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18th January 1996
18th January 1996
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Tradeteam drivers facing job losses

by David Harris • Drivers working for Tradeteam, the Exel Logistics-Bass joint venture, are preparing for job cuts the company...

lippermen face further problems

• Tipper operators are facing a bleak 1996 following forecasts of a further depression in the building industry. The Building...

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The EU and DOT at ' odds over limiters

by Miles Brig:nal! II European officials have warned the Department of Transport that it is not applying speed limiter laws...

Prescription drug talks

• Transport Minister Steven Norris is holding talks with Department of Health officials in an attempt to clarify warnings about...

TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT

R emember "Say no to 50"? Four years ago Commercial Motor fought, and won, a campaign to stop Brussels introducing 50mph...

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Drivers face DNA murder test

by Karen Miles • Police are to ask more than 1,200 lorry drivers to take DNA tests as part of the murder investigation of...

US rail bosses aim to take business from UK hauliers

• Wisconsin Railways, the prospective owner of British Rail's bulk freight companies, is bullish about snatching large volumes...

One in four trucks break London ban

• Latest figures from the Lorry Control Unit show that nearly 25% of vehicles checked were prosecuted for breaching the London...

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Hours fine for Norweb

by Mike Jewell • One of Britain's privatised electricity companies has admitted that its managers were so ignorant of drivers'...

Eurotunnel aims to speed up Le Shuttle

• Eutotunnel's Le Shuttle service will be faster and more frequent this year, says the Channel Tunnel operator. Eurotunnel...

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Roadtrain in dispute

by Derren Hayes • LGV driver training school Roadtrain is at the centre of a legal dispute with a former franchise holder who...

Blue Water Transport sinks with huge debts

• Scottish-based fish haulier Blue Water Transport has gone into receivership with debts of more than .€2m and the loss of more...

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Testing time for learner drivers

by Miles Brignall • A Lancaster LGV driving instructor says he is having to turn away business because he is unable to get...

Invitation to the House

• Hauliers with strong views on commercial vehicle enforcement are being invited by the Parliamentary transport select...

New owner for the Till

• The fate of the Government's road safety research body should be decided this week when the Transport Secretary announces the...

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Diesel Hijet to boost sales

by Toby Clark • Daihatsu has introduced a diesel variant of the Hijet which is designed to boost sales of the Italianbuilt...

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Citroen pushes sales up 42% on previous year

• Citroen sold more light commercials in the UK last year than ever before with a total of 5,825, up 42% on 1994. Best seller...

S Jones test site cuts the costs

• ERF dealer S Jones Truck Centre is saving time and money by having vehicles tested at its Walsall, West Midlands site instead...

BOC evaluates lean gas artic

by John Kendall • The first lean - burn compressed natural gas-powered artic in Europe has started service trials with BOC...

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Stone ejecting heavy rubber

IN Improved rubber compounds have been introduced by the Continental Tyre Group for its HS 45 and HD 75 ranges of tyres for...

Slam-lock for rear doors for distribution security

NI Maple Commercial Vehicle Security has developed the Loadlocker heavy duty slamlock. By ensuring that the door is locked...

Kwik-Check keeps an eye on autolube system

• Filtakleen Manufacturing has launched a monitoring device for its Lubrakleen automatic lubrication system. With Kwik-Check...

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Big guns in a small market T he theme of the

14th Geneva commercial vehicle show, Road Transport—Indispensable, underlines Switzerland's reliance on a proficient and...

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Tachos were switched off

• Norwich-based Machayes International Transport and its managing director Alec Machaye have been fined £6,000 by Chelmsford...

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Banned haulier gets an interim 0-licence

• Cardiff haulier Gareth Jenkins, trading as CBL Transport, had his licence revoked in December by South Wales Licensing...

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a he court hearing a £20m gold-smuggling case has been told

on good authority that importing gold legally simply doesn't pay Kinghtsbridge Crown Court was told by gold expert Alan Baker:...

51 he things they write books about. Relaxing by a

roaring fire the other night I was rudely awoken by the lady wife's stentorian bark:"What's a Volvo Elite III Panorama?" "Eh,...

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Nothing to write home about

T read with interest the story in last week's CM (11-17 January) "First JIC settles at 3%" which referred to the first round of...

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SETTING STANDARD

F d very time CM tests a Japanese panel van, the same comments come up: it's well made and it's got a great warranty, but IT...

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Net profit

I f you've ever used a computer network, imagine a whole load of similar networks linked together. No one owns -the net itself;...

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M any truck drivers have enjoyed a trip to the races,

taken pictures to record the occasion, and failed to back a winner. Truck driver John Lees has to do all of these things every...

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Smooth savings

T here are three questions to ask while deciding if vehicle aerodynamics will work for you, according to Val DareBryan, a...

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Helping hands

S elf-made hauliers and hard-pressed transport managers could be forgiven for finding Andrew Joy a little too smug for their...

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T anker operators failing to provide a safe system of work

can already be taken to court under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, as fuel distributor Charringtons discovered last...

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rne B used truck dealers pondering current residual values must look out of their windows and wonder if there isn't a better...

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'A professional industry needs the best equipment'

C e talk about our industry's image constantly—but are we making any progress? I think not. Why? There are several reasons but...