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29th November 2001
29th November 2001
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THEFT WARNING Gloucestershire Police are warning hauliers that curtainsiders are

being targeted by 'slash and grab' thieves at Michael Wood services on the M5. Enummunk Straight Freight (Manchester) has...

Brown to charge foreigners

• by Melanie Hammond News that the government has buckled under pressure to introduce a system of charging foreign hauliers for...

0-licences proposed for LCVs

• A modified version of the operator licensing system could soon be on its way for light commercial vehicles if the government...

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New port faces inquiry

• A public inquiry has been launched to decide whether a new super-port' should be built by Associated British Ports on a 202...

OTC turns Hays down on licence

• by Mike Gewell and Miles Brignall Attempts by ..Jim Hay, the man behind four failed transport firms including recently...

Grant angers livestock hauliers

A £97,000 grant to improve he efficiency of air cargo delivries by road has angered livetock hauliers who claim they hould be...

Lords' ruling on tachos

A House of Lords ruling could have enormous implications for hauliers who refuse to let traffic examiners take tacho charts off...

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Too high a price...

Care to put a price on your life? How about the life of one of your drivers? Every year the cost of road accidents in the...

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Hauliers warned to check their fuel bills

• by Miles Brignall Operators who fill up at Raglan Services on the M40 are being advised to check their fuel bills very...

Consignia plans sweeping changes to stave off rivals

• More far-reaching changes are planned for Royal Mail and Parcelforce Worldwide in a bid to cut costs and stave off new...

Jam today but still no money

• UK hauliers have to contend with the worst jams in Europe coupled with one of the lowest levels of public spending on...

Beet deliveries shaken

• A big shake-up of sugar beet haulage contracts is expected following the closure of a British Sugar processing plant in...

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Driver claim rejected

by Mike Jewell k former Eddie Stobart driver has lost his claim of nfair dismissal after he resigned from the Cumbrian aulier...

Visit to chippie costs £7,000

A haulage firm and 11 drivers were fined nearly £7,000 by Evesham Magistrates after the employees illegally exceeded their...

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Berkeley calls for help on stowaways

• by David Craik The UK government is being warned that it must force the French authorities to give more resources to fight...

Driver fined for killing couple

A driver whose truck shed its load of timber, killing an elderly couple in a passing car, has been fined £350. Andrew Allison...

• Operators in the Irish waste removal sector are preparing to be brought under haulage licence regulations.

Legislation to include carriage of rubble and clay in the construction industry and waste in other industries is being...

• Hauliers must warn drivers to be especially alert when

travelling on motorways near Bristol following a spate of accidents that has left several motorists dead or seriously injured....

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New developments in tankers

Tanker operators, like other hauliers, are looking for significant productivity improvements; and what has followed is a...

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DC adds self-steer Discos

II by Colin Barnett DaimlerChrysler has added two self-steering trailer axles to its Discos range and has widened the range of...

WRING OFFERS Vauxhall and Bott have joined forces to provide

a new range of racking options for the new Vivaro and Combo, as well its existing Astravan and Movano models. ERF BUY - WP...

Southfields buys a bigger house

• Body and trailer builder Southfields is moving from its Loughborough factory to a much larger site at Langar on the A52...

a Trio Containers has supplied eight Telehoist recycling vehicles to

the recycle - more - glass free glass collection service. Based on a standard threecompartment R03 body, the mixed glass...

• Vallely has introduced a revised version of its Ledston distribution tractor/shunter.

The Ledston 2 has a completely new cab design, derived from lengthy research into driver awareness. Visibility has been a...

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New Volvo F gets dirty

Eby Colin Barnett In last week's launch story of Volvo's latest FM line-up, we looked mainly from the viewpoint of the...

Driving impressions

• Following the official launch of the new models, we were able to try out a selection of FM tippers on an off-road course at...

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'Too serious' to sentence

A Manchester truck driver, who stole the identity of another driver using his missing HGV licence, has been sent to Crown Court...

71 AXLE/VEHICLE 11 :5 - OVERLOADING ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS LICENSING HEARINGS DRIVERS' HOURS COURT CASES AND TRIBUNALS SPEEDING CHARGES VEHICLE MAINTENANCE

FMK MING Scottish DTC Richard McFarlane has given a formal warning to Michael Bell, trading as MB Removals, of East Kilbride,...

TNT appeal wins fines reduction

Parcels and logistics firm TNT (UK) has been partially successful in an appeal against fines of £2,200 imposed for overloading...

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Falsified tacho costs driver £325

U A Co Antrim lorry driver has been ordered to pay fines and costs totalling 325 after he admitted falsifying a tachograph...

Conviction for wounding loses Hazel licence appeal

Hertford based owner-driver Neil Hazel has lost his appeal against the revocation of his licence by the Western Traffic...

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Puncture seal —All is fast and safe

• PunctureGuard is a new 'tyre puncture sealant that is claimed to reduce or even eliminate a truck or van fleet's annual...

sun WNW

Scapa's new 3364 adhesive cloth protection tape is aimed at reducing warranty claims for accidental damage to vehicles in...

Fresh and keen faces

• Apprentices graduating this year with NVQ level 3 and BTEC national certificates include 45 from Daf Trucks' national...

Drum-handler sets new beat

• Materials handling specialist Contact Attachments of Newtown, Powys, is marketing a new drum handler that can lift, transport...

Sika sealant is extra elastic

• Sika has added a new elastic sealant adhesive to its Sikaflex 500-series range of PUR-hybrid two-in-one products. Developed...

Swarfega cream

• Cleaning and hygiene specialist Deb has launched new Swarfega trade packs, including the latest heavy-duty hand cleaners,...

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Risky liquids safe in cans

• Birmingham-based WeIconstruct is offering a new range of safety storage cans for holding flammable or corrosive liquids....

Digi Wave measures up to the job

Mitutoyo is offering a range of Digi Wave digital measuring equipment for the automotive aftermarket The tread depth gauge,...

Sachs offers course

• OE and aftermarket clutch manufacturer Sachs has initiated a coaching programme aimed at showing how technicians and drivers...

Starteam gives one stop CV parts shop

• A new all-makes CV parts supplier, Starteam Exeter, has opened in Exeter to serve the West Country and South Wales. It's the...

Tools book

Sykes-Pickavant has just published its latest workshop user catalogue, Automotive Specialist and Hand Tools. The free, 00 -...

Neat cleaner

Cleaning oxides, rust, dirt and other contaminants from fiddly areas can now be achieved easily using Agriemach's new...

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BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED...

Contrary to popular belief it seems, the Working Time Directive is one of the best things that could happen to the haulage...

_..OR THE WORST?

Having attended the seminar on the Working Time Directive organised by Commercial Motor, Motor Transport, Truck and Truck 86...

TIME TO UNITE

The FTA has no wish to perpetuate the debate regarding the effects, or otherwise, of last year's fuel protests...

SPOT-HIRE SURVEY

As many readers are well aware, contract and spot-hire charges contribute to a large part of operating costs and can be a...

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NEWS from the

NORTH! By our Northern Correspondent Eric Strongitharm Oswaldtwistle. "Left, you damned fool, left!" yelled Spagthorpe Motor...

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t is tempting to judge a range of vehicles by

the most wellequipped, innovative or powerful member of the family— after all, these are the models which the manufacturers...

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Many hauliers are unaware that drivers who blow the whistle on unsafe working practices, such as

hours offences, are entitled to the full protection of the law. David Craik reports. T he failure of bosses at TDG's Alltarni...

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emi-trailers used by hauliers to collect produce from farms take

a fearful battering from overhanging tree branches as they inch their way down twisting country roads. Access to the premises...

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West Sussex-based BTS Liquid Waste was founded just four years

ago yet S' the firm has an impressive customer base. As Tim Maughan reports, its recipe for success is quality and generosity...

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Commercial Motor readers know only too well the risks posed

by loose wheels—not just to other road users but to their own Operators' Licence if they lose a wheel. Since its launch in...

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A s your business needs a panel van then why not

first enhance its appearance and practicality, with a plywood interior. You'll save yourself money in the long term. KTS...

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Don't risk being marooned on the hard shoulder this winter—take

a tip from Bryan Jarvis and give your vehicles a thorough physical. It could save you a long wait in the dark and the spectre...

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MONDAY

My sole employee Sam continues with an ongoing job hauling final effluent from Torrington to Exeter with a 5,000-gallon...

TUESDAY

My first job is to move tallow on-site at a local rendering factory, where I keep an old tanker. However, not all goes to plan,...

WEDNESDAY

My first job is at Broadclyst, near Exeter. I need to be on site at 08:00hrs to empty a sewage treatment plant to allow...

THURSDAY

Tallow movement at Torrington at 07:00hrs followed by emptying septic tanks at Yarnscombe and Meddon. Sam and I meet up at a...

FRIDAY

First job is at Barnstaple with the 2,000-gallon capacity tanker. Then return to yard and switch to 3,000-gallon capacity...

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timism still high

• War, terrorist outrages, and the prospect of recession aren't denting the optimism of Britain's truck dealers. "They're...

Fleet trucks in demand

• Who says that nobody wants ex-fleet tractors? There's a particularly heathy demand for 1996 to 1998 vintage Daf 85 360s and...

Golden oldies snapped up

• Old trucks powered by Gardner diesels can fetch remarkably good money if figures achieved at a recent Saturday sale organised...

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UK and export markets hold up

• Tippers and skiploaders were in great demand at a sale held at Doncaster by Commercial Vehicle Auctions. An M-registered...

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