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23rd May 2002
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TOLL ROW Leaked plans from government transport advisor Lord Hirt

proposing a network of tolled "super motorways" have been attacked by industry organisations as "impossible". If technology to...

CURIA Mem

Speed cameras will be removed from roads where they are deemed unnecessary under government guidelines coming into force on 1...

8,811FAME81818

3coftish international hauliers will now be able to sail directly 'rom Rosyth to Zeebrugge 'Owing last week's launch of :wo...

SEIXIIII - GUARD SERVICE Iecurity company Securi:Lord has been appointed UK lational

Service Provider for .urowatch, the new panuropean service designed to embat truck crime.

CYCUCAL FINSLEM

lp to 20% of local authorities' oad maintenance budget is pent on compensating road sers for accidents or damage aused by the...

20-year-old was killed in a ead-on crash on the 438

at erkeley Heath. Mos last week hen his BMW car collided with Oaf truck. The truck driver as shocked, but unhurt.

Stowaway fine victims will figbt on before the Lords

by Jennifer Ball A group of German hauliers is determined to take its fight against the UK govern ment's controversial...

THE HAULIERS HOPE THAT THEIR COURT ACTION WILL BRING ABUT THE FOLLOWING CHANGES:

• A clarification of the fines that can be imposed. The Home Office recently proposed to double the maximum penalty to £4000 a...

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lanson subbies fall Jut over rates move

number of owner-drivers working Hanson Aggregates central area e quit after the company changed ir rates structure for the...

Drawbar fleet goes

• Continental and UK operators Murfitts Transport, part of haulage giants Norfolk Line, is to axe its UK-ttaly drawbar...

Haulier accused after death crash

• A transport company manager ordered a cover-up of maintenance records after a truck was involved in a crash on the M5...

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T&G demands 'sale' answers from P860

• The Transport and General Workers' Union is infuriated by the lack of information and consultation from P&O over the possible...

Stobart denies `sexist' claim

• Haulage giant Eddie Stobart is denying that a sexist culture exists at its Carlisle office after an allegation of sexual dis...

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rish fuel prices are eroding economy'

Despite Customs' best ids, fuel smuggling between thorn and Northern Ireland ife and the situation is get; worse. This was the...

Ifs, ands and buts

A lot of ifs, buts and maybes, but so far that's about all you can say about the Government's plans for road tolls. First...

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Breaking working time r::: e dgr e :

regs could lead to jail by Robin Meczes Hauliers could face jail if they do not adhere to the new working time regulations,...

Death-crash driver is jailed

• A German lorry driver has been jailed for five years for causing a pile-up which led to four deaths on the M11 and M25 last...

• Police are appealing for witnesses to a road rage

attack involving a van driver in South Yorkshire which left another driver suffering from head injuries. The incident happened...

Red diesel blitz nabs 130 vehicle!

• Customs and Excise officers seized a record 130 vehicles in a five-day campaign against diesel fraudsters in South and West...

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Say no to speeding

• A group of Gloucestershire hauliers are backing a local woman's campaign to highlight the dangers of speeding, following the...

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140k specialist tippers stolen from yard

In Essex haulier is appealing for information or thieves stole two brand new tippers worth 0,000 from its yard....

Missing woman publicised on 150 trucks

11 Trucks will form a vital part g a nationwide hunt for missng Sheffield woman Carly 3 inder to coincide with the 10th...

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It's right thir time for Kil el

Finding the right partner in trailer manufacturing is a bit like marriage... You can't guarantee to get it right first time....

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lilux for laywatch' project VW offers clean

rescue service; the Toyotas will carry a complement of rescue and medical equipment to deal with the thousands of...

ost firm gets first delivery

Express delivery company iiness Post has taken delivf of the UK's first batch of vo FM12s from Midlandsied distributor...

bill of health

• Volkswagen has launched the Assured Used Vehicles Programme for vehicles under four years old that have less than 100,000...

TOP WEEK GM Mining is using three of the first

Mercedes-Benz Axors on Britain's roads to make regular deliveries of fuel to coal-fired power stations across the UK. The 430hp...

SAFETY WARMNG Fleets which refuse to accept recommendations to replace

tyres or brake parts and then have vehicles involved in accidents could face prosecution under tough new police investigation...

SINGLE AXLES Four specially designed singleaxle urban trailers built by

Klege Europ (UK) have been ordered by Southern Co-op for distribution to Co-op convenience stores. The 10.5m trailers are...

WOE DAUM Scottish haulier J&M Murdoch & Son, based near

Glasgow, has taken delivery of three King Trailers FTS 48 stepframe trailers and a plant body. Features include sliding...

PAPERLESS SYSTEM Euromaster Inspector is a new paperless tyre management

system from ATS Euromaster that uses electronic data capture to automatically measure all aspects of tyre performance,...

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TC forced to accept firm's surrender of its 0-licence

A Kent Haulier's disciplinary hearmg was aban doned after Eastern Traffic Commissioner Geoffrey Simms accepted that the...

Truck lost for moving car parts

A Tyneside recovery operator whose truck was impounded after it was used without an Operator's Licence has failed in his bid to...

MIAL DENIAL

n the 9 - 15 May issue of :ommercial Motor we ran a tory referring to a court case nvolving driver Paul Aldren. In (litigation...

MMTCIES o Tyrone lorry driver Paul loon was found to

have two witches in his cab: one to iterfere with the tachograph nd the other with the speed miter. He failed to appear efore...

series of hours offences ommitted by Gaerwen lorry river Huw

Roberts while , orking for Isle of Angleseyased PAR Contractors has led f his HGV driving licence being uspended for six months...

le licence held by Leedsseed Lawcris Panel Products is been suspended for 24 hips to enable driver training

be carried out. North istern TC Tom Macartney ive the company a formal arning after hearing it had ien fined £1,000 for using a...

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Fines for two tacho breaches

A driver employed by Dover-based Mike Beer Transport has paid £785 in fines and costs for two tachograph offences. Mark Jones...

Hull haulier loses licence for not keeping promises

Hull-based CH Atkin 8(.. Sons has lost its Operator's 41 Licence and its directors have been disqualified from holding one for...

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NO FREE SHARES

As a previous employee of BAS, part of NFC, can I draw your attention to a matter of fact that was incorrect in Miles...

COMPANY'S REPLY In respect of your article shown in the

legal news section (CM 915 May), I would like to state that we totally refute the claims made by Paul Aldren that he has been...

WELL DONE!

We notified the Eastern Traffic Area by fax this Monday that we needed a vehicle changing on our 0-licence. This Friday we...

WHAT CAN I DO NOW?

I refer your story about diabetic drivers (CM11-18 April). I always wanted to drive HGVs and, when I was 21,1 passed my test...

KNOWING HAICHEM

In the 11-17 April edition of CM you have a short article on page 14 headed "ADR to embrace oil and gas". May I clear up a few...

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rou have any titbits of Industry gossip? If so, please

contact Backfire, Commercial Rm H203, Quadrant House, The Quadrant, Sutton, Surrey SM2 SAS, or fax 020 2 8969. Alternatively...

y our Northern Correspondent

ric Strongitharm, Oswaldtwistle. Vie own mobile home, wi luxurious flings." Sixteen years after these inspired yet urred words...

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EM S

N o one could have predicted the impact that the Premium would have on Renault's U K tractor sales. Until 1996 the French...

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"We are highly delighted with the

Renault 420 dCi " Bill Webb Strongserve operated successfully as a clearing house for ro years before it ventured into the...

SERVO STEEL

Nick White is the transport manager for Servo Steel, which for the past 16 years has processed steel for end users. Until four...

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"Payload was one of our reasons for

buying the Premium." John Gleeson The name Via Cellia Transport summons up visions of a company involved in transporting...

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"The Premium has been the success that Renault was waiting for"

Bob Reed keeps an eye on new truck models and used truck trends at CAP "Renault was the first to introduce common-rail...

VERDICT

The Premium is Renault's most successful HGV to date in the UK—it has spearheaded the company's steadily increasing share of...

"The Renault badge is still not the force in the

used truck market that it has become in the new market." Chris Wright COMMERCIAL MIME AUCTIONS Chris Wright is MD of...

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CHOPPY

S EA S Ferry rates have increased to cover losses from duty free and increased investment in new ships. But are hauliers being...

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When Chris Downing quit his job as an insurance consultant,

he wanted a low-pressure job with a steady income. But then he got bitten by the haulage bug—and he's never looked back. Now,...

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ust over a decade ago Parcelforce celebrated winning a Commercial

Motor parcels survey, in which we anonymously tasked leading nextday delivery companies with getting a package from England to...

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lye Hoyiand, managing director of MdsB Haulage, warns that the

recent Budget has, d again, left UK hauliers struggling to compete with overseas competitors. If you want to sound off about a...