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13th January 2005
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Ken Thomas runs into financial crisis

Months after it was taken over, a high-profile haulier has called in money experts to sort out its debts. Chris Tindall...

JIC rate on course for El 0/hr in 2008

PAY NEGOTIATORS for the hire-and-reward sector in the West Midlands have agreed a groundbreaking £10-an-hour deal but artic...

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Little hope for creditors of Hull-based forwarder

CREDITORS FOR Hull-based freight forwarder Distribution Management (UK) are not expected to receive any money after...

Refuelling time

Truckstop operator Nightowl will begin selling fuel again after signing a deal with CH Jones. The firm will take over the...

Tunnel closed

The Brynglas tunnels on the M4 will be closed from 8pm-6am until 10 December for maintenance. A 40mph limit will be in force on...

Fire chaos

A fire at Eagle Global Logistics' warehouse in Purfleet last Sunday (9 January) led to major tailbacks on the M25 after police...

Services rendered

John Allan, FTA president and chief executive of Exel, has won a CBE for services to freight transport. Former VOSA chief...

Licence trimmed

Following a protracted public inquiry lasting five days over a six-month period, Scottish Deputy Traffic Commissioner Richard...

Drugs bust

An Irish truck driver has been arrested near Perpignan after £19m worth of cannabis was found on board his truck.

Watch out for fuel card fraudster

)PERATO RS HAVE been varnecl to keep an eye out for a raudster who approaches compaies posing as a truck driver, before aaking...

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CV sales break all records

Commercial vehicle sales were at an all-time high last year and things are looking just as good for 2005. Chris 'Tindall and...

lveco has started the new year in bullish fashion and

is aiming for an 8% share of the UK tractor market according to Chris Thorneycroft-Smith, head of its UK sales and marketing...

Anti-pollution regs could snare truck breakers

HAULIERS WHO cannibalise parts from disused trucks could fall foul of new anti-pollution regs, Guidelines on how to comply with...

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M6 Toll axle shock

OPERATORS USING revolutionary new trailer types on container transport face paying six times the standard rate on the M6 Toll...

Row over Irish toll plan

11-1E IRISH ROAD Haulage kssociation has hit out at draft )1ans for al.5 toll for trucks using he Shannon Tunnel; part of the...

You don't have to be mad...

Brian Lee, MD of Allan Morris Transport, explains the facts of life to a confused potential customer, and reflects that if the...

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Truck ban on Bidston bridge

Operators face extra congestion next week when an HGV ban is slapped on the Bidston Moss Viaduct. Jennifer Ball reports....

Unions see rosy horizons for tanker drivers

UNION LEADERS believe they are closer to achieving better pay and conditions for tanker drivers following an initial meeting...

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Factory fitted bodies find favour at Toyota

TOYOTA IS TO rationalise its Dyna line-up in favour of factory supplied bodies. This year only 10% of products arriving from...

Media watdi

IN THE NEWS Stuart Thomas gives us his regular round-up of the way the newspapers have covered the transport industry this...

4x inflation for 44t THE COST OF running a 44tonne

artic increased by nearly four times the level of inflation last year, according to the Freight Transport Association (FTA)....

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Network's Xmas collapse leaves members in the cold

The Christmas collapse of parcel network NCN has left its members owed thousands, but its rivals are reaping the benefits....

Avia's new owners ring the changes

THE CZECH DAE WOO Avia organisation has been re-structured. New owners have acquired a majority holding in the Prague-based...

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Police raids hit 28 sites at once

POLICE HAVE CARRIED out as simultaneous raids across Northern Ireland, the Republic DI Ireland, England and Scotland is part of...

Exel faces tribunal over dismissal

TRANSPORT GIANT EXEL is facing a compensation claim for constructive dismissal from a former driver and union rep who said he...

Dirty tank bugging you? Let us help

TIAVE YOU GOT BUGS in your mnker? Is there a thick sticky )lack mass in your storage tank rou just can't shift? Sounds like a...

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High-tech load and money taken in Lana

imE0 CRIME POLICE ARE HUNTING a gang who hijacked a truck at gunpoint and made off with a load of cash. The attack happened...

Criminals shift away from police focus

POLICE IN T111.3 West Midlands say that a major new initiative designed to tackle truck crime appears to be changing the areas...

South Yorks gang knock driver out and take truck

SOUTH YORKSHIRE police are hunting a gang who viciously attacked a truck driver and knocked him unconscious before making off...

Hijacking after collision

adal i SIQ!) , 40 . ALL , A TRUCK DRIVER saw his vehicle driven off in the West Midlands when he stopped following a collision...

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1904 That was the year...

by, starting with 1905 and 1955. 1955 Emigration "Since the Commercial Motor reported the statement of Mr HA Badenoch of...

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Strange bedfellows

Iveco has quietly been racking up successes in South America, the Middle East and Africa — Oliver Dixon looks at its plans for...

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ers crossing

Few East European drivers have come here for work. Nick Leslie-Miller is doing his best to change that. Dominic Perry reports....

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Things won't get better unless we

all do something THERE'S A GREAT saying that I firmly believe in. It goes something like: "If you do nothing. you will achieve...

while Tories promise to listen

THANK YOU for your letter of 15 December and for sending me a copy of Life without Lorries. It certainly makes a powerful case...

Minister rejeds 50mph limit...

THANK YOU FOR your letter about the single carriageway speed limit for HGVs. In response to your recent campaign and statement...

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Is there light at the end of the Tunnel?

Eurotunnel has a new money making approach to combat its mounting debt. But operators say they won't play along — or pay more....

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Advert leads honest ' operator astray

A vehicle is returned to an operator who bought an 0-licence from a magazine ad. A COMPANY which bought an international...

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Licence decision is put on hold until the operator proves he was running legally

A. WEST MIDLANDS operator who claimed not .o have used his vehicles since his licence lapsed last filly has been asked to...

Loaned disc costs two operators f3,700 in fines and costs

THE LOAN of an 0-licence identity disc has led to two Luton-based operators being ordered to pay £3,700 in fines and costs....

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Revocation order replaced with formal warning

A WASTE disposal operator whose licence was revoked when he failed to attend a disciplinary inquiry has won it back at a fresh...

Overloaded, no tacho, wrong licence... and a big fine

AN AXLE overload, failing to use a tachograph, and driving without the correct driving licence have cost Northampton-based...

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The pain in Spain

The case of a UK haulier fined more than £6,000 in Spain for a minor infringement of the hours regs highlights how careful...

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Smoking gun...

Smoking will be banned in all UK workplaces in 2008 with fines up to £2 1 500. But will it include truck cabs? David Craik...

Smoke-free UK

• In Scotland smoking will be banned in public places and workplaces by 2006 under a bill entitled Smoking, Health and Social...

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An inspedor calls

Every operator needs to know how to respond to scrutiny from the taxman — Phil Berwick sets out the dos and don'ts. M ost...

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110)C NG CLEVER

While still not quite a luxury item, the Land Rover Defender's )C at least takes the rougher edges off the old bruiser. And...

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Fuel standards The European biodiesel standard is EN14214. Commercially produced

biodiesel should conform to this standard, but do check, The diesel fuel standard is EN590; this is the one that all the engine...

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PLAYING YOUR CARDS RIGHT

ks if the price of fuel wasn't enough to dive you mad it seems that some Deople want to get their hands on your fuel — for...

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FUEL CARD SECURITY TIPS • Always memorise your PIN and

keep it secret. Do not share it with anyone and do not keep a written record of it. I Be aware of people around you who might...

THE CURRENT STATE OF CARD FRAUD • £402.4m was lost

to card fraud in 2003. *The UK suffers more than £1.1m worth of card fraud every day, with a fraudulent transaction every eight...

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THE It CHEM

You need cash to buy transport companies but, as Tim Maughan reports, the right chemistry is equally important. W hen we...

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MI SSI ONAR Y PO S N O n 16 March 1905 Temple Press expanded

its stable of transport magazines into the world of road transport.The Commercial Motor stepped into the spotlight with what we...

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EVOLUTION THEORY

As the R-Series begins its year of glory as International Truck of the Year, Colin Barnett has been to Sweden to take a look...

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On the road with 580hp at 60 tonnes

So much for the theory but the proof of the pudding's in the eating... and these puddings were remarkably tasty. During our...

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GREAT BIRTHDAY GIVEAWAY

To celebrate 100 years of Commercial Motor, each month we've got goodies to giveaway. To kick off the series it's digital...

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Reasons to be cheerful 1,2,3

Ray Dickson reflects ruefully on motorway madness, terminated tests and comatose cops. 1 t's official; the lunatics have...

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Through a Glass darkly

=allowing record new sales last year, unrealistic 2005 sales targets by nanufacturers could unbalance the used vehicle market....

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Volvo's top trotter

When Volvo launched the FH12 Globetrotter in 1993 it set new standards in cab aerodynamics and living room. Twelve years on it...

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It's hard to find fault with this 7.5-tonner

Commercial Motor tests more vehicles than any other magazine so here's your a chance to get the lowdown on some of the...

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Seeking curtains in the sale

Prices slashed, old stock • cleared.., it's the January Sales! We've been searching for bargain priced 18-tonne...