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27th July 2006
27th July 2006
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ROAD TRANSPORT IS A SCAPEGOAT

Have you ever noticed how the road transport industry gets the blame for other people's fights? The environment secretary has...

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Livingstone listens to reason over LEZ

As Transport for London defers the Euro-4 date, the Freight Transport Association claims an industry win. Chris Tindall...

EU consults on diesel tax harmonisation

THE EUROPEAN Commission has asked haulage companies to take part in a public consultation on the future of European Union (EU)...

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Construction begins on UPS hub

THE FIRST big UK reorganisation of parcels giant UPS since its acquisition of Lynx Express a year ago will result in a new hub...

Innovate to relocate drivers

INNOVATE LOGISTICS has begun reshaping its newly acquired Grampian Country Transport (GCT) business by closing its main...

Vosa restructure

Vase is restructuring its testing and enforcement work into three regions next month.

Five live

Five new straddle carriers have gone into service at the Port of Liverpool as part of a £4.25m investment programme.

Volvo online

Volvo Trucks claims to be the first truck manufacturer to provide dealers and customers with online vehicle registration...

Fees outrage

The ETA says it is appalled by a 122% price hike in fees for ADR Dangerous Goods Driver Training Exams. Fees have risen from £9...

Ad of cod

Hundreds of fish were spread over several miles of the A689 between Irthington and Brampton after they fell from a truck on 19...

Wincanton wins

Wincanton has reported a strong performance in the year to 31 March 2006. It also reveals contract wins with Argos and...

Witnesses sought

Avon and Somerset Police are calling for witnesses after an altercation between a truck driver and bus driver on June 24 in...

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Hanbury doubles profits

Despite a difficult year, Felixstowe haulage firm Hanbury Davies has enjoyed "encouraging" financial results. Dominic Perry...

Defra and supermarkets talk food miles

THE ENVIRONMENT secretary David Miliband met supermarket bosses last week to encourage them to reduce 'food miles' and stock...

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Green light for A80

A £200M UPGRADE of one of Scotland's most congested roads has been given the go-ahead by ministers. An 11-mile stretch of the...

Shared responsibility

The opportunity is there to make anyone involved in scheduling responsible for breaches in drivers' hours rules. Louise Cole...

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'No-brainee Pollock move

Wasted mileage will be a thing of the past than (s to a depot switch. Dominic Perry reports. A SCOTTISH HAULIER says it will...

Fuel duty stays frozen

THE INDUSTRY has been offered a slight reprieve from soaring fuel prices this month with an extension of the freeze on fuel...

Iceland workers consider new offer

STRIKE ACTION at supermarket icelands distribution depot in Flint, North Wales, was called off last Thursday pending a ballot...

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No toll road as HA decides to widen M6

The proposed Expressway between Birmingham and Manchester has been abandoned due to fears of disruption. Guy Sheppard reports....

China service at Meachers

SOUTHAMPTON-BASED Meachers Group has launched a new consultancy and shipping service for manufacturing companies looking to...

Tozer fears Tem is stalling

CAMPAIGNING TRUCK driver Barrie Tozer says he is disappointed by the attitude of supermarket Tesco, which he believes has...

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Profits up at Craib

ABERDEEN HAULIER ARR Craib Transport has bounced back from two difficult years of trading to increase pre-tax profits by nearly...

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Sacked driver

wins £17,000 compensation An Employment Tribunal has found that a Scottish driver fired after not finishing his rounds was...

Urban congestion is rising

THE GOVERNMENT has admitted that journey delays in England's 10 largest cities wit increase by up to 5% by 2011. Secretary of...

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Motors ExCel as show returns to capital

After three decades in Birmingham, the British International Motor Show returned to London, taking place at ExCeL in Docklands....

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Scottish firm may appeal against TC's tad() ruling

Ferguson Transport believes leaving the tachograph set to 'rest' when doing jobs in the yard is "acceptable practice". David...

Tuffnells blames buyout for profits dip

MANAGEMENT AT Tuffnells Parcels Express are linking a 5% fall in pre-tax profits to their second buyout of the company in 10...

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New powers to fight 'untouchable' firms

HAULAGE COWAN IES could be forced to reveal sensitive information to the authorities if plans to crack down on organised crime...

Marking Foden's demise

ONE OFF HE last Fodens to roll off its Sanclbach production line before the brand's retirement was present at the recent...

Tell it to the police

CM brings you alternative views from experts allied to road transport Detective Sergeant Tony Moore is the officer in charge of...

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Investment heads west

Growing Indian truck manufacturer Ashok Leyland has snapped up Czech firm Avia, a move away from its traditional heartland. But...

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Growth plan

Fraikin's acquisition of Lex Transfieet moved the French-owned firm from a UK bit player to a top-three performer in contract...

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RIVERS HOUR GUARD

I Driver Hour Guard CE02 is the latest drivers' timer to hereleased on the market,offering a wealth of information to help keep...

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TCs are not a part of Vosa

READING THROUGH your publication this afternoon I noticed the advertisement for the second Motor Transport Fleet Management...

Truckworld's end was inevitable

MOST PROBABLY by the time this letter is published for readers' consumption,Truckworld, the essential site for weary truck...

Free competition, not police diktat

I FAIL TO understand the logic of Staffordshire Police in standing down Jon Beech, who was at the accident scene and contracted...

Hover-Track is back on track

YOU SEEM IMPRESSED with the Dutch Hover-Track, reviewed recently (CM 13 July). The rear-wheel track system fitted by Scum/tell...

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Funding the good fight?

Criticised for not doing enough to curb illegal foreign operators, Vosa is beginning to bare its teeth. Brian Weatherley asks...

Clamping down on Continental cowboys

Results from the recent South-East International Pilot enforcement scheme show why such checks are needed. Vosa reporls that:...

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Operator faces two-year ban for tachograph offences

A couple chose to attend a wedding rather than a disciplinary inquiry. AN INTERNATIONAL operator who sent last-minute excuses...

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Operator given six weeks to get it right or close down

AN OPERATOR HAS been told that unless his vehicles can undergo an MoT test without defects his drivers should have detected...

Tribunal partly overturns TC's decision

A RECYCLING company's appeal against a cut in its licence authority has been partly successful. The Transport Tribunal has...

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Director who 'bent the law' awaits licence decision

A REMOVALS FIRM whose director admitted operating illegally until December last year must await a decision on a fresh licence...

Licence suspended for seven days

A COMPANY HAS been given a seven-day suspension for exceeding its licence authority and for vehicle maintenance problems...

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C ock watching

New drivers' hours regulations become law next April. What are the main changes to watch out for? Adam Hill reports. I n...

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IN A NUTSHELL

Changes from 11 April 2007: • The 45 consecutive hours of weekly rest can be reduced to 24 hours at base or away from base. A...

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A breath of fresh Blair

What did Labour's return from the wilderness mean for the industry? Well, vehicle impounding, working time regs and 44-tonners...

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CALMER WATERS

The government's Freight Facilities Grant enabled fuel company Bayford Thrust to switch from road tankers to canal barges for...

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Ken Livingslane, MP for Brent East, threw his hat in

the ring to become London's elected mayor under government proposals. With elections due in May 2000 Livingstone announced...

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PERFECT FINISH

When Mercedes launches a new vehicle you can bet that it wasn't designed in a day — and the latest Sprinter is no exception....

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Go NG, GO NG

2006 sees the end of not one but two long-time stalwarts of the UK truck manufacturing industry. Bob Tuck looks back with a...

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It was a case of David meets Goliath, but I'm

not sure who was who. When Harry Redmond set his sights on taking over Atkinson Vehicles in 1970, the Atkinson management...

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206 seems the deal year to bring down the curtain

on Foden. It will be exactly 150 years since Edwin Foden (son of a shoemaker, staunch Methodist, great engineer and lover of...

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THE RECOVERY POSITION

The commercial recovery sector may operate outside the road transport industry, but that hasn't stopped it undergoing major...

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PREPARED

There are few worse feelings for a driver than grinding to a halt on the roadside. But a bit of preparation, mental and...

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The amount of kit you carry wit vary according to

which of two categories of driver you fall into. Drivers who have the luxury of driving the same truck have some definite...

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MASTERS OF THE MAINSTREAM

Providing both training and agency staff enables one Kent firm to offer customers a one-stop shop, as Tim Maughan discovers....

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Market belongs to the young

To meet operators' demands, trade is having to go that extra mile. George Alexander from Glass's Guide explains why. W ith...