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2nd April 2009
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One rule for us...

You'd need to be an optimist not to read between the lines in the Latest communiqué from the Road Haulage Association PHA]...

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Freight logistics being 'strangled' by fee rises

COVER STORY By Joanna Bourke and Christopher Walton THE DEPARTMENT for Transport (DfT) is killing off the freight logistics...

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RHA cuts back-office roles at Weybridge

By Lindsay Clark THE ROAD Haulage Association (RHA) plans to make 12 of its 37 Weybridge staff redundant. Back-office roles...

MP wins reprieve for Steeton

THE IMMINENT closure of an essential West Yorkshire VOSA testing station has been deferred after a local MP stepped in to save...

Few loan difficulties

DESPITE CONCERNS to the contrary haulage operators are reporting little problem in securing loan finance packages for vehicles...

The route to safety

THE DEPARTMENT for Transport (DfT) is urging operators to ensure their routes are "lawful and appropriate" in the wake of the...

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RHA warns HGV drivers: pull over to answer your phone

By Chris Tindall THE ROAD HAULAGE Association (RHA) is advising hauliers to pull over to answer phone calls following a...

Legal costs may Lead to redundancies

A COMPANY THAT successfully appealed a licence revocation after the Transport Tribunal criticised a Traffic Commissioner's...

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Firms turning blind eye to sight tests

By Christopher Walton THOUSANDS OF British truck drivers could be driving with defective sight, according to one of the UK's...

Trade association backs 'three in seven' EU cabotage revisions

THE ROAD HAULAGE Association (RHA) has welcomed EU haulage revisions which tighten up the definition of cabotage. The Access...

Container rental firm calls in the administrators

BLUE CUBE RENTALS, the Beaconside, Stafford-based trailer and container rental business, has entered into administration,...

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Going 'green' in the correct context

Load sharing can reduce empty running, but what about the implications concerning competition law? By David Harris EVERYBODY...

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Haulier is left with one truck after raiders strike twice

By Joanna Bourke DEVON HAULAGE firm Don Gorton has had three quarters of its fleet stolen in two separate raids on its Newton...

Sterling show from TransAg despite downturn

DEVON-BASED agricultural distribution firm TransAg is benefiting from the weak pound as the British public turns to buying...

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Haulier fined following death of lorry driver

By Chris Tindall THE ABSENCE OF adequate training and risk assessments led to the death of a lorry driver who was flung from...

SETPOS website calls for more data on truck parks across Europe

THE BACKERS OF a pan-European truck parking information website are calling on UK truckstops to register with and provide data...

Al.i. . 111

Rikki Chequer reveals how TruckNet UK can be both a social tool and a business tool... "It's nothing but a talking shop, a...

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New truckstops alleviate secure parking shortage

By Christopher Watton THE CHRONIC LACK of secure truck parking facilities has been eased with the opening of two new sites in...

Time is running out on Euro-5 RPC tax benefits

CM COVER STORY THOSE READERS looking to buy a new vehicle are reminded that the deadline for qualifying for a Reduced Pollution...

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Life's a gas as Daily CNG Launch Looms

By iutian Wines IVECO IS TO announce a preferred gas supplier in the next month as a precursor to the launch of its...

Calling all operators!

CONFUSED BY all the claims and counter-claims over fuel and oil additives or citherfuel-saving devices? Nanoboron (CM20...

BST is key catalyst for digitach time change

AT 2AM LAST Sunday (29 March), British Summer Time (BST) began — which means the Universal Time Clock (UTC) on digital...

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Giving E.ON the power

Ceva and its drivers provide the logistics backbone behind electricity supplier EON in the UK, enabling specialist engineers...

THE RIGHT PEOPLE FOR THE JOB

Ceva drivers are New Roads and Street Works Act (NRSWA) accredited, which means they're trained and authorised to erect signs...

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Pre-pack administration may not be the answer to all your money worries

THIS IS WRITTEN in response to your article regarding pre-pack administrations and their place in road transport (`Making the...

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An international outlook on work

With the acquisition of Lex Transfleet in 2007, Fraikin made a major leap forward in the UK. To find out what else is in store,...

.11 ri I .1 Ill"

Predominant makes within the Fraikin fleet are Renault, Mercedes and Iveco, and Laurent Bonnaure, executive vice-president for...

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Standard procedure

Trading Standards officers in Suffolk are winning the war on overloaded vehicles, but they are still fighting sat-nay misuse...

HEAVY CONSEQUENCES

Overweight vehicles cause excessive wear and tear on roads; they are a danger to road safety and can lead to an unfair trading...

EXCUSE ME!

Drivers are nothing if not creative when Trading Standards officers request a reason why they have breached weight-restricted...

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Trading Standards says it often has to take a back-to-basics

approach to dealing with overloaded vehicles. Its advice is to: • Know and understand the maximum permitted weight of your...

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Thirteenth Howdon driver Loses licence

Last year, the director and two drivers were jailed and 12 others fined. A CARLISLE MAN. Greg Hartness, has become the 13th...

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Mobile-phone user's licence suspended

A DRIVER FINED for a mobile phone offence has subsequently had his HGV licence suspended for 14 days by North-Western Traffic...

Ignoring VOSA's letters leads to revocation

A COMPANY THAT had its licence revoked after it ignored letters from VOSA has lost its appeal before the Transport Tribunal....

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DTC rejects bid due to illegal operation

AN INTERNATIONAL operator lost its bid for an 0-licence after an inquiry heard that it had been operating for a year without...

Work pays off as skip firm gets 0-Licence

AN OPERATOR whose licence bid was adjourned because he could not meet the compliance standards has succeeded in obtaining an...

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Beating the dirty tricks brigade

Employees who fear they have been blacklisted now have stronger security through the Data Protection Act. Words: Mike...

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Thekey acts are the Data Protection Act 1984, which was

updated and superseded by the Data Protection Act 1998, which came into force on 1 April 2000. • AI firms should appoint a...

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Transport firms are vulnerable to disruption from severe weather conditions.

In such circumstances, should staff be paid if they are unable to work? Words: Gareth Edwards The first week of February 2009...

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In today's testing economic climate, most family-owned hauliers are just

trying to survive — but McCulla Ireland believes it has a formula that will help it thrive. Words: Ian Griffin / Images: Craig...

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TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED TRANSPORT

McCune Ireland specialises in temperature-controlled transport. warehousing and storage. It operates a total of 56 trucks and...

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TELEMATICS AND FUEL

Measuring and cutting consumption with the R:COM on-board black box Fuel is McCulla's second biggest expense. Consumption is...

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in America...

1 Big, bold and brash this year's Mid-America , . Truck Show captured all that is great about haulage across the Atlantic. Here...

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Watching the trailers

Easy loading and unloading is one of the most essential factors when it comes to buying trailers. We look at some of the...

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CASE STUDY: PROSPER DE MULDER

Ekeri trailer users include Doncaster-based Prosper de Mulder, its biggest UK customer. It processes animal by-products for pet...

CASE STUDY: MJ GRIFFITHS TRANSPORT

MJ GriffithsTransport of Scarisbrick, Lancashire, took delivery of its fifth Ekeri in January, 'They can do fridge work one way...

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OTHER MANUFACTURERS

Other producers of pillar-less curtainsiders include Dennison Trailers, W Trailer and pillar-less pioneers Lawrence David....

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Those shiny silver-sided trailers running in and out of Glasgow

are d a'built in Spring burn'. How come? When the old Fruehauf went belly-up, Carntyne Transport bought the dry-freight...

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PRODUCTION LINE WE ONLY DO SOLUTIONS'

The man in charge of transplanting the Dereham van line into the Springburn site, and establishing the manufacturing process,...

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Living in difficult times

Words / images: Patric Cunnane When Irish transport minister Noel Dempsey walked into the Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA)...

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THE NEW PRESIDENT

Vincent Caulfield has been elected president of the Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) for the next two years. This will be...

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THE IRHA'S OUTGOING PRESIDENT

When Jimmy Quinn was elected as president of the Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) in 2007, he famously described himself...

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Big Brother takes the wheel

We test out a futuristic system that manages your vehicle's speed and driveline according to the road features up ahead. But is...

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Rolling online sale proves to be a hit

ACTIVE AUCTIONS has sold more than a third of its stock as more than 560 people registered for its rolling online sale. Chris...

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It is a new beginning for Croft Vehicle Services as

it aims to become a one-stop shop for trailer repair and refurbishment to save operators money. Words / Images: Kevin Swaitow...