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21st October 2010
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Haulage industry poised for government cuts

laura.hailstonerarbi.co.uk AS CM WENT TO press, the industry nervously awaited where the government's axe would fall ahead of...

HAULIERS AFFECTED BY DEFENCE CUTBACKS

Haulier's involved in the transportation of military equipment were awaiting the results of the Strategic Defence Review on...

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EC trailer height plan will hit UK with £300m-plus bill

dominic.perryfarbi.co.uk ELI ROPEAN Commission (EC) plans to limit trailer heights in the UK to 4m would increase the country's...

P FRENCH

French protests cause havoc for UK hauliers HAULIERS ON THE Continent are facing fuel shortages and delayed journeys as a...

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Truck crime drops, but agency warns against complacency

COVER STORY joanna.bourkefarbi.co.uk THE NUMBER OF recorded truck crimes has fallen for the third consecutive quarter,...

TIMBER I IAULIERS in Scotland may be forced to use

a bypass in Dumfriesshire if they continue to travel through a nearby village instead. David Mundell. MP for Dumfriesshire,...

131:NTON BROS Transport fell further into the red last year

posting a £142,694 loss for the year ended 31 January 2010, compared with a loss of £37,927 in 2009. During the same period,...

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Transport ministers spark off Euro toll row

patric.cunnanerarbi.co.uk EU TRAN SPORT ministers are on a collision course with N'IEPs and the industry after ruling out...

PI NEW TERMINAL

Ferguson gets rail freight thumbs-up FERGUSON TRANSPORT (Spean Bridge) has bee given the green light by The Highland Council...

Alan Firmin helps Kent's 'Cut the Crashes' campaign

KENT HAULIER Alan Firmin has • donated advertising space on one of a its trailers to a road safety campaign 'Cut the Crashes',...

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P FLEET INVESTMENT

Norbert Dentressangle buys 0.5m-worth of new trailers george.harrawfarbi.co.uk NORBERT Dentressangle (ND) Transport Services...

P LIQUIDATION

DK Teasdale & Son collapsed owing creditors £500,000-plus DONCASTER HEAVY haulier DK Teesdale & Son owed creditors £504,772...

P 'NSOLVENCY

Highland's asset sell-off examined JOINT RECEIVERS of civil engineering and haulage firm Highland Quality construction are...

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P RESULTS

Kuehne + Nagel UK takes a dip in turnover and profit By Simon Jack TOUGH TRADING conditions caused a drop in both turnover and...

P MITER CONDITIONS

Dundee ready for snowbusting THE RESIDENTS OF Dundee can expect snow-free streets this winter thanks to the purchase of three...

Transport firms make Top Track 250

HALF-A-DOZEN of the country's leading transport companies have made the latest Sunday limes Top Track 250 list. The list ranks...

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AFS Haulage: apprenticeship grants attract new blood'

chris.tindadartii.co,uk AFS HAULAGE says a local authority apprenticeship grant scheme has helped to bring new blood into the...

P liCK PARKING

RHA slams council's A14 truckstop delay CM COVER STORY THE ROAD HAULAGE Association (RHA) has reacted furiously to a delay by...

P EXPANSION

Yodel snaps up former City Link Midlands hub PARCEL CARRIER Yodel is adding a ninth hub to its network after acquiring City...

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Aire Truck Bodies to return to CV show in 2011

ONE REGULAR exhibitor returning to the Commercial Vehicle Show 2011 will be bodybuilder Aire Truck Bodies. Established 29...

Hauliers lose their repute after 0-licence disc loaning

roger,brownil?roi.co.uk THREE CAMBRIDGESHIRE haulage bosses, who were the subject of a joint public inquiry (PI) into the...

Working at the car wash

WITH THE ECONOMIC slump still upon us. the board members of Commercial Moror:s parent company. RBI, are keen on cost savings...

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Tackling CO2 emissions

Transport minister Mike Penning promises to work with the industry to improve fuel efficiency BRITAIN'S ROAD haulage industry...

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Reaching for hire ground

MD Oliver Touze is getting ready to celebrate two years at BRS and his tenure has seen a lot of change at the contract hire and...

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SO WHAT DOES THE INDUSTRY WANT?

A relaxation of drivers' hours seems a key request. As yet, the Dff shows no signs of the same softening stance that saw...

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P LETTER OF THE WEEK

Driver CPC is nothing but a money-making gimmick HAVING READ many of the articles in Commercial Motor promoting the Driver CPC...

Let's charge foreign drivers to come here

I CONTACTED my MP recently detailing my total costs on a trip to Athens and back, then suggested what seemed to me a...

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Aspey director loses Licence refusal appeal

Appeal judge concludes that authorising 0-licence to director would 'scandalise the industry' roger. brownerni.co.0 k A...

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TM Logistics seeks Lincs go-ahead

I I I BIBBY DISTRIBUTION says a TM Logistics application to run 20 vehicles and 30 trailers at an operating centre at the...

Royal Mail Group

pi THE ROYAL MAIL Group has applied for authorisation for 20 vehicles and the same number of trailers at a new facility on the...

Eastern and South Eastern & Metropolitan traffic areas Eastbourne

A public inquiry will take place on 26 October to consider disciplinary action against Tonbridge, Kent-based PJS Transport...

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Preventive action

No operator remains prohibition-free, but there are steps you can take to ensure you rarely receive a P69 Words: Lucy Wood and...

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KEEPING PROHIBITIONS AT BAY

Few operators escape P09s completely. But if you receive one, ask yourself: how could it be prevented in future? • Could the...

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In Europe's sights

Transport issues are in the spotlight as the European Parliament reopens for business Words: Patric Cunnane Autumn in...

• The Belgian presidency has cited the Eurovignette Directive as

a priority during its term, which ends in December. The directive aims to implement a pan-European system of road charging,...

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When the Working Time Directive (WTD) was signed off in

2002, the selfemployed were given a derogation until March 2009. Come that date the EC argued that their inclusion was...

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Insure to survive

Bad debt can leave an operator crippled, but credit insurance is one way of making sure you are protecting your business...

CREDIT INSURANCE AND TRANSPORT FIRMS

Euler Hermes insures a number of transport firms and throughout the recession said it continued to underwrite substantial...

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Passing the acid test

New EC legislation and targets to recycle portable batteries have the potential to boost business for Midlands-based waste...

THE LEGISLATION

The European Batteries Directive, introduced in September 2006, arriving in the UK two years later, has two parts: the...

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COMPANY HISTORY

The scrap merchants who started G&P Batteries sold it to Auto Recycling Group in 1996, and the new management saw an...

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THE FLEET

The G&P Batteries fleet consists of 21 vehicles, which is broken down into two 44-tonne trucks. eight 26-tonners, five...

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Trailer blazers

Schmitz Cargobull European market leader Schmitz Cargobull has introduced a completely new version of its TrailerConnect...

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KRONE/KOGEL

Krone introduced a refrigerated trailer with a completely new insulated body, which, according to Krone, consumes 25% less...

Pacton

Dutch trailer manufacturer Pacton introduced a new container chassis with a unique feature. The Two-One is a container chassis...

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VALX

Vaix made its debut at the show as a trailer axle supplier. Valx is part of MCB, which for decades functioned as the Dutch BPW...

SAF

The other German axle constructor, SAF Holland, has reinvented the wheel. With the introduction of disc brakes 10 years ago, we...

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BPW

German market leader BPW showed a tri-axle with all its expected features. It is the only manufacturer to supply all possible...

VBG

An innovative solution for coupling rigids with trailers was displayed by Swedish supplier VBG. It showed a second-generation...

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Virtual reality

TIR Training puts drivers behind the wheel to test their reactions, see how they deal with an emergency, and improve driving...

FACT FILE TIR TRAINING

TIR Training Services, based in Beverley, East Yorkshire. is a logistics and dryer training business that counts MKM, DSV, DFDS...

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KEVIN SWALLOW GOES VIRTUAL

Utfs own experience at "the wheel" I watched three DSV employees go through their paces, having just negotiated the toughest...

MPRI

The two simulators were devised and built by MPRI, based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The training arm of the company delivers...

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Nissan launched an all-new Navara back in 2005 to capitalise

on the surge in popularity of the lifestyle pickup. Five years on and that market sector has changed markedly, with sales...

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It's a shame that lifestyle pickups have fallen out of

favour with the public and small business owners because they are versatile vehicles offering both luxury and A practicality....

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Hunting for stock

Operator demand is forcing dealers to go that extra mile to secure vehicles, but the search for viable stock is far from easy...

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Greenhous opens round the clock

MUL.11-FRANCHISE dealer Greenhous Group has opened a new Vauxhall Van Centre in Willenhall, West Midlands, offering a 24-hour,...