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VED frozen to offset increase in fuel duty

The government will offset the diesel duty hike with a freeze on VED, and it favours vignettes to monitor foreign trucks....

Torotrak agrees IVT transmission deal with Tata

LEYLAND-BASED transmission manufacturer Torotrak has signed a licensingdeal to provideTata Motors with its innovative...

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Record rail-freight traffic at Felixstowe Port

FELIXSTOWE PORT SAYS its two rail terminals are handling record numbers of containers in the run-up to Christmas. During...

Don't miss CM's last legal seminar

OPERATORS Al the CM legal seminar in the Midlands last week were briefed on a number of new laws that will affect the industry...

HA defends truck park planning rejedion

THE HIGHWAYS AGENCY (HA) says it turned down the application by Orwell Crossing Lorry Park to build an office on its land...

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enault is unveiling first hybrid truck t the European oad

Transport how — with a laimed 35% el saving. Andy alter reports. AT THE EUROPEAN Road Transport Show (TERTS) later this month...

Driveline

The Renault Hybrys is a 6x2 with a 320hp DXi7 engine, an Optidriver Plus automated gearbox and an electric MDS (Motor Drive...

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THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO

Road transport is of critical importance to the UK economy, so the latest fuel duty increase could have dire consequences for...

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Tip-Ex08 and CM join forces

Commercial Motor has been named the official partner of tipper show Tip-Ex08. Andy Salter explains what that means to you....

2,000kg overload enough to make truck dangerous

A SHROPSHIRE operator and one of his drivers have been tined more than £2.000 between them after a truck was found to be so...

lsuzu F-Series debut at NEC

iSUZU HAS CONFIRMED the launch dates for its expanded F-Series range, with the heavier models set to debut at the 2008 CV Show...

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Bigger trucks taking more freight further

UK operators are moving more freight on larger vehicles over longer distances. David Harris reports. UK HAULIERS ARE carrying...

Truck road deaths down

For LGV drivers 2006 was their safest year on the roads for a decade with fewer trucks involved in all types of accident....

www.TruckNetUICcom

Rikki Chequer, community manager of TruckNet UK, reports on current hot topics at the driver forum. First, a little bit of...

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Warning over Scottish tolls

Removing bridge tolls could disrupt deliveries, Scottish VPs are told. Chris Tindall reports. REMOVING TOLLS ON the Thy and...

Toll collectors taunted Truck drivers have been accused of taunting

tot collectors on the Forth Road Bridge about losing their jobs if the tolls are scrapped. The taunts ; which one Scottish...

The Freight Best Practice initiative offers free specialist advice to

help operators work more efficiently: in the second part of a new series we find out how the Yearsley Group cut its overall...

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Weathering the storm

Predictions of severe weather conditions across the Atlantic have been blamed for diesel price rises, but Chris Tindall...

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SLEEPER CABS

The operator I am working for expects me to be out on the road for numerous days in a row. I'm currently in a low-roof sleeper...

II VAT ON FUEL

am an owner-driver and I'm fed up with the incredibly high diesel prices in this country. I'm thinking of fitting some larger...

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Help! What can a fussy eater who's set in his ways find to eat at a German truckstop? My firm has landed a new contract which...

TACHO RECORDS

have been contracted to pull a road planer on a low loader onto the motorway so that it can be used to carry out motorway...

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Risk and opportunity

Record fuel prices, Northern Rock, credit risk and AdBlue. Just some of the topics covered in an informative discussion with...

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Time to end this carry on

I WAS LEFT dismayed and incredulous by the 'penalty' given by West Bromwich Magistrates to Ronald Thomas Armstrong who had no...

Wires crossed over RDC talKs

REGARDING THE unreasonable and 'ungreen demands placed on hauliers delivering to RDCs etc (CM 27 September), there appears to...

Run rubbish trucks on bio-diesel

MY NAME IS Ricky Wilson and I am nine years old. Our school and council are always telling us to recycle so I have had an idea...

A55 truckstop plan will ruin our quality of life

RE:`OWEN ASKS EC to back plan for A55 truckstop' (CM 20 September). I am writing on behalf of the STAG3 I action group which...

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Clamping

know your rights There are times when you can't avoid getting clamped — but if you think you've been clamped unfairly, there...

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Ex-wife of jailed haulier fails to win back tractor unit

Semi-trailer is also held as TC accuses finance company of sticking its corporate head in the sand over reprehensible...

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Fleet halved for three days because of failure to monitor maintenance

A COMPANY THAT failed to monitor the work of its maintenance contractor or its drivers tachograph records has had its fleet...

Council objedions to 'dangerous site" overruled but length limit imposed

LOCAL AUTHORITY claims that a new operating centre would be dangerous have been overruled by South Eastern & Metropolitan...

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Tribunal upholds IC's decision to allow use of long-standing operating centre

A TC'S DECISION to grant applications by two associated operators to use an operating centre in Betchworth, Surrey, subject to...

Licence restricted by conditions

Eastern Deputy Traffic Commissioner Mary Kane has granted a licence to Hertford-based Peter Green, but with a string of...

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Cover story

Compensation for a fatal crash was denied because the driver responsible was on his lunch break. Operators need to ensure they...

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Duty of disclosure

• You have a duty to advise insurers if anything changes that could influence the cover and terms they offer. Failure to...

Driver changes

• Only those people or classes of people detailed on your certificate of insurance and/or schedule of insurance are authorised...

Vehicle changes

• If your motor insurance is not on a fleet declaration basis your insurers must be immediately advised of any proposed changes...

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How safe is your money?

After the Northern Rock panic, businesses are asking whether their investments are safe. Only up to a point, says transport...

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A COUNT PROTECTION

Under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme investors in commercial banks are entitled to 100% of the first 22,000 saved...

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MIX &

MAX What do you get when you combine a Japanese sourced LCV with a French manufacturer? A Renault Maxity of course. But is it...

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"The reduced cab length allows for a longer loadbed than for a comparable enginefonNard vehide"

works) down on its Nissan Cabstar cousin. In fact all the comparison cab-forward CVs failed to puncture the 30rnpg mark....

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Economic

indicators In our third business supplement, CM focuses on financial matters, what's been happening to the domestic and global...

ren s

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the market value of all goods and services produced within a country over a given period, and...

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Grant us good

fortune Looking to expand your business but don't know where to turn for funds? A grant could be the answer, says Louise...

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Government schemes

A government audit of schemes available to help UK enterprise found there were more than 3,000 of them, so anyone feeling...

Intermodal grants

Department lorTransport funding comes under the Sustainable Distribution Fund, which allocates £25.5m to two schemes — modal...

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Selective finance for investment -or capital grants

Young entrepreneurs may be able to get funding from the Princes Trust; see www. princes-trust.org.uk, starting your own...

Soft loans

Sometimes grant-awarding bodies offer loans instead. Soft loans are provided by the g overnment or a sponsor or g anisation and...

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Regional Aid and UK Assisted Areas

State aid, known as Regbnal Aid, is granted to promote the economic development of certain disadvantaged areas within the...

Skills for Logistics

T he government has made developing vocational skills one of its top priorities and more money is available for developing...

Employment Aid

I f you recruit people from New Deal 25 plus or New Deal for Young People you might be able to get extra financial help through...

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Float your FF

boat Louise Cole explains the benefits and pitfalls of floating your company on the UK stock markets. p robably the biggest...

The Alternative Investment Market (AIM)

The Alternative investment Market started in 1995, aimed at fastgrowing, young companies. Last year, it raised as much capital...

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Alternative routes

If you have any hesitation about what's required, there are other options. Looking for a business angel, investment from a...

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With the South American market maturing, do European truck makers

risk losing it as a source of cheap manufactur ing and strong sales? Oliver Dixon investigates. L atin America defies ready...

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Interim

management Looking to fill an employment gap or get someone in to run a restructure? Dylan Gray looks at the advantages of...

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Could I get into interim management?

The key is experience. You must be an expert in your field with a strong background of achievement, clear success, and...

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Leading from the

front Road transport is a notoriously unforgiving market, but effective management can keep the wolf from the door, and help...

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Easing the planning path

Proposed reforms to planning applications should make it easier for infrastructure projects to get the go-ahead, reports Julian...

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From Iceland to

greenian Innovate Logistics is overhauling its entire supply chain in order to meet the commercial and environmental d emands...

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With light commercial vehicles making increasingly Ion journeys, cab conversion specialist Hatcher Components ha clearly been thinking small. reports

O nce, long-distance running and nights out for the driver were strictly the preserve of big trucks, Now, many operators use...

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Lightning Freight operates six arks, 12 7.5-tanners and 10 Mercedes

Sprinters, including one featuring an OverNighter. General manager Kenny Stanness says: "The van can be running in Spain or...

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W e've been hearing good things about the Recycling & Waste

Management Exhibition over the past couple of years. Visitors and exhibitors have praised the show's convenience, with many of...

It NI

2007 COMES OF AGE Paignton in June used to be the staple exhibition diet for the recycling and waste sector, but as Andy...

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CM verdict

This show has certainly come of age in 2007, with more than 8,000 visitors over the three days and 450 exhibitors. While...

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Cargill's show how to treat our drivers

Saying thank you to drivers is something we approve of. After al!, they are the mainstay of the industry that keeps the UK...

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Benefits of long lead times

Although demand still exceeds supply, long lead times for new chassis are keeping used truck traders optimistic. Kevin Swallow...

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Why second thoughts pay off

British Car Auctions' Duncan Ward assesses the 75-tonne market and advises that vehicles with a sensible specification and the...