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16th July 2009
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Highway Code needs specific lorry safety tips

THE HIGHWAY Code, described as "essential reading for all road users'needs to be amended to include a specific section on how...

P BUSINESS

Flegg announces merger with Midland AYLESBURY-BASED machine installation company, and former Motor Transport 'Haulier of the...

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UK Border Agency vows more checks

THE UK BORDER Agency is set to make freight checks more frequent and thorough following a £15m investment to crack down on...

Study reveals 'greener' side of deliveries

HOME DELIVERIES of small non-food items generate considerably less CO„ than a conventional trip to the shops, making online...

P HISTORY

Rocketing to 40 THIS WEEK THE world celebrates the 413th anniversary of the launch of the Apollo 11 spacecraft, the first...

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Devon haulier jumps before being pushed' PM CLARKE, THE Barnstaple, North Devon-based haulier, has gone into voluntary...

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VOSA fixed-penalty fines yield more than E80,000

VOSA TOOK MORE than £80,000 in fines during its first 12 days of issuing graduated fixed penalties, with a huge 88% from...

McBurney places am order for 50 Volvos

NORTHERN IRELAND-BASED transport operator McBurney has placed an order for 50 Volvo FH-460 tractor units, including a flagship...

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Liquidator estimates more than E280,000 is owed to former Thorburn director

CM COVER STORY A FORMER DIRECTOR of Thorbum Transport, whose daughter was granted an 0-licence on the understanding he had no...

Poles to trial longer artic semi-trailers

AN INVESTIGATION INTO the use of longer semi-trailers (LST) has been launched by the Polish govemment.The approval of a...

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Four-day working week is changing delivery patterns

CM COVER STORY AN INCREASING reliance on four-day working weeks sparked by the recession is changing delivery patterns and...

P TRUCK DESIGN

Volvo helps paralysed driver MORE THAN 18 MONTHS after an accident paralysed owner-driver Richard Dover (pictured) from the...

Online auction service enjoys membership rise

MORE THAN 4,000 transport providers have signed up for the online auction service Shiply as a means to bulk up volumes without...

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Get your training on track

CM and Fraikin have teamed up to offer operators the chance to get one step ahead of their rivals when it comes to the...

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Customer service and corporate image

A module focused on four key issues, including operator licensing and company image— what they are, why they are important and...

Health, road and environmental safety

Driving any commercial vehicle carries significant responsibility and this module aims to make you more aware of the risks of...

Vehicle safety, control systems and fuel efficiency

This course aims to ensure you are familiar with and understand the necessary controls to operate your truck in a safe and...

LGV-specific regulations, loading and best practice

A review of the principal rules concerning the carriage of goods, from basic driver rules, legislation, contracts and permits,...

The rules and regulations governing the road transport industry

A complete 'what you need to know' guide to the rules that govern professional driving, explaining what is covered by the...

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IRHA: Irish constitution is a barrier to 0-licence removal

NO IRISH HAULIER has had its 0-licence revoked in the past two years, despite 14,000 infringements being notified to the...

P MITSUBISHI

Mitsubishi Fuso Canters to share engine THE WHOLE OF MITSUBISHI Fuse's Euro-5 Canter range will share a common engine and...

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Scrappage scheme fails to kickstart LCV sales

LCV SALES HAVE not been stimulated by the government's vehicle scrappage scheme. Just 325 vans have been sold through the plan...

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Recession has forced hauliers to cut their carbon footprints

BEFORE THE RECESSION grabbed all the headlines, be it deserving or not, there was a great deal of discussion about how van and...

GOOD NEWS FROM THE BAD

Some of the positive green effects of the recession are not just about changes in managerial policy. One of the results of the...

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Message to CM truck testers: 'The Swedes have got it right'

WAS RELIEVED to see in your recent tractor nit test that Volvo came last, not because I am ti-Volvo, but because it has had so...

Time to get realistic about rail transport

ONCE AGAIN WE are being harangued by the 'move to rail lobby (Rail freight aims for 20% share of market by 2039'. CM 4 June)...

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The 'Undercover Boss' uncovered

Stephen Martin of the Clugston Group talks to CM about going undercover at his own company as the UK's latest reality TV star,...

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RETAINING SKILLS

Anyone who has ever watched a reality TV show such as Undercover Boss will be familiar with the concept of the 'journey' as the...

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Smaller firms fight for survival

Has the recession hit the smallest hauliers the hardest? CM finds out if they are fighting for nothing. HARD TIMES ARE much...

REFUSING TO GIVE IN: PAUL ARTHURTON TRANSPORT

A number of smaller hauliers tell tales of dogged persistence in the face of adversity. Paul Arthurton, owner of Norfolk...

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THE ART OF SURVIVAL: F KNOWLES & SON

F Knowles & Son works mainly on container traffic to and from railheads and ports, including Felixstowe and Southampton. It...

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Revocation appeal saves businesses

The Transport Tribunal overturns DTC decision, but cuts authority by 50 trucks and 95 trailers. DESPITE SUCCEEDING in their...

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0-licence for company given wrong advice

AN OPERATOR WHOSE solicitor gave him advice that encouraged an illegal operation has won an 0-licence at the second attempt —...

P CASE THREE

'Sloppy' operator banned for five years CONVICTIONS FOR suspected tachograph fiddling and evidence that drivers were not...

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Tribunal reduces tacho offence sanctions

AN OPERATOR HAS partly won an appeal against the curtailment of its 0-licence for tachograph offences. The Transport Tribunal...

Recovery work claims are dismissed

AN OPERATOR WHO falsely claimed that his unlicensed vehicle was carrying out recovery work has lost his appeal to the Transport...

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Emergency measures

Up to 100,000 people a day could soon be contracting swine flu. What actions should employers take if their operation is...

If an employee is genuinely ill, they will be entitled

to ordinary sick pay details of which should be set out in the contract of employment, a separate sickness policy, or both....

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WHAT IS SWINE FLU?

Swine influenza is contagious. Its symptoms are similar to those of regular human seasonal influenza infection, and include...

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Has the opt-out still got clout?

The opt-out clause survived a review of the Working Time Directive. Will this 'temporary' measure come under renewed pressure...

The debate in Europe before the elections saw self-employed workers,

including owner-drivers, remaining outside the scope of the directive, a position supported by the European Commission. The...

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New committees will be elected in the week beginning 20

July and proposed legislation affecting the road transport industry normally comes before the transport, environment and...

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In this post-Bedford 21st century, alphabetically speaking. the top of

the CM road test database has been dominated by Citroan, hut now there's a new name at the top of the list. Welcome Avia....

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Colin Barnett

There's a danger, which at CM we're as prone to as anyone else, to develop preconceptions when it comes to "new" names,...

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Recovery positions

Boniface can tackle any task when it comes to building and speccing bespoke bodies, which has helped it rise to the top of the...

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TRENDSETTING

One trend that is taking off is the Volvo "tridem" chassis, which is proving popular for under-reach operations. The Boniface...

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elights from

CI own Under Exhibitors and visitors turned out in force for the 2009 Brisbane Truck Show demonstrating a refusal to give in...

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COUNTDOWN COMMENCES

How manufacturers are meeting the regulations Many UK bodybuilders and trailermakers remain confused by European Whole Vehicle...

A long road ahead

The deadline for European Whole Vehicle Type Approval is fast approaching, but are UK bodybuilders and trailer makers ready for...

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Reading you Loud and clear

The 'three Rs' reading, writing and arithmetic are basic skills that everyone should have. So how should illiteracy and...

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Looking across the Irish Channel

HAULIERS IN THE Republic of Ireland are attempting to sell their trucks to UK dealers and raise some cash rather than buy new...

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Steady as she goes

The boom times for used truck dealers may have gone. That is clear, but there is still interest out there from operators who...

In one sense, the recession is working to the advantage

of Matt Heath, the fleet sales manager at Maritime Transport's Secondhandtrucks.co.uk. The business is in the unusual position...