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NYK expects return to profit after El 0.95m loss

joanna.bourkefarbi.co.uk NYK LOGISTICS (UK) expects to be back in the black by the end of this financial year, after suffering...

SfL gets freight onto the school curriculum

CM COVER STORY co.uk SKILLS FOR LOGISTICS (S11.) has succeeded in getting logistics on to the radar of 14to 16-year-olds...

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VOSA to have power to stop vehicles without police help

stopher. wa I VOSA WILL I lAVE the power to stop vehicles it suspects of overloading. driving hours or cabotage offences...

P DRIVING

Colin McKeag scoops UK young driver title COLIN MCKEAG of MK Transport (NI) emerged triumphant at the UK final of Scania's...

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Minister's blanket 20mph urban Limit rejected by DfT

CM COVER STORY CALLS BY PARLIAMENTARY under-secretary of state for transport Norman Baker to reduce all urban speed limits to...

Landa offers reward for safe return of stolen Foden tipper

TIPPER FIRM LANDA Manchester Transport is putting up a £1,000 reward for the safe return of a Foden eight-wheel tipper that...

DfT to took at new technology to cut Dartford congestion

THE DEPARTMENT FOR Transport has promised to look at using new technologies in order to improve congestion at the Dartford...

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DfT announces fall in Ails in •A "

CV fatalities last year THE NUMBER OF CV drivers and passengers killed in road accidents last year fell by 24% to 50 compared...

Yodel wins two year La Senza delivery contract

YODEL. FORMERLY Home Delivery Network, has won a two-year distribution contract with lingerie chain La Senza. Yodel will...

Laurie Dealer reveals the knock-on-effects of England's World Cup defeat...

Laurie Dealer watched in anguish as the England World Cup campaign crashed and burned in Soul Africa on Sunday. And...

Our Lorry Crime blogger discusses the latest industry crimes...

Nottinghamshire Police are investigating the theft of seven horses from a field in Annesley, Ashfield. The five pregnant black...

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Thwaites switches model and brings logistics solely in-house

joanna.baurkefarbi.co.uk BLACKBURN BREWER Daniel Thwaites has decided to bring its whole logistics operation in-house,...

Portsmouth's HGV Centre signs ATF deal

PORTSMOUTH-BASED MoT tester The HGV Centre has become the first independent business to sign VOSA's Authorised Testing Facility...

John Raymond Transport sees its profit margin fall

JOHN RAYMOND TRANSPORT has seen its operating profit margin almost halve to just 1.3% due to a "challenging" economic...

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Stand & Deliver Transport: P Ci c t L y"17nk yO ur pallets, not your miles hub to dos

STAND & DELIVER Transport has joined pallet network Fortec. with the hope of cutting empty running, It is the first time the...

CITY LINK HAS confirm will close its Wednest West Midlands, hub by end of July.

The parcel carrier is clo the site and transfei operations to its COVE facility. About 600 employees affected. "We are still...

1000s OF VEHICLES

Commercial Motor, the best-selling road transport weekly, powers our new and improved online marketplace...

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Fowler Welch reveals positive results despite tough trading

dam inIc.perryrarbi.muk FOWLER WELCH-Coolchain has made considerable progress during its latest financial year. with turnover...

P AND FINALLY...

Wood you believe it? A FORMER HAULAGE company boss has combined his two passions to create a mobile home for him and his wife...

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EDUCATION

Over the coming weeks and months Renault Trucks will be celebrating the vital contribution the road transport industry makes to...

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Cost and service remain king

Keeping customers satisfied means delivering the goods on time and at the right price, but not always in that order, as June's...

HEALTH CHECK We took the opportunity to ask Trucking Britain

responaents about the robustness of their own supply chain: are you concerned about the financial health of suppliers to your...

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Championing the fuel cause

Fancy saving E300,000 on your fuel bill? Hanson Cement's Neil Callaghan has the answers. Words: LULiibt: Cote, Images: atuart...

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Old dogs...

...no new tricks? Drivers in their fifties are threatening to retire from the industry before they have to comply with the...

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DRIVER CPC: FACTS AND FIGURES

Government figures released to CM by the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) show that in the seven months since the introduction of...

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Driver CPC doesn't Look out for our needs...

YOUR EDITORIAL (CM 17 June) ends with the view that if Driver CPC is properly regulated, it is not red tape, it is a huge...

but it does promote driver professionalism

ON BEHALF OF Driver Hire Nationwide. I'm writing to give our support to your Driver CPC campaign (CM 17 June). We think it is a...

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0-licence revocation upheld despite illness

Tribunal upholds revocation, despite a medical declaration, as inadequate maintenance procedures were in place. A HAULIER WHO...

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Go-ahead for new warehouse

FOWLER WELCH-COOLCHAIN has been granted authorisation for 80 vehicles and 120 trailers at a new 500.000f1 freehold warehouse in...

Welsh and North Western Traffic AT Warrington • A public

inquiry will ta place in Warrington on 5 to consider disciplinary action against Stephen trading as H and MI Pye based in...

North Wales

• A public inquiry was tt take place in Flint, North Wales, on 1 July to cons disciplinary action again Banwy Fuels, based in...

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Moving with care

HGV drivers need to be aware -rz of the dangers that vehicles create in their own workplace drivers Likewise, businesses must...

GOOD PRACTICE

Transport consultant Roger Burton, who advises several hauliers including Crewe-based Chamberlain Transport, says that always...

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Further informatio

HSE overview about workplace transport safety: t. www.hse.gov.uK/ put:ins/mug 1 99.pdt HSE factsheets about workplace transport...

WORKING TOGETHER Our Drivers Need To Know series is designed

as a training tool. Transport managers and drivers can work through the headings at toolbox meetings. If there are any subjects...

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Renewal time

The working time regulations can allow for some flexibility, but only as long as the workforce agrees. Words: Adam Hitt The...

For a workforce agreement to be valid:

• It must be in writing; • It has to be for a specified period not exceeding five years; • It must apply to all relevant...

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What's your problem?

Every day the RHA's regional helpdesk teams provide members with technical, legal and operational advice, whether it's the...

CASH FLOW PROBLEMS

Balancing payments terms and company cash flow 'The current economic. climate is having a negative impact on our family...

What's your problem?

If you'd like to ask the RFIA helpdesk experts a question, please e-mail patric.cunnanearbi. co.uk or write to Legal Q+A,...

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CVS is a relatively new kid on the leasing block,

but it is buoyed by its sales director having worked for manufacturers, both directly and at dealer level. Nords / Images: Tom...

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MAKING ITS MARQUE

Like many of Its peers in this sector, CVS undoubtedly has its favourites when it comes to supply, of which Renault is of...

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CASE STUDY LLOYDS TRANSPORT

Tipton-based transport and warehousing specialist Lloyds is a typical CVS customer, with 20 of the firm's vehicles on a...

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Price: t_22,540 Engine:Euro-4 2.2-litre common-cailturbo-diesel Power/Torque:1'181102%m Transmission: Six - speed manual 3,500kg

Payload:1,575kg Load volume: 10.5cm' If fast and frenetic delivery is your game, then the Relay will not disappoint you. The...

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FIAT DUCAT°

Price: C23,720 Engine: Euro-4 7.3-litre Muttijet common-roil turbo-diesel Power/Torque: 118hp Transmission: Six-speed manuat...

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IVECO DAILY

Price: E25,690 Engine: Euro-4 2.3-litre common-rait turbo-diesel Power/Torque; '25np/290Nm Transmission: Six-speed...

The second Italian in the group test is the Iveco

Daily and, to keep it competitive, the manufacturer has revamped the range with a line of cleaner, low-emission panel vans. Or...

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Price: !.10 Engine:Euro-4 2.3-litrecornmon-railturbn-dresel PowertTorque:123hp/310Nrn Transmission: So-speed manual gearbox GVW:3,5013kg Payload:1.254.kg Load volume:11 8m 3

As the most recently launched van in the group test, with half a decade of progress on some of its ovals, great things were...

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GROUP VAN TEST

Before we reveal which 3.5-tonne van the testers decided was the best, its worth pointing out that it's the taking part that...

OUR SCORING METHODS

We set the benchmark for the test as 3,500kg GVW, medium height, medium wheelbase. with around 120hp. Given the many options...

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AND THE WINNER IS...

All of which means that the winner of CIA Group Van Test 2010 is the Vauxhall Movano. The testers loved its versatile interior...

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FUTURESQURCE 2010

What's new for those operating in the public sec We've seen the future The annual Futuresource show rolled into London last...

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Eastern promise

Imperial. Commercials is an independent multi-franchise business. Regional director Steve Affleck covers a large part of East...

NOT MUCH WORK INVOLVED

Aside from low sales volumes at present, the only other drawback of Hinos from a dealership service manager's viewpoint is...

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ATF PLANS

There are plans to Install a new bral tester in Peterborough, but Imperial t put them on hold while it looks at the advantages...