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2nd May 2013
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We need to work better My good friend and contact

Liam Quinn of Quinns Transport has a letter in CM this week outlining his plans for world domination. As far as I'm concerned,...

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El eben expands with Elite Transport deal By Christopher Walton

TROUBLED container specialist Elite Transport Services has been bought by Felixstowe-based Deben Transport. Elite Transport...

BOND TRANSPORT Chilled and frozen food haulier Bond Transport was

sold in a pre-pack deal after it failed to meet the terms of its OVA earlier this year. The assets and goodwill were sold to...

Five Euro-5 Actros units for Owens SOUTH WALES operator Owens

Road Services has taken delivery of its first Mercedes-Benz tractor units since the late 1990s The five Euro-5 Actros 2546...

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Vosa launches testing fees consultation FEES FOR annual vehicle tests

at Vosa test stations will jump by 15% to 20% this year if proposed changes to its fee structure go ahead. Under the...

LEADER OFTHE PACK: Mercedes-Benz is leading the way for Euro-6 vans with the launch of the new Sprinter.

The new engines will meet the future Euro-6 emissions standard, due to come into effect on 1 September 2014 for the production...

Police commissioner vows to fight for a better deal for

haulage industry By Derren Hayes SUFFOLK'S POLICE AND crime commissioner (PCC) has vowed to take on the Highways Agency (HA) to...

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Council blames drivers for weight breaches By Chris Tindall SHROPSHIRE

COUNCIL has said it isn't prepared to prosecute haulage firms whose vehicles breach weight restrictions because it is the LGV...

ONE-MINUTE O&A TIP-exi3 Vito Ronzano MD, Wilcox Commercial Vehicles What are you exhibiting at Tip-ex 2013?

Three trailers on Montracon chassis; a plank-sided animal feed blower; aggregate and asphalt walking-floor trailer; plank-sided...

It's the end of an era for the industry THE

DEATH of Chaddesley Commercials founder John May marks the "end of an era" in the road transport industry, according to his...

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AIC campaigns for safer farm deliveries By Justin Stanton A

CAMPAIGN to make farm deliveries and collections safer has been launched by the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC)....

Clean your own DPFs, says US firm AN AMERICAN company

is suggesting that, come Euro-6, it could be worthwhile for big UK truck fleets to clean their own diesel particulate filters...

Free fuel for Thomas Panels PAUL THOMAS, of Thomas Panels

and Profiles, has won MAN Truck & Bus UK's free fuel promotion. Operators could win up to £20,000 of fuel by visiting the...

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Mercedes-Benz completes Euro-6 line-up with Econic By Will Shiers MERCEDES-BENZ

has completed its Euro-6 truck line-up with the launch of a new Econic. The low-entry truck is identified by its revised...

James Zwecker goes international NORTHERN IRELAND transport firm James Zwecker

Transport & Storage has been granted a standard international operating licence for 10 vehicles and 10 trailers by the...

Free legal advice at Truckfest ROTHERA DOWSON will be offering

free legal advice to CM readers at this year's Truckfest. We will be joined on our stand by Anton Balkitis and Lucy Wood (both...

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esperate times As the UK's economic quagmire continues, hauliers are

turning to company voluntary arrangements to save their businesses, but should they? Words: Ashleigh Wight AS THE UK'S LONG...

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This is what would happen if I ruled the haulage

world I READ with great interest two articles (CM 18 April), which said what hauliers already know: larger, heavier,...

Great minds can save lives I WAS interested to hear

the Jeremy Vine programme on Radio 2 and the remarks made about LGVs in cities. Being a cyclist is a scary experience — but...

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Hefty fines after driver killed by runaway cab Larkins Logistics

and Bison Manufacturing have been ordered to pay a total of £794458 after the accident By Roger Brown TWO COMPANIES have been...

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Licence curtailed for maintenance issues Operator: AOB Transport Matter: Maintenance

Hearing: Cambridge Area: Eastern Presiding TC: Gillian Ekins EASTERN deputy traffic commissioner (TC) Gillian Ekins has...

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London Composting Company THE LONDON Composting Company can base two

vehicles at Guy Lodge Farm in Whitewebbs Lane, Enfield, subject to the following conditions and undertakings: • authorised...

FORTHCOMING PUBLIC INQUIRIES Eastern and South Eastern traffic areas Eastbourne

• An inquiry on 21 May will see Upminster-based JD Grabloaders submit a variation application. Disciplinary action, along with...

Servisair (UK) is. SERVISAIR (UK) has been given the green

light for 30 vehicles and 30 trailers at Building 678 in Pulborough Way, Hounslow.

Arta Foods Distribution ilire ARLA FOODS Distribution wants to base

dairy, which will help Arta Foods achieve its growth ambitions in the UK."

FM Conway DFM CONWAY is looking for permission for 10

vehicles and one trailer at the Old Bus Garage in North Acton Road, Ealing.

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Tell the TC Many transport firms are failing in their

duty to inform traffic commissioners when board members join or leave the business Words: Anton Balkitis and Lucy Wood A...

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Operator CPC Part 18 Welcome to week 18 of our

unique guide, in conjunction with EP Training, to passing your Operator CPC exams. Collect our weekly articles throughout 2013...

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Battle pf the heavyweights CM gets together the first of

eight tippers in an Oxfordshire quarry to , see which one is most likely to help its hard-pressed operator drive a profit The...

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Way to We take an in-depth look at the latest

truck-specific sat-nay units, determined to find out which ones won't lead you down the garden path... Vurij.uz; vuy Gone are...

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Who dares, wins Would you walk away from your highly

respected, family-owned engineering business and instead use a greenhouse to hatch plans of creating a dream? That's what Edwin...

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Stobart heads haulage skills initiative consortium By Laura Hailstone STOBART

GROUP IS leading a consortium of transport and logistics companies in a bid for funding through the government's Employer...

Breakfast with Logistics is a recipe for success Haulage and

logistics companies are invited to attend one of two Breakfast with Logistics events being held this month by Skills for...

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What a pathetic excuse of a van Vehicles editor John

Kendall struggled to find anything positive to say about the van's business end. The narrow body resulted in too much...

Get your hands on this 2011 Sprinter van OUR FAVOURITE

used truck this week is actually a van: a 2011-registered Mercedes-Benz Sprinter. It is a 61-plate with the 0M651 engine...

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estination: unclear As the used truck sector begins to stall

ahead of Euro-6, rental comes to the fore Words: Steve Banner Uncertainty over which direction the used truck market is heading...

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The Roster vehicle Volvo's FH remains one of the industry's

flagship vehicles. We take a look at why it can make a sensible used purchase Volvo's FH tractor caused quite a stir when it...