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Ex-Stiller Transport staff get tribunal green light roger.hrownrarhi.co.uk AN EMPLOYMENT tribunal prehearing in Birmingham has...
Turners (Soham) buys Dart Distribution TURNERS (SOHAM) HAS boosted its container haulage capacity with the acquisition of...
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Pre-election fuel protests likely, warns TransAction christophermaltoneirbi.co.w PRESSURE GROl JP TransAction has warned that...
Turnover and profit up at Maxi IRVINE, AYRSHIRE-BASED Maxi Haulage has revealed improved turnover and profit in its latest...
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patric.cunnanefart:. A FULLY-FLEDGED 0-licence system for Northern Ireland has moved a step closer with the decision to set up...
Restricted: for those carrying own goods only. Standard national licence: allows the carriage of own goods and the carriage of...
Volvo steers a hydraulic first THE UK'S FIRST VOLVO FH16-700 to be equipped with a hydraulically-steered centre axle has hit...
Van registrations drive March sales (7V SALES WERE up 7.3% in the first quarter. due mainly to van registrations, with truck...
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FTA kicks off campaign is" • to Lift industry's image CM COVER STORY justin.stantontarbi.co.uk THE FREIGHT TRANSPORT...
Laurie Dealer has ueen hearing many predictions on how the UK new and used truck markets will pan out this year. Well, I'm in...
CV Operator Show promises more than 250 exhibitors l'HE CV OPERATOR Show opened for business bright and early at 8.30am on...
Hang on, this looks a bit 'fishy... but there's nothing fishy about the fact that I've just looked on the Biglorryblog...
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crunch time for hauliers CM COVER STORY christopher.wattonrarbi.co.uk joanna.bourke(arbi.co.uk THE ROAD HAULAGE Association...
Liam Quinn, owner, Quinns Transport: "I am paying 103.25p/litre on my fuel card this week, not that long ago it was under a...
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Mercedes/Renault link-up will affect vans, not HGVs j ustin.stanton IU rbi.co.uk MERCEDES-BENZ has confirmed that the link-up...
Whale Tankers' latest product cleans up in tunnels contracts WHALE TANKERS IS used to building some specialised kit, but the...
UPN relocation will enable expansion UNITED PALLET Network (UPN) is moving from its Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire hub to a...
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chrts.tindattrarbi.co.uk TRANSPEED SAYS it has been overwhelmed by the attention it has attracted after taking on the transport...
Recovery operators call for red lights at roadside to cut fatalities RECOVERY OPERATORS are demanding the right to use red...
WE THOUGHT we'd seen it all until we received a tweet from Choose Your Miss of Transport 2010 and its sister website Mister of...
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Shape of things to come? MERCEDES-BENZ engineers are putting the finishing touches to much of its commercial vehicle range....
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DSV is one of Europe's biggest hitters in the logistics market. CM caught up with the head of DSV, chief commercial officer...
DSV in 2010 is focusing on new business and this has already seen returns. DSV Road received a two-year contract in February to...
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VOSA and the firms that run the UK's ports share a cordial relationship most of the time, but sometimes it is tested to...
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One of the legal facts highlighted by VOSA being refused access to ports is that it does not have the same rights of access as...
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Breaking even would be a bonus for this owner-operator subcontractor FURTHER TO your story `DSV: subbies must share customers'...
WE ARE a small but busy transport company employing 20 drivers. Recently we have added a new vehicle and are looking for new...
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Case is rejected on technicality, but separate claim for unfair dismissal can be pursued A FORMER TNT employee has lost a...
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Draper Distribution has been given permission to run 15 vehicles and the same number of trailers at a new operating centre on...
On 22 April a public inqui will consider disciplinary ac tion against Stockport-base L&M Allen, and consider the repute of the...
With Betz UK has been granted authorisation to run 70 vehicles and 140 trailers at a new operating centre at the Hilton...
given permission to run 23 vehicles and 11 trailers at Nantgarw, Cardiff, as well as 61 vehicles and 130 trailers at Risley in...
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Northern Ireland 0-licensing reform The Department of the Environment intends to amend the Northern Ireland 0-licensing system...
Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) is a mandatory carbon emissions :rading scheme affecting large users of electricity The...
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Unpaid invoices account for 4,000 business failures a year, with customers typically settling at least 20 days behind agreed...
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Wordsworth Holdings (including tipper trailer-maker Fruehauf) a downturn ,n orders led to the administration of Wordsworth and...
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It's back to luxury for CM's 2010 Cab Test as the call goes out to the seven Leading manufacturers: "Give us the best you...
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The Optitronic gearbox is now available in the Midlum, which is why we grabbed the opportunity to spot some exotic wildlife as...
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Freight crime is a major threat to road transport, so what can you do to cut the risk of your trucks or drivers becoming victim...
The BCRU, funded by Yorkshire Forward, has set up the Logistics Security Network and the North Sea Freight Intelligent...
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If the UK Border Agency detects clandestines in a truck. currently the driver and its employer are each liable to a £2,000 fine...
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Van values continue to rise kevin.swallowfarbi.co.uk THE VALUES OF second-hand vans at auction continued to rise throughout...
Saints places bumper order for used MANs Saints Transport has placed an enormous order for used trucks after signing an...
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Webwatch pays Commercial Vehicle Solutions' unique website a visit this week. Words: James le' Company: Commercial Vehicle...
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NEWTON TRAILERS HAS bcco the latest distributor for the Weightlit Group. This follows the loss of its Fr hauf franchise after...