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It's like watching mist rolling in from the sea... the creeping implementation of inner-city congestion charging and low...
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By Patric Cunnane THE EUROPEAN Commission has proposed charging truck operators for noise, congestion and air pollution caused...
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By David Harris TRAILER-MAKER Schmitz Cargobull cut its losses and nearly doubled its UK turnover in the latest financial...
TRUCKS MIGHT HAVE to drive through a Leicestershire village at 20mph if the Department for Transport (DfT) allows the county...
GERMANY HAS HAD its first protest against rising fuel costs and the planned increase in the Maut toll system. Around 100...
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By Roanna Avison THE PROPOSAL TO charge HGVs the same as cars to enter the Manchester congestion charge zone has been met with...
CONFIRMING WHAT drivers on the road already know, research has shown one in seven trucks in the country is foreign. Figures...
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By Chris Tindall. BOSSES AT STOBART Air say they are mystified as to why the Government has 'called in' its planning...
driving could face five years in prison under a new driving offence announced by the Government. The change has been tabled as...
Betz CEO Thomas Betz, Stuttgart regional court agreed to release hi m on licence for the rest of his sentence. He had served...
Weight Limit has been imposed by Derbyshire County Council. Routes through areas such as Apperknowle, Hundall and Summerley can...
THE EUROPEAN Commission is to spend €3.5m on setting up secure truckstops for hauliers having to wait at the frontier between...
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By Joanna Bourke BEMUSED HAULIERS remain unconvinced that dedicated daytime lights have the potential to reduce the number of...
A prototype Volvo truck with a 13-litre engine that runs on the alternative fuel dimethylether (DME) is to be tested by a...
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By Roger Brown THE BOSS OF a leading transport company has told the industry that environmental awareness and business...
VANDALS CAUSED £116,000 of damage in a "mindless attack" on a haulier's premises, only eight months after the site had been...
DURHAM HAULIER Elddis Transport saw drops in turnover and pre-tax profits for 2007, according to the latest figures from...
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Sy Louse Cole LIVESTOCK HAULIERS might find a lucrative business opportunity on the hack of an EU directive to record all sheep...
. its third Driver of the Year award ceremony at Rockingham Speedway, Northants. Brian Bayes won the title for large goods...
not replacetr(CM 25 June), we said replacement annual test certificates are free. Vosa points out there is a £12 charge.
to implement the European Directive relating to the carriage of dangerous goods is open for comments until 10 October. Log on...
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By Chris Tindall. THE ROAD Haulage Association (RHA) intends to lobby the Government to allow timber hauliers to use red...
INNOVATIONS IS the theme of ZF's stand at the g ant IAA Hannover Truck Show in September. By the beginning of next year, ZF...
THE BUSINESS POST GROUP has seen its revenues rise 16% in the three months to 30 June — and predicts further growth. In a...
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Over the years, drivers have been given jobs that might have made sense to someone, but certainly not the drivers themselves....
FOLLOWING protests from hauliers in the region, Welsh Transport Minister Ieuan Wyn Jones has written to the Treasury pointing...
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CM has long coveted a drive in one of the British Army's Oshkosh 8x8 tank transporters. Last week, we got our chance — and it...
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Are environmentally efficient supply chains a reality or just a pipedream? We went along to the annual Scala Logistics debate...
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I READ with great interest the article you published about Norwich Union's interest in blindspot mirrors. Your piece on...
YOUR ARTICLE about restored Ford Transcontinentals led to a sharp exhalation of breath from this correspondent (CM, 22 May)....
I READ your editorial 'Sweat those assets' (CM, 22 May), and the phrase, "rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic" quickly...
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The Transport Research Laboratory undertakes crucial safety and efficiency investigations for government and industry alike. We...
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Wincanton and Stobart Group have grown a great deal in the last decade. How have they achieved this and what's the secret to...
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Operating in a new arena provides both companies, to a certain extent, with access to finance that can help them grow and...
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Work was genuinely subcontracted and not a front for failed operation A BIRMINGHAM-BASED firm that was under investigation...
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LANCASHIRE international haulier John Cowie faces action against his 0-licence after allegations he misled Beverley Bell. the...
A FAILURE By Dutch haulier Jan de Rijk Transport to have proper procedures for disciplining staff has led to the company having...
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A SCOTTISH operator, granted authority for an additional six vehicles has, at the same time, been warned about its poor...
A FURNITURE COMPANY operated for more than six years without an 0-licence because it believed it was running a showman's...
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Owner-driver Alex Stewart was injured in an accident three years ago yet his claim has still not been settled. Why has it taken...
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Ireland's policy of handing down jail sentences and million euro fines is sending a clear message to flytippers. Words:...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) set up a hotllne to report illegal dumping. Some 75% of calls received were for...
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and closeproximity mirrors to the passenger side of goods vehicles more than 3.5 tonnes GVVV and first registered from 1...
to amend the Northern lteland operator licensing system to mirror that which is operating in Great Britain. Changes include a...
professional goods and passenger vehicle drivers. The operational level 2 training is referred to as a Certificate of...
dropped from the 0-licensing system and added to vehicle test fees after October 2008. Also, proposals to remove the 28-day...
the details of introducing a graduated fixed-penalty system for road traffic offences, such as drivers' hours and overloading,...
Agency (HA) to take over vehicle recovery and removal on the English motorway and trunk road network. Changes include...
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Words: Julian Mitnes / Images: Locations Photography Whether it's the fuel crisis. CO, emissions, or just the desire to let...
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The intrepid Colin Barnett goes East for an extended drive of Mercedes' latest Actros range in real-world conditions. Words:...
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Using biofuels was one solution put forward to safeguard the environment. But it isn't just a case of switching what you put in...
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The sixth annual European Tow Show was staged in Telford at the end of June. CM took a wander around to soak up the themes...
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We speak t Allen of waste carrier ISM ts set the lowdown on ever-increasing landfill taxes and the worrying state of the waste...
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The increase in recycling, coupled with the reduction in landfill use, will undoubtedly mean mere trucks, and potentially more...
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It seems practically impossible for Environment Agency (EA) enforcement teams to police the gates of landfills, which some...
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A month is a tong time in the used truck market and, despite predictions of doom and gloom from some, many dealers see a chink...
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light commercials report a slowing down in the retail business, the experts behind Glass's Guide believe things could pick up...