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31st July 1997
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RHA launches plan for a UK vignette

by Brian Weatherley • In a bid to provide a more level playing field for British hauliers the Road Haulage Association is to...

Late payers will have to pay interest

• Hauliers will be able to charge interest on overdue debts from next year as part of a Government clamp-down on late payment....

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Deaths raise questions on bridge warning sign

by Sally Nash III Bridge bashing took centre stage again last week following an accident in Derbyshire in which four people...

Drivers cut off limiters

• Just two weeks after the Garda (police) in Ireland launched a crack-down on speeding, and six people died in an accident...

THE CHANCE TO GET EVEN?

T he imposition of Eurovignettes has long been a festering sore on British operators forced to pay to run on Continental roads...

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Suffering in Salisbury...

by Karen Miles • Hauliers in Salisbury will be hit with a tough loading ban next week in a move which appears to ignore...

...as road schemes lost

• The Government has delayed a decision on five road schemes, including the widening of the M25, and it has scrapped the...

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Row rolls on at Felixstowe

by David Craik • Local container hauliers have condemned the Port of Felixstowe's latest proposal to end the long-running...

P&O tries to fend off tanker drivers' action

• Management at P&O is trybig to head off industrial action from tanker drivers at an Essex depot following a ballot supporting...

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New routes to French payout

by Karen Miles • France's inaction over compensation payments to hauliers trapped in last year's French blockade could be...

CTR shows small profit after loss

• Troubled rental group CTR claims to have turned the corner following year-end results showing a small pre-tax profit. This...

Stay out of the bus lanes!

• Truck drivers in London could be fined up to £60 if they are caught in a crackdown on vehicles that use bus lanes illegally,...

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Diesel alert in Ireland

by David Craik III Northern Irish hauliers are costing the Exchequer a fortune in lost revenue through their widespread use of...

Drivers want more training

• Trucker drivers claim they are not getting enough training from their employers, says a new survey. More than half (52%) of...

Fined for fault on scrap truck

A Derbyshire haulier faces a fine of £200 after a police spot-check found a steering defect on one of its trucks that was due...

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Front-line wheels at Ambex

B ritain's front-line medical services took centre stage at Harrogate last week when the industry showed off some eye-catching...

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H100 is the price winner

by Charles Young • Hyundai has released the prices of its H100 panel vans, which will be available in midAugust. The...

Sliding towards extra safety

by Bryan Jarvis • Raven Trailers of Martlesham Heath, near Ipswich, has produced a lightweight sliding skeletal trailer for all...

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Rear steering the way ahead

by Bryan Jarvis • Positive-steer-axle trailers generally cost more, require extra maintenance and add weight. But Dennison...

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RiE" Restrictions are lifted

• A Cheshire skip hire oper ator has succeeded in having restrictive environmental conditions removed from his licence. North...

Inspection times ignored

• A Bedford operator's failure to stick to stated inspection periods, despite a warning letter, has led to a vehicle being...

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Probation time for firm in 'shambles'

• A partner in a Leicester haulage company that lost its licence at a disciplinary inquiry in Cambridge later set up another...

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Discharge range for road tankers

• The Stallion Group is now marketing a range of discharge and ancillary equipment for the bulk powder and liquid tanker...

Koni catalogue

• Aftermarket component supplier and UK Koni distributor Roadlink International has a new catalogue from the Dutch shock...

Compact kit for a backward look

• The Kocom Vehicle Rear Viewer, consisting of a small CCTV camera and a TV monitor, is a surveillance system allowing drivers...

Fire fighters from Kidde

• Hammerite Products can now supply portable fire extinguishers from a range made by Kidde. The models in the range suitable...

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letters

Who pays for incompetence? W ho pays for driver incompetence? The employer—but why should they? No matter what safeguards and...

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bird's eye view by the hawk

he Hawk is always U interested when it comes to novel ways of raising money for charity. However, his gob was well and truly...

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• The Harris Group, based in Dublin, has maintained its

connection with Japanese truck maker Hino for many years. It imports vehicles in kit form and builds them for the Irish and...

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Suite sucl

F orty-five three-piece suites-135 bulky items of furniture---seems an awful lot of upholstered creature comfort to stuff into...

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, ;rsiA• sto

urn D aventry International Rail Freight Terminal (MUT) looks uncannily like a film set before the film has been cast and the...

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The rising cost of breaking the rules

n 1 April 1997 new Magistrates Association guidelines on sentencing came into force. They have particular ramifications for HGV...

COMMENT

"Careless torque cost lives", says a new leaflet produced by the Department of Transport in association with a major trade...

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Do you known when you'r

leing dangerous? What is dangerous drhig? 11111.1 N ot many driving offences can result in a driver going to prison, but...

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No tacho chart?

No excuse! A number of recent decisions in the Divisional Court relate to tachograph records. Some have been hailed as...

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Don't drink when you're driving orin a truckstop

H GV drivers who use sleeper cabs are at risk if they consume alcohol during the period that they are using the vehicle, even...

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'Additional taxes for driving into London are not acceptable'

I run a removals company in Forest Hill, south-east London. Our main office, yard and transit warehouse are there with our main...