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22nd September 2011
22nd September 2011
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VOSA Facebook

Whatever you might think of social media, especially Facebook, there’s no doubting its reach and therefore its impact. The...

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Stobart driver charged with arson offences

By Chris Tindall AN EDDIE STOBART driver has appeared in court after being charged with two counts of arson attacks on the...

First Stobart Fest attracts 6,300

SOME 6,300 EDDIE-spotters descended on Rockingham, near Corby on Saturday 17 September after overwhelming interest in the...

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Alan Firmin sets sail for ‘murky world’ of containers

By Christopher Walton KENT HAULIER Alan Firmin is branching into the container market and has appointed former Les Knight...

Leyland reaches 100,000 LFs with Travis Perkins

LEYLAND TRUCKS has celebrated the production of the 100,000th DAF LF truck. Graham Bellman, group head of transport for Travis...

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VOSA pokes at Facebook for drivers who breach rules

By Hayley Pink VOSA OFFICIALS have been logging on to social networking sites to catch out law-louting HGV drivers trying to...

FACEBOOK COMMENTS

● “ Just met two cars and VOSA van heading into Omagh.” ● “ Stafford lit up like an airport and five lorries inside at a...

First Retro Truck Show attracts 1,500

THE FIRST RETRO Truck Show, which took place at the Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon, Warwickshire, on Sunday (18 September), has...

Transport manager had another full-time job

TRAFFIC COMMISSIONER (TC) for Scotland Joan Aitken has revoked the O-licence of Scottish operator Strathplant Hire after she...

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Licence turned down amid fears of a phoenix company

By Roger Brown CROSSWAYS TRANSPORT (International), successor to liquidated company Crossways Transport, has had its O-licence...

Langdon Group opens new £9m depot in Redditch

CHILLED AND FROZEN logistics irm Langdon Group has opened its new £9m depot in Redditch, replacing its existing West Midlands...

Neil Hawker wins Ice Road Trucker drive

ATCHISON TOPEKA driver Neil Hawker will be following in the foot steps of the Ice Road Truckers next February when he heads to...

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Bath HGV ban will push lorries onto country roads say hauliers

By Chris Tindall HAULIERS WARN that their vehicles will be pushed onto unsuitable country roads around Bath after councillors...

Birmingham top for crash-for-cash scams

BIRMINGHAM REMAINS the number one hotspot for ‘crash-for-cash’ scams for the sixth consecutive quarter, according to the...

AND FINALLY...

It’s a wild life for Thai driver WORKING IN haulage you may have the odd load that is a pain in the proverbial (a misbehaving...

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Team spirit

From humble beginnings in 2005 Arcese UK has grown to be one of the haulage industry’s success stories, thanks, says its MD, to...

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CLACKET LANE BOYCOTT

Arcese has ordered its drivers not to park at Clacket Lane services on the M25 after the operator of the site increased its HGV...

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LETTER OF THE WEEK

Small trailer exemption ban may be a big can of worms IN YOUR LEGAL DIGEST pages ( CM 9 September), the inal paragraph of the...

Online reaction

The latest comments on Roadtransport.com MPs call to tackle congestion “ Increase the 56 mile an hour limit!” Willmac...

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Haulier stretched gaps between safety checks

TC was right to curtail licence until operator could show improvements had been made says appeal judge By Roger Brown SUSSEX...

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Applications and decisions

SCOTTISH AND NORTH EASTERN TRAFFIC AREAS Corbett base subject to conditions NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE operator RM Corbett has been...

Geodis UK

GEODIS UK is hoping to obtain authorisation for two vehicles and three trailers at the IMI Cornelius site in Rawson Spring Way,...

Ferguson Transport

FERGUSON TRANSPORT (Spean Bridge) has received the go-ahead for six vehicles and 20 trailers at a unit on the Annat Point...

Pollock (Scotrans)

POLLOCK (SCOTRANS) has been given the green light to base 10 vehicles and seven trailers at Eurocentral Scotland (DSV) e 1 in...

FORTHCOMING PUBLIC INQUIRIES Scottish and North Eastern Traffic Areas Leeds

● On 29 September, a public inquiry (PI) will discuss action against Stockton-on-Tees haulier Teeside Logistics. ● On the same...

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Each month, XpertHR Small Business provides easy-to-digest advice on key

personnel issues. This month: increases to the National Minimum Wage that come into force in October. The national minimum...

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Seen in all the right places

All new vehicles and trailers must now be fitted with reflective tape. Will fewer accidents justify the extra cost? Words:...

WHAT THE CHANGES MEAN

Until July HGVs had to comply with the Road Vehicle Lighting Regulations (RVLR) 1989, which said that they had to be fitted...

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Fact file

Woodfines Solicitors is the result of a number of mergers over the years. Foinette Quinn merged with Woodfine Batcheldor in...

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Kevin Swallow

As a standalone figure, the 26-tonner bears out quite well and the fuel figures for the A-road and motorway match data from...

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Socialism on wheels?

The nationalisation of transport in 1948 was eventually destined for failure, but in many ways it was a forerunner of things to...

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A DRIVER’S EXPERIENCE

Bob Rust, BRS driver “When I came out of the army in 1955, I tried to get a job with BRS, but, to quote the gate man,...

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REGIONS AND GROUPS

At the start BRS was split into geographical regions and specialist sector groups. Parcels had a distinct green livery and the...

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Stay

fuelproof The importance of a fuel purchasing strategy is often overlooked in transport operations but it can save a fortune...

TOP TIPS

● Have a well thought out, regularly reviewed strategy. Make someone responsible for fuel purchasing and, if practical, for...

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PURCHASING STRATEGIES

The importance of knowing your market Paul Gossage , fuel manager at Eddie Stobart, urges operators to talk to lots of fuel...

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A family affair

Do you want to pass on your business to the next generation? It’s not as easy as it sounds Words: David Harvey Introducing a...

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Back to business

With the summer holidays coming to an end, used truck dealers anticipate trading will step up a gear Words: Steve Banner...

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WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2012

The supply of units is likely to be more constrained in 2012 than it is now, predicts Volvo used trucks director Peter Groome,...

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Manheim warns: prepare for LEZ

Manheim Remarketing is warning van dealers to sort themselves out now before the LEZ kicks in on 3 January 2012 Words: Kevin...