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25th November 1999
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RAW DEAL Hauliers have slammed the imminent Severn Bridge toll

hike as unfair. From January the truck toll will rise 20p to £12; car tolls remain frozen.

DUSTCART DESPERADO An obsession with dustcarts has landed Nicholas Attwell

in prison, awaiting sentence for a spate of thefts. On one occasion he drove one away when it was momentarily left unattended...

WHEELCHAIR PAYOUT Barry Hogg, a construction site worker who is

largely wheelchair-bound after being crushed beneath the wheels of a truck, has been awarded damages of more than £500.000 by...

ELBOW FEE William Griffiths, of Acocks Green, Birmingham, was fined

150 with £35 costs after admitting not having full control or a full view while steering his truck with his elbow.

INN TINIE The Vehicle Inspectorate is disappointed by the results

of its Operation Market Trader vehicle check in Norfolk-5O% of the vehicles examined had mechanical defects.

DOUBLE TREFT Hatfield Express Deliveries had an lveco Ford 7.5-tanner

stolen from Ware Road, Hertford during the night of 15 November. The light blue vehicle (mg M3HED) was then used to take away a...

POOR PROGNOSIS Road users face more congestion, lower government expenditure,

higher taxes and poorer roads, warns the British Road Federation. Road taxes raised £23.7bn in 1994/5 and £32bn in 1997/98...

Plan for 44101 s with tight controls

• Operators should be allowed to run six-axle 44-tonners. but only under a tougher enforcement regime, according to the newly...

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...while foreign HMIs continue to invade

N The day before the RHA protest the Government released figures confirming that vehicles from eastern Europe and Germany are...

BHA says public sympathy on fuel duty increases grows...

• by Guy Sheppard The Road Haulage Association claims pubic support for its Fair Play on Fuel campaign is growing, despite a...

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Road pricing: years of confusion ahead

• by Karen Miles Planned legislation allowing local councils to introduce electronic road pricing has failed to dampen...

Scots plan to test flag outs

• The legal position on flagging out is about to be tested in Scotland following the Vehicle Inspectorate's decision to bring a...

Scania gets in early with Euro-3 and 4

• The Euro-3 and Euro-4 emissions regulations have finally been ratified by the European Parliament, and Scania has unveiled...

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Dismissal ends UC threat of disruption

• by Melanie Hammond The man responsible for a controversial memo which detailed plans to get rid of employees at United...

COMMENT

Ignorance is no excuse The guilty verdict on two of the three bosses in the Roy Bowles Transport manslaughter trial should...

Irish follow UK on fuel

• Irish hauliers are complaining to their government about fuel costs, despite paying much less than their UK counterparts....

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Scottish hauliers say farmers are poachin

by Sally Nash The row over whether JCB Fastracs should be classified as trucks has reared its head again with agricultural...

Depot cleared after acid spill

• A parcels depot had to be evacuated and the fire brigade was called after a package containing acid gave off dangerous...

Safety fears at Chunnel rail link

• Fears are mounting that many tippers working on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) in Ashford are unsheeted, badly...

Fuel escalator hits ports

• A Teesside port operator is blaming the fuel duty escalator for a downturn in its haulage business. Ports and engineering...

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Trans-Action demo trio fined

• by Charles Young Two policemen involved in last April's fuel duty pretest acted like "Starsky and Hutch" before telling...

Support steps up for Eddie

• The family of truck driver Eddie Belfield, who was jailed in Belgium for a crime he was cleared of two years ago, is stepping...

Tesco staff find cannabis in load of strudel

• Trucks delivering to Tesco's depot in Kent were found to contain 70kg of cannel:* hidden among boxes of apple strudel....

CONTRACTS

in CRANES Atlas Hydraulic Loaders has won a three-year contract to supply loader cranes to British Telecom. During that time...

AT DEM.

Hays Logistics' Automotive and Industrial Division has been chosen by Textron Fastening Systems to manage the justin-time...

IKEA OWIRE

Wincanton Logistics is operating a distribution centre for IKEA at Ludgershall, near Andover which will store imported loads...

CARRYING CARPETS

Ryder is contract-hiring 14 tractors and 23 trailers to carpet manufacturer Gaskell Textiles for five years.

&MVO STORAGE

New Wave Logistics has won a three-year storage and distribution contract with Sanyo. It is based at Brackmills, Northants and...

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City Trucks has signed a £2m tyre supply and fitting contract with Sandvidc Tyres.

PAPER STORE The National Blood Service has awarded a five-year

contract to TDG Data Storage for holding about 300 million paper records in three locations.

REEFER am

Lox Transfleet is supplying Dickson Catering Services with seven Leyland Oaf and Isuzu reefers on contract hire. They Join a...

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C&U-approved Mercedes Adios eight-leggers won't be arriving in volume until

next spring, but M-B UK is keen to give British hauliers a taste of what's in store— hence CM's early appraisal of an...

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Volvo aims to net used CV buyers

If you think the Internet is only for speccy geeks and has nothing to do with road haulage, think again—you could be buying...

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VEHICLE NEWS

Eight-year deals for DM 614 / 11 VEHICLE NEWS Is by Peter Lawton BPW is offering unlimited mileage warranties for up to...

Autos and common rail for 2000 Sprinters

• Mercedes has released more details on the Sprinter van to be launched in February next year. Variable-geometry turbochargers...

SEWNG POINT Ford has revamped its Fiesta 35 and Ford

Courier 50 vans with a new bonnet and wing design and trapezoid headlights. The new models are selling well, says Fort hundreds...

LPG IN GLASGOW A fleet of 110 alternatively fuelled Volkswagens

is hard at work with Glasgow City Council. The authority replaced 100 of its conventionally fuelled vehicles with 40 Caddys and...

SLOWNIG DOWN

Truck sales are set to fall by 10 0 in Western Europe next year according to a new study by the Economist Intelligence Unit....

MLA SMOOTHIE

A new air deflection system has been designed for Scania 4 Series Fl-cab tractors and rigids by Ecotek. The system includes a...

SHORTER LEASES Lex Vehicle Leasing has a new package aimed

at short lease times—between three months and a year. Flexi-van is claimed to provide a transparent pricing system and no...

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LONG DRIVE

Lichfield magistrates have fined Smethwick driver James Timms S200 with £72 costs after he drove for 7hr 30min with only a...

MYSTERY OPERATOR

No action was taken against the licence held by Tlree Trading & Transport at an Oban disciplinary inquiry. Scottish TG Michael...

ONLY TWO

Superior foods has been authorised to base two vehicles at Linlithgow, rather than the three asked for. Scottish IC Michael...

FURTHER LOOK

The Transport Tribunal has adjourned an appeal by Shane Murphy against the refusal of North Western DTC Mark Hinchliffe to...

BID REFUSED

A bid for a new licence for four vehicles and four trailers by Adrian Williams, trading as AR Williams Transport, of Little...

Unauthorised centre leads to three-year 0-licence ban

A Suffolk haulier's licence has been revoked following the use of unau thorised operating centres and excessive speeding by one...

Owner-driver did not contact VI

A Hackney owner-driver who failed to contact vehicle examiners despite repeated requests to do so has lost his Operator's...

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Driver only had photocopies

Christopher Parton, of Ynysymon Road, Alltwen, employed by an Irish haulier, found himself before Llanelli magistrates accused...

Replacement is refused

A company whose licence terminated because it did not pay the renewal fee in time has lost its bid for a replacement....

Examiner criticised use of trailer form

A senior vehicle examiner giving evidence at a York disciplinary inquiry has criticised a Humberside company's use of an...

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Do you want to comment on any stories in Commercial

Moto& Does someone In the industry deserve a pat on the back, or a dressing down? Drop us a line at Commercial Motor, Room...

FORD FLEET

With regard to the story headlined "Ford's fleet under review" (CM4-10 Nov), I wish to bring to your attention a serious error...

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MY OLD MAN'S A DUSTMAN...

Ahh, isn't it lovely—a blushing bride and groom about to set out on life's journey together. Shame about the dustcart in the...

rODEN'S DAY OUT

More than 120 members of the Foden Society attended the last Annual General Meeting to be held at Foden's Sandbach factory...

ONE MAN AND HIS TRUCK

Unlike many veteran vehicles, the history of this 1916 Ford Model T pickup is not shrouded in mystery because this lucky little...

CATCHING 'EM YOUNG

Eastleigh-based Lambert Brothers, has had two of its trucks decked out in the livery of Tomica World. For those of you not in...

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A trio of paints with

technical back-up Pro-Spray, the sales and marketing arm of Cambridge Chemicals, has three new paint ranges for professional...

Ball bearings give balance

• Snap-On Tools' new MOO half-inch impact gun can produce 625Ibft of torque coupled with 1,300 hammer blows per minute. It has...

Cleaner reaches all the engine oil parts

• The new Flush and Cleaner engine additive is suitable for all diesel and petrol engines and offers a number of benefits, says...

right vane !

1 The winner of the Workshop mystery object competition (CM 30 Sept-6 Oct) is Nigel Duffett from Basingstoke, Hants. He...

Starter list

Starter and alternator manufacturer' Delco Remy UK's new catalogue for light commercials and cars contains 1,900 references,...

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Renault lube to cover the range

III New from Renault is a range of truck lubricants—seven oils arid three greases. The oils include a long-drain product...

Bonding with more accuracy

• The One-Drop Glue Pen is a professional use pen dispenser containing high-performance cynoacryhte which bonds plastics,...

Soak up the mess

• Oil-Ex, a new matting system that absorbs oil, lubricants, motor fuel and solvents to protect the working environment, is...

Four-colour choice

• The Aerolite 420 rotating and xenon light bar is a new product from lighting specialist Britax PMG. The distinctively styled...

Tidiness in modules

• Workstore 2000 is a new concept in economy storage units developed by Pinder Versatool. The modular rigid steel units come...

etal paint stripper

• Removing paint finishes can be made easier with Hammerite's new Metal Paint Remover which, thanks to a non-drip formula, can...

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TOOLS

OF THE TRADE The cab on Foden's Alpha fleet tractors looks pretty similar to the Leyland Daf 85-Seriesbut beneath it beats...

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OPERATOR FEEDBACK

ROSS GA ti .1: 1 11 "This is the first truck I've bought for work that didn't have the truck manufacturer's own engine" ROSS...

DEALER VIEWPOINT

CUMBRIA TRUCK CENTRE "The Cummins 405 is what everybody wants" RICHARD BERRY Richard Berry is managing director of Foden...

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AUCTIONEER VIEWPOINT

COMMERCIAL VEHICLE AUCTIONS "It was a wise move by Foden to take the Daf cab" CHRIS WRIGHT Chris Wright, managing director...

TOOLS

OF THE TRADE VERDICT What to choose...an Mil or a Cm? Both are available at 34olip and 38ohp, but only the Cummins comes in...

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EAUl'It

Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but we think you'll agree that the winners of Commercial Motor's1999 Livery Awards...

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Failing the annual test wastes time and

money— iham provides some practical advice to help ensure that your trucks pass first time. s examinations go, the annual CV...

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You know that your vehicles are going to be assessed

by Vehicle Inspectorate staff—but you might not know that the VI can also train your workshop staff to ensure that they're...

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Richard Turner, Freight Transport Association deputy director general, reckons the

end of the 'fuel duty escalator is just the first skirmish in the tax and duty war. • If you want to sound off about a road...

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Commercial Motor will be covering the new and used truck

and trailer business in more depth from now on. So if you're opening a new site, expanding your existing business (or taking...

M4 takes up where Blackbushe left off

• A year and a half after it started, M4 Auctions is attracting up to 65 vehicles plus trailers and items of plant to its...

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Mixer converts spark inquiries

• Euro Wise Truck is about to take delivery of the first used Scania P113-320 day-cab tractor unit it has had converted into a...

Englands swaps truck sales for aftersales

• Englands Truck Care of Cardiff has relinquished responsibility for Renault truck sales to Renault Trucks Bristol, one of the...

DEALER NEWS ROUND-UP

COMMERCIAL VEHICLE AUCTIONS Anybody who doubts that badges still matter should speak to Chris Wright, managing director of...

MANHEIM

Demand for late-registered, low-mileage vans is booming if a recent sale held at Manheim's Leeds centre is anything to go by....

ET COMMERCIALS

Renault dealer ET Commercials of Grimsby has bought the business activities of South Yorkshire Trucks, and created FT...

SOUTHWAY SCANIA

Southway Scania, the manufacturer's distributor for central Southern England and the West Country, has opened three depots, at...