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21st March 2013
21st March 2013
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Boris is so off course Last week London mayor Boris

Johnson said every truck driver should be forced to attend a cycle awareness CPC course (CM 14 March pill). What a joke! I've...

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Industry bodies back pre-pack rules review By Ashleigh Wight THE

ROAD Haulage Association (RHA) and the Freight Transport Association (FTA) have welcomed the government's decision to evaluate...

D&A TRANSPORT D&ATransport Cardiff, which held 0-licences for 42 vehicles

and 12 trailers, has been sold to a connected party after it appointed an administrator last month. The company's assets were...

Tougher enforcement needed on foreign tacho fiddling TACHOGRAPH FIDDLING by

foreign operators is a "real and hidden" problem that is not being taken seriously enough by Vosa or the courts, the Road...

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Pall-Ex looks to members as it eyes European volume boon

By Chris Druce PALL-EX IS set to reveal a sixth national partner for Europe as part of its ambitious drive to have 15 countries...

Cut fuel duty and save Elm, says APN AS CM

WENT to press, FairFuelUK (I,I,UK) supporter the Association of Pallet Networks (APN) called for a cut in fuel duty, saying a...

Daf announces Euro-6 changes AHEAD OF unveiling its revised LF

and CF ranges at next month's CV Show, Daf Trucks has confirmed the details of the Euro-6 engines that will power them. While...

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TruckPoi delayed over funding doubts By Derren Hayes THE CREATION

of the new TruckPol anti-crime service is being held up because of uncertainty over how it will be funded. As the first...

Hexagon Global appoints liquidators LINCOLNSHIRE haulier Hexagon Global Logistics is

set to go into liquidation after it was unable to pay an £87,000 debt owed to HMRC. The operator, which employed 11 people,...

PUSHING THE WEIGHT BARRIER: Heavy haulage firm Plant Speed has

spent more than El m on a Scheuerle multi-axle trailer and Mercedes-Benz Actros Titan tractor to haul oversized loads weighing...

Halls may get compensation A NORFOLK haulage company could be

in line to receive "substantial" compensation after it was mis-sold a financial product. Administrators for Great Yarmouth...

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£40,000 fine after driver killed By Roger Brown BERKSHIRE HAULIER

John Mould has been fined £40,000 by magistrates after a long-serving driver was knocked over and killed by a tipper truck at...

DBL Logistics to up pallet capacity DBL LOGISTICS is building

a £2m DC in Sheffield after outgrowing its existing site in the city. It includes a 33,500ft2 facility, which will increase its...

London firm in council wrangle LONDON HAULAGE company EMT Logistics

said it has lost £100,000-worth of business after being involved in a dispute with Newham Council over parking fines. EMT...

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Feeling the chill In the final part of our Great

Rate Debate series, CM looks at the price pressures buffeting the palletised, chilled freight market, which led to the...

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The final pieN of the jigsaw By Brian Weatherley MERCEDES-BENZ

has been on a roll. Since 2011, it has launched three 'new' models — the Actros, Antos and Arocs — to meet the forthcoming...

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Oaf reveals new MX-11 engine By David Wilcox DAF HAS

joined Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Renault, MAN and Iveco in raising the profile of 10.5to 11-litre engines for Euro-6 tractor units....

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It's time to stand up against low rates I'VE JUST

READ Adam Leonard's interview in CM (14 March). My company, Transervice Express Transport, is a proud member of The Pallet...

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TC slams 'absent' transport manager Scotland's deputy TC has disqualified

a transport manager for holding the role 'in name only By Roger Brown Operator: Donald MacDiarmid Matter: 0-licence law,...

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Firm fined £8,000 after worker hit by bus Operator: Abba

Scrap Metals Matter: Health and safety regulations Hearing: Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates' Court ABBA SCRAP METALS has been fined...

Haulier fined for drivers' hours breaches Operator: Patrick Bradley Matter:

Drivers' hours law Hearing: Coleraine Magistrates' Court COUNTY Londonderry haulage firm Patrick Bradley has been fined a total...

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OW Evans DW EVANS CAN now base one vehicle and

one trailer at an operating centre in Hermon, Carmarthen, subject to the following conditions: • the authorised vehicle will...

Cheshire Retail (NW) CHESHIRE RETAIL (NW) has been given the

go-ahead to locate three vehicles at a unit on the Kingfisher Business Park in Brown Street, Widnes, subject to undertakings: •...

Recrite Scaffolding RECRITE SCAFFOLDING can base two vehicles at a

yard in Bilston Street, Newport, subject to new conditions: • the authorised vehicles shall enter and exit the yard in forward...

Davis Haulage DAVIS HAULAGE has received the green light to

base 54 vehicles and 120 trailers at the Crewe Distribution Centre in Gateway, Crewe. The haulier also wants to remove its...

Jack Richards and Son JACK RICHARDS and Son is hoping

for authorisation for 25 vehicles and 60 trailers at a facility on the Mold Business Park in Macs Gwern, Mold.

Willmotts Transport WILLMOTTS Transport hopes to station five vehicles and

five trailers at a unit on the Wern Trading Estate in Rogerstone, Newport.

North Western and Welsh traffic areas Warrington • Disciplinary action

against Birkenhead-based Dalmar International, as well as the repute of the transport manager, will be considered at a PI on 22...

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Accidents waiting to happen The road transport industry has an

unenviable reputation for workplace injuries and deaths CM lists the top 10 dangers Words: Brian Weathertey Magistrates' courts...

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Operator CPC Part 12 • • • • • •

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Welcome to part 12...

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French and Swedish heavyweights work side by side at Philip

Judge International Words: Bob Beech / Images: Tom Cunningham Delivering hay, straw and woodshavings across the UK and Europe...

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A fitting job There are plenty of flat spots in

Will Cheadle's life, but he's not complaining ifs all part of his job as a TruckForce technician Words: George Barrow! Images:...

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Intention to hire new staff is at highest level since

2005 Worua; Laura Ha.ne HIRING INTENTIONS in the transport sector are at their most positive for eight years, the latest...

How to attract youngsters into transport Think Logistics, an initiative

led by Abbey Logistics MD Steve Granite, has held a second successful pilot of its project to get school leavers to consider a...

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Looking to upgrade to Euro-5 on a budget?

THIS WEEK'S top truck is a 2010-registered Mercedes-Benz 2546 MegaSpace MP3. It is being sold by the Bradford site of the...

Test of the dormobile You might not know it, but

the 1976 Sherpa dormobile was environmentally friendly decades before it was fashionable to worry about the environment —...

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Go for the alternative Operators who are, rightly or wrongly,

fearful of the effect Euro-6 will have when it comes into force next January may be tempted to acquire a new Euro-5 truck while...

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Meeting demand for used trailers Trailer refurbishments are rising, prompting

SDC Trailers portfolio of used sales to develop into an integral part of its business Words: Kevin Swallow Last year, SDC...