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11 Slater goes into administration

When a company goes into administration it might still be sold — but probably not if it also faces a Vosa prosecution. Chris...

Peace breaks out at Suckling

l'HE T&G UNION has suspended industrial action planned by drivers on Suckling Transport's Conoco contract after assurances that...

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Morrisons wants night drops

SUPERMARKET G lA N Morrisons is pushing for nighttime deliveries at its supermarkets in Felixstowe and Derbyshire. Morrisons...

Stobart buys

500 Scanias EDDIE STOBART is spending irm on 500 new Scanias — the firm's biggest order to date. Half the new trucks replace...

FTA victory on EU hours

THE ETA has persuaded the governmentto change its interpretation of the latest EU drivers hours' regs, giving greater...

A bridge too low

INCREDIBLY. no one was injured in this freak accident in Scotland last week, An investigation is now under way to discover how...

Job offer

NFT Distribution drivers in Eistree have been offered jobs in Waltham, Kent Following a change in its Sainsbury's contract.

AdBlue lagoons

Coca-Cola Enterprises has acquired 10 Euro-5 'yea) Stralis rigids with extra-large 150-litre AdBlue tanks.

Ferry launch

NJ Lines will launch a dedicated freight ferry service between Cork and Swansea on 21 March.

Phone fines

LGV drivers can now be fined up to 22,500 for using mobile phones while driving.

Duty call

Off-road-adapted tippers imported into the EU should attract lower 'off - road' import duties, says the European Court of Justice.

Training deadline

In the Legal Section's Law Plus feature (CM 15 February), it was stated that the earliest date that periodic training will need...

Fuel consultation

Transport Minister Stephen Ladyman has launched a consultation on the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation.

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Liquidated client hits profit and turnover at Gerry Jones

e rry Jones Transport absorbs a £250,000 bad debt but stays in the black — and the firm promises to bounce back. Chris Tindall...

MAN's web aftercare

MAN IS TO OFFER its Fleet Management package as standard on all vehicles supplied with its repair and maintenance contracts....

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VISITORS TO THE Truckzone at the SED construction show are

promised easier access than last year: in a bid to reduce the queues, parking at SED 2007 will be free. The show has employed...

A GERMAN TRUCK driver has been jailed for five years for falling asleep at the wheel and killing four people.

Andreas Klassen, 51, was said to be doing 54mph when he smashed into stationary traffic near the M6 junction with the M6 Toll...

Paul Hodgson jobs saved

THE PURCHASE OF a car transport specialist in the NorthEast by Al Automotive has saved 31 drivers' jobs. Paul Hodgson...

Stand up and be counted

Mr X believes too many operators are spineless when dealing with Vosa. If you are in the right and they are in the wrong,...

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GIVE US A CHANCE TO COMPETE

The market share of UK international hauliers has dropped to just 25.4%, with fierce competition growing from the French,...

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All-time low for UK share of international road freight

The ETA blames foreign carriers "laden with cheap fuel", allowing them to offer cut-price backload rates to the Continent....

No 0-licence for director who fitted interrupters

PRESTON, LANCS-based R Ascroft Plant Hire has been refused an operator's licence for six vehicles. North-Western Deputy...

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Bird's sings praise of 'far simpler' ERG

BIRD'S GROUPAGE Services has snubbed SCR technology and replaced 40 of its Mercedes trucks with Euro-4 MAN TG A tractor units...

Council demands cash for LG11 underpass in Epsom

EPSOM AND EWELL Council in Surrey has asked the government for £18m to build a road improvement scheme to ease traf fic...

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Fillf-Coolchain ups turnover by E14m and cuts fuel bill

The refrigerated transport company also managed to increase its fleet mileage with fewer vehicles and trailers. David Harris...

Wilcox results were 'in line with expectation'

BODYBUILDING specialist Wilcox Commercial Vehicles, which is based near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, reports that it is...

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Hijackings soar in the West Midlands with more guns

Hijackings of trucks in the West V idlands have almost doubled in a year, with criminals increasingly resorting to firearms or...

Hastings Canters to a smaller carbon footprint

BARLBOROUGH. DERBSbased distribution firm Hastings Freight has taken its first steps to a green procurement policy. Its new...

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VW publishes tvvo lists of approved converters

VOLKSWAGEN HAS formalised its approved van conversion offering with a new dual-level scheme, marketed as the 'Engineered for...

Ireland plans service trials of duty-free pure plant oil

THE IRISH DEPARTMENT of Transport plans to launch a pilot scheme under which 50 trucks and coaches will be operated on pure...

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Battle continues over plans for St Albans road-rail site

Residents near the Hertfordshire site are applauding the district council's decision — but the developer intends to appeal....

Boost your efficiency with free one-day seminars

A SERIES OF FREE seminars designed to help operators reduce costs and maximise their profits are taking place around the...

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Ivor King upgrades from an FH 12 to a 660hp FH 16 to haul 70-tonne plant

NUNEATON, WARKS-based sheet piling contractor Ivor King has taken delivery of a Volvo EH16-660 6x4 tractor to haul heavy cranes...

Volunteers are needed for a charity's Ivecos

HOPE AND AID Direct, a charity that transports humanitarian aid via truck convoys, is looking for help with servicing and...

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Transport Trends 2006

This week's Analysis takes a look at Transport Trends 2006, recently published by the Department for Transport. Which direction...

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nan's world

Heidi Boatengis Women and Work campaign aims to increase the number of women working in road transport, particularly at a...

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Close curtains to keep structure

IN 1 IER'View from the Sharp End' (CM 15 February), L Radley refers to "curtainsiders that hadn't been strapped open" as a...

Digitachs' wide margin of error

TIM RIDYARD raises some uncomfortable points in his article on digitach enforcement (CM 22 Februaiy). He refers to the fact...

Road toll is industry death knoll

I READ Brian Weatherley's comments with disbelief when he dismissed 1.6 million, as he put it,"disgruntled motorists" writing...

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MPs attack Vosa plans

The Transport Select Committee has criticised LGV safety standards and what it sees as privatisation of Vosa. Dylan Gray...

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IC rejeds operator's claim that dog ate his 0-licence

The IC decides that a livestock operator attempted to deceive the authorities into thinking he had an 0-licence. Mike Jewell...

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Tribunal will not return scaffolding vehicle

THE TRANSPORT TRIBUNAL has upheld the refusal of the South-Eastern and Metropolitan Traffic Commissioner Christopher Heaps to...

0-licence refusal on financial grounds is upheld

THE WEST MIDLANDTraffic Commissioner David Dixon's refusal to grant a one-vehicle international licence to Telford,...

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Finn's capacity to earn is doubted by Tribunal in licence revocation appeal

THE REVOCATION ON financial grounds of the licence held by Brighton-based Alexander and Sandra Cooke, trading as Cookes...

TC's rejedion of licence application was 'inevitable'

THE REFUSAL OF a licence application by WinFor-Far Travel & Transport Services by the Eastern Deputy Traffic Commissioner...

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Waste not want not

The EU Waste Framework Directive is set to boost recycling of waste, assuming that it becomes law in 2009. David Craik reviews...

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The Court of Appeal has reviewed the sentence of a

driver jailed for causing death by dangerous driving. Transport lawyer explains how this highlights the potential consequences...

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Making the sacrifice

Employers can use a 'salary sacrifice scheme' to train their employees while simultaneously cutting their tax bill. Karl Vernum...

NUMBER CRUNCHING

WORK-RELATED TRAINING & SALARY SACRIFICE So how can work-related training be encompassed within a salary sacrifice scheme? The...

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S PR E A D 'EM

A head for figures is handy when you are analysing fleet efficiency — so is a decent spreadsheet that does the sums for you....

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Like international rugby forwards, tyres do most of the hard work yet

receive almost none of the glory. "kill 1 6.114:IV scrums down to find out what tyres are made of and how they are tested. T...

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Cross-section of a tyre

The exterior of the tyre in contact will' the road, the tread strip, is made from a rubber cortipound. Its function Is to...

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THE FUTURE OF TYRES

Key materials such as rubber, textile and steel have been used for decades, and these basic components are unlikely to change...

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FEET OF' RUBBER'

As we all

Michelin

Michelin has no intention of being outpaced by Goodyear Dunlop. It too has launched a factory-fit steer-axle tyre with improved...

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Continental

Like with its competitors, Continental hopes interest in wide-single tyres for drive-axle applications will grow-at present...

Toyo and Hankook

Goodyear Dunlop, currently enjoying a sharp rise in sales of its UltraG rip WTD and WTS drive and steer axle winter tyres,...

Safety systems

Bridgestone hopes to see the weight restriction relaxed, too. It has developed the M729 Greatec Mega Drive single driveaxle...

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CASE STUDY: Quayside Frozen Foods and Global Brands

The trouble with fancy liveries is that they often show the dirt. It is a problem that has affected the bright yellow Volvo...

Retreads

Changes are taking place at the leading retreading companies. Now, with its own 24/7 emergency call centre, Bandvulc aims to...

CASE STUDY: NYK Logistics

Managing tyres for a large fleet operating from a network of depots presents large companies with a major challenge, And as it...

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R APPARENT

Changing wheels at the roadside is a much bigger problem with LGVs than cars, so why have run-flat tyres been slow to catch on...

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RUN-FLAT TYRES PROS AND CONS

PROS 41,Tyre pressure monitoring systems instantly warn the driver of a puncture. • 'The vehicle can be driven at reduced...

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Truck racing, a depot in Germany and in-house vehicle building

projects — three things that distinguish Bird's Groupage Services from the average operator. reports. espite foreign...

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UP CLOSE AND PERSONNEL

Alan Woodhall, director Woodall has been with Bird's since 1979. His role is characterised by hands-on duties: "Looking after...

RACING CONNECTION

A For 2007 Chris Levelt's racing TGA will boast MAN'S latest D26 common-rail —a year ahead of the pack Bird's relationship with...

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It's a funny old world

Road signs for immigrants and tractor units on the rampage This week has been an especially strange one for road transport. It...

Jeff Bird

Euro test fleet manager, Volvo What got you started in transport? My father was a transport manager and, along with my...

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Sherwood's fantastic four

N6w operating from four sites, Sherwood is optimistic about the future of its new and used truck and van sales. Steve Banner...

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A good year on the audion floor

In 2006, demand exceeded supply in the used CV market as a host of market factors took hold — but buyers still only splashed...