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21th October 2004
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Truck crime soars

by 79% in a year Is truck crime out of control, or are we simply hearing more about it? Jennifer Ball talks to victims who...

Smart-card tachos 'will hit launch target

THE DVLA and electronics manufacturer Actia have both stressed that the 5 August 2005 deadline for the introduction of digital...

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Blockade threat looms

OIL TANKER DRIVERS are threatening to bring the country to a standstill after a campaign to improve their pay and conditions...

Edinburgh launches E2 daily charge OPERATORS DELIVERING into Edinburgh face

a £2-a-day toll after Edinburgh City Council was given the go-ahead to introduce congestion charging in the Scottish capital....

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Baxter wins repainting saga

Sally Nash reports on a subcontractor who has won money from Rugby Cement after a refurbishment bathe: Rugby says it won't set...

Richard Lawson staff await their fate

EMPLOYEES OF troubled car transport specialist Richard Lawson Autologistics are due to find out who has bought the company...

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BBC names Mr Big

THE BBC in Northern Ireland has named a man living on the Fermanagh-Cavan border as the 'Mr Big' in a multi-million-pound...

Fuelcard price hikes outrage

A BARNSLEY operator has hit Out at fuel card company Securicor Fuelserve after the price of his fuel soared to 95p/lit almost...

Knowledge is power

Barry Proctor sees that we don't help ourselves as we need to and that the transport industry needs to turn information into...

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Get on parade that MAN!

With MAN on the brink of vvinning a vast deal with the British Army Colin Barnett looks to the future. NO TRUCK order can have...

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Tribunal gives cautious hope

A Transport Tribunal has warned Oliver's stay of execution is far from a pardon. Jennifer Ball reports. THE TRANSPORT Tribunal...

Recruitment plans rise

OPERATORS ARE confident of a busy run-up to Christmas with 17% looking to take on more staff in the final quarter compared with...

Appeal for witnesses to fatal crash

POLICE ARE appealing for information following a road traffic accident on the M6 in which a driver was killed. The incident...

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Experts steel Germany for Toll Coiled chaos

GERMANY'S ROAD transport association, BGL. has become the latest body to warn that the country's proposals to introduce a truck...

Ming! for the camera

Take a stroll with us through the little side roads of haulage, the diversions and detours, the quirky, the quixotic and the...

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Bigger trucks smaller bills

A Dutch pilot scheme suggests longer road trains are the way to go if we really want to cut costs and congestion. Guy Sheppard...

Working Time Directive's silver lining

HAULIERS WILL increasingly look to alliances to meet their delivery requirements with the approach of the Working Time...

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'Security guard' thieves sentenced to 10 years

THREE MEN who masqueraded as security guards to raid a series of trucks in the South-East have been jailed for a total of 10...

Fatal U-turn leads to jail and a ban

A T RL C'K driver who killed a motorcyclist when he did a LTturn on a foggy road has been jailed for 21 months after being...

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IF reckons 12 is all you need

ZF's gearing up to handle more power: Brian Weatheriey torques up a storm. DRIVERS OFHIGHpowertnicks won't have to change gear...

Power boost could take the Daily to 7.5 tonnes

Exclusive! IVECO HAS launched a highpower three-litre engine which promises to raise the upper weight limit of the Daily range...

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MAN plans new light launch off TGA's springpad

As our exclusive scoop pictures show, VAN's replacement for the L2000 7.5-tonner is on course for its planned launch this...

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Power brokers

Andy Salter has been to Iveco's engine development centre to meet the men who are developing the power plants that will meet...

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Forget 50: we need 60or maybe 30...

ROGER BROUGHTON'S contention (CM 30 September) that speed limits for HGVs on national roads should be raised to 50mph (I think...

What about the A9 itself?

HAVING SEEN THE DEBATE on speed limits in recent issues, I'm writing to tell you that I think raising it to 50mph will make...

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It's time for a high-tech approach

WHILE THE DEBAYE over increasing the speed limit for heavy goods vehicles on some A-class roads rumbles on, with compelling...

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ZF gears up for more

Having effectively seen off Eaton in the European heavy truck trans mission arena you could forgive ZF for taking things easy....

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Manager goes it alone

Transport manager of large operator sees drivers' shortcomings after his employer's licence is cut and wins application for his...

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Operator gets off lightly after multiple offences

A SCOTTISH operator lost two of its 20-vehicle fleet for two weeks after an examination of more than 1,000 tachograph charts...

Company ordered to close for two days of training

A "FLOUNDERING" operator ordered to cease operations for two days while his drivers and litters were properly trained has...

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Owner-driver loses appeal to run more than one truck

A WELSH operator deemed incapable of running more than one vehicle has lost his appeal to the Transport Tribunal to allow him...

Four hours offences cost driver £600

FOUR INFRINGEMENTS of the drivers' hours rules have cost an Essex driver £600 in lines and costs. When Mark Clark of Stanford...

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Enough of living dangerously

Concluding his report on CM'S recent safety conference, Patric Cunnane explains how the industry is using tough love to reduce...

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Legal roadshow

Readers still have time to take advantage of the exclusive deal we've struck with the ETA for cut-price training courses... T...

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Unfair dismissal?

Until December last year I was a driver at an operator based in Cheshire. During the staff Christmas party three unwanted...

Am I immune?

I have been working as a self-employed relief driver and for an agency when that work dries up. If I can find enough...

Is licence leasing legal?

I saw an operator advertising for unused 0licences in CM some time ago. We have three 0-licences. Is it legal to lease them—...

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1f110011111 AT THE TOP

Iveco dominates the UK 7.5-tonne sector, but Daf sales are soaring. So can the Eurocargo keep the Dutch in their place? S ince...

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THE PRICE IS RIGHT

is it worth shopping round for spares? Yes! Taking a 75-tonne Mercedes Benz Atego as an example, we found mirrors priced from...

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WINDSCREEN

Shopping for a new windscreen is a prime example of where speciaists can earn their keep. For an owner-driver with the chance...

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CLUTCH

Good practice normally dictates a new release bearing with a new clutch, as the bearing is normally much the cheapest component...

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CAI GO DOWNHILL

As drivers increasingly rely on their trucks' foundation brakes, we pose the question, 'what use are auxiliary systems?' H ow...

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AUXILIARY SYSTEMS — HOW THEY WORK The auxiliary kit in

our test group falls neatly into two categories: compression engine brakes and hydraulic retarders. The former work on the...

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AUXILIARY BRAKING SYSTEMS — PROS & CONS It's significant how

many manufacturers now fit a compression engine brake as standard, including Foden, MAN, Mercedes, Iveco (and unofficially,...

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ASSET TRACK 1 NG

Telematics systems are great for tracking your vehicles and drivers — but there's so much more they could be doing for you. So...

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Unite to fight fuel costs

Sandy Bruce, our latest contrib utor to Logistically speaking, kicks off with a rant on fuel prices and lack of drivers'...

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Record breaking sales

Used vehicle sales are soaring thanks to a flurishing export market, a better registration system and a strong market for new...

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Big's hot, fridges are cold

Are you wondering what's hot and vvhafs not? George Alexander, chief editor of Glass's Guide commercial vehicle values, says...

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First October run's a belter

S taff at Commercial Vehicle Auctions in Doncaster were all smiles as a hectic first auction in October made up for a belowpar...

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End of the line

After more than 30 successful years in the haulage industry Jim and Janice Milligan retired. Why? Legislation, legislation,...

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Saying goodbye to a fleet Malcolm Harrison ran the auction,

selling off JMS Transport's fleet for more than £700,000, The impressive array of late-year tractors with big cabs and big...