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Fuel siphoning to rise as economy stutters

By Joanna Bourke IN THE WEEK when a leaked letter from the Home Office predicted that as the credit crunch bites, the levels...

London's PCN hot spots made public

THE FREIGHT TRANSPORT Association (FTA) has drawn up a list of hot spots in London where hauliers are receiving the most...

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Biornetric ID 'doesn't cut port queues'

By R oanna Avon BIOMETRIC SECURITY introduced to speed up container collection at the Port of Felixstowe has not shortened the...

DESPITE THE economic slump, lead times for tractor units are

still stretching into next year, but the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) says they may shrink in 2009. The...

ALTHOUGH IT HAS a full order book for the next

six months in Europe, Daimler Trucks is forecasting a decline in the truck sector above six tonnes GV W. According to Daimler...

• A father and son have had their 0-licences revoked

and face disqualification from obtaining an 0-licence for 18 months. Welsh Traffic Commissioner Nick Jones made the order...

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Foreign drivers in the UK run empty half the time

By Roanna Avison MORE THAN HALF of the journeys made by foreign trucks within the UK last year involved empty trailers....

OTHER FINDINGS • Freight moved by UK-registered HGVs increased 4% to 161bn tonnekilometres (t-km) in 2007.

• Articulated vehicles over 33 tonnes accounted for 73% of total t-km. • The amount of freight lifted was 3% above 2006 at...

DfT seeks new approaches to monitoring congestion zones

THE DEPARTMENT FOR Transport (DfT) has confirmed that it is about to commission technology companies to come up with new...

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HGVs will have to pay the Manchester C-charge

By Roanna Avs.an ------ THE ORGANISERS OF the Manchester congestion charge have insisted all trucks will be charged to travel...

Parcels driver loses compensation claim

A NATIONAL parcels delivery firm has successfully opposed a compensation claim by a former lorry driver who alleged he had been...

Fresh start for Swansea-Cork RO-RO service?

A ROLL-ON-ROLL-OFF (RO-RO) service between Swansea and Cork could be back in place by the beginning of 2009, says the...

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Election time

ios'1/4 Voting is currently taking place for the International Truck of the Year 2009. Our UK jury member and chairman of the...

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Daimler shows off newest member of HDEP family

By Oliver Dixon A TASTE OF the future (and a reminder of the finite life of Mercedes-Benz's long-serving European vee-engines)...

Mercedes-Benz It remains to be seen if the new 0D13

will be replicated when Mercedes-Benz launches its European version of the HDEP range (rumoured to happen some time in 2010)....

Cash boost for SAFED 'skills' scheme

THE DEPARTMENT FOR Transport and Defra have announced financial support of up to 2850,000 from the Aggregates Levy...

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Truck Net UK community manager Rikki Chequer reports on a

special day for children that often reduces hardened drivers to tears... Last week, I mentioned the East Coast Truckers Club...

Smuggled cigarettes seized

A GREEK DRIVER was charged with violating tax rules after border officials seized seven million cigarettes hidden in a truck...

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Boys and their very big toys

The world's biggest on-highway truck is the millioneuro Nicolas Tractomas. We get an exclusive drive of an 8x8 straight off the...

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I THIS WEEK Taking its toll You are assured a quicker

journey on the M6 Toll road if you can swallow the charge. But handing over total control to its operator has wider...

YOUR VIEWS ON THE M6 TOLL ROAD

Like most issues affecting the haulage industry, large and smaller operators are polarised over the issue of the M6 Toll Road....

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The driving fort:..

There's not doubting that 'early adopters' of the Driver CPC wilt gain the most from it. So be one by joining us on 18...

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Oiling the wheels...

There are many ways to cut your fuel. bill and run a greener fleet. We talk to Shell Lubricants' Justine Clare about the...

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Penalty practice

Vosa's announcement that it plans to come down hard on foreign hauliers flouting cabotage rules has been welcomed by the...

Research reveals that the number of European HGVs on UK

roads has risen by a third since 2001. Insurer Liverpool Victoria says it expects this to grow by 18% by 2013. The Department...

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Father and son lose Licences and repute

No "mitigation in either case" says Traffic Commissioner. A FATHER AND SON have both had their 0-licences revoked and been...

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Three-vehicle approval for Stough haulier

A HEARING ADJOURNED to gather more information about a haulier and its transport manager reconvened and granted the company an...

Operator failed to co-operate with Vosa

AN OPERATOR that played hard to get when approached by Vosa and the Traffic Area Office has lost its 0-licence. The company...

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Discharged bankrupt is unsure of debts

AN OPERATOR who declared himself bankrupt after losing three contracts in a matter of weeks has had his 0-licence revoked as he...

Suspension after repeated test failures

A DEPUTY TRAFFIC Commissioner has given a seven-day licence suspension to an operator with a five-year history of vehicles...

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] LEGAL DIGEST Rest assured

Drivers for one multidrop firm use cooking drivers timers to ensure they need don't miss their rest periods. This ingenious...

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Useful 'nformation

Solicitors Barker Gotelee publish a leaflet on the new EU drivers' hours rules which casts up to 21 each, depending on the size...

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Accidents waiting to happen

Forklifts account for more accidents at work than cars and trucks combined. The upcoming National Forklift Safety Week will...

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Visibility -or lack of it is a key issue since forklfts

have a mast that can block out up to 30% of forward visibility. If there is a pallet on board, then visibility is further...

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Twice Daily

Throughout the automotive age, man has pondered if more payload in an equivalent-sized van makes practical sense. CM takes up...

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Julian Milnes

Those looking at a light truck should seriously consider the benefits that come with a heavy panel van, and in the same vein,...

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In for a bumpy ride

As well as being battered by rising fuel prices and the current climate, operators are also affected by the fortunes of the...

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ECONOMIC INDICATORS CITED BY THE RTT:

• Retail sales grew by 2.5% year on year across the quarter, based on the BRC/KPMG Retail Sales Monitor, and fell by 0.5% on a...

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amage limitation

Recent reports suggest the economic slowdown could cost road transport a substantial number of jobs. We look at the evidence....

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Now is not the time to back off training. Mick

Jackson, acting chief executive at Skills for Logistics, cites the National Employers Skills Survey (NESS) 2007, which showed...

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Service with a smite

Where can you find the cheapest service and the longest opening hours? CM kooks at workshops in Belfast, Dover, Exeter and...

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Clean up job

From a £500 pressure washer to a £50,000 chassis cleaner, how do you know which system is best suited for your operation and...

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Sellers urged to get back to basics

Van prices suffer the biggest monthly fall this year, says British Car Auctions, as sellers need to get back to basics to...

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Only the best will do for van buyers

The light CV tipper market remains a barometer for the national economy, with buyers still cherry-picking the best products. In...

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Making the web work

Websites have the power to reinvigorate the used truck industry but you need to do the legwork to take full advantage. Words:...