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11th April 2002
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Small firms live in dark ages

• Many small hauliers are still living in the dark ages in terms of IT and operational systems— and some haven't even...

Pledge to remove Dartford tolls rescinded

• The government has explained why it has broken its promise to stop charging tolls at the Dartford Crossing—it claims they are...

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PILO in pay dispute

• Unions and management at P&O Trans European are at loggerheads again over pay and conditions for oil tanker drivers at the...

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The law of the jungle

If UK road haulage industry is the most obvious example of the free market in action, why should anyone help inefficient...

Betz fined for overloading

• German haulage giant Willi Betz has pleaded guilty to overloading al0-tonne antic by over 11%. Terry Skiba, prosecuting on...

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Drivers told to rest eveni two hours'

• by Ouy Sheppard Union leaders say they have been inundated with calls from truck drivers questioning why their rest periods...

Welsh dery laundry raid

• Customs and Excise officers have seized nearly 40 vehicles after uncovering a red-diesel distribution racket based in South...

Ford backs child search

• Ford has joined forces with the National Missing Persons Helpline to display details of 10 people on its trailers, including...

DFDS: drivers vote again

• More than 600 DFDS drivers are voting again on a 5% pay offer they have already rejected against the advice of their union....

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Getting heavy...

International operators planning their summer schedules will be relieved to know that France and Italy have promised that...

Longannet flood hits hauliers

it The news that Scotland's last deep colliery has been placed in liquidation has left local hauliers facing an uncertain...

Safe havens froi highway danger

• Removing hard shoulders complel or introducing 'safe havens' on mot ways are two ideas being looked at by Transport Research...

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Premium protests

)ublin hauliers plan to take to streets in protest at rising Jrance premiums, following closure of another Irish ilier because...

Postal outsourcing on track despite shake-up

• by Guy Sheppard Consignia, the company formerly known as the Post Office, says It is still on course to outsource its...

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Theft was no April fool

II by Jennifer Ball A thief posing as a driver stole £500,000 worth of computer equipment from Glasgow Prestwick Airport after...

FTA turnover up by over Lim

• The Freight Transport Association's turnover has risen by more than Lim during the last trading year according to Its annual...

Prepare for gas

II The Freight Transport Association is talking to Scania about design changes following a series of gas attacks against...

ADR set to embrace oil and gas

• The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Is pushing to change the rules governing the transport of diesel, gas, oil and heating...

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Cummins power for new ERFs

• by Colin Barnett Cummins has signed a deal to provide engines for a new line-up of ERFs. This counters any fears that the...

Mixed sales reports for first quarter

• With the first quarter, and the first of the year's two registration plate changes, Out of the way, we are beginning to see...

Saxons join firemen's South Yorks forces

E South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service has bought seven Saxon-bodied Mercedes-Benz fire appliances, including three specialist...

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CNC EuroTech leads the dash for gas he EU-funded project

Alter (Alternative lansport in Towns) is pushing ahead with its )1an for Low Emission Zones in cities and is low looking for...

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Who's afraid of a little competitionl

a by Toby Clark Michael Convery says: We see ourselves as the biggest and the number one manufacturer in the UK. We want to...

HOW TO BUILD A BETE

Marieting trailers as a pure le tical solution is not enough, Michael Convery: "Still that hands approach to the customer need...

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Bell warns hire companies to check client 0-licences

North Western IC Beverley Bell has warned that rogue operators are using hire companies in an attempt to beat the licensing...

Transport manager to face inquiry

A Uverpool owner-driver has had his public inquiry adjourned to allow his transport manager to attend. William Callaghan....

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Fined for use of car driver

A Pinner, London-based haulier has been ordered to pay £950 in fines and costs after letting an unqualified driver use one of...

Multiple offences cost Essex operator a packet

Harlow, Essex based Wholeserve UK was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £2,740 when the company failed to appear before...

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IT'S A PAIN IN THE NECK

May I comment on two items, a "Sound Off" article by Richard Turner and the suspension of a driver by Traffic Commissioner...

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00 CLOSE 0 HOME Kralowetz scandal is the tip an

increasing iceberg (CM4April 2002)—the only surprise hat the German and Luxemurg authorities have acted. Let's look closer to...

NO PROBLEM WITH FINANCE You recently published a short article

in your legal news pages on the revocation of the 0licence belonging to Angus Transport Services (CM 7-13 March). You stated...

GRASP EVERY OPPORTUNITY I write with reference to the "virtual

demise of British truck manufacturing" and Peter Foden's comments about ERF. I'm 52 and have been involved with road transport...

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A policeman in India was suspended after he lost his

temper and bit the hand of a truck driver who refused to pay a bribe. His colleague was also suspended for failing to restrain...

By our Northern Correspondent Eric Strongitharrn, Oswaldtwistle.

With a throaty roar of V8 power, the new offering from the Spagthorpe Motor Company, the north's premier heavy truck...

Truck drivers are not "man enough" to advertise Yorkie Bars anymore, according to Swiss chocolate supremos Nestle.

After 26 years Nestle is axing the good old truckle from its adverts to launch a new macho image, despite 99% of truck drivers...

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AEWOO 7

I PRICE AS TESTED: £18,300 (ex-VAT). ENGINE: 3.9 litres, 150hp (112kW). GVW: 7,500kg. PAYLOAD: 4,415kg. AVERAGE SPEED: 71.1km/h...

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Equipment manufacturers always advise operators to plan for tomorrow when

buying equipment today that's particularly true with cranes and low-loaders where replacement cycles are longer than average....

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SIM RULES

• The DoT wants to update the Special Types General Order (STGO) rags to make them easier to understand. it has published a...

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WINCHES

Do not under-specify your winch— that's the main me%sage from the winch suppliers. The weight of the equipment to be recovered,...

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:RANES

Tonne-metre (tm) capacity at maximum reach the critical criterion when specifying ichinery-shifting cranes. Six hydraulic...

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UCCES S R EE D II C CESS

Glasgow's growing prosperity has boosted the business of heavy haulage specialist, J&M Murdoch & Son, which prides itself on...

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Few professionals face health checks as stringent as HGV drivers, but what are the current standards? Mike Gordon reports. H...

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YE The government's ban on HGV , licences for diabetics is coming under renewed attack, especially a: A standards differ...

CASE NOTES: PAUL ISTED

A professional driver for 19 years, Isted was diagnosed with diabetes seven years ago. He lost his C+E licence for three months...

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CASE NOTES: ARCHIE MEECHIN

Archie Meechin's licence was originally issued in Edinburgh by the TAO. "I got my licence in 1987," he says. 1 was diagnosed a...

DIABETES AND THE LAW

Hypoglycaemia According to Diabetes UN (DUK): "Hypoglycaemia (or a 'hypo') occurs when the level of glucose in the blood falls...

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Would you be tempted if offered diesel for as little

as 25p a litre? It obviously comes from a dodgy source, but Customs & Excise is now strugglini to keep the lid on fuel...

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Senior Transport and General Workers Union official Alan Tiplady explains

why drivers' pay simply must go up — but he has an idea to help minimise the impact on employers... • If you want to sound off...