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20th July 1995
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BRIEFS

• Eighty-nine people died in OCC■C LGVs during 1994, says the DOT. There were also 222 serious and 436 slight accidents...

VI drops 450 cases in bid to cut costs

by Karen Miles • Hundreds of prosecutions against hauliers have been abandoned as part of a Vehicle Inspectorate economy...

Trucks to face tougher emission limit

• From the end of September trucks will have to pass tougher emission tests as part of a series of measures designed to try to...

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Rail strike forces freight on to road

by Ian Wylie • Hauliers are poised to win extra business following warnings that this summer's rail strike could be even more...

Near miss on crossing

• A truck driver showed "blatant disregard" for safety when he drove across an unmanned level crossing, nearly hitting an...

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

1905-1995 ANNIVERS.A31 0 scar Wilde would have had a field day, "To lose one prosecution, Mr Vehicle Inspectorate, is...

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Call for VED rebates

by Ian Wylie • A Lincolshire haulier has launched a one-man campaign to win vehicle excise duty VED rebates for international...

In-cab Ns must be licensed

• TV-watching drivers can now have their truck's registration plate as their address, at least on their TV licences, according...

£14,000 fine

• The owner of Powysbased Potter Transport has been fined C14,000 for operating defective tachographs and For permitting...

Farm Feeds depot set alight

• The spate of arson attacks hitting British hauliers this summer continued when a Sussex farm feed depot was torched last...

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Huge pay disparities

by Karen Miles • Transport bosses are paid up to 22 times the wages of their staff, topping a Trades Union Congress league...

MSAs for sale?

• Truck drivers and motorists should be given more choice on motorway routes and Granada should forfeit some of its service...

Survey reveals new age of truck drivers

• Britain's truck drivers are a cultured lot who prefer fruit to Yorkie bars, Radio 4 to Chris Evans and never smoke at the...

Truck dump plan favours the big fleets

• Hauliers are welcoming industry proposals which would encourage them to scrap older LGVs, but say incentives suggested are...

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France plans to jail hours de breakers

by Martial Tardy • The French are threatening to jail drivers who fiddle tachographs in a massive clamp-down following last...

South Wales hauliers challenge the Greens

• Welsh hauliers are challenging environmentalists to come up with a better alternative following protests against last week's...

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Accident analysis call

by David Harris • Hauliers and fleet managers should route vehicles around accident blackspots to cut down on crashes, says a...

Crowthorne up for sale

More than 400 managers, scientists and staff at the Crowthorne based Transport Research Laboratory are fighting to retain their...

• Channel.hopping driver could be treated to a more Gallic

style when crossing La Manche from next January with French ferry operator Societe Nouvelle d'Armement Transmanche (SNAT)...

• Hauliers of medical equipment and other special loads facing

huge hikes in Vehicle Excise Duty have been told increases will not be as high as was feared. Until last November vehicles...

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Annual licence

• Scottish LA Michael Betts has granted Archibald, Barbara and Robert Ken; trading as AB Kerr, of Laurencekirk, a licence for...

Prohibitions a 'hiccup'

• Twenty seven prohibitions over five years were described as a "hiccup" by North Eastern Deputy LA Brian Horner when he issued...

Three vehicles is too many

• The licence held by Susan Thomas, trading as JS Lee Contractors, of Ynysddu, was suspended for a week, its authorisation was...

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Cookson gets shorter licerPs.

a e Edward and Ruby Cookson, trading as RE Cookson & Son, of Welshpool, were granted a new national licence for four vehicles...

Double the trucks but half the time

• North Western LA Martin Albu has increased the authorisation on the licence held by Newton-le-Willows-based BC Handling from...

Takeover meant licence holder became driver

416 • Scottish LA Michael Betts has revoked the Michael Betts has revoked the licence held by John M Stirling, trading as is...

Got a Legal problem?

Don't know who to turn to? Commercial Motor can help! The latest version of CM's Legal Directory is now available to readers,...

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A show in the making

A new show relies on a degree of luck, and the Institute of Municipal Transport certainly took a gamble with its Vehicle &...

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Albion gears up for growth

by Toby Clark • Albion Automotive, formerly part of the collapsed Leyland Daf empire, is set to increase production massively...

Simon Access wins MoD order for RIVs

• Simon Access has won a £7 million order from the Ministry of Defence for the design and production of 20 special purpose, air...

Two Loadbeta variants

• Tata has launched two variants of the Loadbeta range. The Access van has central locking, electric windows, power-assisted...

MAN for Devon firemen

• Devon Fire and Rescue ser vice has taken delivery of the first of 18 MAN L2000 fire tender chassis. The 10-tonne 10.224...

• Contract hire, leases and free mobile phones are among

the offers available through Citroen's '95 August Action commercial vehicle promotion. The contract hire deals will make the...

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Tacho prices

omrnercial Motor (6-12 July) reported a story concerning the introduction of a new generation of digital tachographs. This, in...

Greedy drivers?

T n reply to the article by 1 Tony Wigley, I can understand his comments, being a member of the URTC executive committee, but...

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What a drag

5 rucks of the future will have windsocks unfurling behind them, to streamline the airflow behind the vehicle and reduce drag....

The house that Peterbilt

trip to a truck festival more than 18 months ago set young Helga Hopkins' heart racing. There she saw her dream truck, a bright...

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Roy's quarter century

river Roy Boon has retired from Isle of Wight transport company, Vectis Transport after 25 years. But he's not out to grass...

Make your mind uv

rivers approaching this bridge in Wandsworth, south London, face a contradictory set of messages. They can take their truck...

The Queen says no to bull

ID Labour MP has bypassed the usual constitutional routes to persuade the Queen to ban bull bars from the royal fleet. Paul...

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EVENTS

Windy city • The American Trucking Association is organising a study tour in conjunction with its annual management conference...

SERVICES

Fiat assistance X Fiat Auto (UK) has introduced a free 24-hour accident assistance service for its new vans. It lasts for 12...

TRAINING

Fault finding • Lucas has unveiled an extension to its training programme with a course for independent garages on fault...

PRODUCTS

Filter crushers • Garages can protect the environment and reduce waste disposal costs with a new range of oil filter crushers...

T ruck crime is a major problem for commercial vehicle operators

nationwide. While it's difficult to get an accurate figure in terms of overall financial losses, according to a survey from the...

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PUBLICATIONS

Body guide • SMMT has published the Body and Workshop Directory 1995, a guide to parts, equipment and service, priced at £8. It...

ROADWORKS The North

• C17 Toll House Road will be closed on Sunday, 23 July. /UM Carrville to Blind Lane: resurfacing will start on 24 July and...

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WILLING INORKMAT

It seems that every other advertising hoarding is extolling the virtues of the Nissan Vanette Cargo. Few vehicles could live up...

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RECENT LEGISLATION

cif = coming into force The Road Vehicles (Construction & Use) (Amendment) (No 3) Regulations 19951995 SI No 1201. Abolishes...

FUTURE LEGISLATION

UK • Drivers hours proposals to review domestic rules still being considered with view to deregulation. Also, regulations...

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Dedicated follower of fashion

For most medium size fleets, the idea of bidding for a big long-term contract is tempting but where do you start? B ig...

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Swapping places

U nlike their European counterparts, UK-based international transport companies have so far shied away from considering rail as...

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Chunnel services

• Combined transport operator Allied Continental Intermodal claims to have carried about 8,000 swap bodies through the Channel...

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The

Just 18 months ago, while most hauliers were licking their wounds in the worst recession since the war, three former Hays...

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MROEN REP 10 SWE

Price as tested: El 3,988 (ex-VAT). Includes 213,340 for base model; £415 for central locking and electric windows; and 2233...

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Back strains or sprained joints caused by incorrect load handling

accounts for millions of lost man-days every year. EU legislation could change this sorry state of affairs as new trailers and...

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'We may see the first campaigns encouraging people to drive less'

4 ike most people who follow politics, it L ca me as no surprise to me to learn that Brian Mawhinney had been moved on from...