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• by Mite Jewell A transport manager must be in a position to offer continuous and effective responsibility for the management...
This follows MAN's purchase of ERF in 2000, which it bought from Canadian manufacturer Western Star. Some months later,...
through a bridge and fell 35ft into a river. The accident happened at around 08:00hrs last Friday (4 October) on the Al in...
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i Cheshire coroner's court has ruled that the death of a year old boy who was killed by a reversing truck at the ranee to a...
• by Emma Penny Road Haulage Association chairman Bob Russell has accused the European Commission of "gross negligence" in its...
II The Freight Transport Association and haulage giant TDG have joined forces to promote and develop a driver development...
• Hauliers already struggling with rocketing insurance should brace themselves for another steep rise, says insurance broker...
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• by Michael Jewel A Lancashire operator has been kicked out of the industry following a series of maintenance offences, and...
• Backers of a new recovery service being launched to (Thursday 11 October) claim it will remove the risk of ov charging that...
"A monster haul" is how Customs officers have described the .£20m worth of heroin they found stashed in a truckload of...
• The St Gotthard tunnel has been hit by massive traffic delays following the introduction of a phased system designed to...
the Actros Commercial Motor has been out on the road with the latest Incarnation of Mercedes' flagship tractor, the Actros....
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Outsourcing nowadays is an integral part of road transport—and for good reason. Is your headcount too high? Then buy in the...
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• by Emma Penny Pallet network Fortec is seeking more licencees as part of its expansion plans. The company—part of...
• A Gwent truck driver has been released on police bail at his truck crashed into a car killing a man on the Al in No...
• Gerry Boyle has been named TNT Logistics Driver of the Year; he wins a new VW Golf, taxed and insured for a year. To be...
• A Leestershire driver was left stranded in Italy after his employer sacked him for having asylum seekers on board despite his...
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• by Brian Waatherley A crash barrier which is said to withstand the impact of an 18-tonner has been developed in the UK by...
of driving-licenc,e fraud, and to check HGV licences more frequently, after one of its members found that an employee had been...
are not wearing seatbens while on the road, meaning lives are needlessly lost. The warning comes from Wiltshire police, who...
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logistics training specialist demand for its courses is rooming following the h of a new teaching od that even allows truck)...
cab? Well CM's stablemate, TRUCK, has 1,000 to give away! Calm down, they're 24:1 scale models. If you'd like the chance to...
reappointed as the opposition transport spokesman in the House of Lords. Earl Attlee held the position for five years before...
of the Working Time Directive, according to the Glasgow-based Malcolm Group, John Holvvell, the group's rail development...
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It seems that no-one has a good word to say about Southampton Container Terminal Chris Tindall headed south to investigate. •...
and disgust drivers using the port on a regular basis. In response to these complaints a second Health & Safety Executive...
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• by Kevin Swallow Nissan continues to expand Is light commercial range with the launch of the Primastar panel van to replace...
seen it close up in the other Alliance marques could have been tricky, but Nissan devised a plan for the unwitting participants...
• The British Army is taking delivery of a fleet of Ford Ranger pickups as part of a recruitment campaign. Each of the 92...
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rmsercial Motor and TRUCK have waved goodbye to our old rtain-sided roadtest semis and welcomed a brace of new GT aehauf...
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• by Robin Meczes An infrared night-vision system designed for trucks is claimed to help drivers see five times further in the...
so A police-specification Vauxhall Vivaro is being trialled by police fleets around the country for prisoner transport. Forces...
I With improved computing power, Boscr's latest generation electronic diesel control unit, the new EDC7, is said to provide...
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Speed limiter convictions and drivers' hours infrin gements have cost Tipton based Gurmej Singh Tour one of his vehicles for...
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A South Wales haulier has last its licence thanks to a sharp-eyed trading standards officer who tailed one of the firm's...
mi Carlisle-based LGH Logistics has lost its Operator's Licence and sole director Louise Goddard has been banned from the...
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Motor Does someone In the Industry deserve a pat on the back, or a dressing down? Drop us a line at Commercial Afetor,12,...
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Our new column in celebration of the universal law...what goes around, comes around. 75 years ago ii October 1927 The number...
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IFICbcoucan U P1 A■SSO CIALTION VICIT111 OFtl, L. WARREN 001-1CITCHFIS lough justice: why he scales are tipped r ipper...
D rivers of tippers need to be more vigilant than drivers of other HGVs because the work is rougher. The driver is on the front...
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W hether you are in charge of a fleet of overnight trunkers rolling steadily along motorways or a fleet of tippers which spend...
T ippermen are particula vulnerable to insecure lo prosecutions, because an inseci load can be no more than a few pebb...
T hat 'margin of error' is not the only misconception surrounding overloading offences. Many operators also believe that axle...
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• Train drivers on overloading prevention. • Issue instructions to drivers on overloading prevention and the use of...
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O ne of the peculiarities of tipper work is that the driver can spend a lot of time off-road. This leads to the question: is...
T he telephone rings and you are asked to do a site clearance job as quickly as possible. When you ask what you will be...
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returned to the 3.5-tonne van market with the launch of the Renault Master-cloned Movano range. In fact it's been almost four...
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I n i In a year when tyre manufacturers have been concentrating on _ reorganising their distribution networks, haron Clancy...
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has replaced its well-liked SP241 trailer tyre with the SP242, which is designed to cope with operation at 44 tonnes. There is...
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The Importance of distributor networks on truck tyre market share is en underestimated, yet Bridgestone's Roger Moulding...
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R equests from employees who want to change their working arrangements to suit their child care needs (such as a dependent...
Money is available to help employers who want to offer thel staff more flexible working arrangements from the Work-Lifi Balance...
Parents at Work: 020 7628 3565. Provides advice for employees and employers on finding a better balance between home and work...
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D he Doherty livery has been a familiar sight on the roads in and around Luton for generations. After a stint as a maintenance...
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A LA N CE A fatal accident involving a lorry loader operator has motivated the industry to produce a stateof-the-art safety...
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mi ost lorry-loader manufacturers can already provide their customers with stabiliser interlock devices, although they vary...
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drivers benefits too, says Thales TelematIcs sales and marketing director Edward Belgeonne... • To sound off about a road...