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18th November 2010
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VOSA picks Latest test station dosure sites

CM COVER STORY (aura. ha ilst on efarbi.co.0 k DESPITE REVEALING plans to close two more test stations last week, VOSA...

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Subbies brand Aggregate's payment delays 'devastating'

rtopher.watton1rbi.co.uk SUBCONTRACTORS for construction and building materials supplier Aggegate Industries will not be paid...

Tracker Reporter gives you wings...

FRESH FROM adding the Fl World Drivers Championship in Abu Dhabi this weekend to the Constructors Championship it secured in...

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Tesco to check out of latest DC and hand over to Stobart

CM COVER STORY dominic.perryfarbi.co.uk TFSCO'S SHIFT OF its distribution operation to Stobart Group is continuing with the...

TIMELINE: A HISTORY OF PARTNERSHIP 2004: Stobart Group begins relationship

with Tesco October 2006: Stobart launches rail freight service Daventry-Grangemouth for the supermarket giant July 2007: Tesco...

Wash and show at the NEC next year

EVERY ASPECT of looking after commercial vehicles will be catered for at next year's Commercial Vehicle Show, and keeping your...

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A NORTH WALES council has rejected an application for an overnight truck park with space for 20 HGVs.

Flintshire County Council's planning committee last week refused the application from a P Davies for a facility at Park View...

The heat is off...

This week we welcomed back Steve Hobson, editor of sister title Motor Transport, after his gruelling 420km cycle ride across...

Next-generation Fuso Canter unveiled at Japanese launch

DAIMLER HAS unveiled the next-generation Fuso Canter in Japan, ahead of a European launch in 2011. It has been fully restyled...

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French driver loses appeal.

against heavy tents cargo roger.brownIarhi.co.uk A FRENCH DRIVER has lost an appeal against his conviction for carrying a...

Systematic to pick up new MANs

OVERNIGHT specialist Systematic Logistics international is to take delivery of several new MAN trucks to cover its expanding...

DHILs Inside Track wins Honda deal.

INSIDE TRACK, the automotive logistics arm of DHL Supply Chain, has beaten four rivals to manage the corporate fleet...

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Britannia Movers adds Volvo to all-DAF fleet

A NEW articulated Volvo has joined the previously all-DAF fleet of Britannia Movers International, as part of an investment in...

Hauliers face heftier fines under environmental Law

ei ..tWOWnrarbi.C.G.1.fies HAULIERS FACE a five-fold increase in penalties for environmental offences under new civil powers...

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VAT refunds head for 'crisis'

chris.tindattlarbi.co.uk THE VAT REFUND fiasco in Europe will result in a "liquidity crisis" for hauliers that will damage...

Volvo aiming for 100 FMX sales in 2010

VOLVO TRUCKS believes it will secure orders for 100 of its newly-launched FMX tippers in the UK by the end of 2010, according...

Manage parking and washing online

TRUCK OPERATORS can now set up a single online account to manage their truck parking and washing needs. Snap is the creation...

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CVAs rise again as hauliers work to rescue businesses

ch ris.t inda Ittarhi.co u k COMPANY VOLUNTARY Arrangements (CVAs) in the transport sector rose again in the third quarter of...

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MAN quick to play down rumoured Scania link-up

jus t n st ntOrt (t b s.c.o. 0 MAN HAS MOVED swiftly to dampen German media speculation that it and its sister firm Scania...

Logistics has The X Factor

C'M HAS unearthed another tenuous link between the logistics and reality TV following the brief and unsuccessful appearance of...

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New thinking needed

The industry must be prepared to be radical to meet the challenges it faces, says CILT chief executive Steve Agg. CM finds out...

AND YOUR PROUDEST MOMENT...

CM asks Agg what achievement he is most proud of during his near-five-year tenure at the head of the CILT After a few seconds'...

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1979: After an early career as an engineer at Lucas,

Jaguar Cars and Harvey Plant, joins Lowfield Distribution as a transport engineer 1985-1992: Joins Nabisco Group as engineering...

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Why are we waiting?

Is the introduction of 0-licensing in Northern Ireland really behind schedule? And if so, what impact will the delay have on...

The current 0-licensing system n Northern Ireland, which applies only

to hire and reward haulers, can be traced back to the 1967 Transport Act. In 1991, the Department of Environment commissioned...

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HOW 0-LICENSING WILL BE ADMINISTERED

Under the proposed new arrangements, testing and compliance issues in Northern Ireland will continue to be dealt with by the...

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Yes, we need help after all

IN RESPONSE TO Dominic Perry's leader article "Do we need any help?" (CM 4 November), I felt compelled to highlight some of the...

Act now before it's too late

THE OBSERVATION made by the Road Haulage Association questioning the Freight Transport Association's (FTA's) disappointment...

CVs: the black sheep of transport?

FURTHER TO LAST week's CM article 'Consolidation hubs on London borders will halt polluting trucks, says Boris; two questions...

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issued ssued after man injured in crane incident

Both Kent Road Construction and Fortmere Construction were fined after the man was left severely injured...

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Director reapplies after licence revocation

1 A PUBLIC } LIC inquirwillbe held in Eastbourne 2,..i November al to consider a new application from South East London...

Eastbourne

• A public inquiry in Eastbourne on 19 November will consider disciplinary action against London Mixer Hire, based in...

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FUTURE LEGISLATION

Northern Ireland 0-licensing reform The Department of the Environment has introduced primary legislation to more closely mirror...

ACT NOW

The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2010, from 1 May 2010 Changes to car tests and holders of Cl and...

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Phoenix companies: can we beat them?

The spectacle of firms going into liquidation and setting up again under a new name is depressingly familiar in the road...

The law and the phoenix

A director of a tailed company can become a director of a new company unless: • he or she is subject to a disqualification...

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One size doesn't fit all

Choosing an operating centre can be a tricky business TCs and Local residents have rights to object on environmental and...

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Stow burner?

The Burns Freight Taxes Inquiry Report was published five years ago this month. What impact has it had on the industry's...

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BURNS' RECOMMENDATIONS: WIN, LOSE OR DRAW?

Five years later, and notwithstanding the transport minister's recent comments, what progress has been made on Burns' 10...

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BURNS RECOMMENDATIONS: WIN, LOSE OR DRAW? CONTINUED

7) A rebate system to de-couple UK trucks from cars, or a different truck-only diesel product, progressively rolled out...

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Living it up in the 21st century In our final look at the history of the Stobart Group, CM charts the decade from the year...

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STOBART IN THE 00s

A decade of expansion 2001: William Stobart leaves Eddie Stobart to become a shareholder director in Andrew Tinkler's...

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The tidE is turni

Following a tough recession for ferry operators, are calmer waters on the way? CM talks to major sea (and tunnel) route...

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Renault's last foray into the rear-wheel-drive (RWD) market at 3.5

tonnes allowed operators to carry less than 900kg payload. Overweight and over here, its success was limited to towing, and...

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Kevin Swallow

The new Renault Master scores heavily in several important areas. It's affordable, has a good warranty package, and there are...

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Used stock is running out

CM talks to several used truck centres and finds everyone is having a hard time finding appropriate stock Words: Steve Banner...