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RCL claims drivers' strike has left company 'at risk'

ROADWAYS CONTAINER Logistics (RCL) says truck drivers that went on strike last week over wage cuts have put the business "at...

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CUM Transport subbies feeling the squeeze since January

TWO FORMER subcontractors of collapsed Wilmslow, Cheshire firm DIM Transport say they have been left angry by non-payment of...

Arclid Transport calls for HGV awareness training after crash

ARCLID TRANSPORT says it would like to see more HGV awareness training for motorists after one of its drivers was completely...

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Transpeed working hard to recover good reputation

TRANSPEED SAYS its scheduled appearance at a public inquiry (P1) this month could be dropped if it proves it has no link to the...

TNT Express launches customer promise

TNT EXPRESS HAS set out a new 10-part customer promise in order to differentiate itself from its rivals in the intensely...

PalLet networks take on several new members

MATTHEW KIBBLE Transport is joining pallet network Pallet-Track, ending a five-year partnership with network Fortec. Nelson,...

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Dutch trial gives thumbs-up to LHVs

LONGER. HEAVIER vehicles (LHVs) are cleaner, more efficient, more cost-effective and have the potential to remove millions of...

RHA puts fuel-duty pressure on coalition ahead of Budget

WITH JUST 19 DAYS to go until the C:hancellor unveils the emergency Budget, the Road Haualge Association (RHA) has called for...

Mushroom firm falls fowl of the taw

A SUFFOLK OPERATOR has been fined £2,000 after overloading a truck with chicken manure. In a prosecution brought by Suffolk...

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Government must encourage

operators to become greener THE GOVERNMENT must do more in terms of intervention and incentives to help road transport...

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C Butt hopeful. of Netto Asda takeover outcome

NORTHAMPTON HAULIER C Butt is waiting to hear how it will he affected by the planned takeover of Netto, a major client, by...

Wonka World for City Link

OOMPA LOOM PA Doompadee Doo, I've got a perfect puzzle for you. Who is tits dressed as one of the infamous char acters from...

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How are we supposed to take care of tomorrow?

WITH THE GENERAL election behind us, and the new coalition government in place, we now have w face up to economic reality and...

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Image matters

With a new government for the industry to deal, with, May's Trucking Britain Out Of Recession survey concentrated on the...

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New name, new life

ASPRAY 24 Is firmly in year one of a five-year plan to improve the turnover of the business. But there is more to it than a new...

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Times are a-changing

AS THE GOVERNMENT sets out its agenda for the next five years, the HGV road user charge and the fair fuel stabiliser appear to...

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Money doesn't grow on trees... stop taking ours

THE REAL PROBLEM of the industry is not the ever increasing fuel tax burden, but rather its inability to recover the extra cost...

And what about fairer fuel duty?

THERE ARE A growing number of ex-hauliers who will no doubt take great comfort from knowing the Road Haulage Association and...

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river's death costs waste firm £248,000

A WASTE MANAGEMENT company has been fined £210,000 after a driver was crushed to death between his truck and a bulldozer at a...

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YouTube car-shunt driver praised by TC

A TRUCK DRIVER who was filmed driving along a motorway with a Renault Clio car trapped at the front of his cab has been told by...

Transport manager cites unfair dismissal

A SAINSBURY'S transport manager has been refused temporary reinstatement at a Birmingham Employment Tribunal. Maleka...

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Hanson Cement removes Teesport site from licence

III HANSON CEMENT has removed its North East slag cement site in Teesport. Middlesbrough, from its licence. The company has...

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Awareness saves lives

HGVs are the biggest vehicles on the road and, as such, should be treated with healthy respect by motorists, bikers and...

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This autumn, the European Commission (EC) will publish its transport

White Paper. setting out its stall for the next 10 years.The details won't be known for a while, but insiders believe the...

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There are several reasons for the industry waking up to the problem.

Chris Moran, MD at drug and alcohol screening service CMTS Solutions, says we live in a much different world now than we did 20...

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Building the perfect beast

While the Stobart/Jenkinson order for 1,000 Scanias captured headlines earlier this year (CM 4 February), another major order...

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Changing the Landscape

It's a reflection of the times that when truck manufacturers talk about "encouraging signs"; it's usually based on a slow-down...

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CM tested the revised VW Transporter back in February, but

the particular model we reviewed was the 178hp, 400Nm bi-turbo everything-bar-the-kitchen-sink variant, so we though it would...

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Staying power

We've had our eye on the Citroen Dispatch XTR+ since we tested it back in February 2009.To put it into context, the XTR+ is...

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Exploring the homeland

Best-known as an exporter of second-hand trucks on a truly epic scale — it ships out more than 1.500 annually — Market...