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27th June 2002
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le Road Haulage Association iys trade associations across irope are

now following its ad by urging their governants to fight the Working Time rective on cost grounds. This !lows the RHA's letter...

TCs plan 12-month bans for sustained hours offences

EXCLUSIVE • by Miles Brignall Truck drivers who deliberately set out to break the drivers hours rules could soon face a...

FTA expects Lords' support

The Freight Transport Association expects the House of Lords to back two of four key changes it wants made to the immigration...

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Protest blocks up Mont Blanc

• About 2,000 environmental protesters blocked both entrances to the Mont Blanc tunnel on Tuesday—the day it was due to...

F&M hauliers 'overpaid'

• by Miles Brignall Many of the hauliers who took part in last year's foot and mouth clean-up were over-paid, according to an...

No Leyland bid for MoD work

Despite its previous expressions ef interest, Leyland Trucks has decided not to bid for the MoD SV Military Truck programme for...

Kidnap nightmare for drivel

la Police are hunting two men who kidnapped a driver at gunpoint and stole his load of computer equipment worth more than...

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[C Brown hands ND I4-day suspension

by Mike Jewell le Eastern Area Operator's Licence held by 'ench haulage giant Norbert Dentressangle has :en suspended for 14...

HGVs squeeze in behind cars

• HGV drivers who stop at the Chieveiey services on the M4 near Newbury are using car pumps to avoid queuing for diesel...

AN invites haulage tenders

MAN has invited leading log,is:is companies to tender for a rehousing and distribution lution for the combined ERF id MAN parts...

FTA urges instant action

NI The government's 10-year transport plan is not robust enough to meet the UK's future needs and the situation will worsen...

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Recovery firms refuse to accept rota conditions

• by Guy Sheppard Dozens of vehicle recovery operators are rejecting the chance to win exclusive police recovery contracts,...

Scots protest

The Road Haulage Association is about to start mobilising opposition to plans for congestion charging in the centre of...

Hang 'em out to dry

If ever there was a time to end the unholy alliance between dodgy operators and desperate drivers it's now. Senior TC Mike...

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IC denies Maddern bosses UK 0-licence

i by Dominic Perry NO former directors of disgraced West ountry haulier Maddern Transport have failed their bid to obtain an...

Appeal rejected

• Road safety campaign group Brake has welcomed news that the driver who caused the Selby rail crash has failed in his first...

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irsonists devastate depots in North-East, causing havoc

XCLUSIVE I by Emma Penny orthumbria police are hunting arsonists who have attacked no truck and bus depots in the North-East...

First of road scheme's 53

• The first new road scheme in the government's £2bn programme of improvements to the UK's motorway and trunk road network...

Witness call

w Hampshire police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal collision between a bicycle and an artic on the A3. The incident, at...

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RDC fines firm then runs late

I Problems at supermarket regional distribution centres are costing money and drivers, says one Bedfordshire-based haulier....

Rail freight remains on track for 80% growth

II by Chris Tindall Despite setbacks including stowaways, Raiitrack falling into administration and the Hatfield rail...

Mermaid trawl catches 861 offences and crimes

• Police have arrested 21 drivers in a national operation targeting hazardous goods, untested trailers and road crime. The...

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Professionals have their say: who makes the best home from home?

Geoffrey Forknell is an owner-driver ised in Brugge. For the past three years has been working between Belgium id Scandinavia....

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Ives° Stralis 480 Active Space Cab

sit The Active Space Cab has two driver configurations available; solo cab and double manning. The passenger seat is an...

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IPS builds its lerfect body

y Robin Meczes The P82's lightweight body is y examples of the new P82 :i-drop urban distribution de being built exclusively...

New Look lease

• The transport operation of fashion retailer New Look has taken delivery of eight new garment trailers on a five-year lease...

Trailers squeeze in more cars

• Vehicle refurbishment and logistics specialist Eurofleet has invested £4.5m in a fleet of drawbar trailers and prime mover...

CAREFOOT CONTRACT

Preston-based Carefoot of Preston has taken delivery of 14 MAN TG-A 26.413 6x2 tractors which it will run at 44 tonnes GCW....

High-impact paintwork

Like the livery? This is one of four Floor overings International vans just fitted with a igh impact livery from Media Drive....

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IC revokes 0-licence after

saying records were false A Manchester haulier lost his 0 licence after North Western Traffic Commissioner Beverley Bell...

AXLE/VEHICLE OVERLOADING ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS LICENSING HEARINGS DRIVERS' HOURS COURT CASES AND TRIBUNALS SPEEDING CHARGES VEHICLE MAINTENANCE

ield Construction torway Maintenance) of 'worth escaped with a ming when it appeared 3re West Midland DTC Alan let following...

Tribunal backs Te's revocation

A Rutherglen-based haulier has failed in his attempt to win back his 0-licence, which was revoked following unlicensed...

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Manager was not up to date

The licence held by William Callaghan, trading as Kirby-based B&C Transport, was revoked by North Western Traffic Commissioner...

Off road for four weeks am told to find a new manage!

Knolton Farmhouse Cheese of Overtonon-Dee has had its Operator's Licence suspended for four weeks for speed limiter offences....

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WORKSHOP NEW

Agriemach's latest Gorge water-driven exhaust purifier is designed to clean up even the smokiest heavy trucks, plant and...

Make an impact with air sockets

• Two pneumatic impact socket sets have joined Laser's range of professional power tools. The An-drive hub-nut set (part...

Keep your cool with Aristotig

ESAB's Aristotig DTE200 AC/DC welding set features programmable data and pulsing features. Designed to complement ESAB's 255...

VIP service for batteries

• The VIP group is marketing a battery drain prevention kit from Intra Technologies, USA which offers the capabilities of its...

Belt up with Gates' test(

• The first Gates seminar independent garages will staged next month to help mote greater awareness of importance of correct...

Get Continental bulletins down the wire

Continental tyre users can keep abreast of technical and regulatory issues via the firm's Technical Service Bulletin, which is...

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Sale price on a portable 1110

• The EM130XT 1304 portable MIG welder is one of 450 new entries in Sealey Power Products' latest 450-page power tool...

Torqueing tight spaces

Norbar's latest lightweight Model 400 sindrive 80-400Nm torque wrench is designed for use in confined spaces, where the angle...

Bids and DeVilbiss for a smooth finish

• To achieve superior paint finishes and boost efficiency, DeVilbiss recommends matching its Gifi spray gun equipment with...

farm your workshop

Iston-based Robert-Gordon pe has extended its range .adiant heaters with the kheat PH plaaue range. hey are designed for...

• Linkay Systems, which handled the servicing, calibration and updating

of a number of emission testers used in vehicle test stations, has gone into liquidation. The Retail Motor Industry Federation...

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By our Northern Correspondent Eric Strongitharm Oswaldtwistle.

- Put that in your pipe and smoke it" Just the kind of phrase you'd expect to hear from the bluntspeaking, no-nonsense, "I'll...

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H enry Ford would never get away with "any colour

you want, as long as it's black" these days. Almost ioo years after the Model T, product diversity is everything, with a niche...

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III Geoff Savage from Penrith drives a Mercedes-Benz Actros 430

for McBurry of Northern Ireland. The seat is a good size,'' he says, and there's plenty of room behind the wheel. This is a lot...

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IN RECENT& IMMINENT tio ,F T " LEGISLATION

Vehicle Excise Duty iignation of Small Islands) endment) Order 2002. CIF 1 e 2002. Amends existing er by designating pinsay,...

FUTURE LEGISLATION

• Registration plate national identifiers: The DVLA proposes to amend the regulations to permit the voluntary display of the...

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he double whammy of BSE followed by foot and moth

laid many livestock hauliers low teve McQueen finds out how one operator has dapted its business to survive and thrive. i t's...

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A European directive gives workers new rights to he consulted

on changes within their company. What will it mean for the haulage industry? Patric Cunnane reports. any hauliers will feel...

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OR LONG SERVICE FOOEN ALPHA 3405

MID-UFT AXLE • The Hendrickson mid-lift axle hubs are occasionally knocked and then, with just three securing bats, the...

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IF oden's core market has traditionally been among owner-drivers but the

Euro-2 Alphas have changed that perception— it has now become a favourite with many fleet owners too. The Alphas came with...

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RECTION

GAME 01 perators of truckmounted fork-lifts tend to believe that with a service and a new set of wheels their little...

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MONDAY

Monday is typically the first day eta course for most of our trainees, so the first thing to do is meet, greet and register all...

TUESDAY

In the office by 8am. Open up the training rooms and eagerly await trainees' arrival. By 9am, everybodys in and the courses...

WEDNESDAY

Midweek. Straight to a client visit at 9am in Walton-on-Thames; he has a number of chaps requiring class C&E training. My...

THURSDAY

In again for 8am and draw up the instructors' training plan for the following weeks, Informing them of the courses they will be...

FRIDAY

In very early to arrange the HGV tests with the Driving Standards Agency. Today is the day for booking tests for a Friday. The...

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Technicians scarce in the South-East

• It's become "almost impossible' to hire truck technicians in the south-east of England, says Nick Riley, marketing director...

' M um Hartshorne is in mm• the van market

• Heavy truck dealers have got to diversify if they've going to have a long-term future, says Brian Bachelor, sales director...

Scania 'too expensive'

• Independent importers are finding that top-of-the-range Daf and Volvo tractive units are eclipsing Scanias in popularity,...

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Is the market in a decline?

• What with the Jubilee, the World Cup, and people starting to drift off on their summer holidays, its perhaps not surprising...

MS casts nel for salesmer

• Renee dealership JDS Trucks has hit on a novel way of hiring trainee sales people for new and used vehicles. It holds an...

Van glut is hitting prices

• The competitive deals struck by van manufacturers with the big rental and leasing fleets mean that lots of late-registered...