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Stobart must apply for new 0-licence

Eddie Stobart has lost its Eastern Area 0-licence, but it has been given time to apply for a new one. Mike Jewell reports....

Irish buy-up continues with Connolly

THE CONSOLIDATION of Northern Irish haulage continues with the province's biggest player. Montgomery, snapping up...

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Sonia bosses go green at environmental fine

THE UK ARM of Swedish truck maker Scania has embarrassed its environmentally conscious bosses in Sweden by landing a £15,000...

PROTEST WATCH

AS CM WENT TO PRESS hundreds of operators were gathering at the Stanlow oil refinery in Ellesmere Port in a last-ditch...

Horse's mouth

GORDON CARLTON, who drives for quarry operator Patersons in Strathclyde, was on last week's Grangemouth protest against the WTD...

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Driver stops drunk minister's swaying car with his attic

How do you stop a drunk former Transport Minister? You block a dual carriageway with your artic. Ann Marie Foley reports. A...

Diabetics are not a road risk say researchers

DRIVING RESTRICTIONS on insulin-treated diabetics must be reviewed because they have similar levels of road traffic collisions...

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!yea) says more Cursors to come

IVECO SAYS its Cursor range of diesels, which power the Stralis family,will be extended next year as part of the group's...

Casualty of MG Rover

RUDOLPH & HELLMAN Logistics has been forced into administration with the loss of 120 jobs following the collapse of car giant...

The notion of good value

Brian Lee of Allan Morris Transpoprt ponders demurrage and operators' reluctance to use the trade associations to best...

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Quarry firm pays for repairs

A narrow village street in Leicestershire is being pounded by 3,000 trucks a week; now the villagers are revolting. Roger...

Gory is bought out by its management

ONE OF the UK's best-known waste management and transport companies has been bought out by its managers for £200m. Parent group...

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IN THE NEWS

Stuart Thomas gives us his regular round-up of the way the newspapers have covered the world of transport this week, "Bloody...

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That was the year...

CM vvas launched in 1905; for our centenary year we're bringing you stories from years gone by. I his week we're back in 1920...

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DfT surveys foreign RTAs

The DIT wants to know if left hand-drive trucks are a danger. David Harris reports... POLICE FORCES have been asked to record...

Eurotunners debt plea

THE INCREASE in freight moving through the Channel Tunnel will not solve Eurotunnel's biggest problem — its .E6bn debt. The...

Chemical helter-skelter

A BELGIAN TRUCK driver who Zigzagged across two lanes of traffic with a 22-tonne load of chemicals has been jailed for two...

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Pickfords closes eight depots

Falling property prices are having on knock-on effect on removals firms, including some household names. Guy Sheppard reports...

Just 3 0 /0 recruit from new EU DESPITE THE WIDESPREAD driver

shortages only 3% of UK transport companies are recruiting drivers from the 10 new members of the European Union. Research...

Cold reception for stowaways

SIX STOWAWAYS needed medical treatment after being freed from the back of a refrigerated truck. The men—two Afghans, two...

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Warning: Train drivers now

With 60 0 /0 of operators still struggling to fill vacancies, the industry is being urged to take on more trainee drivers. Guy...

ETA boss says he's there for everyone

NEW ETA PRESIDENT John Russell is keen to prove that the association is not fixated on road transport but also promotes all...

Cash fuels Dennis's Fire

FOLLOWING THE demise last month of rival fire appliance builder Saxon,Dennis Fire is receiving more investment from parent...

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On the run with Italian footwear

POLICE ARE HUNTING two men who kidnapped an Italian truck driver at gunpoint and made off with his load of footwear. The...

Diesel siphoned

THIEVES STOLE £300 worth of fuel from trucks in a compound in Bentham, Glos at 6arn on 27 April. A police spokeswoman says: -...

Canter chased at a gallop

POLICE ARE APPEALING for witnesses to a road-rage incident between two van drivers in Surrey. The incident took place at...

Swap stolen

A red swap body was stolen from Parry Lane in Bradford during the night of 15/16 Contact: Geoff Stephenson on 07850815392 or...

Curtains slashed

A number of trucks had their curtains stashed during the night of 15/16 April at Maxfield Trading Lorry Park, Eccleshall,...

Rigid taken

A white lveco rigid with a box body, registration W807 BOT, was stolen from Hereford over 16/17 April. Contact: Operation...

Caution advised

Police officers on Operation Indicate are warning drivers to be vigilant following a spate of hijackings in the West Midlands....

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WTD... fuel duty...

LRUC... Chris Tindall talcs to some industry insiders about plans for protest. WHAT HAS BEEN overlooked by much of the press...

What are we fighting for?

lesser extent, information seeping out from the government about the Lorry Road User Charge (LRUC) have combined with the fuel...

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Express ride to trouble

UK express delivery operator Business Post released a trading update revealing that unexpected cost increases caused annual...

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Match made in Devon

I f you were trying to sum up Gregory Distribution in a single word, it would be...`brown' I suppose. It's not every company...

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'You can still overwork' is poor compensation

AFIER READING the report headed "Time on your side" (CM 21 April), I would like to comment from a driver's point of view....

Thank goodness for justice

FOLLOWING RECENT events in Northumberland we must all be relieved that a public menace has been dealt within the form of the...

Stop persecuting drivers for cash!

INCREASINGLY we deal with the demands for driver detail in relation to motoring offences captured on camera.As a commercial...

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The future's in question

Rat's future seems to hang on Iveco's profits and GM's ability to pay its debts on time. Oliver Dixon reports. L ess than a...

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Campaigners fail in bid to win night-time restridions

The IC finds residents' needs are totally incompatible with those of business — and finds in favour of the company....

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Driver fined for 'sophisticated' tachograph falsifications

A NORTH WALES truck driver must pay fines and costs totalling £3,200 for falsifying tachograph records while working for...

Transport manager who stormed out has lost repute

THE NORTI I EASTERN Traffic Commissioner Tom Macartney has ruled that transport manager Patrick McCann, who was nominated on...

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Husband's offences could lose wife her repute

AWIFEACTING as her husband's transport manager has to wait to see whether or not she has lost her repute because of his...

TC refuses to let haulier surrender licence before it can be revoked

A WIGAN INTERNATIONAL haulier whose drivers committed drivers' hours and tachograph offences on the Continent failed in a bid...

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Use the system

New laws have made it tougher for disputes to reach employment tribunals. Patric Cunnane explains how the system woRs. T he...

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R gr acial discrimination occurs when someone is treated less favourably on

ounds of their colour, race, nationality or national or ethnic origin.The Race Relations Act 1976, as amended by the Race...

Melting pot

In an increasingly multicultural society employment policies must be even handed to workers of all ethnic backgrounds....

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A meeting of minds

GONE ARE the days when taking on a new driver simply meant ensuring he delivered the required loads from A to B while you...

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M odern vans come in a wide range of shapes and

sizes,but there are still those who believe bigger is ultimately better.That means maximum load space within the 3.5-tonne...

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Dn the road

rime might not be on the Relay's side in terms engineering, but it hides its age well enough vhen on the move.Through the bends...

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ROUTE TO THE LOOT

When it comes to financing acqusitions there are plenty of packages to choose from. Steve Banner reviews the many options...

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than variable, and an operating lease is offbalance-sheet finance. However,

a note has to be attached to the firm's accounts showing the agreement as an ongoing liability.The lessor claims the capital...

Fresh approach

Finance houses do try to come up with fresh approaches to funding; Alliance and Leicester Commercial Finance's latest offering...

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Cheaper solution

Contract hire isn't just for bright shiny new vehicles; it can also be used to fund second-hand wagons says Geoff Bonnett, MD...

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Options to lease

Carlwright Group doesn't only make trailers it also finances them in a joint venture with Bank of Scotland. "Some 90% of our...

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NI SSING YOU ALREADY.. • 1

S top! Whatever you had planned to do after reading this, put it oft Instead, take a few minutes to look at the people who...

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MUST GO ON

Conferences, pop concerts and exhibitions make a fortune — but not without HGV traction. Tim Maughan met two operators who...

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TAKING IT TO THE EDGE

Off-roaders and vans will be put through their paces at this year's SED Show, the three-day construction extravaganza where...

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Plenty to see

• Andover Trailers will be exhibiting a four-axle extending step-frame trailer with an uprated frame along with a three-axle...

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CZECH MATES

C onsider these words: "One year ago, nobody would have bet a dollar on Avia's future. It looked like being a rare Czech...

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Time for operators to do their duty on duty

Who will you be voting for? Ray Dickson reckons whoever gets into power, the industry should be preparing to flex its muscles...

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LDV flies into Heathrow

The LDV empire continues to grow: its latest outpost, near Heathrow, is run by MTHL Fleet Services — we review what's on...

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A tale of feasts and famines

S ome models will always sell well. In the car-derived van market,Astravans are currently making strong money. In fact, not...

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Dutch treat

Although the Netherlands is a small country, its share of the Continental road transport market has always been significant and...