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21st November 1996
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Drivers trapped as carriage door jams

by Jane Sayer and Miles Brignall • Drivers on the Le Shuttle train that caught fire this week were trapped inside the...

French unions protest with blocks

• The Channel Tunnel chaos is adding to British truck drivers suffering this week as French drivers' unions have blockaded...

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Norris takes over when

Colley retires from RHA by Karen Miles • Just days after criticising the Government for dithering on the introduction of...

TIME FOR A COOL HEAD

or some safety experts it was always a matter of when, rather than if, there would be a fire in the Channel Tunnel. It just...

Jam system to spread

• The Government is considering transferring the traffic congestion information system, currently managed by the police, to the...

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Cash dispute at WR

by Derren Hayes • Kent-based reefer operator WRM Coolchain is at the centre of a dispute with a number of its sub-contractors...

New witness in M5 crash case

• A Taunton lorry driver who says he was wrongly accused of causing a devastating accident has come a step closer to clearing...

TIN buys Holden to boost tankers

• Transport Development Group has bought Manchesterbased Holden Transport and Warehousing in a bid to increase services to...

Accidental death verdict on runaway trailer fatality

• A verdict of accidental death has been recorded on a driver who was killed when the trailer he was attempting to couple ran...

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Firm's collapse stops prosecution

• The Crown Prosecution Service has decided it can no longer prosecute anyone connected with J Wright Heavy Haulage, even...

Watkins loses appeal against drugs sentence

II A Kent driver who was found with more than 100kg of cannabis resin in his cab when stopped at the Channel Tunnel has lost an...

Skye high tolls hit island firms

by Derren Hayes • A new report shows the Skye Bridge is costing local hauliers nearly half a million pounds a year: some firms...

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Irish haulier battles on

by Karen Miles • A tanker operator from Northern Ireland whose business was blacklisted and his truck petrolbombed because he...

Business Post shows improved half year

• Parcels delivery firm Business Post has returned interim pre-tax profits up 30% to £7.7 million on a 26% increased turnover...

High fail rate

• The level of business failures among road transport operators continued to outstrip many other areas of the economy,...

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THE GREENSIGHT REAR OBSTACLE DETECTOR FROM GROENEVELD

Reversing any goods vehicle is a test of a driver's experience and ability, often having to contend with obscured vision and...

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14-tonner from Ireland

by John Kendall • Irish specialist vehicle manufacturer Timoney Technology is set to launch a new 4x4 14-tonne GVW chassis. The...

Seven extensions and more lift from Hiab 245

• Hiab's latest 245 truck crane range works in the 25 tonne/metre range and features an unusual array of seven hydraulic...

Courier service books on line • TNT's courier service, TNT

Courier, has ordered a computer controlled booking, control and office system from Fleetway Systems. Connect Pro2000, will...

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Trio of triaxles from Van Hool

III Van Hool has launched three tri-axled curtainsiders on to the UK market via its recently established base at Essex Trailers...

Knights of Old to float on air with FH12 megas

by Bryan Jarvis • Northampton-based Knights of Old has extended its exhibition and concert support vehicle fleet with two...

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MacLift recyclers go three up on Dennis

• West Lindsey District Council has taken delivery of a Dennis chassis equipped with a MacLift dedicated recycling body. The...

Nene Trailers help Kime stay on track

• To cut tyre scrub and overcome access difficulties when collecting produce from farms, Boston-based George H Kime has had...

Flats for the fleet

• Hugeley, Stalls haulier Richardson's Transport has spent more than Lim on seven Volvo FH12-380s and five ERF EC14-380s, all...

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Shorter hours? No thanks!

by Miles Brignall • Last week the European Court Of Justice ruled that the British Government will have to abide by the maximum...

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Haulier escapes court verdict but waits on IC

10E - 4 Okt • A Shropshire haulier which had a drawbar trailer involved in a fatal accident has had its Operator's Licence...

LGV licence held till 1 April

• A driver dis qualified for drink/driving and driving without due care and attention has had his Operator's Licence...

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Sloppy paperwork at Edcrest's English depot

• Concern over the maintenance of vehicles operated by Belgianowned Edcrest ed to the company's appearance before North Western...

Driver phoned as his brakes failed

by David Jeffels • A truck driver tried to give emergency advice by mobile phone to a panicking colleague after his brakes...

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Call for action

j ohn Dee is not the first company to call in administrators this year (C.4/14-20 Nov) and it's not likely to be the last. But...

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bird's eye view by the hawk O f you're going to

sell the benefits of our industry to Britain, where better to start than the schools? That's exactly what Worcestershire-based...

Sweets for my sweet

Bertie, on the left, with Sarah and Simon. rivers at confectioner Trebor Bassett have been supplied with a distinctive new...

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STIZATO

B RUIS ER B y the start of the new millennium the 38-tonne gross limit will have been in place for nearly 17 years, yet when it...

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t)kI iUiL 1(112 ROADTEST: SEDDON ATKINSON 171340M

DRIVERS' VERDICTS • After 20 years as a mechanic in the army Eddie Cliffe of Newcastle-Under-Lyme joined ANC where he has been...

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Money Box

I n the two years since Compass International spent £600 fitting ICS Black Boxes data loggers its insurance premiums have...

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Prey meas

/ tS all too easy to regard maintenance as an area where savings can be made. But to do so risks not only the safety of your...

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What's in a livery?

To be successful a livery needs to be more than just your business card enlarged and stuck on the side of the lorry. Liveries...

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Based at New Milton in Hampshire's New Forest, signwriter Trevor

Stickland argues that although vinyl has become increasingly advanced over the years, there are some effects that it still...

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'We've tried putting a quart of traffic into a pint pot of roads'

R e-reading copies of CM from many years ago, I am struck by how much waste and ill-feeling is generated by people arguing...

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Green Clarke puts diesel duty up 3p

by CM's news team • Hauliers already suffering a 15% rise in diesel prices since the summer will have to fork out an extra...

Chunnel freight service some way off

• Eurotunnel was no closer to setting a date for resumption of a full freight service this week after it admitted that it was...

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UK drivers losing millions in France

by Karen Miles • International truck operators suffering more than a week of the French lorry drivers' blockade have little...

NO SURPRISES JUST MORE TAX

F rench truck drivers manning the road blocks have won grudging respect by some of their British counterparts who have been...

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Europe plans for one CPC

by Derren Hayes • The European Union is to develop a European wide Certificate of Professional Competence under new plans that...

Three months jail for ignoring ban

• A international driver who got back into his cab and repeatedly drove after being disqualified, has been sent to prison for...

Goodway strike ballot

• Transport and General Workers Union members at Goodway are set to begin industrial action next month after giving unanimous...

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Franchise ends in row

by Ian Wylie • A Nottinghamshire owner-driver is threatening to sue ARC Pre-Mix for witholding his earnings after a five-year...

Theft hits one in five firms

• More than £50m worth of lorries were stolen last year, according to figures from the Freight Transport Association and police...

Lifetime driving bans proposed

• Truck drivers could be banned from driving for life if they are convicted of any kind of criminal offence under new court...

Welcome Break chain for sale

4 Granada has put its chain of Welcome Break motorway service areas up for sale, but says more Granada-branded sites are being...

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Dock-side drink ruling

By Michael Jewell • A Crown Court judge has warned drivers moving their trucks off ferries into parking areas that if they have...

Jobs going at BOC

• BOC Distribution Services' troubled contract services business is cutting nearly 300 jobs. The closure of four sites and the...

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Brown fights to retrieve tractor

by Lee Kimber • A quirk of British customs law is forcing an innocent owner-driver to fight to get his tractive unit back from...

Driver dies as he helps to free man from crash

• Essex driver James McGrath was crushed to death last week when a third lorry ploughed into the back of a crashed truck as he...

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Municipal appeal from lining

by Dan Gilkes • Mercedes-Benz looks set to take the municipal vehicle market by storm with its novel Unimog UX100 (CM 13-19...

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Tussle over lube mark

by Charles Young • Oil companies and engine manufacturers are arguing over an agreed standard for the lubricity of the new...

Photo call for new

Leyland Daf 95XF lip and blow rigs • This is the first official picture of the Leyland Daf 95XF first shown in Commercial Motor...

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illE" More trucks for Pheasey

• Derbyshire haulier Herbert Pheasey succeeded in a bid to increase the authorisation on his licence just four days after an...

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Allegations lead to bid adjournment

• Suspicions that Bilston man may be a front for a disqualified operator have led to the adjournment of his application for a...

Driver banned for collision with car

• .1 Derbyshire lorry driver involved in an accident in which a woman motorist was seriously injured has been banned from...

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Friction steps forward

• Nearly 10 years of research has resulted in brake friction material specialist Don's new disc pad compound. 7450, which it...

Pumps for hydraulic power on the move

• Robert Bosch has launched a range of motor pump units designed to provide a mobile source of hydraulic power. The range...

Mikuni in the UK

• A new arrangement between Walsall-based Carver & Co and the Japanese Mikuni Adec Corporation has led to UK production of a...

Recovery class

• A Europe-wide training programme has been launched for towing and recovery operators. Modules cover recovery mechanics,...

Tailored semi steering

• Following eight years' production of its hydraulically powered steering system, Hosta (Netherlands) has introduced a...

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letters

An everyday story of tractor driving I n his Sound Off article (CM 11-20 Nov) Paul Fox quite rightly condemns the lax attitude...

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bird's eye view by the hawk

y colleagues are used to talking to transport companies who are full of hot air, but Poole-based EC Transport will take no...

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can also be equipped with air suspension on the front

axle. Before Scania pur sued the fleet market the larger R cab was the most popular unit. However, over recent months it has...

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COUNCIL of WAR

G raham Smith, a rural haulage contractor in his forties, says he is being stalked. He says he has received 10 visits to his...

The development control section of your local council is charged

with ensuring that the parking of all vehicles on the public highway does not interfere with the amenity", or enjoyment and...

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T hink fish, especially when in Donegal. The Republic's northernmost county

boasts Ireland's largest fishing port at Killybegs, 17 miles west of Donegal Town. Just outside the town, on a small hill...

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I t seems strange to think that it is quicker to

take freight off one aircraft and drive it by road to another airport for onward transshipment than to fly it there, but this...

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H auling into Russia has long been regarded as a hazardous

occupation. Hassles from the police, threats from bandits and sub-zero-temperature driving conditions all contribute to an...

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V iewers of the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest will remember Millstreet

as the tiny village in Cork which played host to that year's competition in a glittering, purpose-built venue. At the time the...

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N ovember 1 1996 will be remembered by operators for the

12-month jail sentence handed out to Alan Jackson, convicted on charges relating to what is thought to be the first corporate...

CRIPA AND PUNI SH

firm which acted for Fewston "fransport in the aftermath of the Sowerby Bridge disaster of 1993 and could soon be in action...

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'We face the danger of a highly complicated and confused situation'

M ost UK employers will have been disturbed by the European Court judgement on the need for the UK to implement the working...