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14th October 2010
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ibby Distribution snaps up TM Logistics

joanna.bourkerarbi.co.uk BIBBY DISTRIBUTION has purchased £31m-turnover haulier TM Logistics for an undisclosed sum, marking...

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Trailer height cap would hit John Lewis with £6.2m bill

CM COVER STORY justin.stantonfarbi.co.uk DISTRIBUTION COSTS would rise by £.6.2m at John Lewis if the retailer was forced to...

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Eco-driving will not be made mandatory under Driver CPC

justin.stantonfarhi.co.uk TRANSPORT MINIS1 ER Mike Penning has decided that ecodriving training will not become a compulsory...

1 111 GROCERY LOGISTICS

Ocado plans E210m West Midlands DC OCADO HAS CONFIRMED it will open a 2.210m DC in the West Midlands to service the north of...

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Government must invest in key road improvement projects, says BCC

CM COVER STORY rocs a r.h rownid rbi.co,uk THE GOVERNMENT must invest in key mad improvement projects to stimulate economic...

P :f C.A1PAGN

And then a hero comes along... EVERY BUSINESS has an unsung here — but by the end of this year they shall be unsung no more,...

P LIQUIDAM

Freight Shepherd went into Liquidation owing more than E500,000 A SERIES OF LARGE had debts pushed Oxford haulier Freight...

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id's administrators review discrepancies in documents

chris.tindalifarbi.co.uk THE ADMINISTRATORS of Kent haulier Time Critical International (TCI) say they are investigating a...

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Haulier that used third party as phone contact loses 0-licence appeal

ray es.brownfarbi.co.uk ROWLANDS TELECOMS has lost an appeal against the revocation of its 0-licence for failing to meet...

DVLA reveals public Going from zero diabetes consultation to, er, zero

THE DVLA SAYS it will launch a consultation by the end of the year into whether people with diabetes should be allowed to drive...

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Fail to invest in transpori

your peril The UK's road infrastructure is in dire need of investment, but will the government heed hauliers' calls and plough...

THE PRIORITY ROUTES

The transport network is inextricably linked to sustained productvity and competitiveness. However, our existing transport...

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Meeting the challenge

As executive VP of Daimler Trucks, Hubertus Troska is able to give unrivalled insight into the challenges truck-makers face CM...

CV; HUBERTUS TROSKA

1988: After four years working for an international construction contractor, he joins Daimler-Benz AG, starting in sales at the...

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THE EURO-6 DEBATE

If Troska can be said to have a soapbox, it is Euro-6 (and alternative powertrains) — not that he rants, you understand, more...

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Focusing on the future

The chairman and CEO of Paccar rarely gives any interviews, so it was with some trepidation that CM took a seat in front of him...

FACT FILE: MARK PIGOTT

• Born in 1954, Pigott has been with Paccar since 1978. He is fourth generation family member to lead the company. Pigott was...

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The main 00 MAN

Euro-6, lead times, the world truck: all these issues hold no fear for Dr Georg Pachta-Reyhofen, CEO of MAN Words: Justin...

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LEAD TIMES? WHAT LEAD TIMES?

CM asks whether MAN has learnt the lesson of the 07/08 truck production boom (and the subsequent bust) with ensuing enormous...

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Irish eyes UK market

Nightline has dominated the Irish parcel and pallets market for the past decade, and now has its sights set on the UK Words:...

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P LETTER OF THE WEEK

10 years later and nothing to show for themselves DID TONY BLAIR see it coming? ('The war that wasn't won?' CM 9 September) No...

Because she's worth it...

JUST A SMALL point about the Cheryl Cole story (CM 30 September). A haulier's goods-in-transit insurance premium is based on a...

Holding back the road test years...

AS A SUGGESTION to ensure that Commercial Motor is as popular as ever, how about reprinting within the magazine, road tests...

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Haulier loses appeal over disqualification

TC Tom Macartney's disqualification of the director of Roadmaster Logistics is upheld THE BOSS OF Roadmaster I .ogistics a...

Adopt a thorough approach This case highlights how important it

is for ownerdrivers to adopt a thorough approach to informing the TC of changes of address and key personnel, such as the...

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Asda wants new Doncaster site

1 A 10 SDA h.c r e ANT d S 41 AUT I HORISATION for op e rat ing centre — the XDC Hurricane Building, Redl to ase Interchange,...

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Payment in kind

In what circumstances is a haulier allowed to sell a customer's goods that he holds to recover an outstanding debt? Words:...

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Northern Ireland 0-licensing reform The Department of the Environment has

introduced primary legislation to more closely mirror the British system, including the introduction of restricted licensing...

ACT NOW

The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2010, from 1 May 2010 Changes to car tests and holders of Cl and...

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Our manufacturing capacity could easily absorb that:' he says.

But with most manufacturers having cleared any stocks they built up during the downturn, he says hauliers already need to...

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VEHICLE LEASING

Rental and teasing market is still growing If there is a sudden upturn, hauliers are likely to turn increasingly to the rental...