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CM COVER STORY By Chris Tindall. THE FREIGHT TRANSPORT Association is warning that the government's attempt to rein in the...
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By 1:? oy Dr Brown SOME 200 tanker drivers working on BP's contract to distribute fuel to Sainsbury's forecourts have called...
French strike threat FRENCH TRUCK DRIVERS are scheduled to strike from Sunday (13 Dec) after five workers' unions made the...
CHESTER-BASED Pemberton nansport has sold its aggregate and animal feed haulage business after almost 14 years. The Capenhurst...
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CM COVER STORY By Chris Tiruiah BAD WEATHER, a lack of staff and a vehicle striking the electricity supply led to long delays...
Art works for Redhead USING ART to promote the company has helped increase sales enquiries by 50%, reveals logistics firm...
A DRIVER has had combined fines of 190 — issued as graduated fixed penalties (GFPs) — increased to £653 in court fines due to...
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A CONVICTED Aberdeenshire haulier has been disqualified from holding an 0-licence for 10 years, in the fall-out from the...
DRIVERS WHOSE satellite-navigation systems send them down a narrow lane in Staffordshire are finding themselves ending up in...
At this time of year, it is traditional on the forums to have a few polls to decide the best services for drivers and...
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THE NEW regulator of Northern Ireland's 0-licensing system must be given the same independence as Traffic Commissioners (TC)...
Roadways reports Loss of £4m ROADWAYS CONTAINER Logistics (RCL), the multi-modal operator, made a pre-tax loss of £4.2m on a...
Fortec unveils new green livery WATFORD - based pallet network Fortec has unveiled a new livery, which, it says, has been...
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TRANSPORT MINISTER Lord Adonis (shown right) has admitted that there are stretches of road in the UK for which the Department...
State for Transport, Lord Adonis, has said he would consider targets for modal shift from road freight to rail freight as it is...
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CM COVER STORY y Roger cown DENF3Y TRANSPORT says it is still "very committed" to further trials of its longer heavier...
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CM COVER STORY DESPITE the public attempts by Denby Transport to test the law on longer, heavier vehicles (LHVs), the...
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Lib Dem questions uncover rise in transport insolvencies i.3y David Hams COMPANY 1NSOLVENCIES in the road transport sector...
TDG scoops E60m Weetabix deal TDG HAS secured a £60m five-year contract with the Weetabix Food Company following the...
The numbers just don't add up AMERICAN CRIME writer Rex Stout once said: "There are two kinds of statistics, the kind you look...
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The devil is in the detail WHILE DENBY TRANSPORT might be applauded for its tenacity in pressing for 1l-[Vs to , be allowed on...
YOUR CONTRIBUTOR, writing on VOSA annual test pass rates last week ('Testing Times'. CM 3 December) appears to call...
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CM and the backers of Trucking Britain Out Of Recession examine the state of the road transport TErgovmmaini industry and...
a cause of great concern for the truck-makers. Sam Whittaker of Mercedes-Benz says it "is the biggest issue for every...
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In one of the first interviews with a senior executive of a truck manufacturer since the recession begun, CM discovers it may...
Franco Miniero would like to see more action from Europe's politicians to assist the industry in its recovery. For instance,...
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Driver Support, a driving performance software system in the new Scania R-Series, offers a twist on the older generation of...
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Sixteen prohibitions in four years put 3 n operator in the last-chance saloon to prevent the TC from taking action. AN...
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'Sullivan associate has Licence revoked HAULIER who was given a one-year prison sentence in April or 0-licence fraud has had...
A WEST YORKSHIRE bedmaker has won a 40% increase in its 0-licence authorisation, but has been warned it must avoid past...
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Directors that use company money and assets as personal property could be heading for a fall. We've alt heard of company...
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A number of directors' loan accounts A £200,000 helicopter (and landing pad) used by a director to travel five miles from home...
ensure that all payments or assets provided for personal gain are properly approved by those authorised to approve them. Such...
to having a grand lifestyle and that has largely not experienced a serious downturn. I www.hmrc.ciov.uk www.herr,gov.uk...
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Northern Ireland will soon have a fully-fledged 0-Licensing system in place providing, that is, the politicians don't fall out...
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Restricted licence for those carrying their own goods only. Standard national licence allows the carriage of own goods within...
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One-vehicle 0-licence £761 every five years Three-vehicles 0-licence £1,121 every five years 10-vehicles 0-licence £2.381 every...
Edwin Poots, the individual who is bringlng 0-licensing to Northern Ireland, is a member of the Democratic Unionist Party. He...
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not up for debate. What's not so obvious, however, is how to buy. CM looks into the pros and cons of buying new or...
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UK and European transport contractor and hay and straw merchant Sea Bea of Banbury doesn't buy new when adding to or replacing...
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East Anglian owner-driver and STGO specialist Mike Newman has put two used trucks on the road in recent years, both Volvos....
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Can truck dealers learn anything from the way used car supermarkets set out their stalls? Yes, says Alistair Wood, procurement...
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No, CM hasn't auditioned for Alan Sugar's Apprentice, but we've been visiting Scania's Training Centre in Leicestershire....
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The LDV story is one of underfunding, lack of development and no stable management, but have we seen the last of the marque?...
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While no one seriously expects van production in Birmingham to resume at anything resembling previous levels, LDV will be...
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Operators are choosing to hang on to their vehicles for a lot longer, while some are taking on servicing and repairs...
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upgrade their vehicles to meet Euro-4 emissions Levels by 2012, which will create greater demands for compliant trucks from the...
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Cussans makes his move to Scania South-West Words: Kevin Swallow DAVID CUSSANS HAS been appointed regional executive director...