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CM EXCLUSIVE ⢠by Melanie Hammond and Pete Swingler A huge row is brewing at Tradeteam, part of transport gent Exel, this...
o Bob McKinnon, the former national chairman of the Road Haulage Association, has put his family haulage business into...
The Heavy Transport Association has asked British MEPs for an exemption from the Working lime Directive as they claim that the...
Thomas Naylor, a trucker from the West Midlands, is celebrating after scooping over £15m in the National Lottery. He says he...
police operation in the West Midlands were found to have defects. 01 28 trucks, four received immediate prohibitions for...
Logistics giant Wincanton has announced a 9.8% rise in profits in its interim results for 2001; turnover also rose by 3.5%....
A stolen truck smashed into four cars whilst being chased by Gwent police. The truck was taken from Cinderford,...
Work to improve "driver information systems" on the M1 around the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire border is due to begin. The...
A coach driver has told a court he saw a truck heading for the back of the coach in a crash that killed three young air cadets....
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International operators )uld watch out for customers ip may use the launch of the -o as an excuse to delay payTit, warns the...
⢠by Dominic Perry Jim Hay, the man behind failed hauliers John Adams, Eye Plc and Ditchfield Transport, has seen another of...
Dutch licensing authority NIWO Is to announce in comber the results of appeals by flagged-out fipanies against the revocations...
reduce empty running in urban areas by up to 40% by making greater use of 'freight platforms". Following a study it says...
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in Dumfries-based international operator, Currie European Transport, is set to expand its French operations following a merger...
tunnel, when it reopens, in future will pay tolls based on how environmentally damaging their vehicles are. SHAF, the company...
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ly Guy Sheppard Trans European Is to use sites around the country to ire unlicensed trucks seized the Vehicle Inspectorate en...
The Department of Transport has strongly nied reports that it is about to introduce 50mph Rs or certain motorways. According...
Everyone knows there's no money in hauling fresh air. Yet eliminating empty running is easier said than doneâespecially in...
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⢠by Melanie Hammond Police are warning drivers to be extra vigilant in the run-up to Christmas after two truck loads of wine...
Diesel exhaust tumes from IICVs have been identified as the main culprit in damaging the lungs of children, according to...
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IA member of the family which . uns Britain's largest animal ransport firm has admitted harges of forgery and pervertng the...
⢠by Guy Sheppard European livestock carriers have joined forces to fight a proposed restriction on animal movements which...
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With Railtrack in receivership and the future management of our rail infrastructure in question, governmental pro-rail policies...
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It's io years since Schmitz Cargobull laid down its marker on the UK trailer business, haying bought the old York assembly...
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Volvo has now revealed the finishing touches to the total renewal of its truck line-up, started last year with the FL and...
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much thought in the design of the new chassis. Rear overhangs can be specified in 50mm increments and for drawbar towing, there...
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⢠by Cohn Barnett Renault has announced a new range-topping version of its Mascott. The 150.55 and 150,65 models, with 5.5...
V Hill Hire has spent .2,6m on a deal for 350 trailers from General Trailers. The order includes 200 GT Fruehauf...
⢠EFIF continues to perform strongly despite uncertainty over its future: after last month's strong sales figures (and a rise...
tractors for its car transpor fleet. The 380hp 4x2 standar( height sleeper cab units will run at 34 tonnes, and have been...
on it van range, including the Mercedes-Benz Vitoâthe Sprinter and Vario already have extended warranty arrangements....
on Iveco Daily 50 vai to South Lanarkshire Council. The hydraulic platforms have 12.5m working height and 7.2n outreach, and...
fouraxle Volvo tractive unit for Ca 3 operation at up to 150 tonnes. The fl112 was suppliet by Hartshornes and modified by...
Annandale Design UK of Kilmarnockâa manufacturer of architectural metalwork-has bought a Oaf 45LF for customer deliveries:...
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A whistleblowing 110 driver who took his vehicle to the police because he felt that it was in a dangerous condition has ended...
Brierley Hill-based Staffords Transport's licence was revoked, and the company and director Christopher Stafford were...
Concern over the maintenance record of Belvedere-based Chris Hyde Transport has led to its licence being curtailed to 10...
Ivan English £470 in fines and costs. English admitted one offence of interference and four of using a vehicle with an...
A firm which transports exhibition stands and cleaning equipment had never held an Operator's Licence in the 11 years since it...
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Heavily overloading an artic cost Blaydonbased RTH International Transport 13,250 in fines and costs when it appeared before...
Allegations that a Northampton haulier had based its operations in Poland led to the company appearing before Eastern Traffic...
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of timber across motorway lanes for almost two hours last week, almost destroying a fully laden school bus in his path. The...
Eric Strongitharm Oswaldtwistle. Spagthorpe Motor Company of Oswaldtwistle Chairman and President for Life Sir Jos Spagthorpe...
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A new computer system will be up and running before next April to automate the updating of 0-licence records. The introduction...
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1999 with the Ranger. CM wasted no time in getting to grips with the 2.5TD 454 Double Cab (CM 3-9 June 1999) and took a Ranger...
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across Britain. As Paul Newman reports, the company is busyâbut this own account operator steers clear of pricey VED...
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any group of drivers and the responses are likely to range from blank looks to ribald comments. But a directive now being...
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II My driver stopped for a break at an all-night cafe in a city centre and parked his 38-tonne artic in the road without...
⢠I operate vehicles c long-distance work Britain and had appear before Traffic Commissioni after a check on tactic graphs...
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so it's right and proper that hauliers whose trucks shed their loads face severe penalties. Pat Hagan looks at the extent of...
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ROUG !terrible tragedy in the St Gotthard Tunnel has once again called into !stion the safety of this kind of long-distance...
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YOUR drivers? How well do your drivers know the hway Code and road traffic law? In a ent test by Warwickshire Police, only one...
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protection from the French government is understandable but disappointing. Transport workers have the right to go about their...