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8th June 1995
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BRIEFS

• Eurotunnersl,_e freight service claims to be market leader in the crossChannel freight market, having captured 35% of...

Truck ban plan for Sowerby Bridge

by Lee Kimber • Hauliers face a ban on Sowerby Bridge after Calderdale Council agreed to support residents who want trucks...

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Overtime ban at United Carriers

by Miles Brignall • More than 1,400 drivers and depot staff at troubled parcels firm United Carriers are calling an overtime...

Chart shock for dealers

• Truck dealers may have to start using tachograph charts after Manchester police successfully prosecuted a used dealer for...

HAULIERS GO OVER THE TOP

hy are we all so ambivalent when it comes to speeding? Of course no one does it without a good reason: "The road was...

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Ms head list of speeders

by Lee !Umber • The Department of Transport is accusing heavy goods drivers of being the worst speeders after it found that...

Police blitz nabs foreign cowboys

• Some drivers attempted to hide their identities from the police when a second Thames Valley Police blitz on foreign trucks...

MPs focus on transport

• Commercial vehicle enforcement is to be scrutinised by the Parliamentary Select Committee on Transport in the autumn. The...

Permit famine forces Balkan detour

• International hauliers running to Greece through Austria are facing a shortage of Eco transit permits, forcing them to detour...

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EURONIBS

* Drivers in Belgium experiencing difficulties getting hold of vignettes are warned that police are targeting drivers who fail...

Humber tolls to rise

by Eugene Silk • Hauliers face a sharp hike in tolls on the Humber Bridge as part of a Government deal to clear the crossing's...

Stena Sealink to resume livestock runs to Ireland

• Stena Sealink is resuming livestock transport between Ireland and the UK with a night-only service from Rosslare to...

Blitz on VED dodgers

• Drivers in London and the Home Counties have a week to get their Vehicle Excise Duty up to date, or risk fines of up to...

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DSA pays up in tester no-show

by Kathy Watson • LGV training firm, Roadtrain, is claiming victory this week after the Driving Standards Agency admitted...

RENAULT TEAMS UP WITH MAN IN GREEN ENGINE PROJECT

• Renault VI and MAN are investigating the joint development of components to cut costs in the development of cleaner engines...

Cash for Edcrest drivers

Drivers in dispute over holiday and overtime pay with Dutch-owned haulier Edcrest have won their claim with the company...

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On the road to recovery

The Association of Vehicle Recovery Operators (AVRO) continues to campaign on two fronts: pressing the DOT over the proposed...

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French chalk up sales

by Bryan Jarvis • Two UK sewer cleaning companies, West Midlandsbased Aqua Descaling and John Dicks of Welwyn Garden City have...

Dynamic loads beat couplings

• Runcorn-based VBG is calling for body and trailer makers to consider dynamic loadings when specifying drawbar eyes and...

Lynx looks back with Backscan

• Lynx Express Delivery Network is trialling Brigade Group's latest reversing safety device, the RI-OS Backscan. The...

Gloucester takes a Danish gritter

• Gloucester County Council has taken its second Bedford MT26-30 6x6 chassis fitted with Danish Epoke gritter bodywork. The...

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TGWU wakes up to killer fatigue

by Karen Miles • The Transport & General Workers Union has called for shorter drivers' hours and better rest facilities...

Veteran gets to grips with latest EuroTech

• Uncomfortable cab? Stop moaning, says former long-distance driver, Geoff Griffiths. Ten years after his retirement, Geoff...

Stress results are 'baffling'

• Cynics might question the timing of Bill Morris's "fatigue can kill" campaign, which coincides with the election for the TGWU...

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• The Transport Tribunal has upheld Scottish LA Michael Betts

decision to renew the licence of WD&A Haley Transport, of Beattock without increasing the authorisation because of the firm's...

Driver fined over hours

• Falsification of tachograph records and exceeding the daily driving limit cost Bolton driver Paul Wood £400 in fines and...

New operator is not a 'front'

• Cardiff-based Lesley Jones was granted a new international licence for four vehicles and six trailers after South Wales DLA...

Got a legal problem?

Don't know who to turn to? Commercial Motor can help! The latest version of CM'S Legal Directory is now available to readers,...

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TG Services licence revoked

• Failure to report convictions has led to the revocation of the licence held by Thomas Gillespie, trading as TG Services, of...

A requirement to refuse

• A Licensing Authority is required to refuse a licence application unless it has been properly advertised in a newspaper...

12 weeks to find new transport manager

• Doncasterbased FK Freight Services, trading as GT Sykes Transport, has been given 12 weeks in which to find a new transport...

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'The least popular used van on the market is the one with major alterations tchits struct

A sk any used dealer to describe their ideal secondhand van and they'll say "Plain white, diesel powered and with a Ford badge...

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No responsibility

T am surprised at the lack of responsibility shown by the Civic Trust in its recent ill-informed report on the road transport...

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Tiger becomes teacher's pet

udio visual specialist Philips and fuel giant, Esso have set up a scheme to enable schools to acquire state-of-the-art...

Men in suits (1) With bloke in shorts

O nlerlink's entry into the glamorous world of sports sponsorship continues apace. Paget Rangers have emerged as the first...

Small is lab

0 f you run a successful operation employing 25 people and are thinking of taking on extra staff, then hold your horses. At...

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Men in suits (2) Sitting on a bench

D ifteen years as brand leader in spray suppression— it's quite a thought isn't it? Such is the claim made by Monsanto Clear...

Steaming through the Tunnel

aventry reader, Graham Morris has spotted what he believes to be the first two steam locomotives through the Channel Tunnel,...

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SERVICES

Scots double • Talbot Diesels, the diesel engine specialist, is opening a new branch in Aberdeen to add to its recently...

PUBLICATIONS

Jams tomorrow • A report predicting a 50'' rise in the amount of traffic on Britain's roads within the next 20 years has been...

EVENTS

Axle regs • The Automobile Division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers is holding a seminar on 15 June entitled...

CM guarantees publicity for any operator unfortunate enough to become

the victim of truck crime. It may not get your truck or components back, but it should make life harder for the thieves...

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PRODUCTS

Portable wiping • Kimberley Clark has launched a portable wiping system. The transport business is a major target market for...

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GOING TO MARKET

You see trucks like the MAN 17.272 hauling supermarket-liveried semis all over the place. There's not a lot of glamour in the...

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DRIVERS' VERDICTS

As is our wont, we took the MAN out on the road and asked some professional drivers to take it for a spin... Dave Hopkinson...

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Cashback for jobs

Hauliers quick off the mark can win funds from a Euro scheme in which each job created merits a £2,000 payback. U nknown to...

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Playing math the big 13cogs

Securicor's acquisition of Russell Davies last month takes it into an elite superleague of transport operators capable of...

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rake test

rig ( here safety is not regarded as being part of the normal running costs it produces an unfair advantage over others who...

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VEHICLE SAFETY AND THE LAW: WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Gwyneth Dunwoody's private member's bill and the Brake campaign make demands which supporters claim will reduce truck accidents...

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SITUATION VACANT

The CBI is worried by UK companies' reluctance to recruit older employees. A survey by the Institute of Employment Consultants...

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'Flags of convenience have decimated the UK merchant fleet'

4 ll European Union member states, A A including the UK, have agreed to 0-tonne artics on five axles with an 11.5-tonne drive...