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24th May 2001
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ie Fuel Forum was scheduled meet this Tuesday (22 May)

; Commercial Motor went to iess, to continue a discussion to what, if any, role it should ay in the future.

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inathan James has been ipointed as the Freight ansport Association's igional policy manager for its irthern region, hie will be...

TERUNG PRAISE l0 chairman Lord Sterling sised the firm's cold

and intract logistics divisions at recent annual general oeting, saying both had made good start to the year.

Irdiff Despatch has made it to the Fastest Growing 50

alsh Firms list. It was founded 1994 by David and Beverley nmett, has 27 staff and its 'mover leapt from E783,000 122.2m in...

:ars are growing that North irkshire is becoming the iew

Cumbria" after a sudden irge of cases of foot and outh. Extra vets and army irsonnel had to be called in irlier this week.

ditical parties have failed to omit themselves to safety Id

corporate accountability, nis the Centre for Corporate mountability. It warns that 'Fie of the manifestos promise le changes...

alay Recruitment has created ie Logistics Division, staffed ; a

squad of experienced lvers available for agency ork. Each driver will be ifformed and salaried.

Drivers go to tribunal over Stobart's Stamford closure

CM EXCLUSIVE U by Dominic Perry More than 30 disgruntled ex-Eddie Stobart drivers are taking the high-profile haulier to an...

Bridge sells up family firm

• Small and medium-sized haulage firms could be on the brink of extinction according to John Bridge, the long-serving...

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Coulthard hits back at allegations of pressure

• Duncan Coulthard Junior, a director of Hayton Coulthard, which is owned by the family of grand prix racing driver David...

HIS fines keep soaring

• Rail freight operator EWS is once again warning that it will have to re-evaluate its crossChannel freight operation if it...

UKASTA fears infection

• UKASTA, the organisation which represents grain suppliers, is waiting to learn if the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries &...

North Yorks police crack down on Al crime wave

• by Dominic Perry Hauliers plagued by thefts from trailers along the Al in North Yorkshire have convinced police to devote...

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by woos hauliers back to new venture

by Miles Brignall 11 Hay, the man behind ;offish haulier John Adams 86 ans, which called in the iceivers owing subcontractors...

Fraud charges

IN A member of the family which runs Britain's largest animal transport firm has been committed for crown court trial accused...

Help for drivers to go solo

• Securicor Omega Logistics has launched an owner-driver scheme designed to help drivers become "their own bosses". The...

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• by Guy Sheppard UK reefer operators who claim they

are being pressured to exceed weight limits on the Continent by unscrupulous freight forwarders and exporters can expect little...

Demos did more harm than good

• Last autumn's fuel protests had "evil" consequences that far outweighed the high prices that triggered them, two legal...

Small and medium-sized hauliers are doomed: a clear, if painful

message from John Bridge, outgoing national chairman of the Road Haulage Association. And if an experienced haulier like John...

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baths nut s otli in timber haulage

by Guy Sheppard fety procedures for carrying unprocessed timr are to be rigorously tested over the next two inths following a...

Dee bridge hits business

Business leaders say the economy of northeast Scotland is being severely damaged by its continuing dependence on a medieval...

Recovery operator denies attempting to overcharge

• Walls Truck Services, the South Wales recovery operator at the centre of a police probe into overcharging, has defended...

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Blow-and-go breathalyser

• Transport Minister Lord Whitty is considering the introduction of a "blow-and-go" breathalyser for convicted...

Farewell and hello for Lynx firms

• by Jez Abbott Lynx Express is recruiting hauliers after launching a parcels delivery service in the same week it announced...

FACT.

NOT FICTION. The ABC allows professional buyers and sellers of advertising space in national and regional newspapers and...

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Stanway's Utility

Utility International has bought a half-share in the Catterick-based trailer and body repair business Stanway Commercials, now...

IT standard flies

• No sooner had we finished this week's article on the need for a common telematics interface (see page 32) than an important...

Trafic's price jabs at Yivaro

• Rerauft has revealed the pricing details of the new Trafic which will go on sale here in the autumn. It seems that the...

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MAN is engineering a change of heart

Depending on who you talk to, diesel engines are either dead in the water or set for a long cruise. But what are the...

Future fuels, future engines

• Midi's current 12-litre straight-six engine Is already capable of running on a number of alternative fuels, including...

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Judge cancels jail sentence

A Shrewsbury truck driver had a lucky reprieve when a Crown Court judge released him from a prison sentence only six hours...

Haulier failed to control drivers

Llpirgil A Cumbrian haulier with an "endemic lack of control over its drivers has had its ; Operator's Licence almost halved by...

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• You can now check out all kinds of legal

information on road transport.net—the web site operated by Commercial Motor, Motor Transport, Truck and Truck &, Driver. Once...

Browns Mechanical Services of Burslem, Stokeon-Trent has had its licence

suspended for three weeks after appearing at its second public inquiry over maintenance in 18 months. In addition, West...

Removals firm loses licence

The owner of a one-man removals business has had his 0-licence revoked with effect from August after he failed to keep his...

Fined for refusing to give meat dat

al Failing to supply information when required by a meat inspector has cost Wrexham haulier Ian Griffiths £462 in fines and...

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Splat• t-ke MP

Is the election getting you down? Fed up with hearing from politicians? Now you too can plant one on Prescott...with no fear of...

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you want to comment on any stories in Commercial iloton

Does someone in the dustry deserve a pat on the back, or a dressing down? Drop us a line at Commercial oter, Room H203,...

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lAT PUNTO 1.9D

PRICE AS TESTED: £8,830 (ex-VAT). Includes £7,495 for basic vehicle; £298 for anti-lock brakes; £596 for climate control...

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II QUEST Dfl F TECIIII

6 1 The range of information technology available to CV operators is as impressive as the promises made by its suppliers. But...

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S11111011110 ISSUE

There is often no industry standard for IT equipment in the trucking world, and the choice of systems is bewildering. Toby...

OPEN SYSTEMS: SCUBA

The use of hand-held computers has grown at an extraordinary rate, faster even than that of mobile phones: millions are now in...

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OPEN SYSTEMS: FREIGHTLINER

US truck manufacturer Freightliner has introduced a powerful on-board computer system as an option on its top-of-the-line...

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o many operators, ehicle tracking systems re exotic gadgets of

enefit only to those arrying high-value loads, uch as drinks and lectronics. Attitudes are hanging fast, though. nformation on...

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BUDGET ROUTE PLANNERS

Microsoft AutoRoute 2001 Not always part of the Bill Gates empire, Auto Route in fact began as a product of the true-Brit...

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UTE CR US E

This product's roots are clearly identified by the opportunity to operate it in Dutch or English—like its home football team...

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SITE SPECIFIC

As CM's survey shows, some hauliers are now running web sites to boost business. But how do you get started? Simple, just...

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SM 301, GPRS and UMTS...what does it all rni, III I

here will it lead? takes a loo ( 'ON ear and far future of mobile telecomm Ill 1) 11:3 I t has become hard to imagine life...

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How will we pay for it

The only thing that could hamper the launch of 30 is the cost—not just the cost of development and building the...

Jargon buster Bandwidth: The amount of information that can be

transmitted In a given time over a communications link; often measured in kilobits per second (Kb/sec). This is a useful...

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or anyone who has ever taken a wrong turn and

mind himself hopelessly lost, an in-cab satellite iavigation system that tells you exactly where you [re and which way to turn...

Verdict

Overall, this system was a doddle to use. We didn't need the manual that came with it because it was genuinely intuitive, at...

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;port Minister Lord Macdonald argues that the Labour government has

done a lot milers since 1997, so it deserves their votes in the coming election. fou want to sound off about a road transport...