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Committee brands LRUC as expensive

Operators who oppose Lorry Road User Charging have the backing of MPs on the Transport Select Committee. Jennifer Ball repot...

Minister moves to end tacho date confusion

TRANSPORT MINISTER David Jamieson has stepped in to clear up the confusion surrounding the mandatory fitting of digital...

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Anger at bid to scrap Scottish ferry tender

HAULIERS ON TI1E Scottish islands have reacted angrily to the news that plans to put ferry services out to competitive tender...

Academy set to raise logistics skills

A NATIONAL ACADEMY to raise skills levels in the logistics sector will be launched later this year following publication of a...

Cocaine bust

Driver Andrew Hunter was jailed for 18 years by Bristol Crown Court for his part in a plan to smuggle £51m worth of cocaine...

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Canal plan won't float

PLANS BY SCOTTISH transport chiefs to encourage the transfer of goods from roads to canals have been branded a waste of time by...

ENTENTE DISCORDIALE

Mr X wonders for how much longer the ever patient British will put up with the suffering caused by the problems at the Port of...

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LRUC IS NOT FOR OUR BENEFIT

if there's a way to make things more bureaucratic and more expensive, you can guarantee the government will find it. For a...

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Drivers vote for ban

DRIVERS AT CONTAINER specialist Freightliner are due to launch an overtime ban which will cut up to 18 hours from their working...

Irish bid to end illegal haulage

IRISH OPERATORS have formed a pact with their government to crack down on illegal haulage, with the introduction of on-the-spot...

40 new jobs at Hargreaves

COUNTY DURHAM-BASED bulk haulier Hargreaves (UK) has created 40 new jobs to service new waste-management contracts. The...

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That was the year...

CM was launched in 1905; for our centenary year we're bringing you stories from years gone by. This week we're back in 1916 and...

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Witnesses sought to M25 driver assault

SURREY POLICEARE appealing for witnesses after a truck driver was assaulted during an altercation at Clackett Lane Services on...

Trouble brews for tea leaves

BUNGLING THIEVES were foiled in their attempt to escape with a truck loaded with teabags after they crashed the vehicle and...

Reward for crane return

A NOTTINGHAMSHIRE operator is offering a reward for information leading to the return of a WAS Crane stolen from one of its...

Dangerous drugs warning

A HAUL OF pharmaceutical products has been stolen in a large, white. unmarked refrigerated trailer parked overnight in a...

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THE BOSSES behind failed West Midlands haulage firm AD Humpherson

are back in business just months after calling in the administrators (CM 2 December 2004). Solihull-based AD Humpherson was...

DIESEL REVENUE evaded through fraud and smuggling is running at

£850m a year and Customs & Excise's strategy for tackling the problem is unsatisfactory, according to a parliamentary report....

Northern Irish roads et E800m pledge

PLANS TO SPEND £770m on improving Northern Ireland's crumbling road network have been welcomed by operators. But Tom Wilson,...

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MAN of the moment

The star of next week's at Show in Birmingham is the new MAN TGL. Andy Salter takes a close look at the new Munich-built...

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The win-win man

Ian Jones, CV boss at DaimlerChrysler, has only one problem: he can't make or buy trucks fast enough. Conn Barnett meets him...

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Shame on this jail sentence

OUR GRANDPARENTS had a saying that hard work did not kill anyone, but they forgot to tell us we could be jailed for it, as...

Has VOSA thought this through?

WE HAVE today received a letter from VOSA advising that it is looking to launch an Operator's Rating Scheme whereby if we pay...

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Show me the way to the exit

Even the offer of sushi leaves CM's grumpy operator cold — when you just want to buy a vehicle, is the CV Show the best place...

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Farm vehicle return refused after licence warning ignored

Building firm carried on using agricultural tractor to transport materials without a licence, despite clear warning from VOSA,...

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Firm applies site safety regime to transport

POOR MAINTENANCE systems and a prohibition led to a Cheshire engineering firm receiving a warning at a Kendal disciplinary...

Owner-drivers may be jailed for chart fiddling

TWO OWNER-DRIVERS, guilty of numerous offences of tachograph fiddling, face possible prison sentences after a magistrate...

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Playing hard to get costs operator his licence

THE REVOCATION of a licence because of difficulties in contacting the operator at his given address has been upheld by the...

Driver gets day in cells to 'pay or £1,250 fine

A LITHUANIAN lorry driver was kept in the cells for the best part of a day at Barnsley Magistrates Court after he was unable to...

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Gun law

Speed enforcement in Ireland is in chaos after laser-gun evidence was ruled inadmissible by the High Court. The Irish...

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Starting up

y ou may be a driver with more business acumen than your boss, or the offspring of an established operator seeking the freedom...

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THE POCKET ROCKET

Citroen's latest little van combines style, speed and thrift — at a bargain price. CM does some babysitting. S ometimes you're...

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ROLL UP FOR

THE ROLL OUTS! The big manufacturers line up to show off their latest wares at the CV Show on 5-7 April. CM checks out the...

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LDV LEADS THE WAY ON VANS

While most of the van industry can be found in Hall 9, LDV has struck out on its own to launch the new Maxus. C hief among the...

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CONVERS FACTORS ON 1

One size seldom fits all, which is why chassis converters are so useful. John Dickson - Simpson reports on the companies that...

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PICKING THE BLACK SPOTS

As operators are pushed to include vehicle movements in their risk management programme, Brian Weatherley looks at a website...

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VECO TAKES HEART

While Iveco Trucks thrives in the 7.5-tonne and van sectors it has struggled to hold its own in the big rigid and tractor...

DRIVELINES Iveco has launched three engines. The Daily's 2.8-litre turbo-diesel

is replaced by a 3.0-litre 'high performance turbine' (HPT) boasting commonrail injection and putting out 134 and 163hp. We've...

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WEIGHT WATCHERS

Exel and Spanish tanker maker Cisternas Cabo have developed a new 'lite' ADR spirit tanker which could set the standard for...

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Disposal of duty

Sandy Bruce says the government is enforcing more regulations, while doing lithe to halt the decline in manufacturing...

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Fledglings take flight at CV Show

Keltruck, Manheim, M-B Used CV section and trade associations are all at the show. T ucked away at the Commercial Vehicle Show...

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Light on the fleet

If we had a pound for every time we'd told you how strong Scania residuals are we'd have at least a tenner. Back in 2002 we put...

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New high for crane auction

Worldwide interest pushes sale into record-breaking territory M anheim Auctions broke its own record for the highest bid when...

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Not like last year's party

The UK used van market has started the year well but lacks the vigour of previous years. Duncan Ward of British Car Auction's...