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7th february 2013
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Undercut and unfair

I've just had a distressing conversation with a reader who was at the end of his tether. He explained that he'd been in the...

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RHA takes action on pre-packs and CVAs...

By Christopher Walton ANY BUSINESS that enters into an agreement with its creditors or conducts a pre-pack administration will...

... as Elite files creditors' proposal

ELITE TRANSPORT SERVICES has filed a proposal for a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) with Manchester County Court on 23...

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Haulier stands up to parking penalties at Ipswich estate

By Chris Tindall A ROW over "unreasonable" parking charge fines issued on a Suffolk industrial estate has deepened, after a...

'They have stolen my livelihood'

THE BOSS of a Suffolk haulage firm who had two Vince Marshall, from Vince Marshall Services, said specialist vehicles stolen...

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"Hauliers have been squeezed and their margins are suffering" Allan Evans Commercial director, ATE (page 47) One size fits all...

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Authorities fight IIMERRIM against laundering

By Roger Brown HMRC, Vosa and the traffic commissioners (TCs) are stepping up their fight against fuel laundering and hauliers...

More blind spot research needed

A REPORT has called into question the effectiveness of safety mirrors fitted to LGVs as a means of preventing accidents with...

ON THE ROAD

Technical editor David Wilcox was in Munich for the launch of the Mercedes-Benz Arocs. Editor Will Shiers met with Live...

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ONE-MINUTE O&A

Ulf Magnusson MD Volvo Trucks What are you looking forward to about the CV Show? Meeting our much-valued customers and...

Driver slams council for missing road sign

By Chris Druce AN LGV driver has accused a London council of disregarding the haulage industry after he was slapped with a...

It's snow joke for us, it's our Livelihood

SOME NEWSPAPERS love to exaggerate, as HO Wilson Transport discovered last month. The Suffolkbased abnormal load haulier had to...

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It's the beginning of the end for us

THE EXPANSION of the EU to the East will now allow a huge number of truck drivers from Bulgaria or Romania to ply their trade...

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Feeling the strain.

January was tough for Stobart Group: it admitted that it couldn't make the Innovate Logistics business work and it had a...

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Follow the money

Pay rises were hard to come by in road transport last year, and they'll be even rarer this year. January's Trucking Britain...

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The chosen one

Mercedes has finally unveiled the Arocs range, which looks set to make a significant impact in the UK construction truck market...

Mercedes also revealed its new 15.6-litre, inline,

Mercedes also revealed its new 15.6-litre, inline, six-cylinder engine, the 0M473, offered in both the Arocs and the Actros....

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Reputation tarnished over record keeping

FJ Everett Transport has its licence curtailed by Eastern TC Richard Turfitt with immediate effect...

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Bidvest Logistics BIDVEST LOGISTICS has the go-ahe

Bidvest Logistics BIDVEST LOGISTICS has the go-ahead to station 12 vehicles at Ridgeway on the Aycliffe Business Park in Newton...

Brake Bros BRAKE BROS is looking for permission to

Brake Bros BRAKE BROS is looking for permission to base 210 vehicles and 30 trailers at an operating centre in Edinburgh Road,...

AFS Transport and Logistics

ALTON-BASED AFS Transport and Logistics has been granted the go-ahead to base three vehicles and three trailers at the J&SC...

FORTHCOMING PUBLIC INQUIRIES

Scottish and North Eastern traffic areas Glasgow • A PI on 13 February will look at disciplinary action against Murchie Sand...

United Autosports UNI ILD AUTOSPORTS has been give

United Autosports UNI ILD AUTOSPORTS has been given the green light for five vehicles and three trailers at a unit in Isabella...

Ferguson Transport (Speen Bridge) FERGUSON TRANSPO

Ferguson Transport (Speen Bridge) FERGUSON TRANSPORT (Spean Bridge) has been granted authorisation for eight vehicles and 10...

Canute Haulage Group CANUTE HAULAGE Group has been

Canute Haulage Group CANUTE HAULAGE Group has been granted permission to base 20 vehicles and one trailer at Kings Court on the...

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High maintenance Ensuring goods vehicles are safe

High maintenance Ensuring goods vehicles are safe and roadworthy is a vital part of road safety, so should the firms that carry...

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Stand your ground

Its possible to challenge fixed penalty notices imposed for vehicle defects or having no insurance, says a top lawyer Words:...

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erator CPC Part 6 Welcome to part six of our defin

erator CPC Part 6 Welcome to part six of our definitive guide to the Operator CPC, compiled in conjunction with EP Training....

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When two become one

Isle of Wight haulier Steve Porter Transport Group has set sail with a bold new partnership Voru.: Chr. .u‘.e Images: Nigel...

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Emissions mission

A comprehensive report lists the most efficient ways to lower CVs emissions and how to encourage their use. CM highlights the...

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Cover up job Side-to-side, front-to-back or flip-o

Cover up job Side-to-side, front-to-back or flip-over: we look at the pros and cons of automatic sheeting systems available for...

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H&G wants to raise the standards of agency drivers

Words: Laura Hailstone H&G RECRUITMENT Solutions plans to raise the image of agency drivers by putting its drivers through a...

LEAVERS &JOINERS...

Culina has promoted Steve Winwood to the new role of chief operating officer, responsible for the chided and ambient divisions....

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This Volvo will make - them green with envy

LAURIE DEALER'S top used truck this week has green credentials: it's a Volvo FL240 18-tonner with an aerodynamic curtainsided...

An old winner

The Peugeot 504 pick-up got its first mention in CM in October 1979, when it was launched in France. We reported on its 1,100kg...

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ATE's Wolverhampton ATF up and running by May

Independent dealer ATE Truck and Trailer Sales plans to open an ATF at its Wolverhampton site by May Words: Steve Banner...

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Most wanted

If there is such a thing as the 'most desirable truck in the used sector, then it has to be Scania's R-series The introduction...