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19th September 2013
19th September 2013
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They're hired!

I went to Framptons Transport Services last week to have a chat with a few young apprentices employed by the firm. Among them...

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fT revives stalled Longer semi scheme

By Chris Druce THE DEPARTMENT for Transport (DfT) is keeping its faith in both the unpopular 14.6m longer semi-trailer and its...

NEED TO KNOW

The DfT has now opened up the longer semi-trailer scheme on a first come, first served basis to everyone, regardless of whether...

Want a Euro-5? Then get one now, warns Renault

THERE ARE still slots available for operators wanting to buy a Euro-5 truck, but they should act now as the window of...

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No full licence for now after pre-pack deal

A COVENTRY operator has been given interim authority to run LGVs after it entered a pre-pack deal and bought assets belonging...

Abbey sets Euro-6 challenge

COVER STORY By Hayley Pink ABBEY LOGISTICS has challenged four truck manufacturers to a head-to-head Euro-6 trial, with the...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Tom Moorhouse and Son is celebrating 125 years

in the road haulage industry by adding a red and gold Daf super space cab XF105 tractor to its Huddersfieldbased fleet. The...

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Repute tarnished for running firm via Skype

By Roger Brown A KENT HAULAGE boss who attempted to manage transport operations from Canada using video-call service Skype has...

Nottinghamshire Police is encouraging hauliers to be

on their guard after a recent increase in the number of fuel and load thefts in lay-bys along the Al. One of the largest thefts...

The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has

backed a scheme for licensing CV workshop technicians. It believes the accreditation will strengthen the case for the private...

Transport Scotland said 2025 is the target date for

converting the entire A9 into a dual carriageway, with at least 50% of the work to be completed by 2022. Transport minister...

THE TOTAL PACKAGE: Willie Paterson's Asset Alliance Group (AAL) has bought SB Trailers, which trades as Total Reefer.

In a statement, AAL said the deal "strengthens AAL as one of the UK's leading independent providers of finance and leasing for...

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'Don't charge us to use A14'

by Chris Tindall. CHARGING COMPANIES for using a new stretch of the A14 in Cambridgeshire will hit businesses hard and result...

A GREAT CATCH: The Kinlochbervie Fish Selling Company has netted

itself two new Euro-5 Volvo FH 540hp Globetrotter XLs after a successful trial with its drivers. "We chose the new Volvo FH...

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Tippers ahoy!

IF YOU RUN tippers as part of your day-today operations, then you need to visit the Tipper Zone at Commercial Motor Live 2013...

WHAT WILL YOU BE DRIVING?

The trucks available to ride and drive in the Tipper Zone are: • lveco Trakker Hi Track AT340T41K 8x4 tipper AT/sleeper cab;...

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UK operators get lone ranger

The new T Range sleeper cab from Renault will be the only option available to UK hauliers, so it has to deliver Words....

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Access all areas?

In 2010 Vosa struck a deal with ports so it could access all areas for vehicle checks, but entry is still compromised VOSA'S...

According to official figures, the proportion of foreignregistered lorries entering Britain has waxed and waned over the past...

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Why are some businesses more equal than others?

"ALL ANIMALS are equal, but some are more equal than others" is a well-known phrase from George Orwell's Animal Farm, in which...

Modification is not the answer

RE: LONDON mayor Boris Johnson's statement about fining LGV operators up to £200 a day if they are not fitted with the correct...

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TRUCK OF THE WEEK

Don't delay: this Daf CF won't be around for long IF YOU SHOP around you can find a good Daf CF at an affordable price, and...

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Between a rock and a hard place In 1992 we ran a head-to-head between a Kia Pride and a Skoda Freeway to discover which was...

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A new used sales manager at Cambridge Daf heralds a new era in the second-hand truck market for Marshall Motor Group Words:...

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IN-HOUSE LENDING

The rush by operators to replace their fleet with Euro-5 trucks before next January's Euro-6 deadline has played a major part...

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THE LAST QUARTER IN NUMBERS

June was by far the strongest month for the commercial vehicle asset finance market, with E463m struck in finance deals,...

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Worker's death 'should have been prevented'

A haulier is ordered to pay more than £180,000 after a worker is killed by dangerous lifting equipment By Roger Brown KENT...

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Judge rejects claim that TC was biased

THE UPPER tribunal has dismissed an 0-licence appeal from TMS, and rejected the operator's opinion that North West traffic...

£5,000 fine after worker struck by skip

NEWCASTLE-BASED SKIP haulier NA Park has been fined £5,000 for safety failings after a worker suffered serious head injuries...

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MT Haulage

MT HAULAGE CAN base six vehicles and six trailers at a unit in Parsons Road on the North East Industrial Estate, Peterlee,...

Turners (So ham)

TURNERS (SOHAM) wants permission for 20 vehicles and 20 trailers at Midthom Yard in Laurieston Road, Grangemouth.

Richard Ingram and Partners

RICHARD INGRAM and Partners has been given the go-ahead for five vehicles at a yard in Percy Street, Bishop Auckland, subject...

NWF Fuels

NVVF FUELS has applied to base 10 vehicles and two trailers at the Country Estate in Nunn Brook Road, Huthwaite,...

Simon Collier Transport

Simon Collier Transport is looking for the green light to locate two vehicles at the Hope Construction Materials site in Holme...

Da mac Transporters

DAMAC TRANSPORTERS has been granted authorisation for six vehicles and six trailers at the Lafarge Cement Dunbar Works in Dunbar.

Scottish and North Eastern traffic areas

Aberdeen • On 24 September a PI will look at disciplinary action against Alan Divers and Ronald Divers, trading as R and A...

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Crime doesn't pay

Authorities are using their powers to force rogue hauliers to pay back their ill-gotten gains im"rdS: Vikki Woodfine For many...

PROCEEDS OF CRIME ACT 2002

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 orders are regularly seen in other industries where it has become relatively commonplace for...

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BOYLE TRANSPORT

In March this year two former directors at Northern Ireland haulage company Boyle Transport, who were sent to prison for...

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Operator CPC Part 38

This week we continue with the second of our three-part series on vehicle loads. We begin with a look at the vehicle markings...

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BULK SOLUTIONS TGX-vXF1 05

How do these Daf and MAN tippers measure up? Haulier Richard Paterson runs both these tipper outfits, so we asked him for his...

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Getting it right

Some new trucks are right from the start. Others take a while to settle down and sometimes need more than a few in-service...

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Keep on running

Stuart Nicol's business relies heavily on express groupage freight, has one of central Scotland's busiest overnight trunking...

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COMPANY IMAGE

Company image is an area Nicol is keen to cultivate and that includes cleanliness. The day man looks after the outside, the...

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Above and beyond

What can telematics do beyond track and trace? An industry expert tells us what's around the corner. We also look at the French...

DRIVING IN FRANCE: ECOTAX

If you plan on driving a truck in France from next year, you need to know about the Ecotax — a road pricing system that means...

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Trg needs 839 drivers

Words: Laura Hailstone TRG LOGISTICS is on a massive recruitment drive as it needs to recruit 839 permanent full-time drivers...

Driver's long innings at Driver Hire

AGENCY DRIVER Barry (Baz) Mitchell has clocked up 21 years working for Driver Hire — possibly a record in the world of...

LEAVERS &JOINERSM

Arne Knaben has been appointed MD of Volvo Group UK. He succeeds Ulf Magnusson, who is moving to Gothenburg to become senior...