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WE CANNOT WAIT FOR SOLUTIONS £10bn a year for business and £12bn for households. That's the cost of unchecked congestion by...
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Vosa management and staff are heading for further confrontation following the imposition of a sub-inflation pay rise. Louise...
A PIONEERING UK haulage firm has closed its doors a little over a year after its acquisition by a Dutch transport group....
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CARLISLE-BASED livestock hailer Wm Armstrong has criticised Derbyshire Trading Standards offices following the firm's...
THE GOVERNMENT finally accepted that cal has a wider impact on tht transport industry than pr reports have suggested. This...
FORMER STAFF OF collapsed Penrith bulk and powder haulier Barnett & Graham will not be left out of pocket. Barnett & Graham,...
PARCELS DELIVERY firm -. City Link, part of Rentokil .. . Initial, has acquired its rival Target Express for £210m, a creating...
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Sheffield-based TAL Logistics Group has added another North-East firm to its growing group of specialist subsidiaries. Sally...
PA LI.ETNETWORK Pall-Ex has an online track-and-trace service. won the Technology in Business category in the Growing Business...
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PROHIRE AND CLIPPER Group Holdings have made it into this year's Sunday 'Hines Fast Track 100, which lists the 100...
Brian Weatherley wonders whe it's more important for the road transport press to campaign on behalf of the industry — or to sho...
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Dutch service trials of longer, heavier vehicles indicate that they will have little effect on congestion. Chris Tindall...
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Supermarket chain Asda has appeared before the Scottish TC following problems with some of its agency drivers. Mike Jewell...
BROWNS DISTRIBUTION, based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs, has invested nearly £100,000 in new trailers and forklift trucks. The...
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UK El 80,00C A FRENCH UNION dispute over the sacking of a cleaner led to miles of tailbacks on the M20 last week, as 1.000...
UK El 80,00C CHRISTMAS HAS cancelled for one Polish attempting to pick up a col supposedly carrying plastic mas trees Customs...
A SlIEFFIELD-BASED haula:!(.. firm says operators have to invest in training if they want to survive in business. For the past...
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sales by 12.3 0 10, says survey Industry analyst Plimsoll Publishing has identified road transport winners and losers during...
KENT-BASED haulier S&S Distribution has boosted its annual pre-tax profits by 14% and its turnover by 8%. According to its...
THE DEPARTMENT for Transport (DfT) insists it has no intention of going hack on proposals to widen the M6 north of Birmingham,...
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English drivers will be banned from smoking in their cabs next year, but owner-drivers may be exempt. David Harris reports....
MORE THAN Lim is to be spent on improving roads for timber hauliers in Argyll. The money, which will come from the £13m...
WELSH HAULIER Frenni Transport is trialling biodiesel following the opening of a local processing plant in Pembrokeshire....
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Operators considering multimodal transport can now apply for new DfT grants. Chris Tindall reports. THE DEPARTMENT for...
BEDFORDSHIRE haulier Tran Haul (UK) has capped a successft month with the acquisition of tw new Scania R420 tractor units. The...
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Police in Lincolnshire are attempting to catch the arsonist who attacked a family-run haulage firm. Chris Tindall repors. A...
VAUXHALL WILL launch a new version of its diminutive Corsavan early next year with improved loading characteristics. Based on...
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Sir Rod Eddington's long-awaited report into the future of UK transport seems to please all corners. But does it tell us...
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According to the Dfr, the UK is "holding its own" in terms of international road freight activity — and the number of...
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The run-up to Christmas is traditionally the busiest time of the year for the rental and leasing sector — but John Lewis,...
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AS SOON AS I opened the contents pages of last week's Commercial Motor (3(1 November),! noticed a theme to your stories: red...
COMMERCIAL MOTOR'S comment of 16 November 2006 was again about foreign vehicles causing danger on the roads in the UK. I've...
IT'S NOT OFTEN you'll find a truck driver supporting allaffic Commissioner in his views but in this instance it's exactly...
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DaimlerChrysler plans to buy a stake in Chinese manufacturer Beiqi Foton — but 24 0 /o may not be enough for DC to achieve its...
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Mazda's Euro-4 BT-50 — but will it prove as impressive? Colin Barnett reports. T he latest mount to join the merry-goround of...
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A partnership that included the failed director of a former operation hi had its application for an 0-licence refused. Mike...
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A BUTCHER WITH a history of misdemeanours and undeclared offences has been granted a restricted licence on condition that he...
AN OWNER-DRIVER from Dagenham, Greater London who admitted using his vehicle before applying for an 0-licence has failed to get...
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A DONCASTER SCAFFOLDER with a history of unauthorised vehicle use has lost his hid for the return of an impounded vehicle...
A CHESHIRE WASTE operator penalised following four public inquiries has won his appeal to have a licence disqualification order...
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How should you react if a customer or a member of the public sues your business? Richard Booth runs through the steps that...
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Drink-driving law is more complex than some think. We all know it is dangerous to drink and drive, but as the festive season...
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economy may come as a pleasant surprise E uropean manufacturers are showing no signs of relenting in their quest to develop...
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survive in the world of heavy haulage. The rewards can be high when it all falls into place but the level of investment is not...
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The legislation surrounding speed limiters on commercial vehicles is at best complicated; at worst, it is an administrative and...
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DRIVER TRAINING CENTRE TRANSPORT AND TRAINING SERVICES DRIVING RANGE The Driver Training Centre continues to uphold high...
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Chris Sharp Operations manager, Renault What got you started in transport? The love of driving anything What do you...
An SfL pilot scheme is admirable, but far from enough A fine missive this week from SKills for Logistics (SfL) boasting that...
Which operator's livery is this? Please send your e - mail entry to: commercial.motor@rbico.uk entries should include your...
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CM'S inside trader reckons the used market has enjoyed som eth ing of a golden age in 2006 but only for those who diversified....
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Steve Home used to run a general haulage fleet; now he sells used trucks, specialising in good quality lightweight MAN and...
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Export is an increasingly important market — but getting it right means guaranteeing supply and providing backup, as Britcom...