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Given that, for some, building a new truck park for HGV drivers is about as wetcome as announcing the construction of a local...
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By David Harr,, Roanna Avison and Christopher Walton THE VICTIMS OF the credit crunch are starting to mount as administrations...
Scania and Daf snub CV Show SCANIA AND DAF have pulled out of exhibiting at next year's Commercial Vehicle Show, with both...
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B y Chris Tindatt THE MAN BEHIND the purchase of what remained of United Trailers (UK) after its closure last month...
THE RIGHT OF non-mobile workers and some drivers in the transport industry to opt out of the 48-hour week could end within...
AS OPERATORS look forward to cost savings from Vosa's changes to its testing fee structure, the Freight Transport Association...
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By Joanna Bourke TRAFFORD PARK-based Kerry Logistics has lashed out at the proposed Manchester congestion charge, warning the...
A SUB-CONTRACTOR who claims he is owed £10,000 by collapsed haulier E Pawson & Son says he could be out of business by January...
following the arrival of the Berlingo Dual Fuel and the Nemo Sensodrive. The Berlingo 1.6i runs off both petrol and LPG and...
that aims to improve the efficiency of the freight industry in Scotland has been launched. Freight Best Practice is offering...
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By Christopher Walton WINCANTON HAS acquired the container logistics specialist CEL Group. which consolidates its position in...
POLICE IN EAST Yorkshire have issued a security warning to hauliers following a massive theft of diesel. According to police...
This week, a number of drivers have continued to discuss the comments made by Jeremy Clarkson on a recent episode of Top Gear,...
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By Colin Barnett THE LATEST commercial vehicle registration figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT)...
THERE WERE nearly 40% fewer trains going through the Channel Tunnel in October compared with last year's monthly average, says...
EAST SUSSEX County Council has criticised the construction of a port lorry park, insisting local residents must come first....
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By Roanna Avison TRUCK DRIVERS in the UK were found to have committed more drivers hours violations than any other offences...
THE CONTROVERSY over the clamping of lorries at Knutsford Services on the M6 continues, with further complaints reaching CM...
NORFOLKLINE has cut the number of sailings on its RO-RO freight service between Felixstowe and Vlaardingen in Holland due to...
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Although traffic cones are an inconvenience, they are there to protect the workers repairing the UK's asphalt network as a new...
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By Christopher Walton OPERATORS HAVE been warned that GPS systems, which can be used to track stolen vehicles, are becoming...
ZARGES (UK) has introduced a range of vehicle-access steps and platforms that it says will save industry workers from injury...
DENMARK HAS become the latest country to test 60-tonne 25.25-metre trucks on its roads. The longer, heavier vehicles (LHVs)...
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THE DEVELOPER of the Andover Airfield site, which is hoping to get planning permission for an industrial development, has...
By Joanna Bourke THE NEED FOR truck mechanics is on the rise following the implementation of Euro-5 emissions limits. Since...
I write this on Remembrance Sunday. There have been Radleys in the RAF since its first incarnation as the RFC, and I have a...
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The BNP has targeted truckers who feel. they are being ignored by the Government. What can a party outside of mainstream...
Simon Darby, deputy leader of the BNP. describes the party's policies on haulage: • "We want to withdraw from the European...
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LHVs back on the agenda... good AT LAST, THE Department for Transport (DfT) seems to have seen the light and put longer trucks...
"THE TRAIN DRAIN" (CM 16 October) seemed to capture the mood of an industry on the brink of recession while still reeling from...
I AM AN ex-serviceman, like a lot of people in road haulage, and I have spent a great deal of time and effort trying to get an...
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Senior TO Philip Brown wants the role to move with the times and believes he has the experience to make it happen. Words:...
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London introduced the UK's first Low Emission Zone (LEZ) for trucks in February this year, and the idea appears to be catching...
It covers almost all of Greater London and targets emissions of (primarily) particulates from older dieselengined lorries,...
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eight countries across Europe operate or are preparing to implement Low Emission Zones (LEZs). This year, the German cities of...
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An owner-driver loses his 0-licence and HGV licence after falsifying records and winding back the odometer THE SCOTTISH...
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MIDLAND FORESTRY has received a formal warning after giving West Midland Deputy Traffic Commissioner Lester Maddrell assurances...
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THE WELSH Deputy Traffic Commissioner. Lester Maddrell, has decided to impose a number of environmental conditions on a Bargoed...
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Barrier-free tolling on Dublin's M50 motorway produced up to 12,000 queries a day on its introduction and hauliers remain...
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Uncertain economic times put greater pressure on hauliers, with many going out of business. What should operators do if they...
An insolvency practitioner will initially explore ways of dealing with the debt short of embarking on the draconian process of...
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The first bankruptcy act was introduced in 1542, when bankrupts were seen as criminals and once described as 'crafty debtors...
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it does happen. Here's what to do if you're faced with such a situation and where you stand in the eyes of the Law. Words:...
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It's not just in Britain that the rate of workplace fatalities is a problem. Concern over the number of deaths in the transport...
Since April hauliers that break health and safety regulations risk more than a fine if there is a fatality on their premises....
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If reacting in the right way once you do have a serious accident is vital, it is clearly better to prevent it in the first...
The latest Health & Safety Executive (HSE) statistics, released in October, show that across all UK industries 229 workers were...
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Your green campaign will be more effective if you have the support of everyone involved in your business. Words: Louise Cole...
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to the environmental challenge by its board two years ago. Since then, its 'Econet' strategy has flourished, with a major part...
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Caring for the environment doesn't just mean cutting carbon emissions. It means taking responsibility for the effects of our...
safety and the environment, UK and Ireland, is currently focusing on employee engagement as the ongoing challenge for its...
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The days of clambering on vehicles to 'tarp over' body, skip or container loads are all but gone today's sheets range from...
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Based at Elvington, near York, it sells systems for open-top trailers and tippers, storage boxes and other devices. These...
Backed by 90 years of UK hydraulic engineering history, Edbro is well represented in this market with the fast-acting hydraulic...
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gears but has since broadened its portfolio to include loading cranes, body liners, on-board weighing and a full range of...
Donovan has been selling its sheeting systems since 1977 and backs them via its Sittingbourne, Kent depot and a UK-wide service...
a range of front-to-rear body sheets from a basic pull cover for drop-side and grab-loader vehicles to the lightweight, fully...
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The hook-loader Autosheet can cover all sizes of container and takes its hydraulic power simply by tapping into the hook-loader...
ANOTHER large UK company is specialist vehicle engineering group Reynolds Boughton, which makes a wide range of waste-handling...
it has now developed its own steel Procover front-to-rear for trucks and trailers. It uses UK-sourced components. including...
1 Among the leading producers of hook-lift and skip-loader equipment, Hiab has matching Multisheet cover systems for its...
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taken very seriously by the enforcement authorities: overloaded vehicles are less stable, harder to steer and take longer to...
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do we change our driving technique? We think we know it all. Here's a refresher course for wintcr driving : *- 01 * A re...
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If you're in the market for a used truck, and the economic slowdown hasn't hit you just yet, this is the perfect time to snag...
Times are tough in the used trailer market, reckons Rod Pybus of Scotch Corner trailer dealership SDC Northern. "We find that...