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Are we the only ones to find the IN programme Killer Lorries: Tonight depressingly familiar? At the risk of sounding callous,...
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by Roanna Avison THE COST OF Driver CPC training could spiral after Skills for Logistics (SfL) introduced a huge hike in the...
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THE SAFETY OF foreign trucks on UK roads came under the spotlight earlier this week when ITV ran a programme entitled Killer...
W1NCANTON HAS NOT lust its appetite for acquisitions, revealing that further purchases remain on the cards. Following its...
AN OVERHAUL OF Suttons Group's entire strategy three years ago is finally paying dividends, with profits expected in all three...
ACCO UN' l'S FOR Felixstowe-based haulier CP Transportation Services show it was experiencing considerable growth before its...
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by David Harris PROFITABLE UK hauliers should buy prosperous rivals and force less successful firms out of business, according...
CRANLEIGH FREIGHT Services (CFS) has introduced a pioneering fuel surcharge mechanism for all its customers to counter the...
YORK HAS BECOME the latest city to consider building a freight consolidation centre to reduce LGV movements and pollution. The...
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THE HIGHWAYS Agency (HA), which manages the UK's motorways, says in its latest business plan that it will introduce more...
THE FIRST LAND Rover product to be launched since Tata was confirmed as its new owner is the Freelander 2 Commercial. Two trim...
RICHARD TURIITT. a barrister, has been appointed as the new Traffic Commissioner for the Eastern Traffic Area. Turfitt, who is...
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Roanna Avison airmersaa - - TRANSPORT FOR London (TfL) has insisted operators do not need to keep paying £200 a day to enter...
BULMERS LOGISTICS says t ie relatively pleased with its 2% margin for 2007, but has ambitious plans to boost turnover and...
system that guides trucks away from low bridges, narrow roads and weight restrictions. The VDD Dayton Truck SatNav also tells...
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By Chris Tindall THE GROWING ROW over the use of bus and cycle lanes in Norwich by freight consolidation centre lorries has...
UTILITY COMPANIES dug 2,5 million holes in English and Welsh roads in 2007 an increase of 25% on the year before. The increase...
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THE TYNE AND WEA R Freight Quality Partnership (FOP) has beaten off eight other competitors to win an award for improving the...
A TYNESIDE HAULIER was sentenced to 15 months for falsifying tachograph records last week (27 March). Mark Howden, a director...
One subject that's captured the attention of TruckNet UK members has been the news that the Department for Transport's...
Here are the five lucky winners of The Transport Manager's and Operator's Handbook 2008 competition that ran in CM6 March in...
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seeking legal advice after finding out the Euro-5 truck it bought six months ago isn't eligible for a reduced pollution...
HATCHER COMPONENTS has developed a sleeper option with more space for the Volvo FL. The Hatcher FL Sky Cab can be specified...
of schadenfreude greets the non-US visitor to the Mid-America Truck Show. For it is 2008, meaning there are less than two years...
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While operators wait for a smoke test after fitting abatement equipment to comply with London's LEZ, TfL demands they keep...
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IT WAS INTERESTING to read in recent issues of CM the comments regarding the Driver CPC. Can anybody tell me how this will...
I READ WITH a combination of interest and dismay recent articles on the LGV driving test, Driver CPC and the costs incurred. I...
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Dai Owen explains how he came up with a plan for a truckstop on the A55 in Flintshire, and why he thinks it is vital to have...
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With cleaner, better facilities, and an industry acceptance of women drivers, why aren't more jumping on the bandwagon? Words:...
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Jennifer Graves did not distance herself from her disgraced husband and his "nefarious activities". A LICENCE BID by Jennifer...
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A DRIVER WHO often slept for only four hours a night has been convicted of 32 offences of creating false tachographrecords. As...
TI-IF BOSS of a skip vehicle operation has been Oven six weeks to hire a qualified CPC holder after his repute as transport...
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A LANCASHIRE operator who was recently described as having an "appalling history" by NorthWestern Traffic Commissioner Beverley...
AN OPERATOR has escaped with a formal warning for maintenance offences, including no safety inspection records, after his...
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In the first of a new series designed to support driver compliance training, we say why daily walk-round checks are essential....
• Any defect that is found must be recorded, together with the action taken to correct it. • Staff should be trained on how to...
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s vive Operato s.need to ensure that trusted employees don't off heir trade secrets to a new employer. Words: Jonathan...
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dressing, and having no place in the rough and tumble of the commercial world, is to overlook one factor: people arc receptive...
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from its commercial role and into the realms of after-hours driving machine allowing you swift progress [and, dare we say it,...
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Words / Images: Colin Barnett The Finnish town of Rovaniemi, in the Arctic Circle. is best known as Santa's home. Today Santa...
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has led to its latest aftermarket product, an emergency tyre-inflation kit. Although now a common feature of cars and some...
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With demand exceeding supply, you might think haggling over price is a thing of the past. Don't you believe it, truck buyers...
Research market values nowledge, said Sir Francis Bacon, is power; so do your homework. Use CAP and Glass's Guide to establish...
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on a deal, says container-hauling owner-driver Liam Thorne, whom CMfirst met at an auction in 2004, it pays to know your stuff....
bodywork and lyres. Write down the cost of any potential work. This can be used as leverage. • Assess the condition and state...
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The vehicle finance market has been stable in terms of product offering for many years but does its financial backing match...
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Hopefully you're screwing your diesel supplier down to the last tenth of a penny, but are you quite you as ruthless when it...
Don't flush money down the drain • Advice on water supplies is more limited than for electricity and gas, because the industry...
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The agreement between Volvo Trucks and Nissan to sell Interstars and Cabstars next to heavy trucks across Europe has given the...
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Britcom International's expansion and investment in new sectors has helped boost profit, employee confidence and brand...
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The massive increase in Internet usage and the way business is conducted has benefited independent dealer Paul. Hughes...