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21st February 2008
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WTD review will improve guidance

:luidance notes will be clarified and enforcement beefed up — to the )Ieasure of trade associations, Roanna Avison and Dylan...

Interfreight Logistics cites EU work over CVA

1UNCORN, CHESHIRE-based iterfreight Logistics has taken on Company Voluntary Arrangenent (CVA) following problems vith some of...

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Proposal for A55 truckstop wins support from MEP

DUTCH MEP COR1EN Wortmann-Kool has expressed her support for a proposed truckstop on the A55 in North Wales. Wortmann-Kool and...

Transport bosses working long hours

MANAGERS IN THE transport and logistics sectors are more likely to work over their contracted hours than their counterparts in...

Belgians test LHVs

THE FLANDR IAN PART of Belgium intends to roadtest longer, heavier vehicles (LHVs), following the example of the Dutch. The...

Lighter wheels

A new range of Alcoa aluminium wheels is even lighter than the current models. Weight savings range from 690g at 8.25x19.5in to...

1RT Page

Arundel, Sussex-based RT Page and Sons has closed its transport business. The company, a member of PalletForce, will continue...

SCT concern

The Freight Transport Association has voiced concern over continuing problems at Southampton Container Terminal (SCT) after one...

C-charge disc=

Operators with Euro-5 vehicles fitted with on-boar( diagnostics (OBD) will be able to apply for a discount rate of £6 a day in...

M42 digipics

The M42 in the West Midlands this week becom the first UK motorway to show digital pictograms or overhead electronic signs....

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icania extends its complete fehicle offering programme

curtainsider and tipper join the line-up — and this year sees the lunch of the G-Series and P-Series Highline. Andy Salter...

gerlc - y drivers could be facing larger tax bills

OGISTICS INDUSTRY staff proider Driver Hire is warning agency rivers about new rules that could ee them fork out big sums in...

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Fraud fears to boost transporter market

CONCERNS THAT driving new cars from manufacturers to dealers and on to customers within Europe is leading to tax and...

MAN focus on aftersales

WITH ITS 2008 order book now almost full, MAN is switching its efforts to aftersales in a bid to shrug off once and for all the...

r Inaccurate stats hiding

true scale of truck crime AS PREDICTED BY the head of national intelligence unit TruckPol, thE latest crime statistics for...

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RETURN OF THE TRAINING LEVY?

The cost of becoming an LGV driver is spiralling, and the verdict from CM 's operators' panel is that there will be fewer...

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Forth Bridge closures 'put strain on hauliers' profits'

-lauliers were forced to take long detours more frequently last year as he Forth Bridge shut for a total of 11 days. Chris...

lickfords 'not in trouble'

CKFORDS HAS insisted it is siness as usual following reports it it is expected to hold a fire sale stay afloat. The Times...

Light van traffic grows

UGHT VANS ARE the fastestgrowing category of traffic on UK roads, according to the latest figures from the Department for...

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Stobart's port plan gets thego-ahead

THE STOBART Group's expansion into the wider logistics market continued last week when it won permission to redevelop the port...

Time for harmony

As LF7s proliferate across Europe, owner-driver Dick Flu] calls for the EU to take the lead on harmonisation. Early in 2008...

Firmin moves into training

KENT-BASED haulier Alan Firmin is to extend its reach into training later in the year. The group currently employs one trainer...

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Road Safety Authority takes aver Irish CV testing regime

:ommercial vehicle testing in Ireland is to be toughened up after CVs hecked in the UK are found to have defects David Harris...

2ouncil takes action after fatal accident

VENTRY CITY Council says Ls introduced strict policies and rhauled its risk assessments r one of its trucks struck and an 1...

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Be the dealer of the year

CM STABLEMATE Motor Transport is looking for entries to its Dealer of the Year award, sponsored by CEVA Logistics. The winner...

Profits up at David Hathaway

BRISTOL-BASED haulier David Hathaway Transport saw pre-tax profits rise by £175,000 in the year to 31 May 2007. according to...

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Fuel duty campaign gathers momentum

he call to drop the 2p/lit rise and bring UK duty in line with the rest of urope is gaining some surprising supporters, reports...

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Young ones

By driving down the age of its rolling stock, Dawson Rentals looks set to create a prime source of low-mileage, late-year...

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The true cost of becoming an LGV driver

,ecoming an LGV driver involves more than just gaining your licence. s Dylan Gray reports, there are plenty of hidden costs....

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News and views in our web

his week Roadtransportcorn bloggers and TruckNet UK users tackle all nanner of issues from drivers' medicals to keeping...

Rildci Chequer, community manager of TruckNet UK, reports on some of the latest topics to be discussed by professional drivers.

This week's TruckNet UK roundup starts with a topic that comes up regularly on the forums: drivers' medicals. Prices quoted...

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Move to overcrowded site loses company its licence

DTC refuses a variation application following the unauthorised move and considers action against the sole director. Mike Jewell...

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Truck involved in fatal accident lad defedive brakes and tyres

N OPERATOR has had its two-vehicle licence yoked after its vehicle was involved in a fatal :cident and found to have faulty...

Driver accused of using mobile phone while driving proves police wrong

A DRIVER who challenged three police officers to prove he had used a mobile phone while driving has won his case and £2,600 in...

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Licence revoked after director admits to 'losing the plot'

A C:11ESHIRE company, whose managing director admitted she had - lost the plot", has lost its licence due to serious...

Absent drink-driver loses licence appeal

A DRIVER banned fordrink-driving has failed to win back his 0-licence at an appeal before the Transport Tribunal. The tribunal...

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ADAM FURS HALL

Contract manager TM Logistics Martley, Worcestershire For a company that employs about 400 people and runs 150 vehicles,...

PAUL ARTHURTON

Managing director Paul Arthurton Transport Attleborough, Norfolk Paul Arthurton fears the directive is - „indamentally flawed...

NICK MATTHEWS

Logistics manager Panther Platform Rentals Luton, Bedfordshire Nick Matthews is certainly not waiting around to see how the...

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MARTIN BARNES Project manager Navarm Highbridge, Somerset The likes of

Nick Matthews at Panther may be the exception to the rule, according to Martin Barnes. He says: "A great number of people have...

JOHN BELL Transport manager Huntapac Transport Preston, Lancs John Bel

agrees that the impact on older drivers could be considerable and is something that is in danger of being overlooked. "It's...

ED PARGETER Director, EP Training Leatherhead, Surrey As a training

provider, it's no great surprise to hear Pargeter endorse the driver CPC as a good thing. But he is concerned that the module...

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CHARLES BURKE Owner-driver/truck dealer IRS Engineering Rhonda Valley, South Wales

As if to prove that everybody is talking about the driver CPC, Charles Burke tells how he was recently chatting to some drivers...

KEVIN BROOKE

Managing director Fleetmaster Operational Support Services Leeds, West Yorkshire "It's been a long time coming," insists...

THE VERDICT

• The principle of trying to improve safety and standards is a good thing. • But older drivers will quit rather than retrain....

DRIVER CPC IN BRIEF • Two CPC tests for all

new drivers will be introduced on 10 September 2009, on top of the existing theory and practical LGV tests. • Existing drivers...

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p and coming law with the FM

UTU RE LEGISLATION firror retrofit: This European legislation !quires the retrofitting of wide-angled and ose-proximity...

ACT NOW!

The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No3) Regulations 2007, CIF 1 December 2007 Technical amendments include...

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PRIDE AND

PROFIT The f\i-B Vito Sport combines value for money and an appetite for hard graft with an upmarket image and some highly...

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SAFETY TIPS

Tipper operators have a duty of care to their employees and the public. With that in mind, Dave Young advises on how to keep...

KEY SAFETY AREAS

Driver safety • On site, especially in quarries, many companies have their own safety rules. HSE regulations and the Mines and...

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TIPPER DRIVER TRAINING Keith Gillis is chief instructor at London

& Kent Training, one of the fewfirms offering certificated tipper driving courses. He says that due to a legal anomaly, on-site...

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o one ever said riving a tipper is a oft

job, but there re opportunities out here — especially for ontracted own r rivers. eviews the risks and pportunities. D o...

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CONTRACTED DRIVERS' VIEWS

"The fact that BardoryTarrnac/Hanson franchises make it so easy for you is reflected in the amount of prof it you can expect to...

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Bardon Quarries is part of Aggregate Industries. Its UK logistics

manager, Jeff Stobbart, is a strong advocate of the contracted ownerdriver system: "Franchisees make up 89% of our fleet....

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THE MONEY ISN'T GREAT, BUT IT SUITS ME' Michael has

been driving for more than 30 years in all areas of road transport. A former Continental hand who was abroad for weeks at a...

ARE YOU THINKING OF BECOMING A CONTRACTED OWNER-DRIVER?

Here are some points to consider... • if you haven't driven tippers before, get some experience as an employed driver (perhaps...

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f you want confirmation of Hino's ;uccess in Britain, look no further han Sweeting of Leeds. In just two

fears, as Robb Sweeting tells Kevin ;wallow, its muckaway fleet has witched almost entirely to Hino. qi mong a collection of...

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In the 47 years that Sweeting of Leeds has been

in business it has operated just about every marque. After 25 years as an ownerdriver (starting with a Ford Transit van...

"It gave us a demo,

but we'd already agreed to one by then Hino's 'traditional' manufacturing approach offers operators, in spirit if not in form,...

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THE WHOLE TOM!

We've been hearing rumours about whole vehicle type approval 'or a long time — but it looks like its advance guard will arrive...

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UNITED FRONT

Competition in road transport is notoriously fierce and construction is much the same. So why did transport managers from...

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Kenya crisis afleds exports

Continuing political unrest and civil disorder in Kenya is disrupting the -- raditionally buoyant UK export market, reports...

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Dealers upbeat as used market remains buoyant

Long lead times on new chassis are keeping the used trade upbeat, reports Steve Banner, but could another hike in diesel duty...