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21st february 2013
21st february 2013
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Make it worthwhile

I'm writing this in EP Training's Surrey classroom, where I'm attending its Customer Care and Defensive Driving CPC course....

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Industry surprised as driver struggles for work

By Derren Hayes A LANDMARK legal ruling that highlighted the case of an LGV driver unable to find a job for more than four...

APN and HSE close to load restraint agreement

THE ASSOCIATION of Pallet Networks (APN) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are close to signing an agreement that will...

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Members back RHA's firm CVA and pre-pack stance

3y Chris Druce and Christopher Walton THE ROAD Haulage Association's (RHA) decision to take a hard line on operators entering...

Ian Parkinson closes doors

PRESTON-BASED haulier Ian Parkinson Haulage has gone into administration. The company, which sold its refrigerated arm in 2007...

"Managers should Look for signs of sleep apnoea in drivers, be it through a drop in performance or the ease at which they may...

DO YOU DELIVER AT NIGHT? CM would like to hear fro

DO YOU DELIVER AT NIGHT? CM would like to hear from any operator or retailer that makes or receives night-time deliveries....

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ONE-MINUTE O&A

Tony Pain marketing director, Daf Trucks What are you most looking forward to about the CV Show 2013? Welcoming people to the...

No vignette stickers for road user charge

By Chris Tindall THE HGV ROAD User Levy will not rely on vignette stickers for foreign-registered LGVs but will be enforced by...

It's a low point for UK traffic

In 2012, it was 3.7% below its peak in 2007, just before the economy turned down. For goods vehicle traffic, the changes are...

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TfL slates office sharing

By Chris Tindall TRANSPORT FOR LONDON (TfL) has told a group of MPs scrutinising the work of Vosa it is inappropriate that the...

e week that wa ON THE ROAD

Editor Will Shiers visited JM Gorry & Son in Morecambe and interviewed Astran operations manager Jan Payne. Deputy group news...

Orwell gets Imperial owner

IMPERIAL Holdings, the South African parent company of UK dealer group Imperial Commercials, has bought Mercedes-Benz dealer...

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Two hauliers fined for hours breaches

By Roger Brown TWO HAULIERS based in Northern Ireland have been fined for drivers' hours offences. In a prosecution brought by...

ELECTRIC SHUNTER

Terberg DTS (UK) has developed a fully electric shunter available for its YT distribution machine to meet increasing demands...

Terberg DTS (UK) launches forklift range for the UK market

WEST YORKSHIRE-based Terberg DTS (UK) has introduced a range of truck-mounted forklifts to the UK market. According to MD...

RBS backs Cartwright

ALTRINCHAM-based Cartwright Group has struck a deal with Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) to refinance its debt and provide backing...

• There's some potty research out there

FRUSTRATED BY potholes that seem to reappear in the same places every year? University researchers are helping to develop a...

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We'll cancel membership but we're not ruthless

CM HAS given prominent coverage on the important issue of company voluntary arrangements (CVAs) in recent weeks, including the...

Don't worry, its not that bad

I WOULD like to reassure CM readers that the introduction of HGV road user charging will mean that almost all UK hauliers will...

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Lay to waste

Most lay-bys are decades old, often dangerous and should not be used by lorries. But the latest closures are applying further...

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S&R licence suspended for 'serious failings'

Nick Jones suspended the 0-licence of S&R Construction for three months after a Vosa investigation...

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Lack of MoT ends in seven-day suspension

A LONDON removals firm is to have its 0-licence suspended for seven days after it used a vehicle without a valid MoT for more...

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Penfold Hire

PENFOLD HIRE has been granted the go-ahead for three vehicles and two trailers at a site in Warren Park, Crowborough, subject...

FORTHCOMING PUBLIC INQUIRIES Eastern/South Eastern traffic areas Eastbourne

• At a PI on 26 February G Force Transport, which is based in London, will make a new application. • A PI on 27 February will...

Killoughery Construction

KILLOUGHERY CONSTRUCTION has been given the green light to remove its operating centre at the Oxted Sand Pit in Barrow Green...

Maritime Transport

MARITIME TRANSPORT wants to base 75 vehicles and 75 trailers at the Tesco distribution centre on Brackmills Industrial Estate,...

Wyvern Cargo

DIIIWYVERN CARGO is looking to get authorisation for 28 vehicles and 23 trailers at an operating centre on the Finedon Road...

Woodland Logistics

D) WOODLAND LOGISTICS is hoping to base 10 vehicles as well as 10 trailers at the CP Dynes operating centre on the Dukes Park...

Derby Logistics

DERBY LOGISTICS has applied for permission to base two vehicles and two trailers at the FLS site in Hauliers Road, Felixstowe.

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Health check

What action should drivers and employers take if illness threatens a vocational licence? Words: Patric Cunnane An LGV licence...

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DWF has provided top-quality transport law advice

DWF has provided top-quality transport law advice to hauliers for many years - CM meets the team Words: Roger Brown If you ever...

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erator CPC Part 8

Welcome to part 8 of our guide to Operator CPC. Collect our weekly articles throughout 2013 to build up a unique portfolio and...

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JO Tweddall aims to be a long-term fixture on the

JO Tweddall aims to be a long-term fixture on the North East tipping scene, as founder's son Malcolm Tweddall continues to...

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Testing, testin testi!,

Truck and trailer roadworthiness just keeps on getting better, according to the latest numbers from Vosa. CM dissects the data,...

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CM visited Neil Bartlett Haulage to find out what

CM visited Neil Bartlett Haulage to find out what happens when you put a Volvo and a Scania to the test simultaneously Words:...

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Fuel tanker drivers to receive additional training

Words: Derren Hayes THE FUEL distribution sector has agreed industry-wide enhanced training and assessment standards for tanker...

LEAVERS &JOINERS...

Matt Smith has joined Alltruck this month as business development manager. He joins the CV contract hire and rental firm from...

Want to work in logistics? Go to uni!

Lloyd Fraser, Premier Foods, Unipart Logistics, Wincanton, Skills for Logistics, the Chartered Institute of Logistics &...

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Beginning of the end

The legendary Volvo F86 got its first mention in CMon 18 November 1966, when we announced Ailsa Trucks' plans to market a...

If you're Looking for something different...

LAURIE DEALER HAS something different for you this week: a new 6x4 Iveco Stralis. It is specified with a Euro-5 10.3-litre...

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Walk the line

Online auctions are on the up, according to the man in charge of EVS Words: Steve Banner Traditional auctions with their acres...

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Behind the d

The backbone of the road transport industry is the versatile, lightweight and rather cheap curtain-sided semi-trailer Words:...