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14th March 2013
14th March 2013
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Efficiency at its best I'm sitting in a German truckstop,

where I've just finished a fantastic lunch (see picture below). In fact, it isn't only the food that's good in this place. The...

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VICTIMS IN 2013 SCI FAR January Clarks Direct: OVA failed,

left haulage to focus on warehousing TAG Transport: bought by Diamond Distribution B2B Logistics: failed after Clearway...

Haulage is full of 'zombie firms By Chris Tindall and

Ashleigh Wight HIGH STREET failures, a stagnant economy and the price of fuel have created a 'zombie' nation of hauliers,...

undisguised examples of the new FM landed in the UK

last week. This FM 270 26-tonne rigid (pictured left) made it to Dover on Thursday 7 March. CM caught up with the six-wheeler...

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TPN backs FFUK to stand up for its members By

Chris Druce THE ASSOCIATION of Pallet Networks' decision to back the FairFuelUK (I,I,UK) campaign is an "opportunity to stand...

Committing fraud? Then face the TC FRAUDULENT hauliers will now

be referred to traffic commissioners (TCs) for licence revocation, after HMRC announced it would be boosting the amount of...

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Boris: ban trucks and save London's cyclists By Derren Hayes

LGVS COULD BE banned from entering parts of London during the busiest times of the day in an effort to protect cyclists. The...

Vosa upgrades advisory notes to failures A NUMBER of truck

and trailer defects that attract only advisory notes at annual roadworthiness tests are about to become failure reasons. The...

Port of Tilbury fights crime A MULTI-AGENCY initiative dubbed Project

Yali, aimed at encouraging drivers and transport managers to share intelligence, has been launched at the Port of Tilbury....

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Don't 'rent' transport managers, warns TC By Roger Brown EAST

OF England traffic commissioner (TC) Richard Turfitt (right) has warned hauliers about the risks to their 0-licence and...

JAGA cautious of Euro-6 effect NEWPORT-BASED family haulier JAGA Transport

has spent more than £216,000 on six Daf XF105s to avoid buying Euro-6 trucks next year. With the 1 January 2014 deadline...

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Vosa to simplify LGV roadworthiness test oavia Wilcox VOSA IS

PLANNING to simplify the annual LGV roadworthiness test by stopping measuring exhaust smoke opacity, and reducing the need to...

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The tipping point?

Pallet networks have been a lifeline for regional hauliers recently but, as part two of our Great Rate Debate reveals, not...

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Thank you for the best of the industry I AM

WRITING to congratulate you on a really good article about owner-drivers (CM 21 February) concerning Malcolm Tweddall and his...

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0-licence curtailed for repeated breaches TC Denton cut the authorisation

of ATK Truck Services for serious vehicle and driver infringements By Roger Brown NICK DENTON, traffic commissioner (TC) for...

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Hutchinson Deliveries HUTCHINSON DELIVERIES can base two vehicles at the

BW Industries site on the Camaby Industrial Estate in Carnaby, Bridlington, subject to the following undertakings: •...

FORTHCOMING PUBLIC INQUIRIES Scottish and North Eastern traffic areas Inverness

• A public inquiry on 20 March will look at disciplinary action against Michael Grant, who is based in Ballindalloch. •...

Groupe Samat UK GROUPE SAMAT UK is looking to base

20 vehicles and 30 trailers at the Limerick Works in Limerick Road, Redcar. Lafarge Aggregates LAFARGE Aggregates has been...

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State of the union St act ve Have trade unions

kept pace with changes in the industry and do they represent the average worker in haulage? Words: Pat Hagan Trade unions may...

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Operator CPC Part 11 Over the next few weeks we

will be looking at fiscal law, including basic accountancy procedures, taxation and road charging. We begin with VAT and the...

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Learning curves There are good drivers and there are not-so-good

drivers. So what happens when you start measuring your drivers' performance, and should you be rewarding the ones who are doing...

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Gaining traction JM Gorry & Son MD Mick Gorry talks

about the realities of running a small haulage firm providing traction for various trailer operators Words: Will Shiers /...

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Happy Kamper New Mercedes-Benz CV boss Michael Kamper chooses CM

for his first exclusive interview woras: WILL bniers They say you can tell a lot by a man's handshake. And if new Mercedes-Benz...

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Its a one-man mission from Land's End to John O'Groats

with nothing more than a tank of diesel and some questionable foodstuffs, but will a hungry co-driver and a dealership detour...

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Model: Mercedes-Benz Citan 109CDi Long Power: 88hp at 4,000rpm Torque:

200Nm at 1,750rpm Max payload: 650kg Max volume: 3.1m3 Fuel tank: 60 litres Combined fuel consumption: 61.4mpg (claimed) Price:...

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Do you want to take on an apprentice?

Words: Laura Hailstone APPRENTICE SUPERMARKET is seeking haulage and logistics firms to take on apprentices or to outsource...

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A tipper that stands out from the crowd THIS WEEK'S

top used truck is a 58-plate Volvo FM 8x4 tipper. It's got a D13A 12.8-litre Euro-5 engine (with Reduced Pollution Certificate)...

It's time for a change of direction Used truck dealers

need to diversify to secure prime stock, as lease and rental companies buy more new vehicles and bring disposal in-house More...

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Vans move up the used supply chain An increase in

online shopping has led to vans replacing trucks in the supply chain Words: Alex Wright, MD of Shoreham Vehicle Auctions New...

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The second-hand king Andy Boyle has spent a lifetime buying

used vehicles for the company he started more than 40 years ago Words: Steve Banner Andy Boyle started his Herefordshire...