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11th November 2004
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Three face court for family slaying

Three men are standing trial at the Old Bailey charged with the brutal murder of a haulage boss and his family. Chris Tindal!...

Salvesen no deal is no big deal

Exclusive TDG chief executive David Garman has played down the failure of merger talks with fellow logistics firm Christian...

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Nine out of 10 firms prefer inaction

WITH ONLY four months to go before the Working Time Directive comes into force, a survey reveals only 10% of operators are...

Cummins shelves engine upgrade plans

REPORTS FROM within US engine giant Cummins indicate that plans to upgrade its 10.8-litre 1SMe engine to the Euro-4 standard by...

Isuzu body

One of our captions from the APF show (CM 28 October) appeared wth the wrong picture. The Britt-Tip body was built on an lsuzu;...

Tyre newsletter

CM subscribers will find a copy of Bridgestone's Truck Pant newsletter in th is week's issue. If your issue doesn't include a...

Strike threat

Strike threats are facing Sainsbury's East Kilbride distribution depot, run by Exel, after warehouse workers rejected a 2.5%...

Charity duo

Food transport firm AF Blakemore and parcels giant TNT have been named in The Guardian newspaper's `Giving list' as companies...

Welsh base

Supermarket chain Aldi is to build an HQ and distribution centre in Cardiff for Wales and the West Country. It promises to...

Crime fighters

Speaking at the RHAs security seminar, chairman Val Smith has called on the road transport industry to work with enforcement...

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Ling Alliance chief exec to go

Consortium Linq Alliance is losing its chief executive and scaling down as it adjusts to changes in the market. Guy Sheppard...

RHA backs Job Centre driver training

THE ROAD HAULAGE Association has teamed up with the JobCentre Plus to launch a truck driver training programme in Leeds. Under...

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Giants settle cash row

AUTOMOTIVE GIANTS AB Volvo and Renault have come to a settlement after a disagreement in 2001 . over Volvo's acquisition of...

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Scottish roads need E1.7bn

A THIRD OF all A-roads in Scotland are in a poor state of repair. according to government spending watchdogs. Audit Scotland....

2006 tolls for Forth ELECTRONIC tolling will be introduced on

the Forth Bridge in 2006 in a bid to relieve congestion. This was originally recommended last year in a consultant's report;...

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FTA calls for M6 Toll rate to stay low

The operator of the M6 Toll has refused to say whether it will extend its discount for trucks — Jennifer Ball reports. MIDLAND...

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Christmas: Goodwill to all i R e elf m ac a e r s s a a s men except truck thieves green

record POLICE ARE warning drivers to be vigilant in the run-up to Christmas after a £70,000 load of TVs was stolen from a truck...

Continental claims fast response

CONTINENTAL TYRES' ContibreakdownService (CBS) is hitting an average downtime target of less than two hours for trucks...

ACC DISTRIBUTION, part of the environmentally friendly Coop group, has

taken the shine off the firm's green record after it was fined for polluting a local pond with diesel. The...

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Bus-lane plan to cut urban congestion

THE FREIGHT Transport Association has called on the government to review night-time restrictions and to allow trucks to use bus...

Dispute over differentials

A Somerset firm has been hit by its employees' first industrial action in living memory. Guy Sheppard reports. MORE THAN 30...

Sheeter's not just new: its pneumatic

WEST MIDLANDS bodybuilder Trent Industries has developed an air-actuated automatic sheeting system with a luck-away' position...

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Cameras can be stealthy

The NT is green lighting hidden cameras for 'covert enforcement'. David Harris reports. HIDDEN SPEED traps could become more...

Wider loadbed is Mega

BELGIAN SPECIAL Types trailer manufacturer Faymonville has introduced a new version of its Mega Z1+5 gooseneck lowloader,...

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Business breakfast

Which cafe sets you on your feet at the start of the day? Tell us who makes the best breakfast in the and and you could win a...

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Salvesen feels pain of a failed romance

It looked like TDG and Christian Salvesen were a match made in heaven but suddenly the merger talks have come to a dead end. So...

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Help us to push for 50

In case you needed convincing, here are more facts in support of our Pushing 50 campaign — help us campaign for common sense!...

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Dodgy record comes back to haunt couple as bid is rejeded

A married couple with a history of 0-licence refusals and revocations have been refused a new licence because the TC didn't...

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Licence cut back pending a maintenance investigation

A CHESHIRE operator which was appearing at its sixth public inquiry since 1997 has had its licence cut from seven to four...

No ban after £400,000 bridge strike

THE DRIVER of an abnormal load which caused £400,000 worth of damage to a railway bridge and closed a railway line has escaped...

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Indefinite ban for owner-driver who failed to attend inquiry

A LEEDS owner-driver has been banned indefinitely from holding an 0-licence after failing to appear at a public inquiry to...

Three vehicles are cut for hours offences

A HIRE company has had its restricted 0-licence cut by three vehicles with a condition placed on it that all future transport...

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THE TIMES, THEY ARE A CHANGIN'

L ast week's publication of the draft Road Transport (Working lime) Regulations caused industry bodies to breathe a collective...

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Licence on a thread

A law which allows courts to ban drivers for any offence, including breaches of the hours regs, has stark implications for the...

Banning offences Up to now some of the more common

offences that could cost HGV driver his or her licence have been: being drunk in charge of a vehicle, driving without due care...

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TANK TOPS

US-owned Heil Trailer has become the number one petroleum tanker supplier in the UK. Brian Weatheriey charts its progress. H...

Polish promise

Having bought the Thompson Carmichael factory in Bilston in 1998, four months ago Heil ultimately decided the plant was too...

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MOTORWAY MARKETING

Trailer advertising is becoming big business — and for the haulier ifs lucrative and increasingly convenient. Jennifer Ball...

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CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE

Developments in axles and suspensions suggest a more high-tech future for trailers. Sharon Clancy caught up with the latest...

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COST CUTTER

Christian Salvesen had an idea for a radical multi-deck drawbar rig that would boost the versatility of its fleet and cut...

THE VEHICLE

Don Our has developed a drawbar with three-level multi-deck swap bodies mounted on a iow-profile 6x2 Daf CF85 380hp tag-axle...

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POWER A PLENTY

The iveco Daily range is to be revamped with a new engine, transmission and stability control system. Andy Salter takes a...

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A mixed bag

Lower fuel economy, longer service intervals, less noise and faster journey times are just some of the claims Iveco is making...

e erteing cruising or wor ing are t e noise

eve s inside t e van are very ow, w ic Ispeasln cruising or working hard the noise levels inside the van are very low,...

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DEALS ON WHEELS

Our series examining operator's motives for their latest acquisitions ranges from a baker's wagon with an auto box to a crane...

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STATE OF THE NATION

The market appears to be led by the light truck sector this year, with 7,5-tonne sales currently up some 4% for the year to...

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OPPORTUN KNOCKS

Last autumn 10 people won a lottery on Teesside to train as HGV drivers. Tim Maughan spoke to one of the former candidates,...

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Initiative

A candidate can pass such a training programme, but this does not automatically mean that he is cut out for a full-time road...

Exploring the right avenues Since leaving Prestons of Potto, John

Craig has set up John Craig Associates. Craig, a qualified HGV driver trainer, seeks to advise operators how to secure funding,...

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ENFRANCHISED PARTIES

Michael Roney swapped the life of a civil engineer for the driver recruitment world. As Tim Maughan finds, his franchises turn...

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Stand up to supermarkets

They cost the transport industry millions with their inefficiency and yet Austin Caulfield sees few operators trying to hold...

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On the trail of good profits

There's always a market for used trailers, and business is booming T he semi-trailer appears to have enjoyed something of a...

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Christmas is coming and everyone's buying vans

It's a mixed bag in the used van sector with some solid performers starting to falter, and the Christmas trade re-igniting some...

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Annus mirabilis!

The festive market has helped the used truck trade bounce back after a lacklustre September. TRUCK SALES at Manheim Auctions...

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Boom, boom, boom

Used truck sales are soaring, leaving dealers wondering whether to keep buying stock in the traditionally quiet run up to...

Hearty 18-tonners heat up demand

LATE-REGISTERED 18-tonners are in big demand, with examples with sleeper cabs and the more powerful engines generating the most...

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Glut of 6x2s is no bad thing Premium stock SUGGESTIONS

THAT an oversupply of used 6x2 tractors is depressing their residual values have been greeted with some scepticism by dealers....

Africa wises up to electronics

SPLASH OUT and take your holidays in Kenya next year and you may be rewarded with the sight of far more used Mercedes-Benz...