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30th August 2012
30th August 2012
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Keep your distance

Last week I went to see a doctor with a possible heart problem – which I’m convinced is a combination of 25 years of alcohol...

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It’s the end of the road for Ireland’s Target Express

By Chris Druce TARGET EXPRESS, one of the largest privately owned hauliers in Ireland and Northern Ireland, has ceased...

The UK’s first refrigerated double-decker

BLAKEMORE Logistics, the own-account arm of Spar owner AF Blakemore, has taken delivery of the first refrigerated double-deck...

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Operators must keep focused and plan ahead during Paralympic period

By Laura Hailstone HAULIERS ARE being warned not to underestimate the effect the Paralympics will have on deliveries over the...

Hours offender sent down for eight months

AS THE DEBATE over the punishment for drivers’ hours offences continues, a truck driver has been sentenced to eight months in...

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Stobart goes green with dual-fuel Volvos

By Chris Druce EDDIE STOBART is to expand its fleet of dual-fuel Volvo trucks after successfully bidding for a chunk of the...

Learn on the job at Commercial Motor Live

THE CONFERENCE sessions at Commercial Motor Live at Millbrook Proving Ground on 3-4 October are accredited for CPD credits from...

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First-time pass rates up The week that was

By David Wilcox TRUCKS AND TRAILERS are now achieving the highest ever first-time pass rate at their annual roadworthiness...

Severn River Crossing and Unite agree to call off strike

A THREAT OF strike action, involving toll staff on the Severn River Crossing on 24 August, was called off after an agreement...

ON THE ROAD

Long-term CM contributor and Truck & Driver editor Colin Barnett is in Stuttgart, where he will be the first UK journalist to...

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First independent front suspension on new FH

By David Wilcox ONE OF THE key features of the new Volvo FH tractor unit to be unveiled next week in Sweden is independent...

FTA: hauliers positive about third quarter

HAULIERS REMAIN confident about their prospects in the third quarter, despite a weak performance for road freight during the...

A1 truckstop renovation delayed again

THE OWNER OF a Yorkshire truckstop has spoken of his frustration after a decision about whether he can relocate nearer to the...

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RHA urges transport secretary to drop plans for Bath lorry ban

By Chris Tindall PRESSURE IS increasing on the transport secretary to stamp out plans to ban LGVs from using part of the...

Denby prepares for Eco-Link trials

DENBY TRANSPORT is preparing to trial its 25.25m Eco-Link in the Netherlands next month and says it is willing to help fellow...

Industry supports call to end skills crisis

THE INDUSTRY has responded robustly to calls from the head of a new working entity for operators, the Drivers’ Occupational...

More for Jigsaw

HAULIER consortium Jigsaw, which includes CM Downton, Widdowson and Pollock (Scotrans) as members, has won additional business...

AND FINALLY...

Nicholson’s gold giveaway WITH THE Paralympic flame burning bright in east London, CM salutes Durham firm Nicholson’s...

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Flet news who’s running what le e t news Send your fleet news to christopher.walton@roadtransport.com

Wynnstay Group buys first Volvo in 12 years Wynnstay Group’s agricultural division has taken delivery of its first Volvo for...

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Ready for the fight

After stealing the show in Birmingham in April, the new Transit Custom has already built itself a big reputation. CM gets...

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OUR VERDICT

This is a great van but, let’s face it, anything less would have been a serious disappointment, such has been the expectation....

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The UK’s first MegaSpace Titan

A hydrodynamic turbo clutch, 610hp and 3,000Nm of torque – Cadzow Heavy Haulage has taken on a Mercedes-Benz with a difference...

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Keep calm and sell trucks...

Successive MDs have been brought in to drive performance at Iveco, Luca Sra is the latest to try his hand. CM gets a progress...

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LETTER OF THE WEEK

What we need is more profit for the industry WITH REFERENCE to the perpetual debate between rebate or stabiliser, what would...

We all needed that 9ppl saving

I NOTE with interest the comments in your legal section of CM (16 August) that several members of your operator panel believed...

That’s enough on compliance!

THE EVER-increasing focus in CM on compliance has frustrated me: much of what is written is about common sense. The piece on...

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Russett loses appeal over Standen links

Appeal judge says TC was right to ban Russet Red because of links with disqualified director By Roger Brown AXBRIDGE-BASED...

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CASE TWO

Bankrupt director disqualified for a year ANGLESEY-based agricultural haulier Dyfed Jones has been disqualified from holding...

CASE THREE

Fined for dust and liquid leaks from yard A SKIP hire haulage boss has been fined £4,000 after poor storage of waste led to...

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FUTURE LEGISLATION

Forthcoming changes in the law brought to you by the Freight Transport Association Digital tachograph changes The second phase...

ACT NOW

The Community Drivers’ Hours and Recording Equipment Regulations 2012, 16 July This formalises concessions for military...

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Careless

hisper The government is considering issuing fixed penalty notices for certain types of careless driving. CM looks at the...

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No regrets

Ken Hackling has taken his family firm to the top by speculating to accumulate Words: Chris Druce / Images: Nigel Spreadbury...

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Safely does it

Safety first are the watch words at Yusen Logistics, particularly when the company is trialling longer semi-trailers Words:...

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The midnight hour

CM has read the code of practice for quiet night-time deliveries several times, but the only way to know how these deliveries...

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Time to go

electric? Can an electric van cut it on a day’s multidrop duties on London’s roads? CM finds out Words: George Barrow Images:...

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The timeis now

Operators need to buy late-registered Euro-5 models now before demand forces up prices, say used truck dealers Words: Steve...

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Flag expands in CV remarketing

Fleet Auction Group buys competitor Protruck Auctions for an undisclosed sum Words: Kevin Swallow THE FLEET AUCTION Group...