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6th december 2012
6th december 2012
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New year, new job?

Most people think they don't get paid enough, but spare a thought for the 2,500 subbies of Aggregate Industries who will not be...

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Aggregate subbies to face another pay delay

By Derren Hayes SUBCONTRACTED hauliers working for Aggregate Industries will have to stomach not being paid in December after...

Pall-Ex purchases Intercounty Distribution for £700,000

PALL-EX HAS bought Cornish network member Intercounty Distribution for £700,000. The firm, based on the Pennygillam...

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Stobart jobs dispute escalates as political pressure increases

By Chris Druce THE STOBART Doncaster jobs dispute was set to come to a head as CM went to press, with indefinite strike action...

"I was expecting to be paid in December not Januar

"I was expecting to be paid in December not January. How can a big company get away with 90-day payments?" Howard Shade Howard...

BIG PIMPING: CM's sister magazine Truck & Driver h

BIG PIMPING: CM's sister magazine Truck & Driver has donated £16,600 to Help for Heroes, after the unique pimped-up Scania...

Fuel duty latest: go to commercialmotoncom

AS CM WENT to press, the chancellor was preparing his Autumn Statement, and hauliers, the Road Haulage Association, the Freight...

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Suspension until IRMIM training complete

By Derre.i Hayes A NORTH EAST haulier has had its 0-licence suspended until all drivers have undertaken a Driver CPC training...

GOING CONTINENTAL: Partnerlink, the haulage consor

GOING CONTINENTAL: Partnerlink, the haulage consortium that counts Knights of Old, AK Worthington and John G Russell as...

ON THE ROAD

Deputy group news editor Chris Druce headed down to the south coast to meet Meachers Global Logistics and Steve Porter...

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Scoop! Could this be the new Renault Premium?

By David Wilcox FULL MARKS to whoever was responsible for disguising this mystery tractor unit, spotted on the road by a...

Tructyre buys Kent tyre business

HAMPSHIRE-BASED Tructyre (Fleet Management) has bought Kent-based Commercial Tyres to create a tyre sales and service firm...

Vibration warning for timber hauliers

THE IMPACT OF vibrations from uneven roads on drivers' health could result in a raft of compensation claims, according to the...

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Watch out for bridge weight Limit breaches, warns lawyer

By Chris Tindall A LAWYER acting on behalf of an Exeter haulage firm prosecuted for mistakenly breaching a weight limit on a...

Humberside whistleblowing op is only the 'tip of the iceberg'

A HUMBERSIDE police initiative that enables hauliers and drivers to anonymously report suspicious activity at the region's...

CM's bush trucker trial

CM WOULD LIKE to congratulate our MD Andy Salter for raising more than £1,000 for men's health charities by growing this...

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WeHocks drops the curtains for a box body

Fresh and dry foods supplier We!locks has taken delivery of a boxbodied reefer from Ciceley Commercials in Lancashire. Fitted...

Foley and Miles goes for six Italians _

West Thurrock-based Foley and Miles has ordered six Iveco Stralis Active Time 6x2 tractors from Stormont Truck & Van to add to...

Renault Premium tippers fit for a Kingman

Aggregate haulier Kingman Services has taken delivery of two new Renault Premium 380hp 8x4 rigids, fitted with Thompson tipping...

Renault's the one for RTS

Bermondsey-based RTS Waste Management has received its first Renault Kerax 460.35 6x4 tractor unit. It is the ninth Renault the...

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Here's what you had to say on Commercialmotor.com

We want your views - every week! Here is just a snapshot of the way the votes were cast on some of the biggest issues facing...

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Say hello to the Arocs Although ifs not officially

Say hello to the Arocs Although ifs not officially due to make its public debut for another four months, CM has been given the...

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The government can't fix our problems - we're the problem

I'VE READ YOUR editorial (Elephant in the room, CM 22 November) and your tipper subbie is right: until you have run your own...

Everyone is keen on this romper

FURTHER TO your letter regarding the big man's romper suit (15 November), I really don't think it is fair that you keep it a...

No need to put on extra weight

RE: ELEPHANT IN the room (CM 22 November), my view is that it's probably best not to increase weight limits at this point in...

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Haulier keeps licence after director resigns

Incident involving cement mixer rollover led to Vosa investigation that found dismal MoT pass rate BRASSINGTON-BASED S&P...

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Simarco International

SIMARCO International has applied to run five vehicles and three trailers from Barton Business Park in Burton-on-Trent.

Bibby Distribution

BIBBY Distribution wants to run four vehicles and eight trailers out of Long Marston Business Park in Stratford-upon-Avon.

D&F Super Cranes

D&F SUPER CRANES has been given the goahead to base four vehicles and four trailers at a new operating centre at Cross Park...

FORTHCOMING PUBLIC INQUIRIES

Western and West Midlands traffic areas Bristol • API on 13 December will look at disciplinary action taken against...

Norbert Dentressangle

ANORBERT DENTRESSANGLE Tankers wants to base 10 vehicles and 10 trailers at a Tesco site at the Avonmouth DC in Bristol.

Wincanton

WINCANTON HAS been given the green light to base 80 vehicles and 100 trailers at an operating centre in Branston,...

RD Wilcox

WINSCOMBE-BASED RD Wilcox has received permission to operate one vehicle out of a site at Broadcroft Farm, Shipham, on...

P&A Transport South West

',P&A TRANSPORT South West is allowed to operate five vehicles and four trailers 4 out of its Weston Airfield site in...

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Not worth. theweIght

Overloaded vehicles are less stable, difficult to steer and often the cause of fatal accidents. CM looks at how to ensure that...

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FUTURE LEGISLATION

Forthcoming changes in the law brought to you by the FreightTransport Association Third EU driver licence directive Following...

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HB Holt & Sons has really had to diversify in rece

HB Holt & Sons has really had to diversify in recent years to keep up with all the changes in the haulage industry - and has...

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Confrontations between cyclists and tippers are al

Confrontations between cyclists and tippers are all too likely to end in disaster for both parties. Never mind who's to blame,...

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Managing maintenance

CM and ExxonMobil asked operators, dealers and a truck manufacturer to debate vehicle maintenance. These are the highlights...

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Italian stallion

The arrival of Iveco's TurboStar in 1984 finally put the Italian group on the map as a truck builder in its own right. CM looks...

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Where's my money?

Pay settlements across the distribution industry fell back again during 2012 and remain below those in most other sectors,...

LEAVERS &JOINERS...

APC Overnight: Martin Russell, MD of Streetwise Couriers, has joined the main board of directors of APC Overnight. Streetwise...

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Know your audience

Direct internet marketing and independence allow Shoreham Vehicle Auctions to compete on a national stage with the big boys...

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A Euro-4 Scania with Highline cab

THIS WEEK'S TOP used truck is a 2007-registered Scania R420 6x2 twinsteer tractor. Listed by Scania dealer Haydock Commercials,...