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22nd May 2008
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Sweat those assets

While Transaction plans its next protest on 27 May (and the RHA Board prepares iito consider organising a mass Lobby of...

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Associations 'should take lead' on protests

By Steve Hobson AN OVERWHELMING majority of operators who responded to last week's Transaction fuel protest poll in CM and...

POLL FINDINGS

SHOULD THE TRADE associations lead the legal protest planned for Park Lane on 27 May? Yes — 68 (97%) It would show that the...

P PRICF RIRFS

Warning to expect further diesel rises PRESSURE FROM RISING fuel prices intensified this week as the Road Haulage Association...

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Lawyer looks into legality of fuel duty

By Chris Tindall A NORFOLK PAVING haulier who organised a go-slow on the A47 last week has enlisted the help of a lawyer to...

P FAKE LICENCES

Bogus LGV licences could cause 'carnage' FAKE LGV LICENCES are being sold on the internet as a £250 'novelty' item, according...

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• AN OPERATOR WHO lied to Vosa to cover up the tachograph offences that one of his drivers had committed has had his licence...

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By Steve Hobson BURY ST EDMUNDS haulier H Frost &

Sons is calling on the Road Haulage Association (RHA) to help clamp down on foreign hauliers working in the UK. Company...

TruckNet UK community manager Rikki Chequer reports on discussions in a few of the forums.

This week, TruckNet UK users have been discussing the proposal that the government should set a minimum rate for haulage. While...

Dutch LHV limit increased

THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT has increased its weight limit for longer, heavier vehicles (LHVs) to 60 tonnes. Last autumn, it removed...

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Weight watchers

CM ExcLusovm By Brian Weathertey IT'S A QUESTION almost as old as time. How do you get more payload on a tipping trailer...

Making tippers pay their way FRUEHAUF MANAGING director Matthew Wordsworth

insists: "With aggregate tipper operators being paid anywhere between £10 and £15 per tonne, and managing from four to 10 loads...

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Pollock (Scotrans) demonstrates remarkable insensitivity' to driver

By Chris Tindatl THE DIRECTOR OF haulier Pollock (Scotrans) showed "callous disregard" for an employee's feelings after he was...

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New research finds no link between insulin and RTAs

By Chris Tindall. DRIVERS WITH diabetes are at no greater risk of causing accidents in their vehicles than anyone else,...

Property dealing boosts profits at John Hackling

COTSWOLDS HAULIER John Hackling increased its pre-tax prof it more than tenfold last year, mainly thanks to a property deal in...

P ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORT

Manchester Ship Canal cuts lorry movements A COMPANY THAT has reopened a freight transport link on Manchester's Ship Canal to...

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Haulier gives drivers 8% pay increase

Sy David Harris A SCUNTHORPE haulier has this week given his 38 drivers an 8% annual wage increase on the basis that the...

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Right on track

Since taking to the road with the new Eurocargo 18-tonner (see page 54), we've also managed to get our hands on the crucial...

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Welcome Break justifies price hikes as 'reflecting' site costs

By David Harris WELCOME BREAK is poised to raise parking charges for trucks across its network of motorway service areas (MSAs)...

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Truckfest 2008

As well as being the traditional starting place for a growing round of summer shows, Truckfest Peterborough is still the...

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A devil of a deal?

Contract hire is meant to make the upkeep of a vehicle trouble-free. But our man finds out the hard way that this isn't always...

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Hauliers can learn a lot from the banking collapse

THE ONGOING BANKING debacle and the way the Treasury is rushing to bale financial institutions out makes us question when you...

Rising costs are crippling

I CAN'T UNDERSTAND how fuel prices can rise constantly and hardly anyone seems to be trying to do anything about it . In the...

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On the front line

We spend a day with a Vasa vehicle examiner to discover the ins and outs of roadside enforcement. Words: Roanna Avison /...

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Points of view

We asked three key industry players for their take on long delivery delays, the 'saleability' of safety, and the appliance of...

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'Dishonest' director is disqualified for year

Derek Graham "continued to demonstrate a disdain for compliance which bordered on the contemptuous" AN OPERATOR who admitted...

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Finances are insufficient to maintain fleet

TWO DIRECTORS of a company that was found to have insufficient finances to maintain its fleet have been disqualified...

Application granted after receipt is shown

AN OPERATOR suspected of failing to pay .E85 costs to Vasa following an overloading conviction in 2004 has been granted a new...

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Reefer operator granted extra authority

AN ABERDEEN-based reefer operator has been granted authority to increase the number of trailers operating from its depot, but...

Driving after Licence revoked Epping truck driver Matthew Savva, who

had continued to drive trucks after the revocation of his licence, was fined £60 for driving without a licence and given four...

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Protecting your family legacy

Despite the recent headlines, inheritance tax regulations are business-friendly, but operators should ensure they've made...

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John, a haulier with a 10-truck business, died in May

2008. His shares in the company were valued at E1 million, and the remainder of his estate was worth £2 million. He left his...

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Highway robbery

A recent case in which truck hijackers had their sentences reduced raised the question of whether the courts treat hijacking...

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FUTURE LEGISLATION

Up-and-coming law with the Freight Transport Association Mirror retrofit: This European legislation requires the retrofitting...

ACT NOW

The Vehicle Drivers (Certificates of Professional Competence) (Amendment) Regulations 2008, CIF 1 April 2008 The fees for...

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The second instalment of Tipper 2008 focuses on the muckaways,

with an established favourite taking on the new kid on the block and a wannabe. Words: Dave Young / Images: Simon Everett, Tom...

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Although firmly established in the UK market — and increasingly

selling into other tough operations, such as mixer, brick and block and timber transport chassis — the Hino 700 Series can't...

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The MAN is, according to its makers, getting a high

level of acceptance in fleets. Climbing into the cab. its easy to see why. Good ground clearance, sturdy construction: this is...

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B Ride High Tipper

From the moment your foot touches the lowest (swinging) cab step, the Volvo FM oozes class. The instrument layout and interior...

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Looking ahead

A mixed picture for the UK tipper sector the credit crunch is now being felt, but at least chassis availability is improving....

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On the eve of the UK launch of its TPX

trailer, we visit Stas to find out how craftsmanship and innovative thinking are proving to be comfortable bedfellows. Words /...

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HISTORY LESSON

The family business he company now known as Stas began by repairing wooden cart wheels in the town of Stasegem, in the Flanders...

UK AND IRELAND AN IMPORTANT MARKET

The UK is a major market for Stas, a fact highlighted in the dispatch yard by the number of trailers in familiar-looking...

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Hope springs eternal

A researcher has devised a "revolutionary" new vehicle suspension. Is this what truck-makers and operators have been looking...

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The X factor

Mercedes-Benz has tweaked its Vito Sport, added some trick toys, spiced up its engine and given it a Brabus bodykit, among...

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A change as good as the best?

The arrival of the new Eurocargo completes Iveco's recent range renaissance. But is it different enough to keep its rivals at...

LAUNCH AND MARKETING

Although the official launch of the new Eurocargo is in September, Iveco says it is taking orders from June. In addition to the...

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ON THE ROAD

With a shortage of 7.5-tanners in lveco's test fleet, we had to restrict our test of the new Eurocargo to two 300hp 18-tonners...

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Operators need to get 'compliant'

Firms running 3.5to 12-tonne CVs are being urged by TfL to make sure their vehicles are ready for the second phase of London's...