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• by Emma Penny As Commercial Motor went to press, European Parliament officials voted to adopt controversial and unworkable...
• Daily rest would increase from 11 to 12 hours. • Break requirement after 4.5 hours' driving would rise to 60 minutes. •...
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I Despite enjoying a good year for registrations in 2002, truck manufacturers are jittery about sales in 2003 as the UK economy...
• A European Union directive that will force employers to give temporary workers the same rights as full-time staff would cost...
• Hundreds of Lynx Express drivers and warehouse staff are being balloted on a new pay offer, more than a year after...
• A row over pensions in the UK's two biggest road transport companies is unlikely to spark Industrial action, says a Road...
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ly Guy Sheppard rund 200 workers will be id in the transport and distriion division of Dart Group as esult of depot closures...
• More operators have spoken out in protest against fuel companies slashing credit limits, which is endanger** their...
The break-in took place etween 13:30hrs last Sunday 12 January) and 08:20hrs the )Ilowing day at Volvo rossroads Truck and Bus...
The decision is seen as a further vindication of six vehicle recovery operators who claim the contractor, CRC Public Resources,...
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• The Freight Transport Association has called upon Transport for London to cut the congestion charge minimumentry level for...
Fish hauliers in Scotland say foreign imports may soften the impact of swingeing cuts in North Sea quotas coming into force...
New rules, old issues If the news from Strasbourg is to be believed, then the man leading the charge to change EU Driver Hours...
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be keeping an eye on you • by Michael Jewell An Ormskirk haulier who lost his Operator's Licence after he and his brother...
• Scania is setting up a European heavy goods driving competition aimed at young professional drivers to help improve road...
• The liquidator of Chesterfield-based Connect UK Logistics, which ceased trading before Christmas, is appealing for any of the...
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II Police are hunting six masked men who forced a truck driver to jump from his cab before stealing his load of DVDs and...
• Another Yorkshire colliery looks set to close, deepening the problems facing coal hauliers in the region. UK Coal says trade...
• by Chris Tindall The number of people killed or injured on Britain's roads fell by only 1% last year, well short of the...
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the Home Department The Home Office 50 Queen Anne's Gate London SWIli 9AT January 2003 Dear Home Secretary, We—along with...
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lie European Shippers Council has thrown its /eight behind longer trucks. And we mean mger—like 25.25m. But can it persuade...
The truck that has the backing of the European Shippers Council is actually a typical Swedish combination comprising the...
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• CMspoke to Colin Ess, UK sales manager for Schmitz's skeletal trailer products and industry expert on intermodal design, to...
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XCLIJSIVE y Brian Yfeatherley r a noticeable quiet spell in market, Hino has unveiled its ist Euro-3 8x4 which features...
its Slamlock range with the introduction of a new heavy duty version of its Freightlock which has been designed specifically...
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Speeding drivers have resulted in eight vehicles being lost from the licence of Sun Valley Foods for two weeks. The company,...
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A family of Yorkshire hauliers has claimed to be the victim of a dirty tricks campaign and vendetta con ducted by the Traffic...
Employing a driver with a Ukrainian driving licence has cost a London company 1755. Complete Recycling, of Kings Cross Road,...
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end of last year. Top marks to Furnell . ansport for its 'thought for e day' calendar, which has ken pride of place on one...
Our anachronistic review in celebration of the universal law...what goes around, comes around. 75 years ago 17 January1928...
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not—that is the question on the minds of urban delivery fleet operators these days. Is it better to use a small lorry or a big...
The Sprinter range up to 3.5 tonnes GVW is well-documented, so we won't repeat ourselves—particularly with the face-lifted...
Fuel-wise, the Merc and the Iveco Daily are similar, the German gaining the honours on A-roads and losing it on motorways....
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Like the larger members of its family, the printer benefits from the 'Assyst' engine oil ionitoring system, which allows oil...
is possible to have a 154hp engine in a 2.8)nne Sprinter—but we wouldn't recommend unless you have a nice set of blue lights on...
other 'Mk 2: Sprinter—that's to say, it's a considerable improvement over the original swathe of flat black plastic. In its...
Once again, we see that what is effectively a large van can do most of the work of the traditional 7.5-tonner but in a smaller...
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Recovery costs are a wild card that no business can fully plan for. However some manufacturers now offer fixed schemes that...
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its staff, and one of the few with a female managing director—the Lane Group. Miles lirignall reports. n an age where there is...
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Manchester City Council, Ernie Spencer is poised to retire. Come May, vans and refuse collection trucks will, for Spencer, be...
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says: "The council employs a it of housing maintenance personnel, people ke plumbers and plasterers. These staff are art of the...
Services division of Manchester City Council is a substantial operation. Its most recent fleet acquisition was a pair of leased...
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ringing in the next generation of your family may be a major threat to your business and your personal wealth. Only 30% of...
The succession plan ties together the family's hopes and aspirations. It must contain a statement of the distribution of...
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canals, tulip fields and cycle tracks on its dream-like journey to Rotterdam. From this massive industrial port, CM travels...
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i Few working in the logistics industry would deny that we are currently experiencing a serious shortage of qualified HGV...