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22nd February 1996
22nd February 1996
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BRIEFS

• Untaxed vehicle parked in London face being wheelclamped following the introduction of a pilot scheme in five boroughs....

Industry, greets DOT survey with derision

by David Harris and Karen Miles • The Department of Transport's survey on the number of lorries running without 0-licences has...

Bridge bashing law delayed for talks

• Government laws aimed at stopping high vehicles hitting bridges have been delayed to allow longer consultations (CM 9-15 Nov...

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Congestion: empty lorries are targeted

by Miles Brignall • Transport secretary Sir George Young says the Government will penalise lorries running empty as part of its...

One haulier's growth...

• A quarter of IIK hauliers are expanding at the expense of others but a third are in danger of going out of business unless...

GRINDING TO A START

h to be like Private Eye's "columnist" Glenda Slagg. After naming some poor hapless individual La Slagg inevitably follows up...

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NFC pensions under scrutiny

by Karen Miles • NFC's pension scheme is to be scrutinised by the pensions ombudsman following accusations from a former...

'Thirsk triangle' set up to bar lorries

• North Yorkshire has been branded the "weight restriction capital of Britain" by the Freight Transport Association after the...

Hauliers need debtors' law

• Owner-drivers are on average owed twice as much as they are in debt and generally have to wait 77 days before payment. but...

AA wants quick decision on roads

• The AA has warned of dire consequences for industry and the economy if the Government drags its feet over proposals to...

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Recovery men go to High Court

• Recovery operators are to challenge the police next month in the High Court in a bid to end a practice which they say adds...

HSE set to study stress

• The impact of stress on the psychological and physical health of transport workers is to be studied by the Health & Safety...

No verdict on drugs charges

by Lee Kimber • Customs and Excise have dropped a drugs prosecution against Coalville-based driver Ken McKay two years after...

KW has licence suspended

• Scottish Traffic Commissioner Michael Beth has suspended Turriff haulage contractor KIF's 0-licence for two weeks following...

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Driver caused four deaths

by Keith McLeod • A lorry driver who caused four deaths in a pile-up on the M74 has been jailed for 15 months and banned from...

Forth Bridge tolls rise to ease jams

• Scottish hauliers face higher tolls on the Forth Bridge to pay for measures to ease congestion on the road to Edinburgh. A...

Tunnel Refineries backs lorry ban

• A London company has welcomed a council lorry ban in Greenwich that will make it harder for hauliers to reach the mouth of...

Cycle lanes go in cuts

• Accidents involving commercial vehicles and cyclists are not likely to decrease while the Government scales down its .C108m...

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Cuts threat to safety

by Lee Kiniber III Unions fear Department of Transport cuts could jeopardise vehicle safety and hide inquiries into I,GV...

Night deal with Inland Revenue

• Employed drivers can claim up to £21.15 untaxed subsistence allowance per night following a Road Haulage Association-brokered...

CONTRACTS

• UK Waste has won a El Om contract to run a new glass processing plant for British Glass Recycling Company. Located in Harlow,...

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BRIEFS

Less licence • Maintenance problems have led Scottish TC Michael Betts to cut the authorisation on the licence held by...

Three cut from Hedley's licence

• A Leeds disciplinary inquiry has warned Newcastle upon Tyne-based W Hedley & Sons that there must be a sustained improvement...

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Absolute discharge for lost wheels

• Lancashire haulier Grant Parker was given an absolute discharge for using a vehicle in a dangerous condition following a...

Bunch quizzed for licence

by Derren Hayes • An owner-driver had to face a public inquiry to win his 0-licence after he wrongly answered all 11 questions...

AMD bid refused

1%1 • 6 • A bid for a new 10-vehicle licence by Grays, Essexbased AMD Plant Hire has been refused by Eastern Traffic...

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Light fashion at the RAI

T he RAI Show in Amsterdam was not just a marketplace for heavy vehicles and bodywork (see last week's report) but a...

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Whale puts a step in its tank

by Brian Weatherley • Whale Tankers has developed an unusual "stepped" design monocoque vacuum tank trailer that offers quieter...

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Western Star is reborn

Canadian manufacturer Western Star has launched the first all-new truck in its 30-year history—and dealers at the launch agree...

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Raging bull bars

by Lee Kimber • Bull-bar manufacturers are accusing the RAC of deliberately manipulating statistics to fool the public as the...

RiQht up to date with FTA guide

• The Drivers Handbook, which has been published for more than 30 years, has been updated and reissued by the Freight Transport...

Back on the menu

• Great British fry-ups are back on Eurotunnel's menu thanks to British truckers' objections to lightweight Continental...

Harrower tries to buy his truck back

John Harrower, who served 20 months in a French prison on drugs charges that were later quashed, has offered the French...

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Just kidding

0 n a recent feature on the Highlands & Islands Fire Brigade operation in the Shetlands (CM 2531 January), assistant divisional...

Message with a menace

0 n an age where signs banning parking are so numerous, novel methods of getting the message through to drivers are often...

Yes, we have no anything

olidaymakers arriving abroad to find that their hotel is still [El under construction will be familiar with the concept...

Golden oldies still rolling

0 ehicle enthusiast and lorry driver Alan Jones of Worthing, West Sussex proudly displays his 1957 Austin JB 101 van which was...

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EVENTS DIARY

• 27-29 February: SIVIMT Commercial Vehicle and Bodywork Show, Birmingham. 0171 235 7000. • 6 March: The Economist Motor...

SERVICES

Italian job • Euroshell's VAT recovery service, designed to speed up repayment of VAT levied on overseas fuel, has been...

TRAINING

Salvage handling • Century Salvage Sales is covering all aspects of salvage handling and administration in a single training...

PUBLICATIONS

RIDDOR guide • The Health and Safety Executive (USE) has published a guide and leaflet on RIDDOR 95—the revised guide to...

ROADWORKS London

• A40 Western Avenue, Acton: Major roadworks with contraflow between Hilary Road and Northern Roundabout in White City until...

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Safety threat

D riving hours have been lifted this week (CM1521 Feb). This is outrageous and I object most strongly. It makes a mockery of...

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WHAT PRICE HEALTH INSURANCE?

PHI tends to be thought of as expensive, but compared with the costs and benefits of Class 2 and Class 4 National Insurance, it...

Beware a rainy day

Personal health insurance is a more attractive option since new tax breaks were introduced. Small operators and owner-drivers...

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BUILT FOR

US INE • The original Cargo six-wheeler first saw light of day in 1981; it was progressively improved before its final demise...

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.y e tested all three of Iveco Ford's

, W most powerful 6x4s during the Cargo's final ears, at 24.39 tonnes GVW. Although this was well before the weight increase to...

I f small is beautiful then the Cargo cab was a

dazzler Its good seat gave a firm ride and roll was not excessive. The instrument package was basic but included what must be...

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When it came to buying vehicles, local councils were once

seen as the original big spenders. Not any more. Margaret Thatcher's compulsory competitive tendering reforms put paid to all...

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y J !ELI The days of the pencil and fag packet as the main planning tool in the traffic office are drawing to a close....

Before you buy Define what you want from your system,

I before you get carried away with all the "nice-to-have" features which may be available. Make use of the demonstration disk,...

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Piece of the action

In the entrepreneurial eighties parcels franchises were all the rage. It seemed that everyone wanted to start their own...

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TOMORROW'S WORLDTHE NEXT-DAY BOOM

Securicor Omega Express managing director, Ross Benson warns that too many parcels companies are recklessly slashing their...

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ig NNT■Evirci_ Hauliers have become increasingly angry at the high toll charges levied at some bridges. How are these charges...

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The price of passage

if a UK haulier plans to do business in Poland he will have to pay £525 a year road tax for the privilege. Polish hauliers...

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'It will be a courageous enforcement officer who impounds the first lorry'

all, at long last it seems that the ultimate weapon against the cowboy operator could soon to be with us. It will, apparently,...

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Address the uestion first

How do you fairly dismiss an employee? The trouble with the question is that in answering it, the employer begins to act like a...

In the heat of the moment

Does any of this sound familiar? Harassed transport manager: "That's it! Don't let me see you around here any more!" Truculent...

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Sick pay: define ti3 points in the employee's mond

Under a Contract An employer's obligation to provide sick pay is governed by his contract with his employee. If the contract...

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How RIPE

can appl Transfer of Undertakings Regulations There is nothing new about these regulations (commonly referred to as TUPE)—the...

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Wage deductions: the pitfalls

Payment of The Wages Act 1986 came into force on I your employJanuary 1987 and repealed the Truck Acts 1831ees wages is...