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I saw my mother-in-law last weekend and the only thing she asked me about work was if I had seen the Eddie Stobart Trucking...
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THE INDUSTRY HAS welcomed the longer semi-trailer trial reboot announced last week, but warned that plans to accelerate the...
only the existing 14.6m and 15.65m longer semi-trailer lengths will be considered for the trial. All existing allocations will...
Andy Dodge, sales director at manufacturer Lawrence David, said: "You could turn a longer semi-trailer around in two to three...
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MCBURNEY, founder and director of McBurney Transport Group, has been appointed an OBE, while Pall-Ex chief executive Hilary...
AW Jenkinson have struck a deal for 110 STAS moving-floor trailers to service their biomass contracts. The multi-million pound...
slightly better than its Christmas single (which didn't make the Top 40) by hitting number one in the compilation album charts...
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TRAFFIC COMMISSIONER (TC) for Scotland Joan Aitken (pictured) has revoked the 0-licence of Perth-based Fair City Skip Hire...
an articulated lorry that struck an 11-year-old girl, leaving her with head injuries, has been found not to have been at fault....
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was placed into administration and ceased trading on 14 June when Peter Waste11 and Michael Young, partners at FRP Advisory,...
Association (RHA) offer of free passage for its members on the M6 Toll during July will have to pay as normal, its operator has...
of the trucks they drive are an important part of their purchasing strategy. The results of a poll on Commercialmotor.com,...
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OWNER of Suffolk's Orwell Crossing Lorry Park said the site may have to close down after demand for secure LGV spaces plunged...
to Nissan's premises in Sunderland after complaints were made about LGV drivers' behaviour. A spokeswoman for Northumbria...
Iver, Buckinghamshire, has put in an application to extend its 0-licence after a diversification into tankers late last year...
is being sued by the owners of an industrial estate in Ipswich for refusing to pay £900 in parking fines. Director Kevin Reid...
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Andrew Tinkler to find out if the rumours of blood on the boardroom floor were true Words: Christopher Walton THE LAST TIME CM...
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Stobart have among those outside of the haulage industry? CM set about finding out Words: Christopher Walton THE IDEA THAT YOU...
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to the article in CM 6 June Vosa chief hits back at Bell's comments: URTU represents thousands of lorry drivers employed by...
June refers to new EU regs on vehicle dimensions. Some say tractor unit cabs should be left alone, but perhaps there is a...
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to observe safety system by separating workers and vehicles around tipping area By Roger Brown Operator: DS Smith Paper Matter:...
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Matter: 0-licence law Hearing: Edinburgh Area: Scotland Presiding TC: Joan Aitken THE TRAFFIC Commissioner (TC) for Scotland,...
Scaffolding Matter: Health and safety Hearing: Derby Crown Court ADIS SCAFFOLDING has been fined £300,000 after a driver was...
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go-ahead to operate two vehicles and a trailer at an operating centre in Forestway, Leyland, subject to the following...
• Pontypool-based Drum Disposal Collection Services will make a new application at a PI on 25 June. Warrington • Powell...
Truckspares (Wirksworth) site at the Haulage Yard in Coldwell Street, Matlock, subject to the following conditions and...
three vehicles at the Valero Energy site at Trafford Park in Manchester.
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operators in Northern Ireland were brought into the 0-licensing regime for the first time. CM finds out how the process has...
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France was the culmination of seven years work and a €2bn investment by parent group Volvo so what does that buy you? Words:...
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Transporting steel is second nature to A Hingley Transport, which is celebrating 45 years in business Words: George Barrow!...
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hybrids on offer, DHL Supply Chain sourced its own alternative Words: David Wilcox Although there are several diesel-electric...
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use a combination of different driveline technologies in future, according to Iveco Words: Will Shiers Iveco has got out its...
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SHOPPING is boosting recruitment prospects among e-commerce delivery firms, but the transport sector as a whole has reduced its...
L) UK is holding a personal development event in London next month, covering topics such as using social media effectively;...
specialist Milestone is to launch a training division in July, offering cut-price Driver CPC training to encourage its drivers...
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to Laurie Dealer's used truck of the week. Each week our man inside the used truck trade picks out a truck or trailer from CM's...
the Transcontinental, Ford insisted it was a European truck — so where better to test it than in Europe? That's what CM did in...
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Tip-Ex's first ever truck auction Words: Kevin Swallow Protruck Auctions, which hosted the first truck sale to be held at...
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assets isn't enough. TIP Trailer Services explains how it built a thriving retail maintenance business as well Nords: Kevin...