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13th May 2010
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Nearly 6,000 firms face shift into OCRS red zone

CM COVER STORY christopher.waLton@rtn.co.uk SOME 5,913 additional operators will find themselves in the red Operator...

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P ELECTIIIR

Road transport champions win and Lose on polling day c hristopher.waltonrarbi,co. uk POLITICAL CANDIDATES FROM from the road...

P )LYMP15:::

UPS rings fleet livery changes UPS HAS RE-BRANDED its 3,000-strong UK fleet with the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games...

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P NEW CONTRACT

Ceva to take over Ideal Standard's logistics division laura.haitstonel'arbi.co.uk CEVA LOGISTICS HAS confirmed it will be...

P TELEMATICS

Minorplanet gains winding-up adjournment for UK operation TELEMATICS PROVIDER Minorplanet Systems is continuing in its...

P BORDER CONTROL

Driver claims UKBA Locked him in a room A DRIVER CLAIMS that he was locked up at Dover Eastern Docks while waiting for his...

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BDR Logistics' administrators predict a El.lm deficiency for collapsed firm

dormnic.perryiar b Lc°. ui< EARLY ESTIMA 1 LS PUT the deficiency of collapsed Frome haulier BDR Logistics at Elm, according to...

P ENFORCEMENT

Second police force launches a 'spy-truck to catch law breakers CM COVER STORY AVON AND SOMERSET Police is the second force...

P T1P-EX

Show goes on despite hotel fire TIP-EX IS UNAFFECTED by the recent fire at the Majestic Hotel in Harrogate. In previous...

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P PALLET NETWORKS

Durham City Transport takes NDI:s place at United Pallet joanna.bourkelarbi.co.uk DURHAM CITY Transport has joined United...

P REGISTRATIONS

New CV sales rose in April CV REGISTRATIONS rose again in April, according to the latest figures from the SMMT. Overall...

P DRIVER TRAINING

Grocontinental increases driver efficiency with MAN telennatics STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION firm Grocontinental has seen its...

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Langdon Group profit PIMINE

up, but revenue static Lriri5to ph .2 r.wa onla rb i.c 6.0 CONTROLLED-TEMPERATURE distribution specialist Langdon Group has...

Laurie Dealer

Laurie Dealer gets wind of more used truck tests in future The Boy Swallow, Road Transport Group deputy technical editor and...

P ASSOCIATION RESULL - ;

Road Haulage Association halved pre-tax toss in 2009 THE ROAD HAULAGE Association (RH.A) halved its pre-tax loss in the year...

Steve's Tour de Tanzania gets sponsored by big firms

Steve Hobson, editor of sister publication Motor Transport, has been tapping up the truck manufacturers to sponsor his Cycle...

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Transport sector pay deals are 'much higher' than 2009

chris.tindattfarbi.co.uk PAY DEALS IN THE road transport sector are running at "much higher levels" this year compared with...

P DRIVER CHOICE AWARDS

Reward your industry and be in with a chance to win a trip to Italy THE TRUCK & DRIVER/Iveco Stralls DrIver Choice Awards are...

P cl.°P.VEY

Tell us how your business is faring... DOES THE TRANSPORT industry really have a bad image? And if so, how can it be improved?...

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Travis Perkins tests fall-prevention systems to cut work-at-height risks

big to rryblogragoog temait. corn BUILDERS' MERCHANT Travis Perkins is testing a number of fall-prevention systems on its...

Gregory Distribution picks Olympic stars

GREGORY DISTRIBUTION has hand-picked five West Country-based athletes to support on their quest to make it to the 2012 Olympic...

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P HEALTH AND SAFETY

Small firms take more risks Aris.tindattrarbi.co.uk SMALLER HAULAGE companies are more likely to employ drivers who risk...

P TRIALS

Germans trial LHVs THE GERMAN FEDERAL government has announced it will begin trials of longer and heavier vehicles on domestic...

P AND FINALLY...

Slip sliding away... STOBART DRIVERS looking for an example from their MD should turn away now, as this picture shows William...

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Catching up with crime

CM was granted exclusive access to spend a day with the Central Motorway Police Group and found that life isn't easy for those...

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CRACKING DOWN ON FREIGHT CRIME GANGS

If operators are more compliant, Nairn and Rounds are free to focus on what they really want to crack down on: freight crime...

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Pedal power vs truck torque

London's streets will soon be teeming with even more bikes as two cycle initiatives go live in the summer. But how wilt this...

PREVENTION

For any operators wanting to take immediate steps to safeguard their drivers, the Freight Transport AssocIation's Natalie...

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TFL RESPONDS

"The Mayor and TfL launched a Cycle Safety Action Plan earlier this year that highlights the actions we are taking to improve...

CYCLE HIRE

Of greater concern is TfL's Cycle Hire scheme, which launches on 30 July and enables anyone to hire a bike for as little as £1...

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P CYCLING

Is the introduction of the London Cycle Superhighway a sensible option? following observations with CM readers. • Having seen...

The best ways to stop diesel theft

TO COMBAT siphoning of diesel. there is first a need to reduce the amount held in the tank overnight, so till up at the start...

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Haulier manages to set the record straight

Fateh Logistics wins new 0-licence bid, after calling in a consultant to set the operation straight. A HAULIER CRITICISED at a...

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Redway European looks to increase Cheshire operation

iip TANKER specialist Redway European is looking to increase the authorisation at its '' existing operating centre at the West...

Acumen Distribution

jil Acumen Distribution is looking for authorisation for seven vehicles at a new centre at Haydock Storage in St Helens,...

T Hill Transport

ill Manchester-based T Hill Transport is looking to remove its operating centre in Tyld' esley in the city from its licence. It...

Collier Haulage (South Wales)

(. 'oilier Haulage (South Wales) has been v • L , .iven authorisation to run two vehicles and • -. the same number of trailers...

Bibby Distribution

Bibby Distribution has been granted permission to run eight vehicles and 15 trailers at the Aeron Valley Cheese site in...

WELSH AND NORTH WESTERN AREAS Wales

fo In Flint on 20 May, a public inquiry will take place to consider disciplinary action and repute of the transport manager at...

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What to do after a public inquiry

A leading road transport lawyer says that most of those who appear at public inquiries are not "cowboy operators", but...

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he watching

Suspect that filching is going in your warehouse? Be careful how you monitor staff, or you could face a tribunal accused of...

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Last winter, there were times when just about everything stopped except delivery of the daily papers.

Despite the long-predicted demise of the printed word, a healthy if very slowly declining-demand for the road transport...

REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION

Operating on a smaller scale is FH Roberts & Sons of Southampton a business grown out of a newspaper wholesaler, working mainly...

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CEVA NEWSFAST

Ever since the flight of the newspapers to Wapping in the mid-1980s, led by News International (NI), the big name in newspaper...

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KNOW THE BUSINESS

Get it right and print work may tick all the bottom-line cost-efficiency boxes by ensuring maximum vehicle and resource...

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Reels of fortune

They say print is dead, but try telling that to Essex-based C&H (Hauliers): it delivers reels of paper to News International...

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

The trailers that arrive at Broxbourne bear the hallmarks of specific modification and product development. The man behind the...

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COMPANY GROWTH

C&H is part of the Charles Gee Group, which was started by Charles Gee in 1887 as a shipbrokers in London. In the 1970s the...

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RUNNING THE SITE

The Aylesford Newsprint site in Kent, just off the M20, is at the back end of a trading estate. This is where the process to...

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With falls from a truck or trailer creating the most

serious injuries in transport, CM looks at a new system for fencing-in drivers. Words: Brian Weatheit Images: Tom Cunnin...

THE PENALTIES

The Work at Height Regulations 2005 apply to everyone working at height where there is a risk of a fall liable to cause...

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A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

Tinsley says a series of upgrades to the extendIng ladder incorporated in the Safety-GARD fat-prevention system has enabled it...

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WORKING AT HEIGHT: THE HSE VIEW

Any working at height risk assessment should include the basic questions as to how and why drivers access their vehicles....

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Wheeler dealer

As the used truck and van market gets back on its feet, CM looks at who is selling used vehicles and what they are offering....

AND DON'T FORGET TO GO ONLINE

Buying and browsing online has become the most important tool for the trade to air their wares. Most dealers will have a...

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CLOSING THE DEAL

If you have found the truck of your dreams, or one that meets the financial constraints of your wallet, then you have to set...

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Guest Trucks heads to the East Midlands

IVECO-DEALER Guest Trucks has expanded its franchise network east from the Midlands with a new site in Leicester and three...