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31st August 1995
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Bomb warning for livestock hauliers

by Lee Kimber • Animal rights protesters are poised to mount a bloody campaign of booby-trapped letters against livestock...

AA cleared over Kent recovery lists

• Investigators have cleared the AA of allegations of misconduct in running Kent Police's vehicle recovery service. The AA,...

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Customs refutes smuggling claim

by Lee Kimber • Customs and Excise officials are pouring scorn on brewery Whitbread's claim that a massive undercover haulage...

Job losses at WH Smith

II Hundreds of drivers' jobs could be under threat at W H Smith's stationery business as part of the company's bid to cut...

THE PAIN IN SPAIN

broad is unutterably bloody and foreigners are fiends, said Nancy Mitford. Be onest, there are times when we've all had a...

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Bumper crops cause shortage

by Elizabeth Daly • Grain hauliers are facing too much demand from a harvest which has been concentrated by the hot weather...

In-cab height display

• Operators aught have to fit alarms to trucks carrying powered lifting equipment under new anti-bridge bashing proposals....

Wright case goes higher

• Manchester-based J Wright Heavy Haulage is to take its fight against a defective brake prosecution to the High Court after...

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Home and away time

by Elizabeth Daly • Spanish and French police are continuing to break European rules by fining British drivers for running...

Rental rises will lead to Xmas jam

• Rental trucks will be in short supply in the run up to Christmas, according to a leading rental companies. Dawsonrental...

Enforcement concerns in N West

• Truck safety campaign Brake is calling for tighter monitoring of trucks in Yorkshire and Humberside after senior police...

Iceland drivers wait for talks

• Industrial action by drivers at three Iceland frozen food depots has been postponed until September after talks on a 3.5%...

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Cut-throat rates denting hauliers' profit margins

• Hauliers' profit margins slipped in the first half of 1995 despite the national economic recovery, says credit reference...

WRITTEN EXAM IN LGV TEST New 'troubles'

for Belfast CVs by Lee Kimber • As Northern Ireland celebrates the first anniversary of the peace initiative, hauliers are...

Foreigners want British CVs

• Demand for British-made trucks is stronger abroad than at home, according to latest Government figures. Commercial vehicle...

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Paris debut for XL cab

by John Kendall • Volvo is raising the roof on its flagship FH cab. The Globetrotter XL will be launched at the Paris Show in...

Short wheelbase County Transit

• County has launched a shortwheelbase version of its allwheel-drive County Transit. It is based on the Ford Transit 150...

Lightweight MAN makes the drops around town

• MAN has launched a lightweight urban artic based on the M90 middleweight. The 14.272 is effectively a downplated version of...

Seddons for Bexley rubbish

• Bexley Trading Services, Bexley Borough's in-house contractor, has ordered a fleet of 25 new Seddon Atkinson 4x2 and 6x4...

Newsprint carriers

• Suttons Distribution has acquired seven 13.6m Lawrence David pillarless-roof curtainsiders fitted with swingout posts at the...

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Linkman puts UK's first FL12 on trial

• The first Volvo FL12 in the UK is with Linkman Tankers. Incorporating the Volvo Engine Brake (VEB) allows the FL12 tractive...

Seven Simons to Nepal

• Simon Access (UK) has delivered the first of two batches of vehicles for civil airport use in Nepal. The total order is for...

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Double season in the Borders

by Colin Sowman • Borders Regional Council has taken the first two 6x6 Iveco Ford EuroTrakkers (330E34W) in the UK, The...

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Final chance for partners

• Hereford-based Alan Cunliffe and Joseph Lively have been warned that if any of their vehicles attract any more prohibitions...

Albu demands fleet check before renewal

• The poor quality of inspections carried out by a C ommercial garage was blamed for prohibitions imposed on vehicles operated...

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Driver did not report crash

• A Manchester Industrial Tribunal has A, rejected a claim for reinstatement by van driver Graham Tolley after he was sacked...

Neighbours oppose licence application

• A bid for a new national licence for six vehicles and two trailers by Simon Evans, trading as Evans Haulage, of Ash, will be...

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Furious contractors

I n response to PF Hemmingway's comments regarding Fastrac-type vehicles (CM 27 July-2 August) I must say he is very naive or...

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0 f you see a six-foot-tall dog in an Eddie

Stobart ath this week then don't worry, you're not going mad. Britain's biggest private haulier is teaming up with the People's...

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DUTCH EH El

• Every once in a while a truck comes along which, for one reason or another, manages to survive in production are beyond what...

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p icture the scene. You're in a truck, parked outside a

busy motorway service station, taking a well-earned break from the rigours of the road. Suddenly there is an explosion so loud...

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Fixed penalties

One of our drivers was recently stopped by police and given a fixed penalty notice for a cut tyre. The tyre was nearly new and...

Hard shoulder stop

One of our drivers had trouble with police for stopping on the hard shoulder of a motorway. He was driving on the motorway...

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A spate of mergers and takeovers is transforming the haulage

industry. How are the newly enlarged companies reshaping without jeopardising the loyalty of long-established customers? T he...

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uite a few hauliers have interests outside road transport. But

not many own a herd of prizewinning Limousin cattle. The 170 pedigree Limousins live on Les Wilson's 250-acre farm at Westwood,...

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'Hauliers, large and small, have to earn their chances.'

6 H eadlines like "How can we ownerdrivers and small firms ever get a fair chance?' really make me see red (Sound Off 3-9...

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COMMENT

The news that the first quarter of 1995 saw a sharp increase in the numbers of people being awarded National and Scottish...

Relining who does yours?

technical engineer with Don, has highlighted the importance of vetting your regular brake relining specialist to ensure that...

Flash-point fears

• The Health & Safety Executive has issued a report warning that welders who use oxy-propane torches to pre-heat steelwork...

PPG goes into BP sets out its info

Motex • PPG is the first paint company to be incorporated into Motexa new, totally integrated bodyshop estimating/management...

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PPC just the ticket

• West Midlands Travel, one of the UK's largest bus fleets, has just switched from a conventional paint refinishing system to...

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A thing of the past?

BRS is running trials on a specially designed anodised aluminium curtainsider in its truck rental fleet which has been...

Experienced to a degree

• A programme is available for those employees who believe in going the extra mile and would like the qualification to prove...

Highway tyres go off road

• Nene Valley Waste reports that it has specified Dunlop rubber for its latest vehicle, a 32-tonne Seddon Atkinson 8x4 tipper....

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T here are still operators around whose managers question the need

for any form of heating in the workshop— donkey jackets and extra overalls are a much cheaper option. In reality a warm and...

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ESCAPE FROM THE SCRUBS

I f you were offered the opportunity to rid your vehicle fleet of awkward steering, poor driveability, excessive tyre wear and...

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The voice of experience

D AVID WARD is workshops manager at St. Albans Sand & Gravel Company and is a firm believer in the benefits of correct wheel...

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MF AN's F2000 heavy truck range arrived late last year and

superseded the popular 90 series. High on the list of design priorities was safety with a new front end incorporating a smooth,...

1 Check under the front grille for chafing cables. These

main - harness cables can be prone to rubbing as the cab moves on its suspension. Make sure that they have not become detached...

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Longer life with fewer parts

• The new 95 S-cam brake from BPW is lighter, has fewer components and maintains braking efficiency over a longer period, says...

Combination with fewer vibrations

' • Hello has introduced a five-chamber rear lamp meeting all the legal and safety requirements of combination rear lighting....

Quietly efficient

• Ehrle UK recently introduced the HD622 steam cleaner which is claimed to offer new levels of efficiency and economic...

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Skin kit

• Skin care specialist E45 is marketing a comprehensive and practical presentation pack to help fight industrial dermatitis...

Crush with confidence

• Air/hydraulic oil filter crushers from OTC now come with a pad of certificates detailing both the crushing power used and the...

Inflation beater

• Thomas Electronics' Tyreguard tyre pressure monitoring system is designed to provide drivers with early warning of pressure...

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Versatile workbenches

• Design changes to the range of industrial workbenches and workstations from Kaymar Technical Furniture Systems have made the...

Auto Adjust Battery drain watch • Ferodo recently introduced a

range of commercial vehicle linings intended for Rockwell RS410 Auto Adjust brakes as specified by ERF and lveco Ford. The...

Colour coded tubing

• IMI Norgren has introduced a range of plastic tubing intended specifically for use in vehicle air brake systems. Available...

Quick and simple pothole filler

II For the DIY repair of potholes Rapitex IPRC is available in a 15 litre re-sealable tub. The product is a soft type of...

Bridge that gap with wider tape

• New to the successful 3M Soft Edge Masking Foam Tape range is a wider 27mm tape with twin adhesive strips. The maker says...