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Lorry road user charge could be resurrected

HAULIERS HAVE welcomed a report from the House of Commons Transport Select Committee that recommends the introduction of a...

MR Clark & Sons calls in the Liquidator

PALLETLINE MEMBER MR Clark & Sons has gone into liquidation. Following a meeting of creditor& Alison Anderson and Brian...

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Lorry park ban legal advice to stay hidden

THE INFORMATION Commissioner has upheld a decision by the Highways Agency (HA) not to release the legal advice it received that...

Spotted! New Mercedes Atego range

CM COVER STORY THE NEXT generation of MercedesBenz's Atego light-to-middleweight truck range has broken cover. No concrete...

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CM pressure prompts IOM truck weight Limit review

CM COVER STORY THE GOVERNMENT of the Isle of Man has agreed to review lorry weight limits with a view to mod ernising them...

Nissan takes wraps off new NV200 van

Nissan has unveiled its NV200 van range, an allnew model line-up in the 2000kg gross vehicle weight class. The van, first seen...

Former FTA director-general dies aged 83

HUGH FEATHERSTONE. the former director-general of the Freight Transport Association (FTA), has died at the age of 83....

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Cash reward offered after Ardula attacks

By Joanna Bourke KENT-BASED haulier Ardula is offering a £5,000 reward for help in catching those responsible for two petrol...

0 • inion

The FTA's James Hookham, says the government is not heeding increasing ill-feeling about its tax policies. According to a...

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DHL keeps drivers grounded

DHL has developed a new coupling system with Don-Bur to prevent its drivers from becoming fall guys... By Brian Weatherie...

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Union Express loses 0-licence

By Llavid Harris A KENT OPERATOR who preferred hiring Polish drivers has had his 0-licence revoked after they committed a...

Scaffold firm appeals OTC's ruling

In another case, an appeal was made against a decision to revoke the licence of Paul Philips, trading as Martini Scaffolding,...

Drinks work subbed out

DRINKS company DiageRfamous for Guinness, Red Stripe and Smimoff Vodka, has transferred 15 drivers' jobs and one manager's role...

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Residents protest against Operation Stack diversion

CONCERNS ARE growing that a temporary solution to Operation Stack in Suffolk is bringing litter, human waste and even...

EU urged to boost uptake of alternative-fuelled vehicles

GUIllANO GIOVANNINI, sates and marketing product director at Iveco, says that the EU needs to encourage the uptake of...

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Eagle Couriers hit by Edinburgh tramworks

EAGLE COURIERS claims its lleet of vans are racking up an extra 4,600 miles a month in Edinburgh (pictured right) due to the...

Harold Read sells 75% of fleet to beat recession

I IAULIER HAROLD Read 11 - ansport. based in Longhope, Gloucestershire, has decided to sell nine of its trucks, leaving it with...

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Recession...

what recession. B Taylor & Sons has been bucking the economic trend since its new warehouse opened. MD Alan Taylor and general...

KEEPING A COMPETITIVE EDGE The economic downturn towards the end

of last year coincided with B Taylor & Sons putting the finishing touches to its new 13,470m 2 . £3rn HQ and freight centre in...

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DSA's Laden test ideas will raise revenue but not safety

THERE ARE MANY who welcome the latest proposals from the DSA on laden testing ('DSA bows to pressure over laden HGV tests' CM...

If it seems too good to be true, it probably is

IN RESPONSE TO Brian Devis's letter regarding - An offer that is just too good to be true" (CM 9 July), he may well be...

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Letting the train take the strain

When it comes to transporting goods by rail, John G Russell Transport is 'all aboard', having taken over five rail terminals,...

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The Telford International Rail Terminal (TIRP), operated by John G

Russell, has been handling a number of one-off train movements since March this year, primarily for the Ministry of Defence...

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blowing?

In the final part of our sector report series, we focus on the chilled distribution sector. Are reefer operators feeling the...

A KNOCK-ON EFFECT

The general pressure on the refrigerated sector has also been reflected in the fortunes of the equipment manufacturers this...

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Overloading leads to 0-licence suspension

Wolverhampton-based haulier has 0 1} had its 0-licence suspended despite giving undertakings at a public inquiry. AN OPERATOR...

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P CASE TWO

tcottish 0-licence must be surrendered TRAFFIC COMMISSIONER as agreed to raise the number f trucks on a Carlisle company's...

I LEGAL BRIEFS Overload costs driver hefty fine

A gross overload of a 3.5-tonne vehicle cost Waltham Cross-based Venus Foods and the driver of the vehicle E7,479 in fines and...

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Good news week

Road death rates in the UK are falling faster than anywhere in Europe. Can a united Europe save a further 25,000 lives? Words:...

What the indust is doin •

Several UK organisations at the launch of the European Road Safety Charter signed up to take action. They included 20 new...

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The charter is a road safety platform linking al 27

EU member states. It forms part of the Road Safety Action Plan, which was launched by the EC in 2003 through its Directorate...

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Getting permission for new truckstops is more difficult since decision-making

shifted from the Highways Agency to local. councils. Is NIMBYism stopping drivers getting a good night's rest? One issue has...

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Planning permission permission genefally means asking to do build i ng work.

The government has designated local councils as the authority that determines planning permission for all sizes of scheme and...

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The SETPOS s rolect

The SETPOS (Secured European Truck Parking Operational Services) project started with two MEPs on the EU's Transport and...

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.• Mut. tijet SX

With its own in-house engine, Fiat's Fiorino brings an extra twist to this French-Italian-developed mini van. Words: Juhan...

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Pulling power

Our new series looks at why operators decide to buy the trucks they do. We begin by looking in the specialist heavy transport...

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THE CURRENT CLIMATE

Manufacturing in the UK has been declining for decades. Office for National Statistics figures show production in the UK fell...

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Reefer on the .1

Could Chereau's new Mobikail-C intermodal trailer help boost the long-haul European road/rail transport of...

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CM VERDICT YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE FAITH

While intermodal transport remains the prerogative of a select band of operators, increasing environmental pressure could...

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Trak to the future

Torotrak has taken a tried and tested transmission design and added its own spin. The result is set to revolutionise the way...

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HAT IS A TOROIDAL DRIVE

An infinite number of ratios There are two main elements in a single cavity drive unit. The pair of toroids can be described by...

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lithe best time to rebuild is in the depths of

a recession, then newly independent Lamberet Isotherms UK has a head start on many of its hungry rivals. Words: Bryan Jarvis...

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FOCUS RETURN ON INVESTMENT

UUK South's presence in the South East is already paying off. Oriental food retailer Hoo Hing, with its 60-strong f leet, sent...

Skills shortage

Having increased staff numbers, managing director Pascal Quesnel wants to take on more tradesmen, but he is concerned about the...

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Logging on to find repeat business

The Internet is OPERATORS USE the interact to create a helping Renault Trucks secure list of vehicles, and it secures repeat...

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A sense of optimism

Customers can get a lot of truck for their money, says Renault Trucks' Mike Finney, so it pays to be positive in the used truck...

Mike Finney joined Renault Trucks last October, after a career

that has included spells at ERF, Mercedes-Benz dealership Enza and as an independent dealer. When I started, we didn't have a...