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16th May 2013
16th May 2013
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Who's to blame?

I am delighted to announce that I am the new UK jury member for the InternationalTruck of the Year (IToY). I take over from...

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Improved efficiency Lowers UK road miles By Ashleigh Wight THE

ROAD Haulage Association (RHA) has said poor economic growth and increasing haulage efficiency has led to truck road miles...

Tip-ex: Arocs will be star attraction THE MERCEDES-BENZ Arocs will

be starring at this month's Tip-ex show, with the first UK exhibition model of the new vehicle featuring a Thompsons body....

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Hauliers wishing to take advantage of the offer to use

the M6 toll for free in July have only a few days to apply for the offer. Applications for the exclusive deal for RHA members...

Trade bodies ask government to reconsider Driver CPC rules By

Christopher Walton THE FREIGHT Transport Association (FTA) and the Road Haulage Association (RHA) have joined forces to ask the...

Hauliers welcome Scottish road plans PLANS TO dual a major

trunk road between Inverness and Aberdeen have been welcomed by hauliers in the area, who said an improved route would cut...

It's the end of the road for P&W orset haulier

P&W Transport as gone into liquidation after he loss of a major contract. The operator, which arried out subcontracted ork for...

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Volvo launches revised FE and FL By David Wilcox ALL-NEW

Euro-6 engines are the core revisions to Volvo's revised range of FL and FE middleweight trucks, revealed this week. As...

ONE-MINUTE O&A Paul Avery MD Schmitz Cargobull UK What are you exhibiting at Tip-ex 2013?

We have a steel body, halfpipe tipper and a sliding-floor trailer. Both come from our regular production but are new to the UK...

Government to crack down on whiplash claims THE GOVERNMENT has

vowed to get tough on spiralling insurance premiums by setting up medical panels to assess whiplash claims. The move comes...

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London 2012 lessons should be adopted By Andrew Stone THE

LESSONS learned during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games could offer lasting benefits to hauliers if they are more...

Government backs haulage skills fund AN AMBITIOUS plan to establish

a credit union for hauliers has taken a leap forward after the scheme received government backing. The Skills for Logistics...

Have your say on ADR changes THE DEPARTMENT for Transport

(DfT) has called for hauliers involved in the transport of hazardous goods to share with it the effect the latest ADR...

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Six more convicted for weight breach ANOTHER SIX drivers have

been prosecuted for breaching weight restrictions in Shrewsbury, after Shropshire Council said it wouldn't normally take...

• Half of business owners in Mil the UK transport

and logistics industry believe tax cuts are vital for encouraging growth, according to the latest quarterly Close Brothers...

Steve Porter adds 40 trailers to fleet By Chris Druce

ISLE OF WIGHT haulier Steve Porter Transport has invested £750,000 on 40 new trailers. The upgraded fleet will operate out of...

Potter to trial Eco Canter in York YORKSHIRE-BASED Potter Logistics

is the latest owner-operator to purchase a 7.5-tonne Fuso Eco Canter Hybrid. The operator will use the two diesel-electric...

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ack on track Fruehauf's fortune has been something of a

rollercoaster of late, but its management team has brought stability back to the Grantham tipper builder Words: Anay saLter...

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No need to worry about fuel consumption anymM By David

Wilcox ALTHOUGH BEST known for its EGR engines at Euro-4 and -5, Scania now believes that an SCR-only engine could prove to the...

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Don't underestimate use of trailer parking brakes I AM deeply

saddened to read of another death due to incorrect coupling procedures (CM 2 May). Recently I have been called to investigate...

Always keep your load safe IN RESPONSE to your letter

(CM 4 April), I wanted to give an overview of the importance of load security. Operators have a responsibility to ensure that...

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Wheel loss operator Loses licence appeal Judge backs TC's decision

citing significant maintenance failings and high number of prohibitions for small fleet By Roger Brown TAZ DISTRIBUTION has...

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FORTHCOMING PUBLIC INQUIRIES Scottish and North Eastern traffic areas Aberdeen

• A PI on 10 June will look at disciplinary action against William Whyte Cargo Handlers, based in Ellon. Edinburgh • On 20 May...

Ceva Logistics CEVA LOGISTICS has been granted the go-ahead for

25 vehicles and 50 trailers at the British Gypsum site in Fenton Lane, Sherburnin-Elmet, Leeds, subject to the following...

Arrow XL (Scotland) DARROW XL (Scotland) has been given the

green light for nine vehicles at the Bibby Distribution Services site in Scunthorpe.

Total Logistics (Scotland) TOTAL LOGISTICS (Scotland) wants to base eight

vehicles and eight trailers at its unit in Leslie Park, Denny.

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It has been 30 years since it first became mandatory

for UK motorists to wear seatbelts yet wear rates among truck drivers continue to disappoint Words: Robin Meczes We all know...

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The race is on to get new transport laws through

Brussels before next year's parliamentary elections Wards: Patric cunnane The clock is ticking for the European Parliament to...

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Operator CPC Part 20 Welcome to week 20 of our

Operator CPC guide in conjunction with EP Training. Collect our articles every week to build up a portfolio to help you with...

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How well will the pint-sized tipper trucks favoured by operators

in Asia fare in rural Oxfordshire? CM puts them to the test We've seen how five 32-tonne trucks compare head-to-head; now it is...

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Taking tbe train Moving railway rolling stock is big business

for heavy haulage outfits, but requires specialist skills and kit, along with some very careful planning Words/images: Pip Dunn...

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Straight si meets Euro 6 The stringency of the Euro-6

exhaust limits that come into force at the end of the year is well documented: compared with Euro-5, the particulates limit is...

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Fast forward C&H (Hauliers) brings forward all its truck purchases

to avoid Euro-6 and has bespoke trailers to harmonise route planning Words: Kevin Swallow / Images: Tom Lee Steve Mercer is...

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Think Logistics to whet youngsters' appetites Words: Steve HobDIJI ALMOST

100 delegates from road transport operators and training providers attended the national launch of Think Logistics last week (9...

LEAVERS &JOINERS...

Steve Parkes has been appointed as the new general manager of Didcot-based Palletways Oxford, part of the Palletways Group. He...

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Brrr... it's a Schmitz refrigerated trailer THIS WEEK'S top truck is a 2010 Schmitz Cargobull refrigerated trailer.

Schmitz Cargobull UK, which is selling the reefer, has brought the trailer back from an operator after a three-year operating...

Was it acceptable in the 80s?

Today there's no such thing as a bad van, but that was far from the case in January 1986 when we put a Nissan Ebro Trade around...

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A positive outlook With Euro-6 on the way, Daf dealer

Adams Morey is looking to maximise the used truck market Words: Steve Banner What with the acquisition of Daf service dealer...

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Think before you buy A cautious approach to buying used

trucks has paid off for Hampshire-based AFS Haulage Words! Images: Steve Banner Andy Seag rave's policy is to be as flexible as...