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7th March 1996
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Euro-2 engines could reduce VED

by Lee Kimber • The Government is considering lot roducing lower vehicle excise duty rates for vehicles fitted with...

BRIEFS

• A report charting the future for the UK's van and truck leasing industry by research organisation Marketline predicts...

Hauliers consider French-style demo

• Operators at last weekends Midlands and Western Regional Conference of the Road Haulage Association, called for a militant...

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Hauliers wait for Kepak's decision

by Karen Miles • Hauliers hit by the collapse of one of Scotland's largest slaughter houses are waiting to learn the outcome of...

Roads deadlock by 2005

• New Government maps charting the growth of traffic into the next century show chronic congestion and gridlock for large parts...

COMMENT'

DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC? L et's be honest. At first glance, John Gummer seems an unlikely choice to play Fairy Godmother. But...

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DOT reprieves TAOs

by Miles Brignall and Lee Kimber • The Department of Transport has pulled back from cutting the number of Traffic Area...

Swiss relax controls on trucks

• Hauliers to Switzerland should soon be able to take advantage of a more relaxed approach by its Government to the control of...

Mills appeals

• The man behind livestock shipments through Brightlingsea has been found guilty of dangerous driving after being accused of...

Waste comes in two types

• Construction waste, organic soils and timber are set to be taxed at £7 per tonne under the new landfill tax, say industry...

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BRIDGE INCIDENT CAUSES DEATH

• A Welsh driver was injured and his common-law wife killed after his lorry left the road, struck a railway bridge and...

Ports could get 44 tonne rielits

by Amanda Bradbury • The Department of Transport will decide whether to bring ports in line with rail terminals and allow...

Putter lays off drivers in local slump

Southampton-based !litter Brothers laid off five drivers last week blaming poor trading conditions sparked by growing...

Tanker bonanza in Yorks reaps EMI for hauliers

• Tanker operators working on the Yorkshire Water drought relief operations collectively made over .C27 million during the four...

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Humber bridge charges soar to pull back debt

• Hauliers look set to face one-way tolls of at least £16 to cross the Humber Bridge, according to plans under discussion this...

Improve image...and wages

CONFERENCE REPORT by Miles Brignall • The Freight Transport Association and the Department of the Environment have produced a...

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Drivers lose in merger

by Derren Hayes • Hundreds of tanker drivers could lose their jobs following oil giants BP and Mobil's decision to merge their...

JCW loses repute and licence

tilAn Essex haulier whose drivers committed nearly 70 tachograph, drivers hours and maintenance offences has had its 0-licence...

Harris sales a threat to drivers Fill queries rail buyer

• The future of 51 meat delivery drivers looks uncertain this week following the news that Ipswich-based Harris Group's meat...

• The Freight Transport Association will question the firm behind

the purchase of British Rail's bulk freight businesses about safety, following allegations that Wisconsin Central has an...

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Beware the costs' avalanche

The great transport debate is not unique to Britain. Debates on what is becoming known as the "transport problem"—congestion,...

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5,560 fines for hours

• Three Somerset lorry drivers, and their employer Glastonburybased Gerald and Suzanne Cox, were ordered to pay fines and costs...

No surrender

• Scottish TC Michael Betts has refused to accept the surrender of Kinglassie Auto Salvage's licence, and has given the firm...

TC issues bad maintenance warning

• Operators in the North Western Traffic Area will increasingly be called to account if their maintenance standards are seen to...

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Driver keeps repute despite convictions

• A North Wales driver, convided of drivers' hours offences and drinking and driving, was held to have sufficient repute to be...

SNP backs licence bid

by David Harris • Scottish National Party leader Alex Salmond has backed a bid by a Scottish haulage firm to win the 0-licence...

Severe warning for Cardiff Transport

• Newport-based Cardiff Transport escaped with a severe warning, when the company appeared at a Cardiff disciplinary inquiry...

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The best of body language

With a 32% lift in the number of exhibitors compared with last year, and a 40% increase in the amount of stand space sold, this...

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Rugby cleans up on refuse

• Rugby Borough Council has put the UK's first natural gas-powered domestic refuse truck into service. The Dennis Eagle Elite...

Wilson takes tag axle drawbar rig

• Les Wilson Haulage of Heanor, Derbyshire is using the first Iveco EuroStar tag axle drawbar outfit in Europe. The conversion,...

Mazda scraps ageing B-series

• Mazda will scrap its ageing B-series pickup by the end of the year, leaving only a revised E-series panel van in its light CV...

Fleetware checks six at a go

• As revealed last week, Lucas Kienzle is launching a cornputerised tachograph analysis system. Tagged Fleetware, the...

Boalloy builds at Leyland

• Boalloy is to expand its Fastrack concept, offering inhouse bodybuilding on Leyland Daf chassis based at the Leyland Trucks...

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VW's new Transport of delight

Commercial Motor has driven VW's latest Transporter. It looks much the same but there are a number of worthwhile chassis and...

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EVENTS DIARY

• 23 March: Vehicle Preservation Movement Conference. 01945 870716. • 26 March: BTAC Annual Seminar, Coventry Posthouse, 01708...

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Collectors' collector (one)

s a boy,the Hawk began a stamp collection but it never amounted to more than a few colourful Australian numbers steamed from...

Collector's corner (two)

B ringing the art of collecting into the modern era is the "Carcoon", a kind of bubble wrap that enables collectors of classic...

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Sort the statistics

Y our report on unlicensed operators: "Industry greets DOT survey with derision" (CM 22-28 February) certainly does not...

Short sighted

A s a regular reader of your magazine for over 30 years and being a holder of PCV and LGV licences I was horrified to read...

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Facing a chilly wind

Things are no easier on the used truck front for dealers in Northern Ireland than they are for those on the 'mainland'. It's...

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Voluntary donations

We must be a generous nation. Each year we pay billions too much in tax and next year, when selfassessment is introduced, we...

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1 1 J112. ROADTEST

In the old Ti range, the 80hp-engined variants outsold the 100hp by two to one. Now, with an enlarged power gap, will the...

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TECHNOLOGY OPE SMALL DIESELS

Improving the fuel efficiency and decreasing the pollution of small diesels is a never-ending task. Direct injection is seen as...

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'Distinctiveness is a rarity among our haulage fleets'

A distinctive livery can reap substantial business rewards, says Frank Whalley, former PR manager at Seddon Atkinson. 4 ea,...

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REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT NORTHERN IRELAND

Hanging on to hope Northern Ireland faces troubled times as the politicians strive to repair the shattered peace process....