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Rise in diesel price to hit hauliers hard in 2011

CM COVER STORY , her.waItonfarbi.co.u1- , A SPIKE IN THE price of bulk diesel ahead of January's fuel duty rise of 0.76ppl has...

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VOSA cracks down on cabotage

VOSA HAS issued 323 fixed penalties — £64.600-worth — for breaches of the cabotage rules since new legislation came into effect...

David Hathaway buys Broadleaze

BRISTOL FIRM David Hathaway Fransport has expanded with the acquisition of the goodwill and assets of Swindon-based Broadleaze...

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RHA will continue to object to 'unworthy applications

7 - Gger.brown fa rbi.co.uk THE ROAD Haulage Association (RHA) says it will continue to object to new 0-licence applications...

Three injured in Wincanton blast

CM COVER STORY THREE EMPLOYEES at Pullman Fleet Services, the dedicated fleet support arm of Wincanton, were injured following...

London fines rise 'unfair'

THE FREIGHT TRANSPORT Association (AA) is calling for Mayor of London Boris Johnson to justify a planned 8.3% rise in parking...

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Riverside Freight Services P&O Ferrymasters sinks with £900,000 debt looks to outsource

ESSEX-BASED haulage firm Riverside Freight Services has gone into liquidation owing creditors an estimated £900,000. Joint...

P&O FERRYM ASTERS wants to outsource its road freight transport

operating out of Ipswich. Hull and Teespori, due to a "very challenging and competitive marketplace". The move affects 30...

Sackfut of gifts up for grabs

As it is the season for giving, the Commercial Motor team has generously donated various items from their desks and their glove...

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Driver CPC pass rates are confusing, says specialist

steve.hohson(arbi.co.uk THE DRIVING Standards Agency (DSA) has begun publishing statistics on the number of drivers completing...

VOSA changes booking system

VOSA says it wants to scrap bookings by post, email, fax and those made over-the-counter' for HGV tests in order to make the...

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Tata returns to CV sector with mini-truck rIZTE'6anter

TATA. THE OWNER of Jaguar/Land Rover, is returning to the CV sector with an electric mini-truck. Tata's previous UK presence...

For 2011, were following the progress that a new Euro-5

Fuso Canter is making at Sleepmasters. There will be updates every quarter Leading bed manufacturer Sleepmasters has woken up...

Santa gets H&S advice

CM IS TICKLED by the advice offered to Father Christmas ahead of his big delivery job tomorrow night (24 Dec) by driver...

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Meet the stars

CM caught up with two stars of Channel Five's Stobart documentary Jamie Hawkins and Mark Dixon to find out how life has changed...

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The price isn't right

As if things weren't hard enough, the cost of trucks is now rising just as operators return to the market to replace ageing...

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P LETTER OF THE WEEK

Trade associations need to fight for the industry THE ONLY WAY TO save this industry is for us to work together — and that, of...

Stop shilly-shallying around on fuel duty

IT IS £1.27/L1T FOR diesel at our local BP forecourt on the Isle of Sheppey and the indications are that fuel prices will rise...

TC's decision is too tolerant

I AM CONVINCLD that South Eastern and Metropolitan Traffic Commissioner (To Philip Brown (above) has lost the plot (`Haulier...

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Firm fined £4,500 after faulty equipment injury

Loading platform flap that injured stand-in storeman had been faulty for 10 years voyer.brovvrirarbi.co.uk STATIONERY...

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DH L gets base on Nisa-Todays site

DHL SUPPLY Chain has been granted authority to base 100 vehicles and 65 trailers at the new Nisa-Today's operating centre on...

Scottish and North Eastern Traffic Areas Edinburgh

A public inquiry, due to be held on 13 January, will consider a variation application from JET Distribution, based in Bathgate,...

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stan0; rds

The Traffic Commissioners' (TCs) annual report, in revealing an increase in the number of transport managers losing their...

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Points of order

Penalised drivers have a reduced time Limit in which to submit their licence for endorsement or face revocation Words: Patric...

KEY POINTS

• From 7 November, drivers who receive penalty points have 28 days to send their licence to the DVLA for endorsement, rather...

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To quote Slade, "Ifs Christmas!" and the latest 1,000 Point

Test is here! This time, its 400hp fleet tractors under the international spotlight Words: Cohn Barnett and leo van der Meer /...

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Scania comes with two surprises to the test. Where we

A This particular expected the East Swedes to come up with a P-series, they Scania comes with an chose to bring the new...

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la,00 POINT TE

MANUFACTURER & MODEL VOLVO FM 410 Globetrotter 4x2 Volvo arguably sticks closest to the requested specificaA The FM...

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MEASURING

We drove the four test trucks on the German A62 and Al Autobahns between the junctions for Kusel and Salmtai. A total lap of...

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Letter of credentials and outline plan Mr Santa Claus Greenland

Dear Sir Thank you for your time at our recent meeting. We at DHL are very excited to be given the opportunity to tender for...

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TOP 20 POWER PLAYERS 2010

Feel the force Who has the most impact and influence in the road transport industry? Read the first part of CM's Power Players...

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20. MARK HINCHLIFFE

TITLE Upper Tribual Judge ORGANISATION The Judiciary Who watches the watchmen? Answer: Mark Hinchilffe. As deputy president of...

19. GRAHAM DALTON

TITLE Chief executive OR Highways Agency Mussolini might have made the trains run on time and Moses might have parted the Red...

18. BORIS JOHNSON

TITLE London Mayor ORGANISATION Greater London Authority The capital's comedy mayor frequently belies his intelligence,...

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17. KEVIN BUCHANAN

TITLE ORGANISATION MD Palletline Kevin Buchanan as never made any claim to Palletline being the biggest pallet network. but he...

15. IAIN SPEAK

TITLE ORGANISATION Chief executive Bibby Distribution If there was an award for the most acquisitive transport company in 2010,...

r 16. JOHN WILLIAMS

TITLE MD I ORGANISATION MaritimeTransport This time last year Maritime Transport was a well-respected player in the container...

14. JONATHAN SMITH

TITLE Chief executive ORGANISATION Yodel Great livery; not sure about the name; and let's see how the strategy plays out:...

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13. MALCOLM WILSON

TITLE MD ORGANISATION Norbert Dentressangle Logistics UK In at the death comes Malcolm Wilson, MD of Norbert Dentressangle...

12. ERIC BORN

Had this page gone to press two weeks ago, you'd be reading about Graeme McFaull; instead you're reading about his replacement...

11. GRAHAM INGLIS

TITLE CEO UK & Ireland and EEMEA ORGANISATION DHL It's been a roller coaster year for DHL in the UK: it kicked off with the...

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I'm not a science fiction fan, and I certainly don't

envisage a world where materials can be teleported Star Trek-style to their destination arriving any time soon. This is good...

ONE HORSE POWER

It can be argued that electric delivery vehicles merely move the carbon footprint issues down the line. Such a vehicle is not...

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THE RISE OF THE LOCAVORE

You may not have heard of them, but locavores could be the next logistics challenge. Locavores are people who only eat food...

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T'obtti,oik

: Hitting the haulage catwalks, • which operator's fashion : lines will. be bang on trend this season? CM finds out...

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A short history of

(CV) Show business CM takes a trip down memory lane to bring you some of the highlights (and oddities) that have graced the CV...

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LUBRICANTS

Shell Lubricants' guide to smooth running Over the course of its life, the average long-haul truck will have more than 600...

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The Rad deal

MAN Truck & Bus UK is looking to Rael Winetroube to galvanise its TopUsed arm and focus on securing and retailing more...

VARIED DISPOSAL ROUTES

MAN has struck a deal with ProTruck Auctions, based near Doncaster, to put vehicles regularly through its sales. The first one...

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Tis the season to be jolly... or maybe not

For used trucks dealers who have struggled to bring in good retailable stock, they will reflect, over the turkey, mince pies...