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Court forces port to take livestock

by Juliet Morrison • A group of 30 livestock hauliers and exporters have won a High Court injunction which forces the port of...

Sowerby check catches 10 out of 25

• Ten out of 25 trucks stopped in a multi-agency check near the scene of the Sowerby Bridge disaster have been issued with...

BRIEFS • The problem of LGV drivers follir , a asleeo at

the wheel is being researched by the Transport Research Laboratory, commissioned by the Department of Transport. The report is...

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Masked gunman in three-hour hijack

by Karen Miles and Juliet Morrison • A hi-jacker forced a truck driver to take him on a threehour journey at gunpoint last...

Labour calls for VI cash

• The Government should be giving the Vehicle Inspectorate greater resources in the war against cowboy operators, rather than...

THE TRUE COST OF NEGLECT

H ow much is a man worth? £10? £100? £100,000? Any haulier facing a negligence claim from on injured employee could well find...

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New-style tax discs for LGIls

by Juliet Morrison • The Driver Vehicle Licensing Authority plans to introduce more detailed tax discs for goods vehicles this...

Lords to rule on lay-off law

• Hundreds of former Leyland Daf employees will find out today (16 March) if they can sue the receivers for millions of...

On the acquisition trail

• Transport Development Group and newcomer WRM are back on the acquisition trail with separate purchases—and they are promising...

DIRECTORS BANNED FOR LIFE

• Crynant Transport and one of its directors, transport manager Florence Morrison, were disqualified from holding or obtaining...

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by Karen Miles • An Exel Logistics driver and union

official sacked for serious misconduct is set to launch a national campaign for his reinstatement. Michael Danaher claims Exel...

Discharge for 'scrap' wheels

• Police have described two wheels which came off a truck on the M62 as "fit for the scrapyard". But the Lancashire haulier who...

French 'target British'

• An owner-driver on international work has become so fed up with constantly being stopped by French police that he is asking...

CI In a separate incident a van driver was killed

on the M62 on 20 February by a lost HGV wheel which crossed the central reservation and smashed through his windscreen (CM 2-8...

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NEW ROUND IN TANK ROW

by Miles Brignall • Customs & Excise is investigating the case of a British owner-driver fined for carrying a supplementary...

Hays profits set to rise

• Hays' financial division has given notice in its latest set of results that its profits are set to jump thanks to increased...

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JF Alford to face test charges

• A director of Southampton container haulier JF Alford Transport, the company's transport manager, the company and 29 of its...

Victor Thompson in liquidation

• A continuing decline in tipper work over the past few years is being blamed for the demise of Victor Thompson's Cumbrian...

Negligence cases grow

by Patric Cunnane • Hauliers accused of negligence face paying huge amounts in damages in more than 2,700 cases being pursued...

Haulier questions derv-by-card price

• A haulier who signed up for a fuel card because it promised cheaper diesel has slammed the company involved because it has...

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Inter-City loses base

by Steve McQueen MI Five more haulage companies could be forced to abandon a former US army air base after TDG subsidiary...

MoD bids grow

The number of companies bidding for a contract to manage 100,000 non-combat Ministry of Defence vehicles has now escalated to...

Location is no object

• A West Country freight moving agency which says it can provide work for hauliers is hoping to sign up owner-drivers and small...

CONTRACTS

• TNT Logistics has signed a 10 - year, 9.4.5m a year contract employing 130 staff to handle Rank Xerox's warehousing and UK...

• One haulier already signed up is Exeterbased WJ Balsdon.

Wayne Balsdon runs three low-loaders and has worked with DNO's directors in the past. He says he will give the agency a go for...

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by Steve Banner • Motor Vehicle Imports is aiming to

expand the Tata range with the launch of a 26-seater bus at the NEC Coach and Bus Show in October. The Indian-built LP 609...

• Whitbread has bought 45 Don-Bur 13.7m Palletmaster curtainsider semi-trailers

for its primary distribution fleet. Thirty of these are straight-frame trailers for bulk canned deliveries, the others have...

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Low price-tag on low-floor bus

by Noel Millier • Scania has introduced the Axcess-ultralow claiming it to be the most affordable ultra-low floor city bus on...

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Building up in Birmingham

This year's SMMT Commercial Vehicle Bodywork show has raised its stature with a move to the NEC in Birmingham, With more than...

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International problems

• A company 3. which got into financial difficul in international work had the duration of its licence cut to the end of the...

Police evidence 'not relevant'

• Epping magis trates have cleared Heavy Haul (Chelmsford), and its managing director Philip Dyke, of a series of alleged...

Further tests

• The 10-vehicle licence held by Dennis Greaves (Haulage), of Eckington, has been suspended by North Western LA Martin Albu...

Kenton warned

II Jarrow-based Kenton Utilities & Developments was warned about its preventative maintenance standards when the duration of...

Shorter term • Maintenance problems have led Scottish LA Michael

Betts to cut the duration of the licence held by Alexandria, Strathclyde-based Stewart Lumber, so that it now expires at the...

Formal warning

• The licence held by Prestwick, Ayrshire-based TG McLean & Sons was renewed in respect of four vehicles and four trailers at a...

Written off • Swansea-based David Seabourne surrendered his licence at

a Cardiff disciplinary inquiry after telling LA John Pugh that his vehicle had been written off in an accident. The LA warned...

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Land ownership to be established for licence

• A South Wales operator who carries heavy oils for hospitals has been granted an interim licence, despite objections from...

LA says father was the problem

• Manchester-based owner-driver Gary Somers received a warning about his future conduct when he appeared at a Manchester public...

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On your bike fatty

cad safety minister Steven Norris is a typical, middle-aged, overweight Conservative and not a lycra freak by any stretch...

Where's my line

emember the imaginary friend you had as a child? Well, lorry parks, it seems, have them too . udging by this enigmatic sign...

A red nose by any other name acks at Commercial

Motor are no strangers to red noses. one of the occupational hazards of the profession, and are therefore delighted to support...

Bullseyes for Ben

ow that's what I call a dart, is the sort of thing TV Gladiator Zodiac is probably saying to Tony Shelbourne, boss of Dana...

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Polish crews

T write to express my view of the media coverage of the French seamen's strike action. Over the past two years I have watched...

Scammell search

M y long time wish is to photograph every remaining Scammell vehicle; to date I have 198 in my album. I believe there must be...

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New hubs

• Palletised distribution specialist Pallet] me has opened two regional hubs in Glasgow and Stirling to consolidate the...

Rail terminal

• A privately owned terminal at DaIlam. Warrington, will be opening this week to handle freight traffic from Transrail, one of...

Key expansion

• Key Leasing has opened branches in Milton Keynes and Breda in the Netherlands. They both offer leasing services together with...

Charges frozen

• Barclays Bank is helping small businesses by holding 1995 transaction charges at 1994 levels and withdrawing fees for faxes...

UK-Ireland link

• A container service between Dublin and Ellesmere Port has been introduced in a joint venture between Geest North Sea Line and...

Extra time

• The Ipswich Transport Museum will be open every Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday this year from 26 March to 29 October between...

Free workshop

• A free workshop on credit management in packaging, distribution and transport will be held on 24 April at 14:00hrs at The...

Las Vegas calls

• A nine-day trip to the International Truck Show in Las Vegas, including a threenight stay in Los Angeles, is being offered by...

Truck trials

• There are plans to hold a series of slow-speed truck trial championships for charity this summer, starting in Salisbury this...

Veteran outing

• The Ipswich Transport Museum's 25th annual Ipswich to Felixstowe historic vehicle run will take place on 7 May. It will be...

Cool to 2000

• The Controlled Temperature Distribution into the next Millennium conference will be held on 6 April at Birmingham's...

Transport pageant

• This ye.,-u - 's Leicester Mercury historic transport pageant and vehicle parade will take place at Abbey Park, Leicester on...

Risky business

• Teesside Training Enterprise will host a national conference on the carriage of dangerous goods by road on 23 May at the ICI...

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Hidden killer

• Is your van engine pumping out carbon monoxide fumes over you without you realising it? CO can make you feel sick, dizzy and...

Cash savings

• Bay foal Energy has introduced the Diesel Direct Gold card which promises cash savings of up to 20p per gallon on normal...

On-board weigher

• Axtec will be adding to its range of on-board weighing systems at TipCon 95. The latest on-board axle load indicator, which...

A78 bypass

• The recommendation for a more northerly bypass of Ardrossan, Saltcoats and Stevenston on the A78 has been accepted by the...

M58 maintenance

• The final phase of a fouryear maintenance programme on the M58 at Skelmersdale will take place over the next 16 weeks....

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DETROIT

SPINNE R Not every manufacturer can squeeze 420hp worth of torque from a 320hp engine. CM has travelled the electronic...

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CAB COMFORT The Foden sleeper cab is among the roomiest

in the business. In-cab noise readings show the engine to be louder than some, but the tone is quite acceptable and not at all...

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W hen there's a recession the supply of good late-model used

trucks dries up. That's a Fact. With little money around to buy new equipment— and precious little reason to buy— operators...

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FUTURE LEGISLATION

Ii K 1 , A; 1994 Budget—extensive reform of Vehicle Excise duty with changes to several tax classes and elimination of many...

RECENT AND IMMINENT LEGISLATION

cif = coming into force SI No 2280 The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 1 994. Allows the display of warning...

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'Written instructions to drivers can work wonders in court'

g auliers have a tougher time than most employers when it comes to carrying the can for mistakes by their employees, as the...

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COMMENT

The revelation that most workshop managers still perceive all engine oils as being the same is a shocking one. It suggests the...

Guard against inferior oils

Shell Oils has issued a warning to the commercial vehicle industry stating that it should be on its guard against poor quality...

Fewer coats with PPG

* PPG has introduced a two-pack refinish clearcoat with a ready-for-use VOC content of 480g/It as the final product in its...

Council care on the menu

• Whale Tankers now has a service and maintenance agreement with Derbyshire County and Leicester City councils as part of its...

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Sole operation

• Sachs Automotive Components and Boge UK are to integrate their warehouses and centralised functions into one operation by the...

Skin care regs

• Deb has released fact sheets 4 and 5 dealing with COSHH regulations and skin safety Both are available free of charge from...

Cheaper gas

• Kinefica, a leading independent gas supplier, claims its garage customers are saving at least 10% on their bills after...

EPA guide

• nil Bodyshop Services has produced a guide listing the key action dates for compliance with the Environmental Protection Act....

KBA bundle

• Dealer Management Software supplier K13A Computer Systems has announced a new pricing structure for 1995. Workshop...

SAF outlets

• IMS, sole UK importer of SAP' running gear, has appointed three new distributors in Hull, Scunthorpe and Ellesmere Port. (No...

Partco profits

• Partco has announced a 61% rise in pre-tax profit to £6.2m for 1994. Turnover was up almost 10% to .L136m.

CHIP 2 guide

• A new 24-page directive for the classifying, packaging and labelling of dangerous chemicals has been published by the Health...

AA doubts on NVQs

• A recent report from the Automobile Association has thrown up some doubts about attitudes towards National Vocational...

Renault in West Thurrock

• Renault Trucks Essex is to open in West Thurrock this summer. Parent company Renault Truck Commercials will invest some £1.2...

Bear and Wheelforce co-ordinated

• Automotive Diagnostics UK has been formed by the SPX Corporation to co-ordinate the British activities of two of its major...

Joint braking

• The joint venture between Bendix HVCG and Knorr-Bremse UK has led to the formation of Knorr-Breinse Systems For Commercial...

All-year 24-hour BOC gas service

• BOC Gases has launched a £2 million restructuring of its UK-wide customer service organisation in what it claims as possibly...

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All-British silence

• The Truckmaster range of replacement silencers and fittings for commercial vehicles will now be 100% British made,...

Stock on a round trip

• Stock cleansing and stock reclaims could be a time bomb waiting to explode on the motor factor trade, says The Factoring...

ERF puts lube on the line

• ERF is to fit automatic chassis lubrication (ACL) as standard on all vehicles over 17 tonnes. It has specified Tecalemit...

Diesel diagnostics

• Sun has an R&D team working on diesel diagnostics and expects to have a system ready in about two years. If it cannot get the...

Know your rights

• ReMIT, the training branch of the Retail Motor Industry Federation, will be running a series of evening seminars called...

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WELL LED?

Getting involved with an oil manufacturer to ensure your lubricant supply can make a lot of sense. We discover why. T „ say...

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Who offers what?

• BP or offers a comprehensive management package to workshops as part of its Workshop Support Services programme (Write No 71...

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TECHNICIAN'S TIPS

T he Scania 93 range appeared in the late 1980s and was built around the then new 8.5-litre straight six turbocharged and...

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ROLLING OUT GOOD VALUE

We report from the UK's largest tyre and retread technology show B rii yrex is usually good value as far as innovation and new...

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LEARNING TO KEEP UP

Retailing, reprogramming and restocking. The three Rs have changed but the importance of mastering them remains as vital as...

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Making an impact

• Ingersoll-Rand has added a 3/4in air-powered impact wrench to its Super Duty range of vehicle aftermarket tools, offering a...

Rolling road with add-ons

MI Sun has introduced the SB3 93 commercial vehicle rolling road brake tester. It is a modular system which at base level...

• The Bekomat drain trap, made by Beko Condensate Systems,

is designed to collect waste condensate from an air compressor safely and efficiently. Two models have been upgraded the...

Speedy brake fluid safety meter

• Fife-based Alba Tools has introduced a brake fluid safety meter which it claims is both fast and accurate to use. Designed to...

engines

• System Clean is a product launched in the UK by Bear Automotive specifically for cleaning engines internally. Developed in...

Fit a cooler

• Deeside-based Fawcett Christie Hydraulics manufactures a comprehensive range of oil coolers which can be retro-fitted to all...

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• Finnsorb Oil Absorbent Peat, now available in the UK,

enables oil and other chemical spillages to be efficiently and economically cleaned up and easily disposed of. Available in...

• Welding equipment manufacturer Murex has produced a guide to its complete range of arc welding and cutting products.

From light-duty MIG welding to quality assurance MIG equipment and from basic TIG packages to the latest industrial plasma...

Swap lamp for lamp

• Britax (PMG) has launched range of lamps for direct replace ment on European commercia vehicles including Scania Leyland Daf...