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18th February 2010
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P LIQUIDATION

Ellis Morgan collapse Leaves 0.46m debt CM COVER STORY joanna.bourkefarbi.co.uk THE COLLAPSE OF packaging company Western...

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Triple A closes in-house workshop

rogrerbrownidrbi.co.uk A PUBLIC INQUIRY has heard how a haulage firm took the "drastic" decision to close down its in-house...

PI RESULTS

Seafield Logistics benefits from Ken Thomas profit boost SEAFIELD LOGISTICS says it is now moving in "the right direction"...

ENVIRON MEW .

Adonis backs FTA carbon scheme LORD ADONIS, THE Secretary of State for Transport, has backed the Freight Transport...

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P FINANCIAL

Drinks haulier Cert Octavian toasts a healthy new year joannahourkefarbi.co.uk DRINKS LOGISTICS firm Cert Octavian says it is...

P PARKING POLICY

RHA calls for parking to be included in ports strategy THE GOVERNMENT HAS failed to take into account the need for adequate...

P HEALTH & SAFETY

Safe loading poster now available THE ASSOCIATION OF Pallet Networks (APN) is working with the Health & Safety Executive (HSE)...

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Temporary bridge welcomed PRIMMEI P INFRASTRth

by flood-hit Cumbrian firms Jgerbrownfarbi.co.uk A TEMPORARY BRIDGE that will allow trucks to cross the River Derwent in...

Transport managers' powers to face IMT/industry review

THE DEPARTMENT for Transport (DfT) is to consult the industry on the EU Access to the Occupation Regulation directive, which...

TruckNet UK's Rikki Chequer has been debating the merits of a TV programme on truck crime.

There is no doubting the issue attracting the most comments on the forums this week: an episode of Cars, Cops and Criminals...

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P RAIL FREIGHT

Committee urges Treasury to keep up rail investment CM COVER STORY christapherwattonfarbi.co.uk THE STRATEGIC Freight Network...

P EXHIBITION

Renault chooses CV Operator Show to launch two new vans RENAUL1 IS SET to showcase two new vans at the CV Operator Show in...

P REDUNDANCIES

Ethel. Austin jobs cut after collapse MORE THAN 400 drivers and warehouse staff have been axed at fashion retailer Ethel...

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VOSA has no permanent HGV checkpoints at Liverpool port

christopher.walton(arhi.co.uk VOSA HAS ADMITTED it does not have permanent vehicle inspection facilities at the Port of...

P t:ST PRACTICE

FBP offers .E45 for small haulier views FREIGHT BEST Practice (FBP) is looking for owner-drivers and small fleet operators to...

P EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL

TNT Express staff mount legal campaign TNT EXPRESS Services UK is embroiled in a dispute with staff at two sites over the...

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Deregulating tacho fees will hit rural hauliers, warns FTA

christindatt781agooglemait.com VOSA'S PLAN TO deregulate fees charged by Approved Tachograph Centres (ATCs) will push up prices...

P PALLETS

Team C Couriers joins pallet network Fortec TEAM C COURIERS is expanding its operations from parcels to pallets by joining...

P ftEET EXPANSION

Redburn increases fLeet to meet Euro emissions levels MUSIC TRANSPORT company Redbum Transfer has expanded its fleet with 11...

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Recession claims more victims

chri5tindatt78@googlemaii.com GLOBAL TRANSPORT Logistics entered administration on 3 February, after losing 70% of its business...

Felixstowe changes procedure

THE PORT OF Felixstowe has made changes to its vehicle booking system (VBS) in a bid to relieve congestion for hauliers...

P AND FINALLY...

A wheely good idea TRUCKERS AT Northamptonbased Acumen Distribution and Tradeteam's Enfield site have started to shed pounds...

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P EUROPF FOP' IM

Transport industry plots future trends in European logistics Carbon footprint measurement can streamline operations, and the...

CO2 TARGETS: MILS VIEW DHL's target of a 30% cut

in its CO2 emissions by 2020 was described as "extremely challenging" by Tradeteam MD Gavin Murdoch. Tradeteam cut its...

CASE STUDY: PHILIPS

Pascal Gielen, director of transport for EMEA at Philips Lighting, says the recession has not fundamentally altered its...

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Managing road safety is not exactly rocket science

MANAGING ROAD risk and safety is not rocket science. It can be easy to get bogged down in complex driver risk assessment tools...

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Still going strong

Celebrating 40 years in the business, Stan Robinson has seen it all ... and done it all. CM finds out what his take on today's...

ROAD RELIEF Robinson feels strongly about the need for a

new motorway running from along a line from the junction of the M42/M5, past Telford and into north Wales. The idea is that...

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COMMUNITY SPIRIT

Robinson believes in helping out good causes as much as possible, and the haulier has produced a charity calendar to help the...

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The kiss of debt

There's no getting away from the fact the UK is in a lot of debt. To pay that off, cuts have to be made in public spending....

GOING INTO PARTNERSHIP

Could extending the public-private partnership model — where government, businesses and other organisations work together to...

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MULTIMODAL FUNDING

Another avenue to explore is the possibility of tapping into funds allocated to improve infrastructure links across Europe....

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P LETTER OF THE WEEK

We're all part of the EU, so shouldn't we all be charged the same amount? I'M A SMALL international haulier with just four...

AR drivers need safe parking now

AFTER A NUMBER of years campaigning for better overnight parking facilities and meeting government officials in 2000. I am...

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0-Licence lost as firm could not be trusted'

Two UK-operated trucks were flagged out to Holland, and 38 drivers hours and tacho offences were revealed. AN OPERATOR WHO...

The DTC held that Cairns had lost his repute because

of his failure to comply with the pledges he gave to the TC and the undertaking that he would produce evidence of appropriate...

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P CASE

Lack of planned maintenance a probtenn THE ABSENCE OF a planned maintenance system and a high failure rate at annual vehicle...

The operator was treated fairly

The DTC believed there had been no unfairness in proceeding in the operator's absence, as he had adequate notice of the public...

P CASE THREE

Repute Lost for ignoring VOSA requests A TRANSPORT manager has lost his repute after failing to attend a public inquiry and...

Transport manager failed to co-operate

A complete lack of co-operation with VOSA led the TO to conclude that road safety and fair competition were at risk while the...

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The real cost of bullying

A recent E800,000 payout for workplace bullying underlines why it is crucial that employers have strict anti-harrassment...

HOW TO RECOGNISE BULLYING

• Bullying can be face to face, in writing, over the phone, or by fax or email. • Forms of bullying include an individual...

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Relevant employment tribunal settlements involving road haulage companies include: •

A £5,000 award to DHL driver Matthew Green In 2008 after a tribunal ruled he was being bullied by the business into making 50...

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Juggling your Load

An EU regulation allowing transport managers to run four operations with a total of 50 trucks has become law in Ireland. The...

Hauliers say that when the regulation was changed, the role of a transport manager should have been more clearly defined.

"It would be a step in the right direction," says the IRHA's Vincent Caulfield. "If one company gets into difficulties over its...

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Northern Ireland 0-licensing reform The Department of the Environment intends

to amend the Northern Ireland 0-licensing system to mirror that of Great Britain. Changes include a system for restricted...

ACT NOW

The Work and Families Act 2006 (Commencement No.3) Order 2010, 6 April 2010 Introduces changes to allow paid maternity leave to...

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Scania R-series Highline users

Fagan & Whalley Operations manager Daniel Wood reports that Fagan & Whalley (E&W) first considered the Highline Scania in 2006,...

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We like: Build quality, cab interior trim materials and overall

'user-friendliness', particularly for driver access into and out of the cab. The broad choice for fleet buyers in terms of cabs...

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Running a commercial vehicle on biodiesel can be an easy

way to cut fleet emissions, but is the risk worth the reward? Can operators maintain the balancing act between expenditure and...

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What do the manufacturers say about biofuels?

lveco says its models are able to run on a 7% blend of biodiesel. but it warns that operators (running an Iveco) risk losing...

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The wilt to sell

Securing finance is difficult at the best of times, never more so than in the throes of a recession. However, there are avenues...

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So what of the future? lveco's Webster thinks that the

market is going to recover and that "people are beginning to purchase new trucks". That said, however, Webster does concede...

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Our verdict on the previous version of the VW Transporter

T30 says: "There's little to match the VW on the road. It's agile and secure, while keeping the driver well insulated. Only the...

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Productivity

To illustrate how refined and efficient the new biturbo diesel engine is, you need to look at the hard facts. Two years ago,...

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Production of the very first VW Transporter began in 1950,

and 60 years on, it is still one of the Leading tights in the LCV arena. This latest version has the potential .A to Lift 1/W's...

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Vehicle values are predicted to rise as business starts to pick up, according to those in the used trade sector.

Words: Steve Banner / Main image: Tom Cunningham Used truck prices will increase by at least 10% this year as demand rises,...

OVERSEAS

It is not just the UK market that is proving to be increasingly buoyant. Export sales are healthy, too, says Anthony Wright,...

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LOW-COST START-UPS ARE KEY

Renault Trucks UK more than doubled its used sales last year by focusing on maintenance and low-cost start-up packages for...

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Trailer rental is on the rise in 2010

CARTWRIGHT, THE Cheshire-based trailer-maker, will open two more sites on the east side of the UK in the next six months in...