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17th June 1999
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odgy dealer's family apply for s p hire fleet 0-licence

• by Charles Young The wife and father of a used truck dealer exposed by Commercal Motor for selling dangerous trucks are...

RHA slams Government over Forum delay

• The Road Haulage Association has accused the Government of delaying tactics following the decision that the Transport...

VIGNETTE PLAN Shadow Chancellor Francis Maude says the Conservatives will

press for a UK motorway vignette to be introduced as a way of equalising VED rates with other EU countries.

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Thieves spirited away a truckload of whisky worth more than t20(1,000 from a depot in Gloucester at 05:00hrs last Sunday. Its...

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Hammond Logistics has been named Automotive Parts Logistics Company of the Year by the Institute of Transport Management.

Uri LANDMARK Van manufacturer LDV has built the 50,000th vehicle in its current Convoy and Pilot range.

FAST FERRIES Stena Line has chartered two high-speed ferries to start work on the Harwich-Hook of Holland route next summer,

HAULIER RONOU183 Lawrence Christensen, president of the Freight Transport Association

and logistics director of Safeway, has been awarded a CBE in the Queen's birthday honours list.

INNISIIMM DEFT

A Leyland Constructor sixwheel tipper was stolen from Gordan° Services on the M5 near Bristol over the weekend of 5/6 June. It...

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28 days to pay huge fine

• by Mike Jewell A North Wales owner-driver who admitted fitting a device enabling him to falsify tachograph records has been...

Move to the right set to extend 48hr week

• Moves to shorten the working week of Europe's truck drivers could be derailed by this week's shift to the right in the...

Chunnel deal for diesel runs

• Hauliers in the South can now cross the Channel every weekend to buy cheap diesel thanks to Trans-Action, which has...

Cleared of Ml runaway faking

N A truck driver who averted disaster when he steered into crash barriers to halt his runaway artic in May 1998 has been...

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Haulier had no VED but nor did judge

• An Irish haulier who appealed against a IRL750 vehicle excise duty fine was told by the presiding judge that the judge had...

Spreading the word...

In just under a month, hauliers from East Anglia are to meet MPs in the House of Commons to explain the impact of recent fuel...

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Hauliers who smuggle diesel to be targeted

• by Karen Miles Hauliers smuggling diesel into the UK are set to become the latest target for Customs. Anecdotal reports of...

French detain British trucks

a At least four British trucks carrying dairy produce were impounded on the border between Belgium and France last week when...

Cameras nab more drivers

• The use of speed cameras to catch reckless drivers increased by 25% in 1997, according to the latest Home Office statistics....

Police may act after blockade

a Suffolk Police are considering legal action against farmers who tried to stop Continental trucks from leaving Felixstowe Port...

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D r i vers f ree t ra i n i n g

• by Tim Maughan Isuzu Truck has slammed the - macho attitude of commercial vehicle drivers who are refusing to attend...

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TUG Nexus has increased its business with Du Pont Nylon to include the haulage of 22,1300 tonnes of products each year from ADS...

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Letchworth-based steel distributors Associated Shearers has awarded Welch's Transport a threeyear contract to make daily...

PARCaINE SCORES

Football strip manufacturer Um bro has signed up Parcehne to handle all its UK distribution of kits.

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P&O Trans European has been chosen by solvents distributor Chemftrade to supply four tankers and drivers to handle the delivery...

SWAP JOB

Practical Car & Van Rental has been signed up by accident claims managers Town & Country Assistance to supply a range of...

EXEL ENCORE

Cider and lager manufacturer HP Bulmer has renewed its contract with Exel Logistics' drinks division, Tradeteam, to warehouse...

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Cleaning products specialist SC Johnson Wax has appointed P&LI Ferrymaster to carry out European distribution from Johnson's...

Driver gets five years for drug smuggling

a An Irish truck driver has been jailed for five years for attempting to import IRS..600,000 worth of cannabis into Ireland....

First step to impounding

• The Government has welcomed the House of Lords' first reading of Earl Attlee's private members' bill on impounding CM10-16...

FTA urges members to relax

• The Freight Transport Association is urging members who have not yet relicensed their vehicles after replating them to a...

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Hauliers set to brief Ps on price hikes

• by Rosie Davenport

Hauliers from East Anglia have organised a meeting at the

House of Commons to explain to MPs the impact of recent fuel price rises. The buffet reception on 15 ,it4 is being organised...

DAM has fears over mobile phone risks

The Government is to set up an advisory committee to look into mobile phone health fears, but there are concerns that any...

Gilder allowed to stay

— An attempt by local residents to close down the business of one of Britain's largest livestock firms. Gliders Transport, has...

Road links hold back South Coast growth

• Inadequate road links to the Channel ports are stopping economic growth, according to a report by Sussex Enterprise, which...

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Continuing crackdown on theft

III A crackdown on lorry theft has been launched by police in Northamptonshire. Operation Convoy is set to last indefinitely...

Director of firm barred

• A West Midlands haulier was banned from being a director after his transport company failed with debts of £90,591. Michael...

Residents win ban on M54 short-cuts

II Residents In a Shropshire town have won a year-long fight to prevent heavy lorries making a short-cut through the area to...

Newcastle to open un bus lanes to HGVs

• by Karen Miles Hauliers should be able to move around Newcastle-upon-Tyne more easily from the autumn when the city council...

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More Scanias meet VED rebate standard

• by Brian Weatherley Following the news that Scania's 340hp 11-litre 0011-01 engine will qualify for a £1,000 VED reduction...

Renault brake recall

• Thousands of Renault Kangoos, Trafics and Extras and Vauxhall Arenas are being recalled because of potentially faulty...

IF links with Mentor

• Mentor Automotive has formed a joint venture company with ZF to make and sell medium and heavy-duty transmissions for the...

TNT builds in colours to cut costs

111 TNT UK is making significant savings in time and money on Its new rigid vehicle preparation following a change to its...

Replating is easy with our free wallchart

• Thinking of uprating or downplating your truck? We still have copies of the recent Commercial Motor/Scania vrallchart which...

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Volvo's super 'sleeper' tipper

Every truck maker has a "sleeper" hidden away in its model line-up...a vehicle that's left to find itself a home in a niche...

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Imports abound at booming !VIM show

This year's annual Institute of Waste Management exhibition looked like the largest to date—it attracted a huge array of...

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Operator drove 'coach and horses' through licensing

A Scunthorpe company which was said to have "driven a coach and horses" through the 0-licensing system has had its licence...

Montracon van lost wheels

A wheel-loss incident cost Doncaster trailer manufacturer Montracon and one of its drivers, Arthur Cope, £840 in fines and...

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Police objections resulted in the withdrawal of a bid for a new international licence for two vehicles and two trailers by...

NEW DANE Kuwait Petroleum (GB) has been granted authority to

move the operating centre of its six-vehicle licence from Little Wymondley, near Hitchin to Wyrnondham, Norfolk at a Diss...

NO MK A bid for a new two-vehicle national licence

by North London-based Roadway Transport has been turned down ate London inquiry.

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Scottish Traffic Commissioner Michael Betts has granted Kelso haulier John Nairn an extra two vehicles and two trailers. The TC...

NO ACT)011 No action was taken against the licence held

by Falkirk-based William Morton when he was called before Scottish IC Michael Betts because of concern over his maintenance...

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• Discharged over disconnected brake sum

Cranleigh Freight Services and one of its drivers have been granted an absolute discharge for using a vehicle with defective...

Llandow-basod Yale Contrac tors (South Wales) has been granted an

Operator's Licence at the second attempt The company won a twovehicle licence at a Cardiff public inquiry after Welsh Traffic...

Vale tries again Driver fined 12,000 for 444 pulling tachograph fuses

Removing the fuse from his tachograph has cost Holywell, North Wales-based owner-driver Thomas Corbett 22,200 in fines and...

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Factfi le provides operators with brief news on subjects ranging

from events and traffic blackspots to theft and fuel prices. If you have information for inclusion send it to Cammervidlister,...

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Do you want to comment on any stories In Commercial

Motor? Does someone in the industry deserve a pat on the back, or a dressing down? Drop us a line at Commercial Motor, Room...

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Lay-by is where CMtakes a break from the serious issues

and our correspondent The Hawk takes a sideways look at road haulage. If you have suitable tales, charitable works, or quirky...

A DAY TO REMEMBER

The Hawk and Foden the dog recently treated themselves to a day out at the Horsham Historic Vehicles Show at Ditchling„ near...

EDDIE'S NUMBER ONE FAN iliem■orm■

Fifteen-year-old Andrew 250 miles, but it's always Robinson from Fordham, worthwhile,' he says. "I like Essex must surely be...

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MITSUBISHI CANTER 75 I PRICE AS TESTED: £21,816 (ex-VAT), chassis-cab only.

ENGINE: 3.9 litres, 134hp (100kW). GVW: 7.5 tonnes. BODY/PAYLOAD: 4.89 tonnes. FUEL CONSUMPTION (laden): 17.1mpg...

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A major fleet operator needs the right gear to get

loads to their destinations. David Taylor reports on White Arrow Express's decision to buy Transporter Engineering trailers—a...

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Self-tracking axles can give supermarket trolleys a

life of their own, so putting them on semi-trailers L. could seem decidedly risky. However, some fleet operators are going for...

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Refrigerated vehicle hire specialist Cool it! is the expert everyone

from high street retailers to van manufacturers seems to go to for advice on keeping cool... PROFILE: Company: LAC Vehicle...

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DRI YE AND SURVIVE

O ne of the main themes of the large goods vehicle scene recently has been the increased emphasis on driver training, but much...

In a change to our usual format, this month's vans page

takes a look at training for van drivers. For the first time in many, many years, our man Colin Barnett went back to school......

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Recent rationalisation of haulage distribution contracts by firms such as

Milk Marque and British Steel have raised questions about business thinking on this issue. David Craik finds out why some firms...

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Hauliers need to he aware that new legislation gives employees

protection from unfair dismissal after just one year instead of two, warns Jonathan Exten-Wright. T he Government has now laid...

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Cilhas teamed up with Donald Armour from the Frei& tanspert

Asseclatlor legal department to highlight the latest Changes to UK and Eli transport law. He Is unable to take telephone calls...

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Richard Bratton, casualty reduction officer of Bedfordshire Police, explains why

it is _ vital for anyone using the motorway hard shoulder to inform the police immediately... I If you want to sound off about...