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5th September 2013
5th September 2013
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China's not yet a threat I'm off to Russia this

weekend for Comtrans 2013 (Moscow motor show), where the winners of the 2014 International Truck and Van of the Year awards...

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RHA and CBI join forces to tackle pre-pack rules By Ashleigh Wight

THE ROAD Haulage Association (RHA) and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) are to work together as part of the...

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Hauliers rail at roadworks y Chris Tindall

SERIOUS disruption caused by a road closure in Somerset has led to hauliers threatening to launch action against Network Rail...

Nottingham-based TRMI, .11thun which formerly traded as IMR Transport, went

into liquidation last month, owing more than £400,000. The firm operated from sites in Nottingham and Hartlepool and collapsed...

Pallet networks set to shift record volumes

UK PALLET networks are on course to shift record volumes this year thanks, in part, to a surge in half-pallet consignments....

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CM LIVE: Q&A Joe Foster, transport manager, Boughey Distribution

What did you like about CM Live 2012? The location and test track were superb, and I really enjoyed putting the vehicles...

A lorry driver who drove

• n"Mi into stationary traffic at 56mph, killing another driver, has been jailed for four-and-a-half years. Anton Maizen, 58,...

Brothers let another firm use their licences By Roger Brown

TWO WEST Sussex-based brothers have been banned from the haulage industry for lending their 0-licences to another company. In...

Quester in search of new markets

THIS STRIKING new tractor unit could be mistaken for the latest Euro-6 model but is in fact a Euro-3. The Quester comes from UD...

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Edinburgh loading system abandoned By Ashleigh Wight

THE CITY OF Edinburgh Council has said that operators in the area have snubbed a proposed system where loading and unloading...

Turners (Soham) buys Lewis Tankers

TURNERS (Soham) has acquired hazardous logistics specialist Lewis Tankers, as part of a strategy to expand its ADR operations....

Even more trucks to drive

IVECO and Scania have revealed the Euro-6 trucks and tippers that will be available for testing at next month's Commercial...

RIDE AND DRIVE Iveco • Stralis Hi-Way A5440546 TX/P 6x2

tractor • Stralis Hi-Road AT4405460 T/P 4x2 tractor • Stralis Hi-Way AS440S48 T/P 4x2 tractor • Stralis Hi-Way A5440548...

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Loading the risk? Insurance costs are often cited as a

factor in the dearth of young drivers. But while some firms pay a hefty premium to insure young drivers, others don't seem to...

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OPERATOR EXPERIENCES

Peter Eason, MD of ELB Partners, said that employing a 24-year-old driver recently did not affect his firm's insurance premium,...

CM asked Towergate to provide quotes for comprehensive vehicle insurance

on a two-year-old Daf 85CF.360 4x2 with 290,000km on the clock and a secondhand value of £37,500, based at a depot in...

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af gets down with the rest Daf has extended its

Euro-6 MX engine line-up for top-weight truck buyers with its new MX-11 six-pot Words: Brian Weatherley IT'S TAKEN Daf a while...

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Raise it to 50mph... but only at night

I READ WITH interest 'Will this be a sign of the past?' ( CM 22 August). I wholeheartedly agree with an increase in speed to...

Are we going back to the future?

I SMILED when I read the article about Scania and Volvo developing electric trucks (Our friends electric,' CM 22 August). I...

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A class-leading act from Renault

In 1986, the antiquated Renault 4 van was replaced with the Extra (known as the Express on home turf). Based on the...

Three years old and doing just fine Welcome to Laurie

Dealer's used truck of the week. Each week our man inside the used truck trade picks out a truck or trailer from CM's online...

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Export markets struggle to house advanced European trucks WO1C15: Steve Banner

While modern trucks equipped with exhaust emission reduction technology may function well in Europe, it is a different story a...

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TGX, the likeable truck CM found the MAN TGX to

be a sound, driver-friendly and viable truck Laurie Dealer says: "MAN has worked hard to try to fill the shortfall in late-year...

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Judge overturns TC's decision to disqualify Upper tribunal judge Jacqueline

Beech orders fresh hearing for transport manager Stuart McAuliffe By Roger Brown Transport manager: Stuart McAuliffe Matter:...

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Olympic has 0-licence appeal turned down Operator: Olympic Scaffolding Matter: Operator appeal Hearing: London Upper tribunal judge: Jacqueline Beech

UPPER tribunal judge Jacqueline Beech has dismissed an 0-licence appeal from Olympic Scaffolding, saying the firm was involved...

Licence revoked for wholesale incompetence' Operator: JW Skip Hire Matter:

0-licence law Hearing: Birmingham Area: West Midlands Presiding TC: Nick Jones WEST Midlands traffic commissioner (TC) Nick...

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DV Containers DV CONTAINERS can base two vehicles at Ty

Canol Farm in Penycae, Wrexham, subject to conditions and undertakings: • the operator must provide the traffic commissioner...

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A mug's game It might seem cheap, but using fuel

on which the correct duty hasn't been paid for normal road use is unwise and it can put your operating licence in jeopardy...

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Operator CPC Part 36 This week, we investigate vehicle maintenance.

An operator is legally responsible for ensuring his vehicles are fit and serviceable at all times When it comes to vehicle...

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Words: Kevin Swallow / Images: Tom Lee Running a small

bulk haulage business means John Bartlett and his family have to put in the hours and stick to their principles to make it...

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In 2012 the company celebrated its 60" year since William

Rolls started the business, from Croscombe, near Wells. He hauled stone for Foster Yeoman, which had opened a quarry in nearby...

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THE FLEET

In its 61 years W Rolls has run just about every type of British truck, from Atkinson eight-wheelers with 150 Gardner engines...

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Cutting your footprint The cost and benefits of carbon interventions

are hard to quantify and non-standardised, but a new tool from Heriot-Watt and the FTA could change that Words: Louise Cole...

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A call to make There's no shortage of quality contenders

for the International Truck of the Year 2014. All the judges have to do is come up with a winner. Its a tight race CHANGE OF...

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Spot the winner CM looks at the shortlist for the 2014 IVoTY award Words: George Barrow FORD TRANSIT CONNECT

Improved fuel economy and a lower starting price are two of the draws of the new Transit Connect, which will be a strong...

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A view to saving lives CM tests a new British product designed to save cyclists lives Words: Colin Barnett

The debate over how to reduce the increasing number of accidents, often fatal, between heavy trucks operating in crowded urban...

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in the r CM looks at how the 1980s ushered

in a decade of company rationalisation Words: Colin Peck / Images sourced by: Colin Peck While the 1970s might have been...

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More training for tanker drivers By Hayley Pink

A NATIONAL safety standard for fuel tanker drivers is gaining ground, with hauliers and training companies being urged to apply...

Voting opens for Women in Logistics Awards

Voting has opened for the second annual Women in Logistics Awards, with two categories for companies and two for individuals....

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It's time to think about Christmas By Laura Hailstone

LOGISTICS COMPANIES are gearing up for the busiest Christmas in years, according to the 04 Manpower Employment Outlook survey....

Job club participants get off to a flying start

A job club to encourage unemployed people to apply for positions in the logistics industry has had more than 200 people...