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3rd May 2007
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HARD TO SURVIVE CURRENT CLIMATE

There has been a lot of talk recently about Creationists not accepting the tenets of Darwinism. While we are not entering into...

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Hill Hire 'frustrated' by Vosa shortages

After investing millions in designated premises to test its fleet, Hill Hire says Vosa is unable to find enough staff to man...

Haulage sector has UK's highest failure rate

ROAD TRANSPORT firms are more likely to go under than any other type of UK business, according to a survey by accountants U HY...

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TC retires early blaming Vosa plans for central Leeds office

TRAFFIC COMMISSIONER Christopher Heaps left his post this week, cla iming that changes to staffing levels have made his...

Scottish Water picks MAN to avoid SCR

SCOTTISH WATER chose the CV Show in Birmingham to confirm its purchase of 73 MAN trucks. The order includes TGL, TGM and TGA...

Tesco drivers vote to strike over changes

TESCO DISTRIBUTION drivers at Livingston near Edinburgh have voted to take strike action over a dispute with Tesco, which plans...

Profitable axis

Turnover at Axis Intermodal has increased by 76.4% to £9.1m in the year 10 31 December 2006. Company profits before tax rose by...

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'Nightmare' at Liverpool Pod

Hauliers paying the price of delays are not impressed by the Port of Liverpool's claim that there is no crisis. Chris Tindall...

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EC wants drng bans to be universal

European Union (EU) ministers have been asked to include new EU member states Bulgaria and Romania in a convention that would...

City Artic joins Naylors fleet

NAYLORS GARAGE of Leeds has taken delivery of the first Nee° Daily City Artic 65C18. It is equipped with Iveco's3.0-li ire HPT...

BV C signs Seddon-Atkinson dealers

HINO HAS BEEN stepping in to fill the breach left by Foden's demise,and now another manufachirer is taking advantage of a gap...

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1.0SERWEUES

Why are we waiting? Long lead times and lack of staff at Vosa stations are two of the problems CM readers have been telling us...

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Containerships denies takeover

FINLAND-BASED shortsea door-to-door operator Containerships Group has rubbished suggestions that it is about to be taken over...

Dublin awaits I RHA protest

THE IRISH ROAD Haulage Association is organising a rolling protest around Dublin for 8 May. In response loan LGV strategy...

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Cash boost for Baylis from TM L-Invest

BAYLIS LOGISTICS has received a seven-figure cash injection from Luxembourg-based TME-Invest the private investment firm run by...

Drivers on TruckNet UKhave been looking forward to Truc kfest,

discussing stagnating income, and considering whether they would report a company that was running illegally. Rikki Chequer,...

Light fantastic for Hella at CV

Show 2007 HELLA'S stand at this year's CV Show was packed with a wide range of energy-saving LED lighting, including LED...

Early-warning system to cut downtime

IVECO BELIEVES that within five years CVs will be equipped with 'predictive diagnostics' equipment that will reduce the amount...

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FuelChamp seeks trainers for SAFED

FUEL ADVISORY BODY FuelChamp is inviting operators to put forward staff to become accredited training providers now its...

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Turnover up, profit down

GLOUCESTERSHIRE storage and haulage contractor CM Downton enjoyed a dramatic increase in turnover last year, although profits...

JGB goes into liquidation

SCOTTISH HAULIER JOB Transport hasgone into liquidation, closing its depots in Aberdeen, Rosyth and Middlesbrough. Director...

Schmidt plans Swiss merger

THE GERMAN PARENT of Schmidt UK has agreed to merge with Swiss company Aebi. If the deal is approved by the German and El:...

Mercedes looks into biodiesel

MERCEDES-BENZ is investigating running its parts fleet on biodiesel. Truck marketing and sales engineering manager Nick Blake...

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Highways Agency blames developer for port delays

Plans for an inland port to transfer freight off the road in the North West have run into problems. Chris Tindall repor_s. THE...

Tesco goes electric

SUPERMARKET giant Tesco has put the first of its Modec electric trucks into service. Modec started volume production in March:...

Cartwright rental fleet

TRAILER manufacturer Cartwright has developed a rental fleet after spotting a gap in the market. The company used the CV Show...

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First fine goes to waste in Birmingham

A TRUCK DRIVER has become the first person to be prosecuted under Birmingham Council's crackdown on the illegal transport of...

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The number's up for trailer registration

The government has rejected an official trailer registration scheme — instead, the Vosa MoT number will be used to track...

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From start to finish

Renault Truas aftersales director Khalid Wazir talks to Kevin Swallow about the holy grail of aftersales: handling vehicles...

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The government should pay for Towcester bypass

AS A RESIDENT of the historic town of Towcester I read with interest your report on the proposed 'link road' around the town...

Fitting speed limiters to vans will have a real safety benefit

REGARDING Matt Wilson's letter headed 'light van drivers deserve credit' (CM 5 April), might I respond to his claims that...

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Digitalis one year on

Doesn't time fly... it's been a year since digital tachographs became mandatory. Roanna Avison and Dylan Gray look at some of...

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DIG ITACH ANALYSIS ACTIVITY AT THE FA

Over the past year, since the introduction of digital tachographs, the FTA has received 650,000 digital driver day data uploads...

INDUSTRY OPINIONS Simon Chamberlain chairman at Chamberlain Transport, reports that

to date the Crewe-based company I las bought three vehicles with digitachs; two in September 2006 and one in February 2007....

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Year ban for tad') fiddler

A TC has described the story of thefts of tachograph charts from an operator's car as "improbable" — particularly as both the...

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Truck bought for one job had no documentation

A NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE operator has had his two-vehicle licence suspended after failing to produce any maintenance records for a...

Revocation and five-year disqualification

AN OPERATOR employing a "phantom transport manager and a non-existent maintenance contractor has been disqualified from holding...

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Written warning is sufficient for operator willing to make changes

MAINTENANCE, PROBLEMS led to an operator appearing at its first public inquiry within a year of being awarded an 0-licence....

Late payment refusal upheld by Tribunal

A SUFFOLK COMPANY failed to convince the Transport Tribunal that it should have been allowed to pay its licence fee late rather...

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A neighbourly approach

Licence applications can be opposed for several reasons but a little homework before you submit your proposal may place you in...

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The problem that won't go away

Loose wheelnuts continue to be cited as a maintenance defect at public inquiries. Why can't this perennial problem be solved?...

The Society of Operations Engineers (SUE) recommends that drivers:

• Establish any causes of wear and damage on loose nuts before re-tightening • Keep adjoining surfaces clean and preferably...

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File online or face a fine

It's tax returns time! There are still forms to complete and deadlines to meet, but a penalty of £3,000 now awaits larger...

DIARY DATES 19 April Last date for 2006-07 PAYE and Class 1 NICs payments sent by post to reach HMRC.

20 April Last date for electronic payments for any outstanding 200607 PAYE and Class 1 NICs to reach HMRC. 19 May Last date...

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This has to be the year's most demanding test: a

brace of 25.25m 60-tonners pitLed against each other and against temperatures down to -40°C in a head-to-head trial of strength...

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A SENSE OF PURPOSE

Irish hauliers gathered at their annual conference to welcome a new president and hear renewed commitments from government to...

THE CONFERENCE heard presentations from speakers who offer services to the industry.

Financial consultant Ken Fennel provided tips on avoiding financial danger:"Look for the early warning signs—keep a close eye...

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Noel Brett, chief executive of the RSA, offered a progress

report on what has been achieved since the RSA was inaugurated last September with around 300 employees. "By the summer there...

TRANSPORT Minister Pat 'The Cope' Gallagher baffled delegates at Sunday's

gala dinner when he repeatedly referred to the `tachiograph' instead of tachograph. He redeemed his gaffe by complimenting the...

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VINCENT CAULFIELD

Reflections of a Presidency In an exclusive interview with CM, Vincent Caulfield (pictured, right) said two of the biggest...

THE CONFERENCE FLOOR THE THORNY issue of tolls was raised

again on the conference Iloor.With one or two exceptions, such as national toll roads on Dublin's M50, road toll operators have...

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KEEP IT COOL

Coolant abuse: not the latest drug craze sweeping through Britain but the serious neglect of a truck's cooling system, which...

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LOOKING TO THE FUTURE In the longer term, all coolant

manufacturers recognise there is a need to radically rethink the technology at play in coolants if they are to remain in step...

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SMOOTH

RUNN ING As well as calling for a rethink in coolant technology, ever-tighter emissions regulations are forcing lubricant...

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CASTROL ENDURON 101N-40 Castrol Enduron 10W-40 engine oil is a

high-specification oil developed to meet the needs of the new-generation lowemission engines. Castrol claims it offers reduced...

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ON THE HORIZON

Fleet Horizon is a multi-user, multi-depot fleet management software package being launched by CFC Solutions. So will it help...

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WHAT'S ALL THE FUSS ABOUT...?

D igital tachographs were seen as the devil incarnate when they hit the industry last year. Panic buying of analogue-equipped...

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The introduction of dIgItal tachographs created a lot of turbulence

in the UK road transport industry 12 months ago, but the Tachomaster product suggests the market's fear was misplaced. Clearly...

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SUPER TRUCKS

Filmed on location in Iowa, USA it includes coverage of 100's of truckers 'showing' their highly polished and cleaned rigs in...

TRUCKING USA

US truckers can trace their origins back to the days of the wild west and drive some of the biggest rigs 1 1610mow in the...

ALASKA HIGHWAY

Dramatic coverage of the 1500 mile long `Alcan' featuring trucks, drivers, forestry machinery, spectacular scenery and wildlife...

BIG EARTHMOVERS

This fantastic film features some of the larger earthmoving equipment working on major projects in Britain including T5 at...

HEAVY UFTING AND HAULING

Four, not to be missed, features including the movement of cranes from Rotterdam to Canada, an industrial vessel through...

JCBs AT WORK

This programme looks at some of the larger JCB machines at work on sites. It takes in earthmoving for warehouse construction,...

HEAVY TRANSPORT

'This 60 minute film shows how, with good planning and skillful driving, you can move almost anything and this film shows just...

BEDFORD YOU SAW THEM EVERYWHERE This DVD comprises of six

promotional films dating from 1953 to 1973 and features various Bedford lorries and the uses they were put to. This is a real...

TRANSPORTING EXCEPTIONAL LOADS

Each of the exceptional loads shown required careful planning and equipment and includes the movement of a Boeing 747, bridge...

LOGGERS

This superb film covers from chainsaw to sawmill in British Columbia. It covers the transportation of timber by truck, train...

TRUCKING AND LIVING IN CANADA

Truckers are among the skills in short supply in Canada. This great new film was aimed at Dutch drivers wishing to move to...

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RENAULT LANDER Renault Trucks is gearing itself up for another

assault on the construction and waste-transfer market with its Lander rigid and tractor range. The 6x4 tractor broke cover at...

VOLVO FL AND FE Following their launch last year, Volvo

was back with the Volvo FL and FE.The FL skip-loader on show had a 7.1-litre Euro-4 SCR lump rated at 240hp; 280hp is also...

MOL TUG Allen Munro Commercials launched, and will distribute, the

latest shunter from Belgian firm MOL. The FM250 4x4 is designed for RO-RO work. Its M-B 6 4litre 0M906 lump drives via a ZF box...

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IVECO STRAUS Iveco continues to develop its Stralis range and

was at the NEC with its new cabs. The first truck most people saw on entering the show halls was the 6x2 AS3, Its Cursor 13...

SCAN IA GRIFFIN Scania's Griffin symbol is being packaged into

a limitededition high-spec flagship.The Griffin features the 16litre V8 EGR 620111) turbo-diese1,12-speed Opticruise and...

TOYOTA HILUX Making its N EC debui was the newly

unveiled Toyota Hi lux 3.0-litre Invincible.With 17 hp on tap, it promises to address concerns expressed at its launch over a...

MERCEDES-BENZ APPROVED USED VEHICLES Leading the way at M-B's Approved

Used Vehicles stand was a 2003-registered, ex-Hanburv Davies Actros 2546 Megaspace Evolution flagship with hull bars, chrome...

ISM RODEO Isuzu showed its facelifted Rodeo, though the star

of the stand was the Denver Max LE with power boosted to 165hp thanks to tuning specialist Prod rive. See next week's issue for...

MITSUBISHI FUSO CANTER Mitsubishi Fuso introduced the Canter 7C18 4x4

at the show, and this 7 5-tonner s designed to go where other dropsiders fear to tread The front axle includes a diff-lock and...

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LAND ROVER DISCOVERY COMMERCIAL If you like CVs with plenty

of off-road ability then the NEC was the place to be, not least for Land Rover's Discovery 3 XS Commercial.With a 2.7-litre V6...

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER Another firm that has converted an SUV passenger

vehicle into a workhorse by removing the rear seats is Mitsubishi with the new Outlander. On show in 2.0 DI-D Equippe level it...

FORD SPORTSVANS

With a rich history in sporting passenger cars, Ford is more experienced than most when it comes to spicing up vehicles: this...

There is no queslion that the CV Show is aimed

at the decision makers within the industry—the guys with the chequebooks. But to see if there's anything at the NEC for the...

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Time to take a powder

Don't speed when you're carrying coke Whaft that? You've brought back an arlic load of cigarettes for your own consumption?...

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Competition hots up at FLAG

The export market has never been more important, so FLAG has set up a system allowing overseas buyers to bid on the day.. 0...

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Demand outstrips supply

A large number of buyers chasing limited stock are helping to keep prices strong, according to Man heim Auctions' sales...

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OVERVIEW Ben Evans Commercials is a self-professed "export specialist", ready

to assist with shipping, documentation and insurance. Current stock levels stand at around 150 vehicles, with a high proportion...

COMMENTS Comprehensive information is given for each vehicle, along with

multiple clear images. And you can send details of any vehicle to a friend. As is common with dealer sites, prices are on...