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27th September 2012
27th September 2012
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How things change

The Hannover Show featured more alternative-fuel vehicles than ever before. Renault showed a 13-tonne electric Midlum that’s...

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Cameras installed at bridge strike hotspots

By Derren Hayes RAIL AUTHORITIES have installed a series of cameras at bridge bash hotspots to help identify lorry drivers who...

HMRC: CPC training not intrinsic to driver’s job

HMRC HAS TOLD a driver that he cannot claim tax relief on travel expenses incurred while attending a Driver CPC training...

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Haulier forced off road after fuel card firm cuts credit

By Ashleigh Wight A HAULIER has expressed his frustration with his fuel card company after he was forced off the road when his...

FUEL CARD BEST PRACTICE

Most fuel card providers will regularly review an operator’s credit rating and can alter their credit terms depending on the...

40mph is just too slow: sign the e-petition

A DRIVER lobbying the government to increase the speed limit for LGVs has been surprised by the support he has received. Matt...

Harlequin runs 12 longer semis for Kellogg’s

HARLEQUIN LOGISTICS is now running a dozen 15.65m SDC trailers on its Kellogg’s operation, as part of the government’s 10-year...

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Longer semi trial: simpler reporting scheme welcomed

By Derren Hayes INDUSTRY representatives have welcomed the Department for Transport’s (DfT) efforts to simplify reporting...

DON’T SELL YOUR LONGER SEMI-TRAILER ALLOCATION

The DfT has warned that operators will be kicked off the 10-year trial of longer semi-trailers if they attempt to sell their...

Don’t miss out, book your place now!

WHAT DO DRIVERS really think about how they are managed? Find out by attending Commercial Motor Live on 3-4 October at...

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‘Appoint new transport manager or lose licence’

By Roger Brown CTC EURoPE.CoM, which failed to disclose its transport manager’s second drink-driving conviction on its...

Apprentices plug skills gap at MFS

BIRMINGHAM HAULIER Mobile Freight Services (MFS) has set up a driver apprenticeship scheme with a local college after...

The week that was

ON THE ROAD Deputy legal editor Roger Brown and news editor Christopher Walton were guests of GFS at Crawley Town FC. Deputy...

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Reading LEZ will make operations ‘difficult’

By Chris Tindall READING BOROUGH Council is pressing ahead with plans to prevent lorries entering its town centre after...

AND FINALLY...

LDV revival – down under FOUR YEARS AFTER they stopped building them in Birmingham, the LDV name is back, albeit down under....

Order Euro-5 trucks now

RENAULT Trucks is warning small and medium sized operators to place orders for Euro-5 trucks now, to avoid disappointment....

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Flet news who’s running what le e t news

Canute forks out for bespoke trailers Canute Haulage , has put 11 bespoke forklift trailers into operation. The order consists...

Daniel Contractors renews fleet with tippers

Daniel Contractors is in the process of renewing its 950 vehicles and has added 34 new Fuso Canters and 20 MAN tippers to its...

M-B Ategos for Link it Logistics

Link it Logistics has chosen to add some Mercedes-Benz models to its fleet of 22 trucks and vans. It has put into operation...

Brian Yeardley Continental adds vehicles

Brian Yeardley Continental has added four new Dafs to its fleet, including XF105s with Super Space cabs. The firm has also...

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ATDynamics and SDC launch TrailerTail for Euro market

By Will Shiers ATDYNAMICS, THE leading supplier of semi-trailer rear-drag aerodynamics technology in the US, has launched a...

■ SDC TRAILERS will exhibit its aerodynamic trailer with ATDynamics box tail technology at Commercial Motor Live.

It has been assessing the design with a view to adding it as an option to its full trailer range. SDC believes that at 1.2m...

Michelin unveils new X-Line Energy

MICHELIN HAS unveiled a new range of tyres for the global market at the IAA Hannover show to coincide with the new tyre...

Get caught in Allsafe’s net

GERMAN LOAD restraint specialist Allsafe is looking for a UK partner to install its innovative new load restraint system....

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Iveco: let’s clean up the EU’s roads

IVECO IS URGING the EU to help rid the roads of polluting trucks by introducing a co-ordinated fleet renewal programme. CEO...

It’s the new Trakker

THIS WAS THE world premier for Iveco’s new Trakker. The truck has been renovated inside and out, and now features an interior...

Electric vans make their debut

By George Barrow ELECTRIC VANS continue to gain momentum as four new zeroemission vehicles made their debut at the show. There...

The bigger, the better!

THE GERMANS LIKE things big, and there were a couple of new trucks that didn’t disappoint. From Titan, the specialist in...

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Mercedes-Benz aero trailer and rigid could slash fuel bill

By Colin Barnett ORIGINALLY SHOWN as a proof of concept at last autumn’s Kortrijk trailer show, MercedesBenz had fully...

Battle for fridge plant market hots up

THE FRIDGE PLANT market looked particularly lively at Hannover, stirred vigorously by news from German trailer-maker Schmitz...

Innovation is the word for BPW

THE BPW STAND AT this year’s IAA was bristling with new innovations and product developments as the German giant demonstrated...

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Renault and Daf shake up product range ahead of Euro-6

By David Wilcox WHILE THE IAA show in Hannover was the obvious launch pad for new Euro-6 engines and models, some manufacturers...

World debut for Transit vans

FORD USED THE IAA Show to give its new Transit range its first public airing, by exhibiting the new Transit Connect (below) and...

LED headlamps in the spotlight

THE NEW DAF XF IS the irst European truck to be offered with the option of LED headlamps. Others are sure to follow. Daf’s are...

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If you build it, they will come

Young, passionate, technologically savvy, and brought up in haulage: is the EcoHaulage team everything the industry has been...

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LETTER OF THE WEEK

Price rise will take its toll on hard-pressed hauliers I READ WITH astonishment that the Department for Transport (DfT) is...

A badge of remembrance

MY FATHER was a haulage contractor in the 60s, 70s and 80s, running Atkinson and then Foden trucks. He died recently and on his...

Welcome support for marathon charity walker

I HAVE completed an 800-mile charity walk from Arbroath to Poole for the charities Breast Cancer Care, Special Boat Service...

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Don-Bur fined after tail-lift crushes worker

The HSE found that Don-Bur failed to formally undertake a risk assessment and provide suitable training By Roger Brown...

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Applications and decisions

Compiled by Roger Brown email: roger.brown@roadtransport.com EASTERN/SOUTH EASTERN AND METROPOLITAN TRAFFIC AREAS Sema Foods...

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FUTURE LEGISLATION

Forthcoming changes in the law brought to you by the Freight Transport Association Third EU driver licence directive Following...

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Just don’t do it

Inside the cab, certain activities are downright illegal, others are quite frankly not advisable, but all can be classed as...

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On solid foundations

From humble origins, Clancy Docwra has grown into a well-known and respected name providing services to utility companies...

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uel saver

Daf launched its new XF range at the IAA show in Hannover last week. Many fuel-saving features of the new driveline are present...

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n a ro

Since it established its tyre business in the UK 107 years ago Michelin has gone from strength to strength, a position that is...

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Déjà vu

Is history set to be repeated with demand once again exceeding supply as operators hell-bent on resisting Euro-6 technology...

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Farewell to a loyal old workhorse

After 14 years on UK and continental work one of F Edmondson & Sons’ first Mercedes-Benz Actros has finally been retired...