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15th August 2013
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An outdated law

I spent a few hours last Friday driving the new Euro-6 Volvo FM. Although it's an excellent truck, and significantly better...

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INT grants mechanics

river CPC exemption CM COVER STORY By Christopher Walton ABOUT 76,000 mechanics who deliver or take LGVs for annual tests...

McAllisters goes into liquidation owing Urn

SURREY RECOVERY operator McAllisters Recovery has been placed into liquidation, owing nearly £2m. The operator ceased trading...

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NI will crack down on non-compliant

By Roger Brom] THE HAULAGE regulator in Northern Ireland has warned non-compliant operators that he will not hesitate to use...

KNDL staff

ballot over pay A BALLOT FOR industrial action by drivers and warehouse staff at Kuehne + Nagel Drinks Logistics (KNDL) over...

Address pallet weights or face claims

THE INDUSTRY MUST urgently address excessive pallet weights and unrealistic customer expectations or face a flood of personal...

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Police chief calls for drivers

using mobiles to be sacked By Chr._ iindaLL LGV DRIVERS WHO use a mobile phone while driving should be sacked, according to...

Nine more on Vosa

testing station hit List VOSA IS TO cease testing at nine further vehicle testing stations by the end of March 2014. The...

Courier left injured after theft

A COURIER DRIVER sustained multiple injuries when he tried to prevent his vehicle from being stolen on 9 July. David Fletcher...

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Cycle highway gets cautious welcome

By Ashleigh Wight A LEEDS-TO-BRADFORD cycle superhighway — the centre piece of the government's £77m investment in improving...

Used van sales to keep falling

USED VAN dealers are reporting a drop in sales and expect it to continue over the coming months, according to George Alexander,...

Swindon hauliers

see no point in ban HAULIERS IN Swindon have said that a councilproposed weight limit to deter trucks from a residential area...

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'Fines for stowaways

not close to the top' By Chris Tindall CONCERNS HAVE been raised that hauliers targeted by stowaways trying to reach the UK,...

TWO BECOME ONE: Clipper Group Holdings has united its two

Iveco dealerships, Northern Commercials and Stormont Truck & Van, to form one business. The deal sees Northern Commercials,...

Halls Group

goes into Liquidation NORFOLK HAULIER Halls Group has been placed into liquidation to protect creditors' rights to any money...

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The right pick-up for professionals

dy George Barrow ISUZU'S DOUBLE-CAB D-Max is every inch the modern family 4x4; comfortable to drive, nice to look at and built...

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It's time to learn

from the best By Justin Stanton WHERE CAN YOU learn from Vosa, traffic commissioners (TCs), transport law experts and hear...

EVENT INFORMATION

Manufacturers and suppliers offering ride and drives are: Daf; Gulliver's Truck Hire; lsuzu Truck (UK); lveco; MercedesBenz;...

10am-11.30am: Transport law and compliance

What infringements do operators make far too regularly? Who or what will Vosa target next? Do you find OCRS confusing? What...

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10am-11.30am: Transport law and compliance What infringements do operators regularly make? Who or what will Vosa target next?...

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THIS WEEK

1111YSI-119 1-1101 LONDON GATEWAY New container port signs first customers Opening the gates I London Gateway will be the...

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IT'S NOT JUST ANY LOGISTICS WAREHOUSE, IT'S AN M&S WAREHOUSE

In July it was revealed that Marks & Spencer (M&S) would complete the transformation of its UK supply chain (a project it began...

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WRITE TO: Commercial Motor, NINE Sutton Court Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 4SZ EMAIL: christopherwaltontaroadtransport.com P LETTER OF THE WEEK

Let's learn from the Driver CPC I READ with interest your comments on the substantial revenue generated by the DSA in relation...

Safer, cleaner

and cheaper LAST MONTH Louise Ellman MP, chair of the Transport Select Committee, wrote to the minister concerned asking what...

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USED TRUCKS

TRAILER OF THE WEEK If you look hard enough, you can find great deals Its not one, but two Schmitz curtainsiders Welcome...

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The best-seller wasn't always great Ford launched the Transit on 8 October 1965. This was arguably the most significant new...

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It's time to move on

A Robert Manchip and Roger Sheddick The sheer volume of vehicle movements has prompted lsuzu Truck dealer Commercial Motors...

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WHERE IT'S ía

TOP 10 FACEBOOK TIPS How social media can boost your business Face value From Britcom to Keltruck, savvy used truck dealers...

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Suspended sentence

after death of driver A loading shovel driver is sentenced after he reversed his vehicle into a trailer, crushing its driver...

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Farmer fined for allowing waste dumping

Operator: Simon Plowright Matter: Environmental Hearing: Nottingham Magistrates' Court A FARMER HAS been fined £2,000 after he...

Fined after driver found with invalid Licence

Operator: LMK International Transport Matter: 0-licence law Hearing: Belfast Magistrates' Court COUNTY ARMAGH haulage firm LMK...

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TAS Transport

F WESTERN AND WEST MIDLANDS TRAFFIC AREAS TAS TRANSPORT CAN base four vehicles at Speedway Farm on the Colnbrook bypass in...

FORTHCOMING PUBLIC INQUIRIES Western and West Midlands traffic areas Birmingham

• MG Transport, based in Walsall, will make a new application at a public inquiry on 23 August. • Solihull-based Slumberdream...

Andyfreight

Andyfreight ANDYFREIGHT has applied to upgrade the 0-licence at its site in Folkes Road, Lye, Stourbridge from standard...

Gregory Distribution

Gregory Distribution GREGORY Distribution is looking to base five vehicles and 15 trailers at the Mondelez International site...

Marston's

MARSTON'S HAS been given the go ahead for two vehicles at a new operating centre in Downs Road, Witney, Oxfordshire. MARSTON'S...

Hermes

HERMES CAN station 80 vehicles and 300 trailers at the old Focus NDC in Bonehill Road, Tamworth. HERMES CAN station 80...

Smiths Haulage (Bletchington)

SMITHS HAULAGE (Bletchington) has been given the green light to base two vehicles at the Rollright Quarry in Little Rollright,...

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Operator CPC Part 33 Welcome to week 33 of our

pull-out articles containing all the knowledge required to pass the Operator CPC. This week, we look at lighting regulations...

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Within two years all employers must enrol their workforce into

a pension scheme, but how will they meet the cost? Words: Patric Cunnane The advantages of living longer than our forebears are...

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The long and winding road

The government has pledged to treble the amount of money it ploughs into major road schemes each year, but will it get the...

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DESIGN LONGER LORRIES CM was lucky enough to see truck sketches vision Words: Brian Weatherley

Given the choice, we on CM prefer to look ahead rather than simply live in the present. Thanks to Oaf Trucks design director,...

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Bart van Lotringen Daf's top designer

On legislation: "The cooling requirements on Euro-6 technologies were so stringent we had to use them for the new look on...

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CLOSE TO THE FINISHED ARTICLE

Looking at the various drawings of Daf's new XF, CF and LF range, CM is struck by how close they are to the final product as...

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EURO-6 TRUCK PRICING

How much will Euro-6 trucks really cost? For what it's vvortri In the fifth part of our Euro-6 series, the focus switches from...

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LONGER SEMIS TRAILER TRIALS

Who from longer trailers? Does longer work for you? Incorporating longer semi-trailers into a fleet requires spare capacity,...

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INTERVIEW DAIMLER TRUCKS We talk to Daimler's global head of

Powering ahead Daimler has taken a robust stance in the powertrain debate. Head of global powertrain, procurement and...

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RECRUITMENT CAREERS HUB OPI commercialmotorjobs.com for all your career options online Will economic recovery mean

a shortage of LGV drivers? by mnu, ew Welch on THERE HAS BEEN a fair amount of discussion within the industry about driver...