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23rd April 2009
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Falling UK port volumes test container hauliers

CM COVER STORY By Roger Brown A MAJOR drop in UK port volumes has led to leading container specialists predicting that there...

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Illegal cabotage fines 'cliff icut to enforce'

CM COVER STORY By Christopher Walton „fit VOSA has admitted that issuing graduated fixed penalties for nonUK hauliers engaged...

P MERCEDES-BENZ

Merc Axor R gets crewcab THE MERCEDES-BENZ Atego range has featured a seven-seater, four-door crewcab version for some time,...

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Pallet network members eye moves to beat recession

By Joanna Bourke THE RATE THAT pallet network members are switching from one network to another has accelerated as hauliers...

P ROYAL ACCOLADE

Leyland Trucks wins award DESPITE THE current slump in British vehicle manufacturing, Leyland Trucks has won a Queen's Award...

Government speed Limit plans attacked

THE ROAD HAULAGE Association (RHA) has hit back at government plans to review speed limits on single-carriageway roads and...

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Suffolk 'food hub' scheme to reduce empty running

3y Chris Tindall. A PILOT 'FOOD HUB' in Suffolk could revolutionise the way haulage firms deliver food to shops, restaurants...

FTA reveals membership, income and surplus boost

THE FREIGHT Transport Association (ETA) increased its income by 3.4% last year to 126.2m. Membership fees grew by 3.2% to £3.8m...

VOSA enforcement is a hot topic on the TruckNet forums at the moment, as Rikki Chequer finds out.

As is to be expected with two high-profile hauliers having their 0-licences revoked by the Traffic Commissioners recently, the...

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Milk tanker thefts prompt firms to offer cash reward

A SPATE OF MILK tanker thefts in Cumbria has led operators to come together to offer a reward of £1,000 for any information...

P TRUCKSTOPS

Kettering council receives planning proposal for 24-hour lorry park WITH A RECENT study finding that Northamptonshire needs...

P RECESSION

Poll: redundancies are widespread EARLY RESULTS from the latest Freight Transport Association (FTA) poll suggest 48% of its...

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Suttons could reap rewards of British Sugar expansion

By Chris Tindall PLANS TO CREATE an allyear-round-working British Sugar factory in Norfolk could benefit Suttons Group, the...

It's full speed ahead for LD Lines catamaran

FRENCH FERRY company LD Lines is to press ahead with its recession-busting expansion of Channel crossings by introducing six...

P SEMINARS

'European haulage needs harmonised Law enforcement' HAULAGE REGULATIONS should be more consistent across Europe, a recent...

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Speeding ticket sparks confusion over definition of a dual carriageway

By David Hnr , A TICKET FOR speeding issued to an owner-driver has caused confusion over what is defined as a dual carriageway...

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Nearly half of all Crossrail Loads to be carried by road

By Roger Brown ROAD TRANSPORT will have to handle just under half of all loads required every day to build the Crossrail link...

P PRODUCTS

Griffith Elder takes a weight off with easy-install beams WEIGHING EQUIPMENT manufacturer Griffith Elder has developed new...

P PURCHASE.,

Construction firm gets triaxle trailer with self-steer axle ROAD PAVING and construction plant equipment firm Robert McCarroll...

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Clients should realise the Long-term benefits of using temporary drivers

DESPITE THE downturn, agency drivers are still a major part of what keeps the wheels of the UK's road transport and logistics...

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Widening its horizons for the 21st century

The UK Warehousing Association is determined to expand its offering to a 21st-century market. CM talks to CEO Roger Williams...

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Happy with their lot

In the final part of CM's EuroWatch series, CM journeys over L. to the Low Countries and finds out something very surprising or...

It seems the main problems for Low Countries haulers will

strike a familiar deal with UK operators. For example, it recently came to light that tractor drivers, in Belgium particularly,...

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isqualification after drivers break the law

AN OPERATOR WHO permitted drivers to flout hours regulations and to falsify tachograph records has had his 0-licence revoked...

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Operator fails to persuade District Judge

AN OPERATOR was ordered to pay fines and costs of £400 for an overloading offence after magistrates rejected a defence that the...

Driver fell asleep before striking six cars

A DRIVER who ploughed into six cars when he fell asleep has been jailed for 12 months and been banned from driving for six...

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Pi CASE FOUR

0-licence bid rejected over 'front' fears A LICENCE bid by Poole-based FDS Haulage has been turned down because of suspicions...

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Credit crunch customer crisis

In these tough economic times, hauliers face increasing risk from customers going bust. What are your rights when such a...

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In terms of product range, Citroen has an LCV line-up

that few can match, with vans cascading down in size from long-wheelbase high-roof 3.5-tonners to tiny passenger...

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The days when one body was expected to last the

life of two or even three chassis have pretty much vanished, according to Anthony Bevan, managing director of bodybuilder Bevan...

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Getting

tanke The annual. Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) Expo rolled into Harrogate, with the recession and a fuel duty...

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A wind of change

Recent diesel price hikes have forced US truck-makers and operators to focus on fuel efficiency. So what can Europe learn from...

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Government delivers on one-stop support shop

THE GOVERNMENT HAS made good on its promise to simplify business support from 1 April by condensing 3,000 programmes into a...

P PROPERTY

Operators urged to check valuation rates HAULAGE OPERATORS should be prepared to double check and, if necessary, challenge the...

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HIDDEN COSTS OF FORKLIFT ACCIDENTS

THERE ARE STILL 8,000 forklift truck accidents in the UK each year, with huge hidden costs to businesses, reveals training...

Too few shop around for cheaper power

FEWER THAN HALF of small businesses bother to shop around for the cheapest energy suppliers, says uSwitchforBusiness.com, a new...

Crimes against firms are rising

ARSON. MALICIOUS damage and forcible theft are on the increase with the number of crimes against businesses up by 10% year on...

Leasing is on the increase

WHILE CASH FLOW is undoubtedly an issue for companies looking to reflect, finance providers are clashing over whether rental or...

Some positive signs amid the gloom

WHILE ALL THE pundits seem to agree that we will remain in recession for the remainder of 2009, and unemployment will lag...

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A welcome boost for the market

For the third CONFIDENCE IN the used market is on average price for a van at auction month running, BCA says the the increase,...

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Not just a used vehicle dealer

As a rental and contract hire business, Fraikin, which remarkets about 2,000 vehicles every year, is a viable source for used...

The ri • ht offer

Fraikin usually sells about 2,000 vans and trucks annually, but volumes have declined recently because of the state of the...