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CM COVER STORY THE FREIGHT Transport Association (ETA) has called for the road haulage industry to refocus its lobbying on...
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ITH THE introduction of the Driver CPC legislation just two months away, we have teamed up with Fraikin to launch the BigTrain,...
A LEADING trailer manufacturer says it may be forced to leave the UK after being refused planning permission to build a car...
Thorburn in Liquidation after 'naive rescue bid PFLEAGLIERED LIVERPOOL haulage firm Thorburn Transport has been placed into...
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CM COVER STORY HAULIERS HAVE been plunged into confusion over the use of police-sanctioned crime-alert text messages after the...
UKBA hammers security message home A FOCUS on securing trucks to prevent stowaways entering them is vital, says the UK Border...
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PLYMOUTH-BASED KAY Transport has been bought by GDL (Holdings), parent company of Gregory Distribution, from co-owners Steve...
It is with great sadness that I have to report the death of Tim Inman following a short illness. After a distinguished army...
STEPHEN MARTIN, chief executive of Scunthorpe-based Clugston Group, will appear on the Channel 4 series Undercover Boss tonight...
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R.oger Pr own A DEVELOPER believes south Essex will continue to be a "hotspot for lorry crime" after a council threw out his...
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UNITED 'TRAILERS (Wisbech) has gone into administration just eight months after its new boss said he wanted to give people...
AA extends Lombard supply tie-up VEHICLE MANAGEMENT firm Lombard has signed an Z11.6m deal to supply 167 recovery vehicles to...
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The recession hasn't stopped cross-Channel ferry operators from introducing new ships and routes, but is there much of a demand...
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PRODUCTION OF commercial vehicles in May fell 73% compared to the same month last year — the largest drop ever recorded —...
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Actions of some clamping firms are reprehensible' I READ with interest your letter on dampers operating on private land (`Swan...
THOSE WHO have to deliver in London may be interested to know the London Lorry Control Scheme is not what it seems. Back in...
I AM WRITING in response to Malcolm Stockill's letter entitled "Secure parks? Not in the t (CM 30 April). Although we agree...
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Cybit's John Wisdom talks telematics, vehicle tracking systems, round-the-world yachting races and the benefits available to...
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entirely devoted to the potentially lucrative public sector, following the acquisition of specialist firm Amatics in 2008....
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Despite the ever-increasing growth of eBay and the runaway rise of pallet networks, the parcels and pallets sector has not been...
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As a member of Palletways, PC Howard covers Northamptonshire and the PE postcode in Peterborough. Business development manager...
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An owner-driver is convicted after heroin with a value of C1.6m was discovered in concealed compartments. A CHESHIRE...
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Two-vehicle cut over tachograph offences A FOOD TRANSPORTATION firm has escaped with a reduction l lof two vehicles to its...
A SHOPFITTING company has had its licence suspended for a week after a vehicle examiner uncovered maintenance problems during...
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Delayed decision after two-day inquiry A LOGISTICS FIRM where the transport manager had little control over maintenance must...
THE SCGITISH COURT of Session has ejected an appeal by Aberdeen-based James nnes, trading as JC Innes & Sons. He was :ontesting...
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In the first of a new series on operator compliance, Suckling Transport explains how it runs more than 100 oil, tankers with...
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CM is reintroducing a regular page of readers' questions, with answers supplied by top transport Lawyers. DO YOU HAVE A...
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next credible, environmentally friendly power source, and there's no shortage of potential candidates vying to provide the...
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let's break it down for the masses it turns off the engine when not in use. Simple, yes, but still effective. And when it is...
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The waste management and recycling industry gathered at London's ExCeL centre for the inaugural Futuresource event. CM brings...
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With a clear eye on the Work at Height Regulations, Tinsley Special Products has developed its own safety system to stop truck...
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System overview: Plastic-coated safety wires, linked by a pulley, tensioned by a winch run between painted or galvanised...
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Steve Cooke, engineering director at Ainscough Crane Hire explains the decision to develop a fall-prevention system was...
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Fruehauf says it has spotted the perfect opportunity to make a major impact in the UK moving floor market with its latest...
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Converting the previous United Trailers' moving floor design into a Fruehauf product wasn't a straightforward exercise as...
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Sales and marketing is a vital component to keep volumes up through the recession. CM looks at the most cost-effective ways to...
Mailshots tend to get weeded out of the post and just chucked in the bin, but not until you have paid for the paper, design....
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website aims to prevent operators from becoming victims, while an emploment survey discovers that the UK jobs market may be...
REAR - END SHUNTS make up 10% of van-fleet insurance claims and 15% of costs, believes safety consultant Interactive Driving...
Distribution workers suffer recession cuts ONE - IN - FOUR DISTRIBUTION workers have had their pay cut since the recession...
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A NEW WEBSITE designed to help small businesses avoid becoming victims of crime has been set up by insurer Premierline Direct....
THE RECESSION HAS put management roles in the spotlight. With cuts in management training leaving many companies rudderless and...
UK jobs market may have 'overcome the worst', says KPMG THE KMPGIRECRUITMENT and Employment Confederation (REC) survey for May...
is being carried out by the National Union of Farmers and British Sugar. The union has commissioned consultants from WSP and...
COMPANIES CAN SAVE a minimum of £3,000 by making 10 meetings that staff would normally physically travel to virtual', says...
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Truck and van dealer Greenhous Group acquires the Volkswagen CV franchise in Shrewsbury and has plans to build a vehicle test...
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The omission of trucks from the Chancellor's vehicle scrappage scheme has not stopped a handful of manufacturers from offering...
Some rival manufacturers, who have not introduced environmental allowances, have claimed the customer must be paying for a...
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MANS TopUsed programme's Tony Bevan reveals: 'We're certainly seeing plenty of interest in more specialist ve'ides — 6x2 rigids...