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P EMPLOYMENT LAW

Ex-Stiller Transport staff get tribunal green light roger.hrownrarhi.co.uk AN EMPLOYMENT tribunal prehearing in Birmingham has...

P - 70U1SITION

Turners (Soham) buys Dart Distribution TURNERS (SOHAM) HAS boosted its container haulage capacity with the acquisition of...

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P UEL DUTY

Pre-election fuel protests likely, warns TransAction christophermaltoneirbi.co.w PRESSURE GROl JP TransAction has warned that...

P RESULTS

Turnover and profit up at Maxi IRVINE, AYRSHIRE-BASED Maxi Haulage has revealed improved turnover and profit in its latest...

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Northern Ireland 0-licensing system moves a step closer

patric.cunnanefart:. A FULLY-FLEDGED 0-licence system for Northern Ireland has moved a step closer with the decision to set up...

LICENSING

Restricted: for those carrying own goods only. Standard national licence: allows the carriage of own goods and the carriage of...

P OPERATIONS

Volvo steers a hydraulic first THE UK'S FIRST VOLVO FH16-700 to be equipped with a hydraulically-steered centre axle has hit...

P CV SALE

Van registrations drive March sales (7V SALES WERE up 7.3% in the first quarter. due mainly to van registrations, with truck...

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P PUBLIC RELAiiUN

FTA kicks off campaign is" • to Lift industry's image CM COVER STORY justin.stantontarbi.co.uk THE FREIGHT TRANSPORT...

Laurie Dealer puts his reputation on the me...

Laurie Dealer has ueen hearing many predictions on how the UK new and used truck markets will pan out this year. Well, I'm in...

P TRADE SHOW

CV Operator Show promises more than 250 exhibitors l'HE CV OPERATOR Show opened for business bright and early at 8.30am on...

Big Lorry Blog celebrates yet another milestone...

Hang on, this looks a bit 'fishy... but there's nothing fishy about the fact that I've just looked on the Biglorryblog...

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RHA warns fuel rises mean

crunch time for hauliers CM COVER STORY christopher.wattonrarbi.co.uk joanna.bourke(arbi.co.uk THE ROAD HAULAGE Association...

YOUR VIEWS ON THE SOARING PRICE OF FUEL

Liam Quinn, owner, Quinns Transport: "I am paying 103.25p/litre on my fuel card this week, not that long ago it was under a...

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P PRODUCT SHARING

Mercedes/Renault link-up will affect vans, not HGVs j ustin.stanton IU rbi.co.uk MERCEDES-BENZ has confirmed that the link-up...

P NICHE MARKETS

Whale Tankers' latest product cleans up in tunnels contracts WHALE TANKERS IS used to building some specialised kit, but the...

P INVESTMENT

UPN relocation will enable expansion UNITED PALLET Network (UPN) is moving from its Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire hub to a...

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Logistix Group attention overwhelms Transpeed

chrts.tindattrarbi.co.uk TRANSPEED SAYS it has been overwhelmed by the attention it has attracted after taking on the transport...

P SAFETY

Recovery operators call for red lights at roadside to cut fatalities RECOVERY OPERATORS are demanding the right to use red...

Tweet dreams are made of this...

WE THOUGHT we'd seen it all until we received a tweet from Choose Your Miss of Transport 2010 and its sister website Mister of...

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P tW LOOK MERCS

Shape of things to come? MERCEDES-BENZ engineers are putting the finishing touches to much of its commercial vehicle range....

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Telling it like it is

DSV is one of Europe's biggest hitters in the logistics market. CM caught up with the head of DSV, chief commercial officer...

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DSV in 2010 is focusing on new business and this has already seen returns. DSV Road received a two-year contract in February to...

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iplomatic relations

VOSA and the firms that run the UK's ports share a cordial relationship most of the time, but sometimes it is tested to...

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RIGHT OF ENTRY

One of the legal facts highlighted by VOSA being refused access to ports is that it does not have the same rights of access as...

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P LETTER OF THE WEEK

Breaking even would be a bonus for this owner-operator subcontractor FURTHER TO your story `DSV: subbies must share customers'...

Drivers wanted

WE ARE a small but busy transport company employing 20 drivers. Recently we have added a new vehicle and are looking for new...

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TNT worker Loses age discrimination claim

Case is rejected on technicality, but separate claim for unfair dismissal can be pursued A FORMER TNT employee has lost a...

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Draper wins permission to run fleet from larger centre

Draper Distribution has been given permission to run 15 vehicles and the same number of trailers at a new operating centre on...

FORTHCOMING PUBLIC INQUIRIES Welsh and NorthWestern Traffic areas Warrington •

On 22 April a public inqui will consider disciplinary ac tion against Stockport-base L&M Allen, and consider the repute of the...

With Betz

With Betz UK has been granted authorisation to run 70 vehicles and 140 trailers at a new operating centre at the Hilton...

The Home Delivery Network - Hie Home Delivery Network has been

given permission to run 23 vehicles and 11 trailers at Nantgarw, Cardiff, as well as 61 vehicles and 130 trailers at Risley in...

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FUTURE LEGISLATION

Northern Ireland 0-licensing reform The Department of the Environment intends to amend the Northern Ireland 0-licensing system...

The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Order 2010,22 March 2010 The

Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) is a mandatory carbon emissions :rading scheme affecting large users of electricity The...

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Paying the price

Unpaid invoices account for 4,000 business failures a year, with customers typically settling at least 20 days behind agreed...

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RECENT CASUALTIES StrathclydeTransport closed after 30 years with debts totalling £400,000 after clients went into liquidation (CM 1 April).

Wordsworth Holdings (including tipper trailer-maker Fruehauf) a downturn ,n orders led to the administration of Wordsworth and...

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Only the best

It's back to luxury for CM's 2010 Cab Test as the call goes out to the seven Leading manufacturers: "Give us the best you...

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Optitronic thinking

The Optitronic gearbox is now available in the Midlum, which is why we grabbed the opportunity to spot some exotic wildlife as...

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Strength in numbers

Freight crime is a major threat to road transport, so what can you do to cut the risk of your trucks or drivers becoming victim...

THE BUSINESS CRIME REDUCTION UNIT IBCRU)

The BCRU, funded by Yorkshire Forward, has set up the Logistics Security Network and the North Sea Freight Intelligent...

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PROTECTING YOUR TRAILER

If the UK Border Agency detects clandestines in a truck. currently the driver and its employer are each liable to a £2,000 fine...

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P USED PRICES

Van values continue to rise kevin.swallowfarbi.co.uk THE VALUES OF second-hand vans at auction continued to rise throughout...

P FLEET ORDER

Saints places bumper order for used MANs Saints Transport has placed an enormous order for used trucks after signing an...

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The road less travelled

Webwatch pays Commercial Vehicle Solutions' unique website a visit this week. Words: James le' Company: Commercial Vehicle...

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Newton becomes Weightlifter ageni

NEWTON TRAILERS HAS bcco the latest distributor for the Weightlit Group. This follows the loss of its Fr hauf franchise after...