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16th January 1992
16th January 1992
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INSULT TO INJURY

• Forcing truck operators to pay for the privilege of driving through London is a prime example of adding insult to injury. As...

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• Mercedes-Benz has signed its second partnership deal in a

week with a Czech truck builder, this time with Liaz. It has already agreed a deal with Tatra. Caught you • The Road Haulage...

Ban hauliers face permit fees

• Operators face paying a fee for driving through London at night and the weekends. The London Boroughs Transport Committee,...

UK transport firms shine in FT survey

• UK transport companies have done well in the annual Financial Times review of the top 500 European companies. Leading the...

Boffin stands by tired driver claim

• The author of a controversial article on the hazard of tired truck drivers is standing by his claims. Professor Jim Horne of...

Norman out soon

• Eric Norman, boss of parcel firm Panic Link, will be released from prison at the end of this month, having served about six...

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Dee 0-licence appeal

• The Road Haulage Association is appealing to the Transport Tribunal against the North Eastern LA's decision to grant John Dee...

Hauliers 'not suitable'

• Road/rail consortium Combined Transport (CTL) cannot find UK hauliers with suitable trailers to operate its swap body service...

Industry accuses Dip of dithering

• The Department of Transport has been accused of dithering over plans to retrofit truck speed limiters. Ministers are...

Kent truck checks rise

• Overloading checks are to soar by 60% in Kent, one of the UK's busiest regions for trucks. Kent County Council has had a...

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Widespread gloom

• Widespread lack of business confidence is hindering a recovery in truck sales, despite lower interest rates, says Rod England...

Hauliers pushing forward

• Freight forwarders are to be urged to clean up their image. Owner-drivers' cooperative Unit 91 will meet with the British...

Germans face defeat

• Plans to introduce cabotage by 1 January next year are being given top priority by the Portuguese, who hold the EC presidency...

Truck thefts CM lists your losses

• Thieves stole a white Scania 93 from Gatwick Plant Hire of Crawley last Friday, and GPH is offering a reward. The Scania, has...

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Green law blower threat

• The forthcoming European Stage 2 diesel engine emissions directive could well spell the end for naturally aspirated engines...

February launch for ultra-low coupler

• A high-volume artic outfit will be exhibited at next month's Amsterdam show. It uses a Scania R113 MW 4x2 with 95cm coupling...

Hino is still cautious

• Hino importer Harris (UK) is guarded about its prospects for 1992, despite handing over its first municipal vehicles last...

Phoenix arises

• Dennis Eagle has sold the first three Phoenix 25 eight-wheel refuse collectors, launched at the Waste Management show last...

Romac converts cereal into wine

• Sandwich, Kent-based Romac has taken delivery of Trailor's latest 13.5m, high volume semi-trailer to carry cereal to the...

Hallas in Keighley

• Hallas Trailer Sales has moved from Cross Flats near Bingley to Keighley, West Yorkshire. Managing director Ken Wilson's...

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Amsterdam debut for Daf's flagship

Next month Daf will launch a higher powered version of its 95 Series. CM gives its first impressions of the new Daf flagship...

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Ravenscraig: no warning

• The decision to bring forward the closure of the Scottish steel works at Ravenscraig to September has sent hauliers...

Gill predicts registration rise

• After the worst year for commercial vehicle sales since the fifties, truck and artic registrations could rise by up to 30% in...

Elan success • Overnight business-to-business specialist Elan has won £750,000

worth of contracts from three new clients: Inmac, Autogem and SCC Computers. Staff supplied iii Car transporter Walon has...

EC report meets mixed response

• A leaked European Commission report recommending the break-up of the Post Office's monopoly has met with a mixed response...

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Toleman drivers back at work

• Toleman drivers have ended a three-day strike following assurances that a 25% wage cut will be reinstated when the car...

Back on the road

• Commercial Motor is literally back on the road again after the launch last week of D Mortimer's time-sensitive national...

Dutch capture

• United Parcel Service has acquired Dutch shipping firm Beemsterboer to add to its pan-European package distribution network.

Securicor parcels profits fall

• Profits from Securicor's parcels business have fallen by nearly 70%, even though its parcels arm, Securicor Omega Express,...

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LA demands accounts

AO/ port Inter trading as New allowed to continue operating on an interim licence until he produces accounts, bank statements...

Absolute discharge awarded

• Ross-on-Wye magistrates have given TD Williams (Brynamman) an absolute discharge, after it admitted to a train weight...

LEGAL

DIRECTORY • Commercial Motor has compiled a nationwide directory of specialist transport lawyers, expert witnesses, consultant...

Year's probation

▪ North Eastern Deputy Licensing Authority H Anthony Richardson told Morley Waste Traders that neglect of the company's...

Charges dropped

• Charges alleging Swinnerton Transport had permitted drivers to take insufficient rest and drive excessive hours, were dropped...

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Vehicle authorisation cut

• Planning problems have led to the licence of Cumbrianbased haulier Richard Johnston being renewed for seven vehicles and...

Fresh licence is required

• Leeds-based haulier Alan Thompson has been warned that he must apply for a fresh Operator's Licence, after it was revealed...

Stolen extinguisher costs haulier 1610

• Hazchem specialist Walsh & Dearden Haulage of Darwen had a fire extinguisher stolen from one of its vehicles — and has ended...

Harcon fined • Cumbernauld-based Harcon Trading has been fined £3,000

after admitting permitting drivers to exceed the daily driving limit, to drive for 4i hours without the required breaks, to...

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Express body for Ulster

• Bodybuilder Robert Wright & Son is working on an express coach which is set to go into service with Ulsterbus in April. The...

PCV distributor sold to Scania

• As predicted, Stuart Johnson has sold his ailing Worksopbased bus and coach distributor to Scania (CM 9-15 Jan). The...

Marshalls snaps up rights to Dart

• Marshalls of Cambridge has beaten FSV Dormobile to snap up the Carlyle Group's design rights, jigs and fixtures for bodying...

Boro'line deal 'soon'

• Troubled bus operator Maidstone Boroline is on the verge of being sold to the holding company of Northumbria Motor Services...

Mercedes midis III Mercedes-Benz's upgraded midibus range will be available

to operators from the end of next month (CM 24-30 Oct 1991). Bluebird deal • Midland Bluebird has taken delivery of five...

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Powers of persuasion

In their annual report, the Licensing Authorities reveal their frustration at being unable to clamp down on rogue hauliers who...

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Yawn patrol

A rnerica is striving A rnerica is striving lo keep tired truck drivers off its roads with help from the sort of technology...

Hard to lick this burning issue

olvo lost no time in stamping its mark on the Isle of Man's issue of special stamps to celebrate its fire service. When PR...

Fat chance

U at came to the rescue of 18-stone trucker Martin Evans when the car he was working under collapsed. His flab prevented...

Blood bus

N rewe-based Jennings Coachwork cleverly adapted this Daf coach chassis to work in a new vein for Merseyside and North Wales...

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PUBLICATIONS Euro handbook

• The 22nd Transport Manager's and Operator's Handbook, which outlines current and forthcoming UK and EC legislation, is now...

PRICES Zippo fixed for a year

• German CV liftmaker Zippo will not be increasing its prices this year. Contact UK agent Nottingham-based Lift-Fix on (0602)...

TRAINING Chemicals courses

• A five-day course for transport managers in the chemicals industry will be held at Southampton on alternate months this...

FERRIES Line to Netherlands

norfolkline • Norfolk Line has started eight-hour sailings from Felixstowe to Scheveningen, in the Netherlands, departing at...

SERVICES Clean machine in Sussex

• Green Ways, of Copthorne, West Sussex, is offering a steam cleaning service for vehicles within a 45-mile radius of its base....

RED BOOK

Van testing • R&A Young's depot at Esh Winning, County Durham, has been appointed an MoT test station for 3-3.5 tonne vans....

PRODUCTS Soft option

• Roadmaster is the name of a software package for traffic office administration, now available from Planet Computer Systems....

ROADWAraz

AA Hotlines (0836) 401 111 West Country. (0836) 401 112 Wales. (0836) 401 113 Midlands. (0836) 401 114 East Anglia. (0836) 401...

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iii As the outgoing European Truck of the Year, Renault's

AE 500.19TD Magnum and its straight-six powered baby brother have a lot to live up to. The first year of production at the...

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• One of the golden rules of running trucks is

check your bills. The recession means that there is a greater need for scrutiny: money is tight for most hauliers and it is...

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THE DIES E L

It's that time of year again! Commercial Motor has put 13 major dervs to the test, assessing how they stand up to cold...

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INDUSTRY OPINION

( . 1 raham Montgomerie, engineering manager at the Freight Transport Association, was not disappointed with the results. But...

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PRINCELY SUM

• Stuart Cornforth can hardly believe his luck. A year ago he was an unemployed reefer driver in Liverpool, which is not...

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Tough tests for curtains

• I refer to the recent letter from Mr Tonge (CM 12-18 Dec 1991) regarding load restraint. Mr Tonge stated that there was an...

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PARCELINE BENCH

II John Bench, former Transfleet financial controller, has moved to Parceline as regional administration manager. He will be...

LEYLAND DAF CAPON/INGRAM/ HOWARD

I The product development department at Leyland Daf is being re-organised following the retirement of product development...

BRITISH ROAD FEDERATION DIMENT/WITT

• Richard Dirnent will become director of the British Road Federation in May, succeeding Peter Witt who is retiring. Diment has...

SCHMITZ TIIERMOSTAR OPERATIONAL TEAM

A n operational team has been appointed at Schmitz Thermostar, the refrigerated trailer manufacturer created following...

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gulag* throutprs or sales represelltatus sleopmg ill their cars'

t last year's Trade Union • —. It Congress conference the United Road Transport Union and the Transport and General Workers'...