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6th June 2013
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What price a life?

Cyclists and tippers go together about as well as ammonia and bleach! Which is why Crossrail is trying to separate them by...

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Industry: is there enough LGV parking?

By Chris Druce ROAD TRANSPORT industry representatives have rubbished government claims that the UK has enough lorry parking....

NOTHING TO HIDE: FairFuelUK (FFUK) spokesman Quentin Willson (pictured) and

supporter MP Robert Halfon attempted to reignite government interest in getting fuel duty itemised on fuel receipts earlier...

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Vosa chief hits back at Bell's comments By Christopher Walton

VOSA CHIEF executive Alastair Peoples has defended the front line staff at the agency, claiming they do "an excellent job",...

MPS Heavy goes into administration MPS HEAVY Haulage, which has

a licence authorising 14 vehicles out of its Grays, Essex operating centre, has gone into administration. Philip Armstrong and...

Hauliers found guilty of manslaughter after driver falls asleep at

the wheel A FATHER AND son who ran a Northamptonshire haulage business have been found guilty of manslaughter, after one of...

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Changes to car cabotage rules could keep rates low By

Christopher Walton THE DEPARTMENT for Transport's decision to relax cabotage rules for car transporter firms will keep rates in...

Banned for not paying taxes THE DIRECTOR of an Ipswich

haulage firm has been banned from running a company for three and a half years after paying creditors but failing to pay taxes....

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EC to allow drag-reducing tails earlier than expected David Wx

NEW EUROPEAN Commission (EC) whole vehicle type approval rules make it possible to start using drag-reducing aerodynamic tail...

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Charity calls for more LEZs EUR0-6 STANDARD low emission zones

(LEZ) should be launched in the UK's largest towns and cities, according to an environmental charity that took the government...

RHA slams Essex's plans to ban overtaking on Al2 Chris

Tindall THE ROAD Haulage Association (RHA) has opposed plans by Essex County Council to ban lorries from overtaking on the Al2,...

Contractor fined for safety breach A STOKE-ON-TRENT contractor has been

fined £6,700 after a worker slipped from a flatbed truck into an unguarded slurry mixer and had to have his lower leg...

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the victor, the spoils: the Ti x Awards took place

in Harroga last vyeekehd THE TIP-EX Awards and Gala Dinner took place on 31 May before a sell-out audience at the Majestic...

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Drivers, subbies, rates...

Key aspects of transport life aren't getting any easier, as May's Trucking Britain survey reveals By Justin Stanton NEW...

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How should semi trailers be registered?

I SEE YOU have been grasping the nettle of semi-trailer maintenance ( CM 23 May): some member states could or would then insist...

Operators face too many threats to their livelihood I RECENTLY

read a report that said there are a number of mega trends facing the industry, including increasing total cost of ownership for...

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isqualification for rogue' operator Rajinder Gupta coerced drivers into breaking

drivers hours regulations y uvvil Operator: Drywall Steel Sections Matter: Drivers' hours law, 0-licence law Hearing:...

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Haulier loses appeal to increase licence Operator: Edwards Transport (Shropshire)

Matter: 0-licence law, operator appeal Hearing: London Appeal judge: Mark Hinchliffe TEMPERATURE-controlled haulier Edwards...

Firm fined for discharging oil into a stream SCUNTHORPE-based haulage

company Westram has been fined £23,000 after it allowed oil to escape from a tank at its site and enter a nearby stream. In a...

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Rhino Steel Cladding RHINO STEEL Cladding can base two vehicles

at the Cedars Industrial Estate in Coleshill, Birmingham, subject to the following conditions and undertakings: • all...

FORTHCOMING PUBLIC INQUIRIES Western and West Midlands traffic areas Bristol

• A public inquiry on 6 June will look at disciplinary action against David Olver, based in Liskeard. • Disciplinary action...

Royal Mail ROYAL MAIL wants to locate 12 vehicles at

the Gloucester North Delivery Office in Hurricane Road, Brockworth, as well as 12 vehicles at the Stroud Delivery Office on the...

Den Hartogh UK DEN HARTOGH UK has been given •

David Beacock will undertake the CPC course in July and will, if successful, become transport manager for all Den Hartogh UK...

Archbold Logistics ARCHBOLD LOGISTICS is looking to base 14 vehicles

and 15 trailers at the Greenpac UK site in Edison Road on the Hams Hall Distribution Park in Birmingham

r? , PANIC TRANSPORT hopes to get the green light

for 12 vehicles and 12 trailers at a facility in Wood Street, Rugby.

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Should owners of trailers be forced to take more responsibility for maintaining them to the correct standard?

Words: Lucy Wood and Anton Batkitis The present system whereby defects are recorded against 0-licences is generally an...

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Operator CPC Part 23 Last week we investigated the insurance

policies an operator needs for his property, business and employees. This week we look at vehicle insurance in more detail...

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Tipped, but far from upset Construction is down again so

far this year and so are truck registrations, but exhibitors at Tip-ex in Harrogate last week report the 8x4 market is...

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Hart of the matter Hart's Haulage runs a Daf XF

and a Scania G Series side by side. CM asked director Neil Hart for his views and compared them with our own Words: Bob Beech /...

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Europe: a suitable case for treatment?

With ambitious truck manufacturers in China eyeing up the European market we take a look at what the future might hold Words:...

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Signature moves The e-petition website was launched two years ago,

with the promise of a debate in parliament if an issue attracted 100,000 or more votes. We picked out the 10 barmiest transport...

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TNT welcomes service leavers By Laura Hailstone TNT EXPRESS Services

has given more than 200 military personnel a fortnight's work placement via the Skills for Logistics (Sit) Military Work...

Industry gets behind Think Logistics push A further 16 companies

have pledged their commitment to Think Logistics, taking the total to 22, following the national launch of the schools...

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Get in early, before a rival snaps this one up

Welcome to Laurie Dealer's used truck of the week. Each week our man inside the used truck trade picks out a truck or trailer...

Nothing but mutton dressed as lamb No amount of polish

could disguise the fact that the Morris Rai van was little more than a face-lifted Marina. Although it proved popular with...

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Sparshatts of Kent is spending Um on new facilities in

Belvedere, updating equipment and relocating premises Words: Steve Banner Faced with a constant stream of fresh products,...

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The trustworthy truc Daf LF45 is a truck with a

proven record that operators know and trust Daf's LF457.5-tonner boasts astounding Road tested Date: 31 July 2008 Model: Daf...

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Promoting the industry with a Hollywood-style approach FOUR ROAD transport

operators have teamed up with the National Skills Academy for Logistics (NSAL) to shoot a film that will be used to promote the...

ACS&T staff complete new training pilot Thirty-eight cold store clerks

from Associated Cold Storage and Transport (ACS&T) have completed a new qualification in warehousing and storage as part of a...