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Police plan a major revamp of Truckpol

The Truckpol anti truck-crime unit is to be revamped, and is likely to become part of a bigger organisation. Bridget Carter...

Profits up for CEL Group and subsidiaries

HAULAGE AND distribution specialist CEL Group boosted pretax profits by almost half a million pounds in its latest financial...

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Stobart considers Cheshire home

EXCLUSIVE EDDIE STOBART'S boss must decide whether to quit the firm's home county and relocate to Cheshire or find a base in...

Profits fall at %Alin

FUEL DISTRIBUTION firm Suckling Transport boosted its turnover by 62% to £16.2m last year but pre-tax profits slid nearly...

Task force meeting

THE ROAD HAULAGE task force launched by the Chancellor in his December pre-Budget statement, has met for the first time. It...

Hino prepares new UK range

HINO IS BELIEVED to be on the brink of a major launch on the UK market. Sources close to the Japanese manufacturing company say...

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Buncefield victims ask Total for help

BUSINESSES HIT BY the explosion at the Buncefield oil depot have gone cap in hand to Total in the hope that the oil giant will...

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Upbeat despite loss

KENT-RASED Lrith Haulage plunged into the red last year but its directors are positive about future prospects. The pre-tax...

Research boost for Scania

A SCANIA-LED research project to develop low-emission engines could be boosted by a €210m (£145m) loan from the European...

ome and join us

DO YOU LOVE the road transport industry enough to write about it? Commercial Motor is looking for someone with hands-on...

A hard, hard world

Do you know what hacks me off most about road transport? The gross unfairness of the whole thing. Ask any manager or proprietor...

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Second time unlucky as failed firm's bosses try for 0-licence

The former bosses of a collapsed Northern Irish firm have twice been refused an 0-licence for a new company. Anton McCabe...

Eurotunnel believes freight will bounce back

RAIL FREIGHT carried through the Channel Tunnel fell 16% last year but a quick recovery is being predicted following the launch...

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EU fails to pin down exad date of the digitach launch

The compulsory introduction of digital tachographs has been set for May, sparking a last-minute rush for training. Guy Sheppard...

Agency boss is jailed over hours offences

THE BOSS OF A Devon driver agency has been imprisoned for two and a half years for persuading staff who had exceeded their...

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CM Truc<7one at SED is set to be the biggest and best yet

TRUCK,VAN AND Upper manufacturers are lining up to display their wares this spring in the Commercial Motor-hosted TruckZone at...

Summers relies on Mem

WELL-REGARDED Scottish haulier Robert Summers is to take delivery of two new Mercedes Act ros 2546 6x2 tractor units. The...

ON THE MARG

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

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Hauliers worried about EU drivers' hours plans

A survey of 500 West Midlands hauliers has revealed massive concern over changes to the EU drivers' hours regs. David Harris...

Paccar makes its century

PACCAR, the American truck manufacturer and parent company of Daf, is celebrating its 100th birthday this year with full-page...

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LEZ cost will outweigh income

TRANSPORT FOR LONDON (TfL) has revealed more details of its proposed Low Emission Zone (LEZ) for London.which is due to come...

Garn hopes rival will boost profit

SPALDING. LINCS-BASED Garn Transport says it remains "optimistic"over growth prospects. even though its pre-tax profits fell by...

Truck crime frl around the Ull

Police are on the hunt ft blue curtainsider trader , was stolen in the Coven area during the night of 13-14 January. The 40ft...

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TAL Logistics snaps up three in one and aims for top 50

With one acquisition wrapped up last week, a Sheffield-based logistics company is promising more buy-outs to follow. David...

Ford, Daf and Renault to debut at CV show

IN ADDITION to the new Transit making its public debut at the forthcoming CV Show at the NEC, Ford will also unveil an all-new...

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Drugged-up driver jailed and banned for death on the Mn

ATRUCK DRIVER who caused a fatal crash while under the influence of drugs was imprisoned last week for live and a half years....

Euro trail sales fan only by 2(

HGV TRAILER Si Western Europe fell b year but the downturn less severe than predicte Automotive ma. consultancy Clear Int(...

Guilty plea earns time off after fatal crash

A Till X1<. DRIVER who caused a mother-of-two's death when he made a "dangerous" overtaking manoeuvre has won a reduction in...

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Scots operators have their say

Scottish operators face less congestion than their English counterparts, but the Scottish Parliament's Freight Transport...

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Network solutions

0 ne late November night last year.13.400 pallets were moved through Palletways' Fradley hub,an old RAF airbase on the...

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Time to fight for our industry

IN 10 YEARS'TI LI there will no longer be a British road haulage industry, unless a 180' turn in attitude is taken now. There...

We need more motorways

I WAS GLAD TO SEE that Stan Robinson is campaigning for a new motorway that would run from Warrington via Whitchurch and...

Too many drivers dying at the wheel Make it easier

I WAS SHOCKED and saddened to read that so many drivers have been killed at the wheel of their trucks (CM 15 December 2005)....

to overtake

REGARDING THE overtaking ban on the M42 and overtaking HG Vs in general (CM 15 December 2005): it all boils down to courtesy....

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Change is on the cards

Dominic Perry investigates new proposals to overhaul the 0-licencing system. T he Government's consultation paper on...

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Ford first to break cove

Ford's Transit will be one of the stars of this year's Commercial Veh Show in Birmingham. Andy Salter has had a sneak...

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Father and son tacho fiddlei given community service

An operator and his son narrowly escape jail for 'sophisticated' tachc offences using an interrupter switch — and still face a...

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TC bans 'dangerous' firm that failed to make inspections

A CONTAINER COMPANY that neglected safety inspections since its licence was issued two years ago has been taken off the road to...

Too soon for smuggler to regain repute

AN OPERA FOR WHO lost his repute after being jailed for eight years for drug smuggling and money laundering has failed in his...

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Scab!der fails to win return of truck that displayed newspaper instead of 0-licence

A SCAFFOLDER WHO vowed to - play by the rules in the future has failed in a bid to have his impounded vehicle returned. A...

'Administrative mess' leads to fleet cut

A WASTE DISPOSAL company in Scotland has had its licence cut from four vehicles to two for three months after its record...

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Emissions will be cut again this autumn when Euro-4 becomes

law. But are the environmental benefits worth the extra cost? Adam Hill reports. E ery truck over 3.5 tonnes registered from 1...

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The times they are a-changin'

The conclusion of our two-part history of the Traffic Commissioners begins in the cosmic sixties when some applications were...

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Money go-round

The pre-Budget report was a mixed bag but it will cut red tape in some areas and should save money on fleet replacement. Paula...

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BEST

IN THE \o one tests as many CVs as C meroal otor, and back in the office a high point of the year . 5 hsten ng to our...

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GOING GREEN WITH ACIBLIJE

The clock is ticking down to the Euro-4 deadline in October. For operators considering the selective cataly - ic reduction...

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MONEY TALKS

There are many finance options available, but some are better for your bottom line than others. Louise Cole investigates the...

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FEASIBLE FUTURES

So you want to start up in business for yourself. In the first of our Business Academy features, Louise Cole looks at laying...

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OILING THE WHEELS

As the oil companies look to Euro-5 and beyond, lubrication specs are about to get a lot more complicated. Sharon Clancy...

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CVA's off to a flying start

After a four-week festive break Commercial Vehicle Auctions hit the ground running with its first sale of the new year. S ales...