (whereby...

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Small firms still being tardy over Driver CPC

By Derren Hayes AS THE INDUSTRY enters a deining period for completing the Driver CPC, experts are warning that smaller...

MP demands full oil price probe

FAIRFUELUK (FFUK) is backing Robert Halfon’s crusade against the oil sector as the Conservative MP for Harlow leads a...

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Ford boosts Transit line-up

Ford has unveiled two new additions to its CV line-up at a European dealer event in Amsterdam. It introduced the long-awaited...

Masterlink Logistics plans to take on Target Express staff

By Chris Tindall DUBLIN OPERATOR Masterlink Logistics wants to employ as many Target Express employees as possible after buying...

Newcastle-based David Price Food Services has secured a Company Voluntary

Arrangement that will see its unsecured creditors paid 38p in the pound on debts of about £2.1m. The arrangement, which the...

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Lorry Watch rise fears realised

By Ashleigh Wight THE ROAD HAULAGE Association (RHA) has declared the rise of Lorry Watch schemes a problem after a Bristol...

WINNING WAYS: Ireland’s Gabriel Warde has won the Scania Young

European Truck Driver 2012 competition. The final, held in Södertälje, Sweden, attracted approximately 10,000 spectators....

Raids carried out in LGV probe

THERE WAS A major development in the investigation into LGV training broker Quick Pass LGV ( CM 23 August) last week when...

The week that was

ON THE ROAD Community manager Rikki Chequer was in Södertälje, Sweden, for Scania’s Young European Truck Driver 2012...

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Repentant boss regains licence

By Chris Tindall A HAULAGE BOSS who was disqualiied for three years and had a licence application refused said he has learnt...

Stobart defends job cuts move

EDDIE STOBART has defended its actions after the Unite union went on the offensive, following the operator’s decision to...

AND FINALLY...

Now you see it, now you don’t SIGHTINGS OF ‘ghost’ trucks such as the one above have been coming in to CM over the past...

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Something for everyone

By Justin Stanton MORE SUPPLIERS continue to sign up for Commercial Motor Live, the new must-attend event at Millbrook Proving...

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Fleet news who’s running what Send your fleet news to christopher.walton@roadtransport.com

Daf tippers on clearance work for Day Aggregates Day Aggregates has taken a delivery of nine Daf CF85 four-axle tippers to add...

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The commercial contenders

The winner of the 2013 International Truck of the Year trophy will be revealed at next week’s IAA Show. We take a look at the...

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Van of the Year contenders

At the IAA Show in Hannover next week the International Van of the Year 2013 will be revealed. We preview the vans in the...

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New Volvo FH

After months of rumour, speculation and, dare we say it, teasing from Volvo, the new FH has finally been unveiled By Colin...

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LETTER OF THE WEEK

Too late fuel review won’t focus on bigger picture ALONG WITH THE nation’s business leets, we welcome today’s news that...

Being on Jimmy’s frequency makes me feel old

THE ARTICLE about the auctioning of Jimmy Savile’s estate ( CM 9 August) started “Readers of a certain age...” I read...

Online reaction

The latest comments on Trucknetuk.com Reaction to the new Volvo FH “Looks like an ERF ECX Olympic from the side. Feel a bit...

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Licence suspended for misusing digicard

Driver who falsified records using card belonging to someone else has his vocational licence suspended By Roger Brown...

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CASE TWO

Skip firm fined for leaving waste at farm LEICESTER-BASED MJ City Skip Hire has been ined £20,000 after waste contaminated...

CASE THREE

Boss loses appeal against disqualification THE BOSS of skip hire company DJ Brotherton has lost an appeal against his...

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Applications and decisions

Compiled by Roger Brown email: roger.brown@roadtransport.com SCOTTISH AND NORTH EASTERN TRAFFIC AREAS M&G Haulage M&G...

FORTHCOMING PUBLIC INQUIRIES Scottish and North Eastern traffic areas Inverness

• A public inquiry on 2 November will look at disciplinary action against Caithness Stone Industries, based in Wick....

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Landmark decision

How will regulations regarding cabotage and combined transport operations be interpreted in the UK in future? CM looks at what...

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The claim game

With motor accident injury claims rising, CM examines the trends and looks at the pitfalls for hauliers Words: Gavin Perry A...

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England expects

Expect Distribution, formerly Pennine Parcels, was an early shareholder in Palletline and the haulier continues to innovate to...

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Back for cargo

The Ford Cargo is alive and well, and could be heading back to Blighty soon Words/images: Will Shiers If you thought the Ford...

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ord Cargo classic truc

Launched in spring 1981, Ford’s new Cargo range had a big pair of shoes to fill after the peerless performance of its D...

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Steve celebrates 40 years’ service

Service manager Steve Hall has clocked up 40 years with Blackburn dealership Ciceley Commercials Words: Kevin Swallow CICELEY...