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9th December 2004
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CANCEL THIS CRAZY PLAN NOW!

Ludicrous, ridiculous, idiotic, ill-conceived, poorly thought out —are we making ourselves clear'? There's plenty more words...

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Jailed haulier led fatal hours offence

A Kent haulage boss has been jailed for manslaughter after encouraging drivers to flout the hours' rules, leading to a fatal...

MAN forms strategic union with Navistar

Exclusive ONE OF EUROPE'S few remaining "unattached" truck manufacturers— MAN Nutzfahrzeuge — has formed a "strategic...

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Overtaking ban on M42

THE HIGHWAYS Agency is to ban trucks from overtaking along a two-lane stretch of the M42 motorway in an experiment to reduce...

Chunnel strategy sparks outrage

BELEAGUEREDAnglo-French firm Eurotunnel has run into fresh controversy with the launch of its new truck freight strategy A...

Fatal fatigue

A truck driver has been jailed for 18 months for causing a fatal accident after he fell asleep at the wheel. At Bristol Crown...

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Brown delays diesel duty hike but that's all he has to offer

Gordon Brown offered a crumb of comfort for UK truck operators in last week's pre-Budget report... but only a crumb. Jennifer...

Driver, 65, says workload was 'excessive'

A NORTHERN IRISH operator is facing a compensation claim for constructive dismissal from a former driver who says "excessive...

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Check is no defence

A CAMBRIDGESHIRE operator is facing a £6,800 fine for carrying illegal immigrants — after his driver was given the all-clear...

Deal was not a scam...

A NORFOLK haulier said by the EastemTraffic Commissioner to be running a "scam" has won his appeal against the revocation of...

BETTER LATE THAN JAILED

This week Mr X has penned an open letter to all users of hire-andreward road transport... Last week, a haulier from Kent was...

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Caxton drivers drop dispute

DRIVERS AT Somerset-based CaxtonTransport have abandoned industrial action over pay after allegedly being threatened with a...

Trainers win U-turn on Friday test hike

THE GOVERNMENT has backed down on plans to increase HGV test fees on Fridays from £76 to £98 after it was accused of blatant...

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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. Look...

Three years for fatal crash

A driver who lost concentration and ploughed into slow moving traffic has been jailed for three years. Roger Bushby reports....

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Gregory goes to waste Hyva r a r Zet 3.5t WEST COUNTRY haulage giant

Gregory Distribution is entering the booming waste transport sector by taking over a neighbouring operator in Devon. Greendale...

DUTCIITIPP1NG gear manufacturer Hyva will launch a new under-floor ram

for 3.5-tonners next year. specifically for light CV tipper bodybuilders, along with an improved tipping trailer ram. Hyva...

Toll free no longer pie-in-the-Skye

CAMPAIGNERS who want tolls on the Skye Bridge scrapped might well receive an early Christmas present as the Scottish Parliament...

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British Hauliers 'is for people on their knees'

British Hauliers has a small membership but its leadership says it still has a role. Guy Sheppard reports. A RECRUITMENT...

London charge hike will be final nail in brewers' coffins

KEN LIVINGSTONE'S plans to increase the congestion charge to £8 and expand the zone will cost beer deliveryfirms working...

Driver killed by truck thief

A TRUCK THIEF who ran over a driver with his own vehicle has been jailed for nine years, John Clarke of East Ham had pleaded...

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Spreading the gospel

A week of frantic activity and it's all over for this year — Commercial Motor's first National Truck Week was the success...

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Stairway to Heaven

Will a published guide to career progression help you attract and retain employees? Skills for Logistics thinks so. Chris...

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Crime fighters abroad

Operators might think that rising truck crime is a UK problem but Vark Schwarz, Eurovvatch's commercial director, says it's at...

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What do I have to do to work?

IT IS WITH some regret that! write this letter. People talk about getting new blood into the haulage industry but 1 have been...

A good idea... and a wonderful life ASA LARGE goods

vehicle driver I wish you all the success in the world with your new National Truck Week venture. However, ! feel that some...

Nightmares on landfill sites

OUR INDUSTRY IS constantly told that we must move with the times and improve our safety record. More and more legislation is...

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Agincourt revisited

Is our assumption that the French pay less for their transport operations than us merely prejudice? Dominic Perry does the...

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COSTS ACROSS THE CHANNEL: THE FRENCH OPERATOR'S VIEW

But what does a French operator think? David Sagnard, is a director of Calais-based Transports Carpentier which runs 60...

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Curtailment for lending discs

The TC tells a haulier that his licence was only saved by human rights legislation after he lent his licence disc to another...

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Absent transport manager loses appeal on repute

AN ABSENTEE CPC holder who was transport manager in name only for a Yorkshire operator has lost his appeal against a finding...

Driver with two jobs fined 000 for hours offences

A PART-TIME driver has been fined £300 for daily and weekly rest offences because he failed to include as duty time the hours...

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Green light for trucks depends on money

A WELSH firm must wait to find out whether its application to add vehicles belonging to another operator to its licence is...

Licence offences cost London firm f 610

A LONDON operator, described as naive, was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £610 for using a vehicle without an...

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Threat quencher

A positive roadside breath sample does not always lead to prosecution. It is important to know your rights when taken to the...

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Drink driving —what to do if you're stopped

1 Never try to be smart with police officers, even if you are in the right Aggressive, bullish behaviour will be attributed to...

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All's fair

Failure to abide by new rules on warnings, dismissals and grievances can cost you dearly. The RHAs Ruth Pott reports. I...

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This week's answers have been supplied by lawyers from Backhouse Jones, of Clitheroe, Lancs.

Holiday uncertainty When calculating working time under the new regulations coming into force next March, what is the role of...

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LE AN MAC HI N E

The secret to losing weight is to 'eat less and do more'. Renault's Kerax Highway eight-legger is a testament to that theory...

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GLOVES OFF AT VAUXHALL

Vaxuxhallis plans to come back with a bang in 2005 include transferring the production of Astravans to Poland. Colin Barnett...

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THE NOOSE TIGHTENS

Next year, the MoT process will be computerised to deter fraud and give operators more information. Steve Banner investigates....

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UP AND UNDER

Mobile column lifts are convenient, they make maximum use of available space and theVre relatively cheap. But which model to...

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Going up in the world

Rayven Transport A planning permission problem has prompted Halesowen, West Midlandsbased, tipper operator Rayven Transport to...

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WASHING THOSE BLUES AWAY **4ks*

Cleanliness is next to Godliness — and pretty close to profitability. Steve McQueen reports. W ashing trucks is more...

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Solutions for all situations

WM Armstrong (Longtown) WM Armstrong (Longtcwn) installed a Britannia Strong/Spray 50 vehicle wash from Smith Bros & Webb just...

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BRI CKS AND

MORTAR Smart depots project a positive image, and the planning process is often a breeze. Sometimes, though, the road to that...

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M6: Motorway or carpark?

There's only one way to beat congestion — build more roads. Austin Caulfield wishes the government would take a leaf from...

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Caddy hits paydirt at audion

The latest incarnation of the Volkswagen Caddy makes an impressive debut at Manheim Auctions. T he Caddy TDI was launched last...

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A Rygor-ous approach to your business

Best known by some for its logistics business, Rygor Commercials has just taken over a new site near Heathrow. T he area round...

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ere's to the new year

The used truck sector has been busy all year and most dealers expect more of the same in 2005. Steve Banner reports. USED...

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Flatbed semis take a curtain call as buyers say 'encore!'

A GROWING number of 13.6m curtainsider triaxle trailers are being converted into flat trailers because demand for them is so...

Moving floors are the future

ANYONE who buys a movingfloor trailer to transport waste, and looks after it,should enjoy strong residual values because that...

Size or power: which do you want?

WHAT'S more important to used tractor unit customers — a big engine or a big cab? On balance it's probably the cab. but a...