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7th August 2003
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MURDER CASE

A second man has been arrested in connection with the murder of haulage boss Amarjit Chohan and his family. Kenneth Regan, HGV...

Subbies wait on MG

III A subbie claims logistics firm TOG has failed to pay him nearly 14,000 for work dating back to last December, despite...

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Hauliers give M6 Toll a miss

• Barely one third of hauliers are planning to use the new M6 Toll Road, claiming their businesses would be harmed if they...

Delayed autobahn toll is on track for 2 November

• The German government says payment equipment for its controversial new HGV road user charge will now be ready by November...

Smart-card debacle carries on

N The on-going saga over the Introduction of digital smart-card tachographs rumbled on this week, as yet another EC deadline...

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MG to pot tanker drivers in spotlight

• by Sally Nash The Transport & General Workers Union (T&G ) is preparing to launch a new hard-hitting campaign in the autumn...

St Gotthard access on-line

• The Swiss authorities are planning further regulation of truck traffic through the St Gotthard Tunnel. They have announced...

Transport deaths defy trend

• The number of workplace deaths in the transport sector jumped from 16 to 21 in 2002/03 —even though statistics show a 10%...

TOG forges alliances in Europe

• by Chris Tindall Logistics firm TDG has established an alliance agreement in a bid to penetrate the ailing German market...

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Unions blast transport heads fat cat salaries

IN Senior executive salaries in the transport industry are unacceptably high when compared to drivers' pay and conditions, say...

Seeking justice

The latest High Court ruling on stowaway fines may at first glance seem like a slap in the face for international operators....

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Recruitment pilot seeks participants

Only 10 hauliers have shown an interest so far in taking part in the 'Respect for People' pilot programme—a voluntary scheme...

Haulier settles out of court

A Midlands haulage boss has settled out of court with a recruitment agency after he refused to pay for drivers without first...

Eurotunnel to run new route

• Eurotunnel this week confirmed that the route for its proposed new rail freight service will link Daventry and Dourge, near...

Salvesen drivers to hold ballot

• Christian Salvesen this week (Monday) made a revised pay offer to nearly 50 drivers who voted overwhelmingly in favour of...

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The introduction of the horizontal Working lime Directive caused much

confusion last week, according to the Road Haulage Association, Ruth Pott, head of employment affairs at the RHA, says the...

Industry slates 135 fine rise r

• Proposals to raise speeding tickets and parking fines by £35 in order to help pay victims of crime have been attacked by...

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• Drivers will be consulted in December on the government's

review of road traffic offences for bad driving, which began last week. The review will cover all levels of bad driving and...

111 An Initiative to cut truck crime around the port

of Felixstowe has secured its first success, with the biggest local landowner agreeing to invest in CCTV. The system will be...

Congestion worse than expected

The road network is currently failing drivers, the government admitted last week, but it says the problem of congestion is set...

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Hunt: Fight over clamping goes on

• by Sally Nash HGV driver John Hunt has vowed to continue his fight to get a £155 wheel-clamping charge overturned despite...

A9 drivers may get their rest

• The 25-year ban on service stations along the main road through the Highlands could soon be lifted to improve road safety....

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Charge fails as congestion returns

• Four out of 10—that's the lowly score given to London's congestion charging scheme by members of the Freight Transport...

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MD's $2000 breaks cover

DVD SHOW EXTRA • By Corn Barnett During the show itself, health and safety issues limited the actual driving opportunities...

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Dedicated Toyota centres cater for business clients

• by Colic Barnett Toyota has set up a network of dedicated Business Centres to handle fleet and business sales, including...

CM needs your help

The world of the road transport operator Is constantly changing, and Commercial Motoraims to reflect these changes and...

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Revocation and impounding case to be heard by new TC

co i p i i A Rochdale-based operator and its associated vehicle hire firm have won a partial appeal against the loss of its...

TC reconsiders director's ban

The former MD of a Loughborough haulier who was banned from ho ding a licence following the discovery of "disgraceful illegal...

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Part two of PI, verdict still out

A Manchester company, whose managing director subjected a vehicle examiner to a tirade of abuse has to watt again to see what...

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LANE DECISION IS DANGEROUS

Having served the South-West network of motorways and roads for over 25 years, I am appalled by the decision of transport...

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PROUD TO EIE A FREELANCER

I am an agency driver and proud of it, and write in connection with the feature 'Using Agencies Wisely (CM2430 July). I am also...

SENTENCE IS SO UNFAIR

I have just read your article in Industry News concerning driver Edward Smyth, who has been jailed for 18 months for dangerous...

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TIME TRAVELLE

Our anachronistic review in celebration of the universal law...what goes around, comes around. 25 years ago: 4 August 1978...

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o ou only have to look at current residual values in the Cap Red Book for Used Commercial Values to see why Scania's used...

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Previous owner

ri ANC Express (formerly ANC Parcels) Is part of the ANC Group established In 1981, and its main depot is at...

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CONTINGENCY PLANS

M The maritime business has the means to transport immense quantities of materials across the globe, but only aircraft have the...

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AEROSPACE COMPANIES

Britain has always excelled in the aerospace industry. A pioneering spirit, strong scientific base and sheer ingenuity have all...

THE FUTURE

III We rarely enter ivory towers, but on this occasion we did. Dr Vasilis Zeroes, a lecturer in industrial economics at...

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FAIR RENTS

Hauliers renting property need to know how to negotiate the most favourable lease terms. Stuart Darlington sets out the...

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*Includes basic vehicle, £15,845; metallic paint, £250; aluminium side steps, 1456.

Both Nissan and Isuzu have recently updated their 4)4 van ranges to include high output 3.o-litre turbo-diesels. Colin Barnett...

ISM TROOPER COMMERCIAL 3.0 LWB

I PRICE AS TESTED: £18,097 (EX-VAT). ENGINE: 2,999cc, 157hp (117kW). GM 2,785kg. PAYLOAD: 731kg. AVERAGE FUEL CONSUMPTION...

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J ohn Davis knows when he is on to a good

thing. This might explain his reluctance to answer too many questions on Fowler Welch Coolchain's (FWC) development scheme. It...

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TRAINING DIRECTIVE

m The Driver Training Directive will establish a new Certificate of Professional Competence for drivers, which will define the...

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dd Waste disposal and environmental management of

waste products is notably absent from most supply chains, However, several pieces of European legislation, including the Waste...