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26th July 2012
26th July 2012
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What can we expect?

Over the past seven days I visited some hauliers in Bradford. I’d never pinned Bradford down as the hotbed of anything, except...

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Sales expected to rise by 10% ahead of Euro-6

By Steve Hobson MANUFACTURERS ARE predicting heavy truck sales will surge at least 10% in 2013 compared with this year as...

Elddis: Euro-6 is 3% more fuel efficient

IN A ROAD trial, Elddis Transport has found a Mercedes-Benz Euro-6 powered artic is more fuel efficient than its Euro-5...

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Hauliers must stay tuned for any Olympic disruption

By Laura Hailstone OPERATORS ARE being urged to keep abreast of all Olympicrelated trafic news and changes to the road network...

Weymouth to face Games traffic

HAULIERS DELIVERING into Weymouth could become caught up in chronic congestion after it emerged there may not be enough...

Milk turns sour for distributors

MILK DISTRIBUTORS have been disrupted by a wave of blockades by farmers in the last week in protest at the price they are paid...

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Palletline explores direct trunking route

By Chris Druce PALLETLINE IS poised to make the largest change to the way pallet networks operate since it launched the concept...

JDT Services calls it a day

KENT-BASED haulage, plant hire and aggregates supplier JDT Services (South East) has gone into liquidation owing its creditors...

The week that was

ON THE ROAD News editor Christopher Walton toured northern England, visiting Eddie Stobart’s Training Academy in Widnes;...

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Pentalver: container market is weakening

By Christopher Walton THE MD of Pentalver has warned there could be casualties in the container market later in the year as the...

CPR finally closes its doors

THE SHRINKING UK car transporter sector has seen its latest casualty with Norfolk-based CPR Vehicle Deliveries to be...

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Tolling the A14 could fund major upgrades

By Chris Tindall THE GOVERNMENT says tolling up to 20 miles of the A14 will help fund a major upgrade of the strategically...

Scots hopeful that ferry fares will be slashed

HAULIERS RELYING on ferries servicing the Western Isles of Scotland are hopeful that a huge increase in fares next year will be...

Ford has become the latest manufacturer to sign up to

the Freight Transport Association’s Van Excellence scheme. The voluntary scheme offers accreditation to companies that can...

AND FINALLY...

Are you app-y about paying fuel tax? FUEL TAX? Now there’s an app for that! Find out how much of your fuel purchase is tax via...

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No fuel penalty at Euro-6

MAN says its Euro-6 trucks will be at least as fuel efficient as its former Euro-5 offerings and that AdBlue consumption has...

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Norbert puts double-deck longer semi to the test

By Hayley Pink FOLLOWING DELIVERY OF its irst 15.65m longer semi-trailer, Norbert Dentressangle (ND) put the double-decker...

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London 2012: fair game?

With the Olympic Games starting tomorrow, is it the end for some hauliers in Hackney? Words: Chris Tindall DOZENS OF...

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LETTER OF THE WEEK

Driver CPC: training firms are just cashing in on us I HAVE COMPLETED the 35-hour Driver CPC course and I have more than 25...

Driver CPC is not a money raising exercise

WE ARE FLEET managers with our own Driver CPC instructors. We have found that the training, one day a year, gives us compliance...

It’s time to ban weekend LGVs

HAVING JUST OPENED this week’s magazine (CM 5 July), the irst thing I read is about banning trucks on Sundays. It’s about time...

Let’s raise cash for Nepal

SOME TIME ago a friend of mine spent three months in Kathmandu, Nepal. To cut a long story short, he is now looking to build a...

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Revocation for lack of transport manager

PK Transport had its O-licence revoked for running a vehicle without authority and not having a transport manager for more than...

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CASE TWO

Italian driver has vehicle confiscated AN ITALIAN truck driver has been ined £1,000 and had his vehicle, estimated to be worth...

CASE THREE

Fined for tacho and drivers’ hours offences A HAULIER based in County Tyrone has been ined for tachograph and drivers’ hours...

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Applications and decisions

Compiled by Roger Brown email: roger.brown@roadtransport.com EASTERN/SOUTH EASTERN AND METROPOLITAN TRAFFIC AREAS Lee...

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Back to the future

Ex-senior TC Philip Brown has returned to his roots as a lawyer acting on behalf of haulage operators. He tells CM about his...

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Exempt or not exempt?

Many operators rely on EU drivers’ hours exemptions, but a recent case highlighted the law is not always clear Words: Patric...

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eading fro the front

Mark DoeL is a man of strong opinions – and keeps a firm hand on the tiLLer at the Cambridge-based transport company that...

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Olympic

As the London 2012 games get under way, CM looks at a renowned British Olympic truck that witnessed the extinguishing of ERF’s...

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Efficiency drive

Iveco plans to raise the brake thermal efficiency of its heavy truck diesel engines by 10% come 2020. So how exactly is it...

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Bigger picture

Investing in the right tyres can result in long-term savings, Michelin tells CM Words: Barry Drew The weak pound and huge...

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Eye in the cab

Will Google’s move into telematics succeed and how does a telematics specialist compete on service and expertise? Words: Toby...

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The elephant

in the room The implementation of Euro-6 engine technology will turn the used truck market into a sellers’ paradise Words:...

FUTURE OF USED TRUCKS

Renault Trucks UK’s Nigel Butler says that if the belief that Euro-6 products are more expensive proves to be true and the...

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One of the best yet

This week the MAN TopUsed website falls under Webwatch’s gaze Words: James Clark Company: MAN TopUsed Address:...

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Used van market under pressure

A reluctance to get finance and mouth-watering deals served by manufacturers for brand new vans have weakened demand for...