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Aplin demands commission Debts force parcel network members into legal battle. Chris Tindall reports. A COURT BATTLE is...
LOOK BEHIND the familiar Volvo grille and you find the equally familiar Renault Midlum. Is this the next-generation Volvo FL?...
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PROTEST GROUP Farmers For Action is stepping up depot blockades in an attempt to get dairy companies to pay more for milk;...
TRADE ASSOCIATIONS and lawyers have hit back at claims that a legal loophole allows nonmobile transport workers to side-step...
REPORTS FROM Germany indicate that the proposed introduction of the controversial LKW-Maut motorway truck tolling system could...
Dixons Group is offering a £25,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of the killers of a Currys delivery driver....
Northumbria police has become the first police force in the UK to give Vehicle and Operators Service Agency (VOSA) officers'...
TruckPol. the Metropolitan Police's new intelligence unit dedicated to truck crime, can be reached on: 0207 230 7775.
Safeway and Wincanlon are launching a E6m software system this week in a bid to eliminate empty running. The Integrated...
European Commission officials launched dawn raids on crosschannel berry company P8r0 and tunnel operator Eurotunnel last week,...
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Nightfreight faces IC over one errant driver. Mike Jewell reports. PARCELS FIRM Nightfreight (UK) has been hauled in front of...
THE LONDON congestion charge is a "financial disaster" which is impacting heavily on businesses in the capital, according to...
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THERMO KING HAS hived off its UK and Ireland operations from a larger division which also covered Scandinavia. The new...
DRIVERS DELIVERING to Marks & Spencer stores throughout the country have defied their union's recommendation to accept a...
46, 47, 48 STOP! Our industry is crying out for an effective advocate, a commonsense approach, an unflinching and effective...
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A garage fights to be exempt from 0-licensing at Pl. Guy Sheppard reports. A TRAFFIC Commissioner will decide tomorrow...
THE ROAD haulage industry is ripe for a series of mergers and take-overs during the next six months, according to a report from...
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A LEEDS truck dealer which went into liquidation with debts of more than Lim has been sold and re-emerged with an almost...
AUGUST SAW yet another month of growth for CV registrations with up almost 20% on the previous month. The 18.5% rise is the...
A WEST Midlands chamber of commerce has launched a campaign to raise the speed limit for trucks on single-carriageway roads...
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PLANS TO impose speed restrictions on large parts of the rail network will result in millions of tonnes of freight switching to...
11 IL FREIGHT Transport Association this week presented the government with a charter outlining the principles which it...
EGR will meet Euro-4 GERMANTRUCK maker MAN has chosen to refine its existing exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system to meet...
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A LACK of decent drivers and tough market conditions have taken their toll on a 44-year-old Norfolk haulage firm, which has...
Cultural highlights Take a stroll with us through the little sideroads of haulage, the diversions and detours, the quirKy, the...
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IRELAND'S VARYING system of speed limits is "silly" according to Transport Minister Seamus Brennan who has set up a review...
Jennifer Ball reports on the trucker held in a Greek jail. A NOTTINGHAMSHIRE truck driver held in a Greek prison after illegal...
POLICE HAVE arrested four men in Merseyside in connection with a series of truck thefts in the region. Officers swooped on...
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ORDERS WORTH more than £240m over a two-year period could be placed with UK vehicle manufacturers under new government plans....
Bankrupt haulier appealed to TC for the return of two trucks A HAULIER who last week failed in his efforts to have two...
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Potholes rule the highways as road maintenance worsens, reports Emma Penny. T here's no doubt that road maintenance is...
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WELL DONE Michael Ponsonby and the other "experts" for finding a loophole in the WTD regulations (CM4 September). It is now...
THE GOVERNMENT'S recent decision to review road traffic offences is long overdue. Despite repeated assurances that laws would...
The Conservatives recently unveiled excellent new transport proposals to get Britain moving again as part of the party's 'Fair...
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Sound familiar? CM's news team looks at how late payment is crippling the industry, 111111,' H auliers have hit out at late...
Late paying companies risk ruining their reputation; 85% of UK firms believe that late payment is unethica l , according to a...
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Ron Boyles, RW Boyles Transport, Northampton The large companies we work for, such as Exel and TOG, are all good payers. There...
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Residents and ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIONS from local authorities and residents led to a haulier's application to open an extra...
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A MAN WHO continued to drive after a licence held in partnership with family members was revoked has failed in his bid for his...
AN OVERTIRED French driver who exceeded his hours and lost a poorly-secured trailer in the centre of Bedworth, near Coventry,...
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TWO TRUCKS have been temporarily suspended from a five-truck fleet after a DeputyTraffic Conunissioner expressed horror at a...
A BURTON UPON TRENT haulier, who falsified a tachograph chart to enable him to get home after injuring his back, h as been...
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New EU training regulations introduce a CPC for drivers, and companies who fail to comply will be unable to operate. ASIDE...
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The impact of a European directive on waste electrical goods will be anything but small, adding up to 150,000 truckloads a year...
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To ensure fair treatment for workers and cut tribunal cases, all companies must introduce dispute resolution procedures by next...
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The Adios led the way with electronics, and while initial problems were well documented, Mercedes says ifs tackled them. CM...
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MegaSpace tractor weighed in at 9,130kg; combined with a 7,000kg trailer, that gives an overall 27,870kg payload at 44,000kg...
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Low prices grab attention in the commercial vehicle world, prompting Phoenix Venture Holdings to distribute two new Tata...
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Satellite navigation is moving out of the luxury car executive toy bracket into the world of deliveries, and the mapping and...
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One of the world's best known removal companies uses sat nay in a pilot group of trucks_ Pickfords, one of the world's best...
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Scania drivers are being sold Fleet Analysis on the back of satnav's day-to-day advantages... The latest Scania Fleet Analysis...
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So bringing relief to the developing world is primarily about getting good publicity for the politicians. Who knew? Undeterred,...
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Salesmen beware! As part of Commercial Motor's pledge to provide the best advice for road transport operators, we will be...
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Tipper work is notoriously competitive. So, what's the secret to making money? CM tests a rigid tipper against a tractor and...
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8x4 rigid vs six-axle artic tipper Moving up from an 8x4 rigid to six-axle artic tipper isn't for everyone. There are delivery...
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First, the expected results: the 8x4 used much less fuel— in fact,mpg was improved by some 34.5%, and payload was 8,735kg...
Lafarge brought in 30 new articulated trucks at 44 tonnes, offering "economic and environmental benefits compared to the more...
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Would your driving really stand up to scrutiny? That's the challenge 300 truck drivers under 30 were prepared to take, and Emma...
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International owner-driver Peter Orr kicks off his monthly diary piece describing how politics shapes his views of...
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CM goes windows shopping at Daf dealership Chatfields to see what's on offer. E very fortnight we will be dropping into a...
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The Manheim auction sees ex-finance units bought in minutes. O perators mingled with trade at the HGV and Trailer sale at...