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16th December 2010
16th December 2010
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Beating the backlog

When not slaving away getting this issue out, the CM team has all its collected fingers crossed that the road transport...

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Carriers hope to wrap up parcels backlog

CM COVER STORY thristophermattonicirbi.co.uk PARCEL CARRIERS say they are working to overcome a twoweek backlog in the supply...

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McFaull steps down from Wincanton after 16 years

ju ti GRAEME MCFAULL has stepped down from his post as chief executive of Wincanton after 1.6 years with the group,...

MD Godman departs from City Link

PARCEL FIRM City Link stunned industry watchers last week with the shock announcement that MD Stuart Ciodman had left the firm...

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Hitachi purchases contracts from collapsed Newton

dorninic.perrylarbi.co.uk THE CONTRACT HIRE and leasing market has been shaken up this week with two big acquisitions as the...

Pip

Obituary: Allison's David Crowther DAVID CROWTHER has passed away aged 62, having lost his fight with cancer. He worked for...

P LICENSING

Taymix Transport pulls 0-licence application following RHA objection DEATH CRASH HAULIER Taymix Transport has withdrawn its...

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FORS charges could put off smaller hauliers, says III.

TRANSPORT FOR LONDON (TEL) is still deciding whether to start charging operators to join its Freight Operator Recognition...

FTA warns over points change

A NEW RULE that requires drivers with penalty points to submit their driving licence for endorsement within 28 days rather than...

Widdowson reveals new shareholder following cash-for-equity deal

WIDDOWSON GROUP sold nearly half its share capital in a cash-for-equity deal to a property development firm earlier this year,...

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Investment puts Suckling Transport back in the black

ragerbrownlarbi.co.uk SUCKLING Transport has returned to profit and says it is reaping the rewards of its investment in new...

P CHARITY

Stobart: You say it best, when you say trucking at all LIFE REALLY IS A rollercoaster, This is the moment when former Boyzone...

P LEGAL

Former TAL Logistics staff take tribunal action FORMER STAFF AT collapsed haulage operatorTAL Logistics Group have started...

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Nightfreight investigated following fatal accident

CM COVER STORY roger.browniarbi.co.uk THE HEALTH and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched an investigation after a truck driver...

You're hired! Yodel Looks for apprentices

PARCEL FIRM Yodel has teamed up with System Training to offer young people an apprenticeship programme that removes the...

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Truck sales set to grow in 2011 as economy recovers

christopher.wationfarbi.co.uk DAF 15 WORKING on re-establishing the true price of trucks next year as the market moves out of...

P CONGESTION

Operators sidelined as Stack parking plans are shelved HAULIERS CAUGHT up in Suffolk's Operation Stack could be herded onto an...

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Johnston Sweepers Looks to clean up at 2011 CV show ROADSWEEPER manufacturer Johnston Sweepers will be among those showing off...

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P ECONOMY

Cartwright expands trailer rental CARTWRIGHT'S trailer rental operation will take on an extra 400 trailers over the next three...

DVLA to centralise and cull local offices

chris.tindattfarbi.co.uk PLANS BY THE DVLA to close its entire local office network and centralise licensing functions at...

P AND FINALLY...

A lover, not a fighter... CM WAS PARTY to an interesting discussion over management styles at the DAF annual Christmas dinner...

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Trucks on trial

Boughey Distribution takes great care when buying new vehicles. CM spoke to group fleet engineer Paul Brimelow and drivers Bob...

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Ignore at your peril

Should road transport operators expect a shortage of drivers now or later? The warning signs for a dwindling skilled workforce...

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P LETTER OF THE WEEK

Rail isn't better than road HERE WE go again; tired old arguments about rail vs road and, like many, Philippa Edmunds, manager...

Go green, save your pennies

YOUR ARTICLE "Going green" (CM 4 November), advising readers to understand and incorporate the principles of environmental...

Let's save lives with chemical training

DOES THE recent high number of chemical-related accidents reported in CM show a gap in training that needs to be looked at in...

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0-licence revoked after Liquidation is revealed

Alliance Removals and Storage director has licence revoked after withholding firm's liquidation status roger. brownfar bi k...

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Bibby submits Taygroup transfer

BIBBY DISTRIBUTION has applied to transfer the Cereal Partners' UK facility in Me 1ksham, Wilts, from the Taygroup licence onto...

Western and West Midlands Traffic Areas Poole 0A public inquiry

will be held at the Haven Hotel, Sandbanks, on 21 December to consider disciplinary action against Poole-based P&W Transport....

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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 Fixed Penalty (Amendment) Order 2010,1 February 2011 Fixed penalties for driving or keeping a vehicle without a...

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Last chance saloon

Drink-driving laws are likely to get tougher next year so drivers should consider abstaining before and during work shifts...

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It is likely that the power of the police to

impose speeding fixed penalty notices not only for three points but for six points (for higher excess speed) will come into...

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At the cutting edge

The industry has pledged to cut HGV emissions by 30%. But can it move fast enough to satisfy the European Commission? Words:...

In one of its final acts in office, the EU's

BelgianPresidency joined forces with the International Road Transport Union (IRU) to pledge to work towards more sustainable...

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EXPECTED IN THE NEW YEAR

• Hungary takes over Presidency of the Council of Ministers on 1 January. It has yet to set out its transport priorities....

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Service First

Gordon Leslie [Distribution) is a successful business that believes that first-class service is more important than price...

INFRASTRUCTURE CUTS

MD Craig Leslie is concerned about cuts in transport infrastructure spending announced by the Scottish Parliament last month....

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Holding out fora hero

CM's first Haulage Heroes reveals the people whose colleagues and bosses are so impressed with their effort, ability, attitude,...

BRIAN BUTLER

Brian Butler is a forklift driver in Premier Fleet's warehouse. Deborah Jenkins, MD of the London-based Pall-Ex member,...

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BOB DACK

In the spring, TNT driver Bob Deck was approaching Junction 9 of the M1 when he received a call from his Maidstone colleague...

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Regular readers might find this familiar due to the strong

resemblance to the test subject of 13 February 2003. but don't be fooled. This is the latest state-of-the-art Euro-5-compliant...

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Cohn Barnett

There realty is no way of disguising or ignoring the Vario's age. From panel gaps, which almost let you change the lock without...

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In at the deep end

Jamie McDonald set up his dealership RJM Commercials in the peak of the recession, but it is prevailing Words/Images: Steve ba...