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28th January 2010
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First signatories for VOSA's ATF contract

laura.haitstoneldrbi.co,uk VOSA'S LONG-AWAITED contract for Authorised Testing Facilities (ATFs) has been published this week,...

STEETON TO CLOSE

CM understands the Steeton VOSA test station in West Yorkshire will close on 31 March. Labour MP Ann Cryer, along with local...

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Denby: VOSA prohibition notice should be removed following incorrect issue

Al COVER STORY By Chris Tindatt DENBY TRANSPORT reveals that VOSA has stonewalled its requests to erase the prohibition...

STAN ROBINSON: OUR LHV IS MORE ACCEPTABLE'

Stafford-based Stan Robinson says it is "as committed as ever" to getting its longer, heavier vehicle (LHV) onto the road, and...

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Rail freight 'is not' stifled by EuroTunnel. usage rules

christopher.waltonfarbi.co.uk EUROTUNNEL, the operator of the Channel Tunnel, has defended itself against accusations that...

P VAN LAUNCH

New Transporter debuts in UK VOLKSWAGEN'S NEW Transporter range is now avalable in the UK, It features revised external...

P ::ALLET

Daikeith switches pallet networks MIDLOTHIAN-BASED Dalkeith Transport SE Storage has left Palletways after a 10-year stint to...

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VOSA refuses to rule out increasing test fees in future

Sy Chris Tindall ABOVE-INFLATION test fee increases have not been ruled out as VOSA pursues its plan to close its own testing...

TruckNet's Rikki Chequer discovers that the cost of fuel still weighs heavily on hauliers' minds.

Owner-operators are back on one of their favourite subjects again: the cost of fuel. One topic on the forums not only shows...

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Wincanton divisional heads given strong growth targets

CM COVER STORY . oanna.hourke@rbi,co.uk WINCANTON HAS given the heads of seven of its business units the task of bringing in a...

P RESULTS

Stobart Group on track to beat last year's performance STOBART GROUP SAYS it will not only meet its year-end pretax profit...

P XHIBITION

Search Impex to display model behaviour at CV Operator Show DERBYSHIRE COMPANY Search Impex will have more than 100 trucks on...

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P .MPIO'FNT AW

RHA wins at unfair dismissal tribunal brown@rbi.co.uk THE ROAD HAULAGE Association (RHA) has successfully defended a claim...

P MA N i. ANCF

Ford: Transit MoT failures are no cause for concern FORD HAS DISMISSED the annual vehicle test failure rates recently released...

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Operation Stack quandary continues

By Chris Tindall A PERMANENT LORRY parking solution for hauliers caught up in Operation Stack on the M20 in Kent is no closer...

lsuzus help Nectar get the rounds out

DRINKS DISTRIBUTOR Nectar has taken delivery of two Isuzu 7.5-tonne trucks with curtain-sided bodies from the Bevan Group for...

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Sainsbury's uses economic clout to Lease kit for Turners

kevin ,swa Row r rb 1,co.0 SAINSBURY'S HAS USED economic muscle to secure a better deal on new equipment for subbie Turners...

P AND RNALL,„

A 'hole' Lot of misery for the UK IS YOUR SUSPENSION taking a hammering? Are you bouncing up and down in the cab? The weather...

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1 [:1 S 1P. 1 • !IA

January's survey asked operators about the balance of their business: how much is your biggest customer responsible for? The...

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The ultimate separatist

Is Renault Trucks finally stepping out from behind its Swedish sibling in the UK? Commercial Motor talks to its British boss,...

RETIRING AN ICON?

There's no better exemplar of the French manufacturer's heavy truck identity than the Magnum. Renault's heavy truck DNA has run...

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Never say die

Fancy losing your biggest customer and having to appeal against the loss of your 0-licence? No, neither did LE Jones, but the...

STUCK ON YOU

In fact, despite the haulier's legal difficulties and the publicity that came with it, Hughes says most of its customers stayed...

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P LETTER OF THE WEEK

1 will miss Bryans Haulage I'VE JUST found out that Bryans Haulage has become another victim of the recession. I live down...

CPC: no worries for Tom Yately

IT IS a shame that the archive picture illustrating Ian Norwell's feature 'Under starter's orders...' (CM 14 January) didn't...

Getting a man on the inside is key

CM REPORTED that the Freight Transport Association and Road Haulage Association have "refused to comment" on policy formation...

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Prohibitions result in cuts for Linked firms

The DTC is confident that the firms involved will behave in future now that he has been forced to act. TWO ASSOCIATED...

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Willingness to learn safeguards licences

A COMPANY escaped with a formal warning after it remedied maintenance problems, including the poor condition of trucks in...

Skip firm warned, but no action is taken

A SKIP OPERATOR escaped action against its 0-licence after it gave undertakings that were linked to safety inspections; brake...

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Room for manoeuvre

Drivers have some leeway to exceed their hours in bad weather, but operators must ensure they understand the limitations....

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Looking for the Maximum rewards

Rigorously high standards of compliance might seem too costly for many hauliers, but the experience of Maxi Haulage suggests...

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The DAF CF75 is the archetypal all-rounder. Steady and reliable,

it forgoes any flashy gimmicks and crafty marketing campaigns more commonly associated with other products on the market. It...

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Over the past six years, DAF Trucks has changed its

specification to meet the Euro-5 emissions levels and kept pace with its rivals in the automated transmission market, thanks to...

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Testing, testing

Health and safety is about identifying and minimising risk. But it is crucial. to know what to do should something go wrong....

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COMAH

Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) is a set of regulators that anyone storing or handling significant quantities of...

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Grit and bear it

If you spotted a gritter over the past month or so, the chances are it was supplied by Yorkshire-based Econ Engineering....

TECHNOLOGY

Trials of a CPS-based spreading system suggest local authorities can save 30% of their salt supplies when treating icy roads,...

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SALT, MOLASSES, GRITTING AND BEST PRACTICE

There are two techniques for applying salt to Britain's roads: pre-wet spreading and pre-mix salt spreading. The pre-wet salt...

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Keen to be green

We get behind the wheels of two examples of the new 'green range of Daily and EcoDaily vehicles, and find out if they will...

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The right sticker

Operators delivering to German town centres have to have an Umwelt Plakette before they can go about their jobs. What are they...

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'Oldies' can turn

out to be d goldies' Even with proper maintenance programmes and comprehensive service histories, high-mileage trucks can be...

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Used is proving popular

Operators concerned about price hikes on new trucks are, instead, turning to late-registered used examples, which will bump up...

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II II -It • I • el

Road Range's Paul Diamond is paying a little more for stock and is concerned that prices might start soaring to the dizzy peaks...