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27th March 2008
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Going green

It's ironic that in the week Commercial Motor launches its Little Green Truck initiative, which is supported by Michelin and...

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P EMISSIONS

Forced to pay fine while awaiting Vosa LEZ test by Roanna Avison AN OPERATOR THAT chose to use a local fitter to install...

P OPERATION MERMAID

Cambridgeshire Police targets LGVs CAMBRIDGESHIRE POLICE has criticised the large number of commercial vehicles that are...

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Jail for driver who fell asleep at wheel

A GERMAN TRUCK driver who crashed his truck on the M25 in September 2006 after falling asleep at the wheel has been jailed for...

H Wragg switches to 100% biodiesel

A SHROPSHIRE HAULIER has converted all of its 44-tormers to operate on unmixed biofuel in a bid to combine going green with...

Roger Dyson Group has provided Burrows Recovery with finance and

support for 10 new vehicles for its fleet, as part of the tatter's recent takeover of Nottinghambased Trowell Recovery...

P CONGESTIO:

M42 hard shoulder speed limit raised THE HIGHWAYS Agency has raised the speed limit for vehicles using the hard shoulder on...

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P tJLAW

FTA urges EC to get tough on foreign drivers ignoring law by Chris Tindatt THE FREIGHT Transport Association (ETA) is urging...

P CONGESTION CHARGE

Airport congestion charge dismissed MOUNTING FEARS THAT truck drivers around Heathrow could face a daily congestion charge in...

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by 23% in February

'1HE NUMBER OF trucks that Volvo delivered to customers in February was up nearly a quarter on the same month last year,...

'One-person' beer deliveries opposed by Unite as 'unsafe'

THE BIGGEST TRANSPORT trade union wants brewers to stop introducing 'one-person' deliveries of beer because it says they're...

Rikki Chequer, community manager of TruckNet UK, reports on current hot topics at the driver forum.

The TruckNet UK forums were extremely busy over the Bank Holiday weekend in fact, it was the site's busiest period in its...

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P NRKETS

Credit crunch is likely to cut demand for road transport by (River Dixon THE COLLAPSE and subsequent sale of the US investment...

P CUSTOM TRUCKS

Leading Lady up for sale 'LEADING LADY', the custom-painted 470hp V8Scania R 1433-Series owned by the truck accessory...

' P NEW MODEL'

September launch for 3.2-tonne M - B Vito MERCEDES-BENZ is to launch a 3.2-tonne GVW Vito in September. It will be a new model...

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right shining star

At first glance, Mercedes' new Actros may not look that different. But it's all in the detail.. We look beneath the surface....

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Year driving ban for overloading

by Peter Swing ler A HAULAGE OPERATOR whose truck was 92% overloaded causing bulging tyres to rub together and overheat has...

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Roadtransport.com will offer full coverage of the CV Show as editor Toby Clark outlines. The CV Show is coming soon (it's at...

Driving instructor crushed to death

A TRUCK driving instructor died last week after getting sandwiched between his 7.5-tonne training vehicle and an LGV in...

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Keeping Kent moving

A report into freight movements in Kent warns that truck journeys there are set to double and suggests foreign trucks should be...

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• The South-East of England should develop a regional freight strategy, involving key public and private sector stakeholders....

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P LETTER OF THE WEEK

It's time to raise the training game THE REPORT ON CM'S Operators' panel (CM, 21 February, 'Attraction or deterrent')...

Don't tarry with Vosa

I HAD to call Vosa's Leeds office about an application I had made for an upgrade from a restricted to a standard national...

Inflation just doesn't add up

I'VE BEEN VERY baffled by our government lately. It keeps going on about inflation at 2.5%. I wish, I operate a small-to-medium...

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Home comforts

Running a truckstop is a job with many different focuses, but Sandra Counter, operations manager at the services at J38 on the...

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Is there a pot of gold?

Freight exchanges offering backloads make sense for operators desperate for operational efficiencies, but is the industry now...

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'radio fiddling results in licence suspension

John Smith Transport's - pick'n'mix" approach to the 0-licence regime was deemed negligent by DTC THE FALSIFICATION of...

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CASE ONE

DC Transport regains repute A COMPANY THAT once ran for several months without an 0-licence has won a fresh licence at its...

Operator has authority reduced by IC

AN OPERATOR WITH more than 30 prohibitions in the past five years and a poor pass rate at annual tests has had its licence...

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I CASE THREE

Apology to firm wrongly called to inquiry A TRAFFIC COMMISSIONER has apologised to a company that had wrongly been called to a...

P CASE FOL,

Licence refused as manager unfit for job AN OPERAIOR based in Birmingham has been refused an 0-licence following a Traffic...

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Behave yourself

Lose your repute and you lose your 0-licence as a matter of course. But what are the standards operators must meet to retain...

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The gain barrier

The Budget's new Elm limit on gains means that many operators selling their business will lose out. Words: John Whiting...

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Mothers' charter

New workplace maternity rights may demand more of employers but they have benefited from a more stable workforce. Words:...

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Among the general public, the longwheelbase, high-roof Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 311

CDI panel is the archetypal White Van Man's machine. But labelling it as such doesn't do justice to one of the market's...

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Kevin Swallow

Overall, the Sprinter 311 COI is hard to knock. It might be short on frills, but commercial purchases like this aren't bought...

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Green is the colour

Little It's not easy being Gruck reen green, but help • T WIP is at hand with a new campaign specifically for the road...

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Miche in and Shell are main sponsors of the new CM campaign

ichelin's commitment to the environment is evident at all levels of its business from the development and manufacture of new...

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Every litre of diesel burned releases 2.63kg of CO, into

the atmosphere. There ain't no way around it. It doesn't matter what type of engine, what size of vehicle or what worthy use it...

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GREEN FLEETS

An environmentally friendly roll of honour ur apologies if you deserve to be in this list and are not. Today, there are so many...

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Beyond the danger zone

Carrying dangerous and explosive goods is an expensive, niche market and one not to be entered lightly, as CM discovers....

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SUTTONS THE OPERATOR'S VIEW

Suttons' UK road tanker division operates nationally using the largest shareduser tanker fleet in the UK, including...

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THE TRAI ER'S VIEW

ADR advice from a TruckNet UK regular with 30 years experience avid Wood is an authorised ADR trainer and DGSA (dangerous...

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Getting tough

The state of second-hand plant trailers returning to Andover Trailers' yard has driven Ivan Collins to the point of...

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COUNTIN THE COST

An example of the repair work needed on a trailer in - shocking condition" A part-exchange 1993 plant trailer was bought by...

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Torque of the town

FUEL TORQUE, a fuel consultancy programme designed to improve fuel economy, has been launched by NorthWest Volvo Truck and LDV...

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LEZ stirs up the market

London's LEZ has shaken up the bottom end of the market, with used dealers disagreeing over Euro-2 disposal, experts optimistic...

For operators who only deliver sporadically inside London's LEZ, short-term

rental could be the answer, especially if their existing vehicles don't meet the minimum requirements. John Lewis, the...

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James Clark points his browser at Junction 6, the West Midlands dealer Junction 6 Commercials, that is. Company: Junction 6...