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15th January 2009
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Go green, Mr Brown

Twice in the past week, CM has heard calls from different truck manufacturers for the Department of Transport (DfT1 [and by...

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Hard choices for trailer makers as demand falls

CM EXCLUSIVE By Chris Tindall and David Harris UK TRAILER manufacturers are facing up to an uncertain future as the recession...

Hyundai iLoad couples economy with Comfort

HYUNDAI'S NEW iLoad Comfort panel van is now available, offering an economically priced vehicle with many standard features...

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'Writing on the wall' for 900 Wincanton jobs

By Roger Brow: THE GiVIB UNION claims the "writing is on the wall" for around 900 jobs, including 300 drivers, at Wincanton's...

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CV registrations plummet

in the final quarter of 2008 By Brian Weatherley SALES OF NEW trucks and vans during 2008 turned out to be the classic 'game...

Iveco calls for RPC extension

IVECO IS LOBBYING the Department for Transport (DM to extend the Reduced Pollution Certificate (RPC) for enhanced...

RDS weighs in with Axiog Alpha system

OUR RECENT REVIEW of onboard weighing systems omitted to mention the /Wog Alpha system from RDSTechnology.Versions are...

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Senior TC promises to bA drive through reforms

ay Rcianna Avison PHILIP BROWN has vowed to ensure the 0-licensing system is as efficient as it can possibly be when he becomes...

DHL consults on service centre closure plans

DI IL EXPRESS IS planning to close five domestic service centres — which employ a total of 60 people — around the UK. The...

TruckNet UK's Rikki Chequer pays tribute to a fallen driver, and offers a few pointers.

On Friday morning a message was posted on TruckNet UK regarding one of the forum's longstanding members. Andrew Gormanly, known...

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StaffShare and share alike: new initiative may save jobs

By Roanna Avison HAULIERS COULD hang on to their workers rather than make them redundant through a scheme to help them loan...

Independent annual audit of all BVRLA members

THE BRITISH VEHICLE Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) is introducing an annual independent maintenance and service audit...

Redundancies are averted as Milbank deal goes through

A MONTH Al lER agreeing a deal in principle, the administrator for Milbank 'Ducks has finalised the sale of the firm's assets....

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Scrap haulier with 'appalling' record is disqualified by TC

By Chris Tindall A SCRAP METAL haulier with an "abysmal" and - appalling" annual vehicle test failure record and prohibition...

LeyLand asks Darling to assist the truck market

LEYLAND TRUCKS has called on the Government to give the UK's truck market the same kind of financial support it has given the...

European Commission challenges Austria's motorway truck ban

AUSTRIA'S DECISION to ban heavy trucks from a section of the Al2 motorway in Tyrol is to be challenged by the European...

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Norfolk haulier's fleet torched by arsonists

By Chris Tindall A NORFOLK paving haulier believes he was deliberately targeted by arsonists who destroyed most of his fleet of...

Driver turns to escort work for extra money

A LOUGHBOROUGH truck driver has been making an effort to supplement his income by taking on work as a male escort. The...

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HGV driver Lucy Radley admits to being quite a fan of Active Traffic Management... What short memories we all have. Last week...

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Power game

Volvo's 700hp FH16 takes European heavy truck operators into uncharted territory. So who wants "the world's most powerful...

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Volvo freely admits that the UK market for FH16 is

limited —100 units for 2009 is an ambitious target, and barring the few over-indulgent owner-drivers, the majority of sales are...

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Taking stock of 2008

It was all-change for the Traffic Commissioners last year. They had to adjust to life with a centralised operation in Leeds,...

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PDA's benevolent fund isn't the first URTU members already have one

I READ WITH interest Rikki Chequer's column (CM 18 December 2008) that lauded the Professional Drivers Association's proposed...

Lack of toilets is a disgrace

I HAVE JUST picked up a copy of your magazine (CM 27 November 2008) and in it you ask: do you have an opinion? Well.! have....

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The future's bright...

In the first of our special three-part trailer series, CM speaks to Bernard Krone, MD and co-owner of trailer-maker Krone, who...

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Money matters

Want to know how much your competitors are paying their drivers? In the first part of an ongoing series, we map Britain and...

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Haulier's appeal is rejected by Tribunal

Operator who paid his drivers a bonus for working illegal hours "richly deserved" his custodial sentence A HAULIER WHO was...

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Suspended sentence for speeding driver

dangerous driving against David Furnival of Congleton. The court heard that a car driven by Margaret Robinson had pulled out...

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Haulier with 20 prohibitions loses licence

AN OPERATOR who received 20 prohibitions in five years has had his licence revoked.The Traffic Area Office had not been...

Operator 'surrendered effective control'

AN OPERATOR who falsely claimed to have a workshop and who surrendered effective management control to his nephew has had his...

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Setting the standards

An ambitious EU-funded scheme aims to improve the Lot of international. drivers by upgrading truckstops to approved standards...

SETTING STANDARDS In conjunction with the SETPOS pilot project is

Label, a blue-flag scheme for secured truck parking areas, with a project budget of €2.7m (£2.4m) running over 21 months. It...

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One of the five SETPOS sites is Ashford International Truckstop (AIT) at M20 junction 10. Security upgrades have been part...

WHAT IS SETPOS?

SETPOS was launched as a European pilot project with the aim of developing a secure parking standard across Europe. Its first...

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Certain CV categories are dominated by specific manufacturers and their

wheeled wares, with history or ability — or both — playing a vital role in this. And despite the fact that there may be plenty...

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Julian Milnes

Citrobn's party piece is building small, fun hatchbacks, and the removal of the rear seats on the C2 has had little effect on...

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Prepare p ; for take off .

It weighs 550 tonnes, carries 514 people and their luggage, and is the biggest thing to hit Heathrow since The Beatles...

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LICENCE TO DRIVE

Trials of the final spec of the A380 high-lift started in May 2006. The companies servicing the A380 didn't all go for the same...

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GROUND-HANDLING KNOW-HOW

To get a better idea of the range of vehicles operated airside at Heathrow, we spoke to one of the biggest ground-handling...

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Employers are legally bound to provide employees with the correct

equipment to keep hands protected where there is a risk of injury. We take a look at the options out there. Words: Julian...

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ACTIVITIES THAT REQUIRE HAND PROTECTION

• Manual handling: hands may be pierced by abrasive, sharp or pointed objects or be damaged by impact when handling goods. •...

CE classification

As kerns of personal. protective equipment iPPEL safety gkwes are rated depending on the levet of hazard they protect against •...

MATCHING THE GLOVE TO THE RISK

• Are the gloves appropriate for the risks involved and the conditions at the place where exposure to risk may occur? For...

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A head-on meeting

Seven years have past since Scania unveiled its novel answer to reducing the number of fatalities caused by car-truck head-on...

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HIGHER SPEEDS NEED GREATER IMPACT ABSORPTION In conjunction with the

2003 Scania Road Safety Conference, various workshops were held on the topic of tar-to-truck crash compatibility', with...

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Aim higher

British Car Auctions has long urged fleets and teasing companies to up-spec their vans when buying new in order to make them...

Trim and finish are often overlooked in terms of options,

reckons BCA, but can add some considerable value to the right vehicle because the self-employed tradesman will always favour a...