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EC demands 2005 digitach deadline

An EC move to impose a year-end deadline on digital tachographs has caused consternation. Alan Osborn and Keith Nuthall...

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No claim on Pall-Ex

SIX DRIVERS from collapsed haulier Stoford Transport have failed to win redundancy and back pay from the company that took over...

Ansa strike called off pending talks

STRIKE ACTION at Ansa Logistics has been suspended for four days pending talks with the Transport & General Workers' Union....

Yearsley launches its

golden jubilee live ry THE YEARS LEY Group is phasing in a"contemporary"new livery over the next 12 months to coincide with its...

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Tankers in the front line...

Tanker operators have been advised to increase their security amid warnings of further UK terror attacks. Jennifer Ball...

...as fuel protesters are warned off refineries

POLICE HAVE asked hauliers protesting at rising fuel prices not to blockade oil refineries while national security remains such...

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DHL faces strike ballot

THE GMB union warns that there will be no let-up in plans to ballot more than 4,000 DHL workers, including drivers, on strike...

DaimlerChrysler picketed

PICKETS AT DaimlerChrysler's European logistics centre at Milton Keynes were attempting to disrupt deliveries of components...

Leaving the shop floor

LAWRENCE Christensen is tostep down as Sainsbury's supply chain director after 16 months at the troubled supermarket company....

Does anyone have a Plan B?

With the collapse of the Lorry Road User Charge Brian Weatherley detects more than a faint whiff of grapeshot in the air. Like...

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P&O demands Calais pay-out

P&O is running in the red — but the ferry company is demanding E 1 Om compensation for the Calais berthing crisis. Sally Nash...

THE FREICil IT IRANSPOR1 Association has applauded the Belgian government's

move to cut excise duty on diesel, saying it is a "common-sense decision". A recent study of 10 countries revealed that...

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The Burns that binds

Take a stroll with us through the little sideroads of haulage, the diversions and detours, the quirky, the quixotic and the...

Second fall for M6 toll traffic

Traffic using the M6 toll may have peaked — year-on-year figures are down for the second month running. Guy Sheppard reports....

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That was the year...

CM was launched in 1905; for our centenary year we're bringing you stories from years gone by. This week we're back in 1936 and...

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WEEE could boost operators' profits

OPERATORS STAND to gain more work when new rules over the collection and recycling of scrap electronic and electrical equipment...

Licence checks go eledronic

Operators are now able to check would-be drivers' licence records electronically. Sally Nash reports. THE FIRST electronic...

Driver loses jail appeal

A TRUCK DRIVER who was caught as he tried to smuggle £1.2m worth of cocaine into the UK has lost an appeal against his 17-year...

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Workmen crushed by tools

Inquest shows workmen were killed by equipment and tools flying forward following a van collision. Collin Barnett reports. AN...

Univar is first with AdBlue pumps

DUTCH CHEMICAL firm Univar has become the first company to install retail AdBlue pumps at several UK filling stations. AdBlue,...

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Remploy offers to fill gap

Remploy says its disabled clients could play a significant role in helping operators overcome the skills shortage. Sally Nash...

Truck theft gang is jailed

A GANG OF truck thieves who stole more than £500,000 worth of vehicles have been jailed following a year-long investigation by...

Pair fined for dumping

A BRACKLEY operator and one of his subcontractors have been fined more than £5,000 for dumping 50 truckloads of waste on a...

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Missile near miss on A322

A TRUCK DRIVER had a lucky escape after a missile was thrown through his windscreen—just a few miles from where another driver...

Man dies after arson attack

AN EMPLOYEE ol a Nottinghamshire used truck dealer has died in an arson attack. Andrew Hodgkinson was burned while attempting...

Warning after truck hijacking

POLICE 11AVE warned drivers to be on the look-out for a grey Fiat Punto (reg W358 OEN) believed to have been used in a truck...

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As diesel disappears...

The outlook for diesel supplies in Europe is pretty dire, says a new study. Dominic Perry reports. E l urope could become...

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Healthy start to the year

2005 sees a milestone for Ford says Gary Whittam — 40 years of assembly in Britain and the prospect of another record year for...

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Tread boldly at ATS

You don't get to be the UK's leading tyre dis - ributor vvithout majoring on customer service. Andy Salter talcs to ATS...

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We provide a vital service

THE GOVERNMENT has promised to look after the interests of the haulage industry ever since the fuel protests of 2000. But now,...

Steel yourself for danger... (

THE PICTURE (CM 4 August) showing a one-tonne girder penetrating a truck cab window reminds me that such events are not new,but...

Take part in the survey and put your case to the public

I APPLAUD Robert Durward for his letter (CM 4 August).The major trade associations may not agree with his sentiments, but I do...

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Trouble on a plate

An apparent U-turn by VOSA over the rules governing trade plates has the motor industry up in arms — now one dealer is prepared...

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'Friendly firm's five drivers

committed 42 hours offences Company's licence cut after routine investigation reveals lack of a system to prevent the...

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"Stupid oversight" led to truck being impounded

AN OPERATOR who claimed his lack of an 0-licence was just a "stupid oversight" has been challenged to attend a public inquiry...

False charts land Bulgarian driver with £340 fine A BULGARIAN

truck driver, caught falsifying a tachograph record while working for Irish operator McIlvanna International Transport, of Moy,...

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Agri merchant saves licence by getting its ad together

ANAGRICI ;LTURAL merchant narrowly avoided revocation by demonstrating it had taken several steps to correct systems failures...

Owner-driver without 0-licence fails to get truck returned

AN OWNER-DRIVER who claimed he was using his vehicle without licence authority to obtain sufficient money to apply for an...

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Fears unfounded

The CM operators' panel breathes a sigh of relief over the Working Time Regula tions. Its members tell Pat Hagan how they have...

Road Transport (Working time) Regulations in brief • Workers must

do no more than 60 hours in a single week and 48 hours on average • Averages must be calculated over a 17-week period—or 26...

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THE PANEL

ADAM PURSHALL TM Logistics Martley, Worcestershire Adam Purshall is contract manager in a company that employs 400 people and...

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Although it is early days yet, our operators' panel has

learned to live with the Working Time Regulations and, through the judicious use of periods of availability, the hauliers in...

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Waste not, want not

From last month all operators producing hazardous waste on site must register with the Environment Agency. Christine Lancaster...

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DA Lif FL

Iveco's big weight van now has power to match. Colin Barnett heads west to see if there really is a welcome for it in the...

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There was a time when it was a challenge to

find something nice to say about certain Iveco products. They did the job, but not necessarily in the most user friendly...

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T hankfully, the days of having to repair vehicles inside an

old, cold fume-filled garage have long gone. Regulations demand proper ventilation, and there is a host of extraction equipment...

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Vehicle exhaust emissions

Fumes irritate the eyes and respiratory tract, and inhalation poses a health risk. Petrol or LPG fumes contain up to 10% of...

Isocyanates

Exposure to 2-pack isocyanate paints can cause long-term, life-threatening illness. In spray mist or vapourised form, they can...

Welding fumes

Fumes inhaled during welding, cutting, brazing etc, vary but can cause a dry throat, coughing. tight chest and breathing...

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I t's not often that Commercial Motor feels like thanking the

government for the way its helping the haulage industry. But even we have to concede that free software designed to help small...

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EEiIG IT MPLE

Felixstowe-based James Kemball is expanding. The firm's business plan is simple: specialise in containers and skeletals, and do...

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R VING AT A CANTER' . The Mitsubishi Fuso Canter is a big global seller the latest generation aims to end its minority status...

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Shift to overseas buyers

Foreign dealers have taken control of the export trade out of the UK, says Glass's chief commercial vehicle editor George...

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Putting the big boys through their paces

In 2003 we tested three options for run ning at 44 tonnes to see which would be the most effective. The choice for horsepower...

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Bucking the trend...

Emma Jacobs is a woman making her mark in the world of used motor transport sales and if her determination and ambition are...

On the forecourt were two classic examples of what Haydock

Commercials sells on the used side. First up was a P114 8x4 tipper with a muckaway body brought in from Lentool in Deeside. It...

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HAYDOCK COMMERCIALS This year Haydock Commercials celebrated its 20 anniversary

following a management buyout in January 1985. The company started at its head office at Haydock and has added four other sites...