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4th October 2001
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TRAFFICMASTER LOSS

Traffiemaster, the Milton Keynes-based high-tech traffic information and vehicle tracking company, has reported a first-half/...

11T AWARD TNT Logistics has been named High-Tech Logistics Company of the Year by the Institute of Transport Management.

fffM EXPANDS The Master Driver Scheme run by training body

RTIT8 is to be expanded to include 23 regional assessment centres. Drivers can be funded for the training as part of their...

SUTIOINY MIS Chris Trott has been appointed MD of the international division of Hazchem specialists Suttons Transport.

UMW Ili A diesel 'launderer" has been jailed for almost

four years. Eugene Flynn was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court after being found guilty of running a plant in Batley, West Yorks...

Hauliers warned to watch out for terrorist activity

II by Miles Brignall The haulage community is being urged to be extra vigilant following the recent terrorist attacks in the...

Customs cost innocent firm 11 k

• A Manchester haulier has slammed Customs officials after his truck was innocently caught up in a paraffin blunder at the Lymm...

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Ifritish brains behind radical new engine

c by Toby Clark British firm has unveiled a 'evolutionary" new type of ngine which it claims could educe fuel consumption by...

Al trailer thieves start their prison sentences

MI by Miles Brignall four men who went on a threemonth crime spree targeting trailers parked in lay-bys on the Al have been...

'&0 dispute goes to ACAS

I The threat of continued strike tion by up to 90 P&G Trans uropean drivers over a new age deal has brought their osses to the...

Anger over fuel prices

• UK hauliers are angry with Shell after experiencing disruptions to local fuel deliveries and price increases following the...

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FTA's Owen Thomas saluted by industr

• by Cliff Caswell Tributes have been pouring in for a well-known and highly respected haulage industry figure following his...

Sauce for the goose

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders is right to attack the EC plan to restrict light trucks to 56mph—but for the...

French court waits two years to renew UK drug prosecution

• by Guy Sheppard A UK lorry driver is facing a renewed threat of jail for smuggling, even though he was released from French...

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A52 attacks could be fatal, warn police

• by Dave Civil( Drivers will die unless those responsible for a spate of attacks on the A52 between Derby and Ashbourne are...

Inquiry calls for rear cameras

a( A rear-mounted camera on a refuse truck could have prevented the death of a council worker, a Scottish sheriff has ruled....

MAN blaze sees

170,000 lost II A Bedfordshire haulier has had almost £70,000 go up in smoke after its six-month-old MAN was gutted by fire....

Residents claim F&M ash was out of bounds

• The Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is fighting back against claims by residents of a Northumberland...

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London's 15 entry fee

• by Guy Sheppard Haulage leaders are mounting a last-ditch attempt to prevent trucks being charged 25 to enter central London...

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Policeman run over on training course

• by Pete Swinger A West Midlands police officer suffered a fractured arm after he was run over by a truck while taking part in...

Dublin firm goes into liquidation

• Dublin-based McQuaid International Transport has been placed in liquidation. Dilly O'Riordan of PriceWaterhouseGoopers was...

New fuel card in the pipeline, says Am!

• A leading fuel card operator is drawing up plans for a new card tailored to the needs of hauliers. Arval PHH, which operates...

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Greater support for clean-fuel vehicles

• by Kevin Swallow The Government-backed TransportAction group has launched a new system which will allow fleet operators to...

Cool Sprinters

• The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter has been chosen by Oxfordshire County Council and the Co-operative supermarkets based in Oxford,...

New heart for the Ducat(

• Fiat Auto (UK) has added a new engine to the Ducat° lineup, as well as improving the warranty offered on all of its light...

Truck-finder site is launched in the UK

• Finnish company Mascus is expanding its web-based sales site for used trucks, farm and construction equipment to include...

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fransrent: New kid off the blocks

• According to Alan Wilson the est time to enter a market is /hen it's on its knees. After all, the oss of trailer rental and...

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FMNIMI DEAL Alan Firmin has replaced its fleet with 16

MAN TO 460A 6x2 tractors equipped with XXL high-roof cabs. The trucks ar all being supplied on a threeyear contract-hire repair...

ANTHONY IND

Anthony Hird, UK sales director of Krone Commercia Trailers, has died after a short illness. He was initially involved with the...

TOUCH TRAILERS

Southflelds has delivered 30 triaxle trailers to Edwards Logistics fitted with slashresistant curtains and lightweight...

ALPHA TRIO Scottish tipper operator Taylor & Morrison has added

three Alpha rigids with Thompson-built Multi-master bodies to its 15-strong fleet. 1 305hp Cummins ISM engine powers the 6x4;...

NE7 DARRAINS Used Trucks has set up an independent website,

www.usedtrucks.ltd.uk, which allows vehicle purchasers to contact the sellers directly. Users can also link into contacts for...

WEB SHOWROOM Showroom4cars has now added a dedicated light commercial

department to it on-line retailing website, which can be found at www.showroom4cars.com.

VEHICLE NEWS

m Angloco has sold its Bronto Skylift Allrounder aerial platform

demonstration vehicle to the St Vincent's fire brigade, which is run by the island's police force. The 360hp 4x4 Scania 124C...

II Making its debut straight from frontline action at Nurburgring

in Germany covering the recent Formula-1 Grand Prix is the five litre Chevrolet pickup fated with the Tyro Systems remote...

Lifesavers for the frontline 1 - 10 0 00, ,-. 11 - 14 • Laxey Fire Brigade, based

on the Isle of Man, has added the seventh 6x6 Pinzgauer lightweight appliance pump to the island's fleet. Fitted with a...

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service has specified a Mercedes-Benz

Econic to operate as a multi-function response unit. It will handle water rescues, can be used as an incident command centre...

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APPEAL DISMISSED An appeal by Manchesterbased TP Halligan Plant Hire

against the revocation of its licence has been dismissed by the Transport Tribunal. The company failed to appear at the appeal...

WARNING ISSUED Birmingham-based Clive Neely escaped with a warning when

the company appeared before West Midland DTC Roger Seymour. It had been called before the OTC because of maintenance problems...

PARTNERS BANNED Maintenance problems and the use of an unlicensed

driver have led to the revocation of the licence of Bromyard based D&L Contractors. West Midland DIG Roger Seymour disqualified...

SUCCESSFUL BID First Line Logistics has succeeded in a bid

to base eight vehicles and two trailers at a new operating centre in Clevedon, north Somerset. The application had attracted a...

FORMAL WARNING Andover based Lanham Storage (Southern) has been given

a formal warning over its unsatisfactory maintenance history. The warning came when the company appeared at an Alton public...

Out-of-control drivers lead IC to slash authorisation

A South Yorkshire haulier, who admitted that he was unable to control his drivers has escaped the revocation of his 0-licence...

Licence in peril after third inquiry

The future of the 0-licence held by a Cardiff-based tanker operator is hanging in the balance after Welsh Traffic Commissioner...

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Operator's husband was banned from managing

A failure to keep an undertaking has led to a Liverpool-based firm's licence being cut from two vehicles to one. Quicks...

ringer pointed at contractor

A building company from Newport has blamed its former mainte ance contractor for the prob?,ms found on its only Davlan...

Free maintenance planner and record chart

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TNT DEFENDED

i was disappointed to read the comments by Maurice Britton about the Working Time Directive in the 'Sound Off' article (CM6-12...

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'RIVER IHORTAGE imm

. ead wito interest the report 1 driver shortages (CM13-20 apt) and also the Comment, .:an't Pay, Must Pay!" in your (cellent...

DRIVER'S FATE

In many trade publications, yourselves included, you will see employers bemoaning the lack of professional drivers. I feel that...

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MAN 18.403FLT 4x2

D he F2000 series tractor first saw light of day in 1994 and arrived in the UK the following year. It remained virtually...

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Many UK hauliers depend on the construction industry to make

a living. As David Taylor reports, it's a hard business with little yield. C anstruction and road transport are arguably the...

A FOOT IN THE DOOR

Over the past decade or more many construction firms have been contracting out their plant and transport requirements to...

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"Our most common problem is gettin somone to be on site."

Paul Dixon, Hire Powe 0 totally beyond the haiiiier's controi. "We will get a call at, say, 4pm telling what they need next...

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OD1ES RILERS

Construction industry, as expectn embracing 44-tonners with enthusiasm weights uplift has increased capacities I a typical...

Tippers are a must for hauliers working in the construction

sector, and this year they are moving off dealers' forecourts in quick time. As 'zillrfin Clancy reports, 44tonners are making...

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VIPPING GEARS

• Running at the new top weight limit can certainly boost a vehicle's payload potential, but tlyva warns that not all rams are...

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MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 616CDI

I PRICE OF CHASSIS-CAB: £25,945 (ex-VAT); Tipmaster body, £2,994 (ex-VAT). ENGINE: 2.7-litre,156hp (115kW). GM: 5 1 990kg....

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OVINVII[ 41614' NE YMOUNTAI As 10,000 trucks begin to distribute the euro

to 12 EU countries in time for the January changeover, thieves have already struck. Guy Sheppard assesses the challenge facing...

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In the 1960s there were more than 40 independent truck manufacturers in Europe: now there are six, the others lost through...

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Tough new laws to BEFORE T

combat discrimination will force hauliers to rethink their recruitment practices. Pat Hagan reports. he cosy ways in which...

DiSPhility The directive is expected to have less of an

impact on the haulage industry in terms of the employment of disabled people. Experts say that this area is already well...

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Preparing for the legislation

Employment experts say haulage firms should start preparing for age discrimination laws now by ensuring that they meet the...

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I was just 20 minutes late but they would not listen. I watched the staff turn away six more trucks.

dd Go straight to jail, do not pass go, do not collect £200. Or rather, in the monopoly land of the regional Well, we drivers...