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CM COVER STORY By Patric Cunnane (additional reporting by Chris Tindattl TIME IS RUNNING out for a pollution tax on HGVs after...
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by Roger Brown THE ADMINISTRATOR for Bulmers Logistics, Deloitte, has confirmed the company folded with debts of around £10m....
MEPS ON THE European Parliament's Employment Committee are at loggerheads with the European Commission after the latter refused...
CM COVER STORY THE DRIVING Standards Agency (DSA) wants to introduce inflation-busting increases to its vocational driving test...
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By Joanna Bourke A HUNGARIAN DRIVER who was found to be using a magnet to interfere with his digital tachograph and speed...
THE NEW BOSS OF Hargreaves Transport says he wants to beat the recession by expanding beyond its current heartlands in the...
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By Julian Mitnes LCV-MAKERS are flooding the market with heavily discounted vehicles as the fleet and rental markets continue...
with www, roadtransport.com to help drivers find work. Drivers who have lost their jobs, or are looking for a change of...
A COMPANY HAS been fined L5,600 and ordered to pay £9,000 costs for failing to ensure an adequate risk assessment had been...
HAULIERS THAT play music In staff rooms and public areas are being warned they may have to pay for licences in order to do so...
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I HIS INEttk P WEATHER snow hits deliveries hard By Rnanna Avison A MIDLANDS operator is seeking recompense after losing...
HOPWELLS HAS added a dozen 12-tonne Isuzu Forward trucks to its existing 100-vehicle mixed fleet, which already includes a...
The 120,000sq ft site includes six goods inward bays and eight loading docks, and is less than a mile from junction 12 of the...
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COVER STORY by Brian Weathertey & Cohn Barnett OPERATORS ARE reminded that the second EU directive — 2007/38/EC — on...
AS PRESSURE GROWS from the industry to beat congestion by conducting more nighttime deliveries, fridge manufacturer Carrier...
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By Brian Weathertey AS NEW TRUCK sales are winding down, Scania is stepping up its assault on the lucrative UK afterrnarket...
TRADE CREDITORS of North East Logistics, the Darlington-based firm that went into liquidation last month, are estimated to be...
TWO FERRY firms started recession-defying services to Europe last week, expanding the choice for truck drivers on international...
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Well, a full week has now passed with the new format for the forums. There are still a few graphic bugs and the search function...
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The Axor X joins Merc's fleet tractor line-up, and is aimed at pleasing owner-operators and accountants alike. Can it do both?...
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A fourth-party logistics agreement with TDG has transformed operations at Aggregate Industries, one of the largest building...
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1 HAD TO respond to Dick Flute's column that criticised the Driver CPC (Me Driver CPC has been devised by those a long way away...
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With rising VOSA test fees and the Driver CPC to contend with, the BVRLA is earning its members' cash. Jay Parmar tells us...
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Van operators welcomed the decision by London's Mayor, Boris Johnson, for them to remain outside the Low Emission Zone's scope....
It remains a mystery why the former mayor Ken Livingstone focused his attention solely on particulate matter (PM) emissions....
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target lorries, and London's progress has been watched very carefully by the local authority. The Scottish city, which is...
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Poor vehicle maintenance and tack of operating experience made Tribunal uphold a disqualification. THE REVOCATION of the...
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A DERBYSHIRE haulier who has been using an unauthorised operating centre in the West Midlands has been given 28 days to comply...
THE REVOCATION of the licence held by Newbigging's Robert Dunlop, and his disqualification from holding an 0-licence for five...
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Ace Waste Haulage was not responsible for an overloading offence because the driver "was on a frolic of his own" have been...
FORFAR-BASED Alexander Kydd, trading as Sandy Kydd Road Transport, has to wait to see what action Scottish Deputy Traffic...
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Everyone agrees HGV parking needs to be controlled, but should that also apply to wheel dampers and the level of charges they...
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whole clamping sector is tarnished with a reputation of bullying and unfair practice. Its role, he thinks, is not to help or...
needed proof that some motorway service station operators are out to target lorry drivers, the Bob Painter story is it, insists...
the clamping industry means it is what most people perceive it to be a licence to print money, believes Matthews. Yet most...
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believes parking regulations should only be enforced by the police or traffic wardens and not private companies with an obvious...
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Graduated fixed penalties The DfT has issued a consultation on the details of introducing a graduated fixedpenalty system for...
Existing statutory dispute resolution procedures are repealed and employment tribunals are given discretionary powers to vary...
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With driving licence and speed restrictions combined with a modest payload, running 7.5-tonne trucks is becoming less viable....
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Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council added 11 lsuzu Forward N75.190 7.5-tonne rigids, fitted with rear-loading NTM refuse...
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Model: ISUZU FORWARD F120.240 Operator: HOPWELLS Frozen food supplier HO:molls is continuing its trend of ordering '4111` Isuzu...
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up by Slttingbourne, Kent-based company The Dodd's Group and will work on its Palletforce fleet, handling overnight palletised...
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used by our sister magazine Motor Transport and comprise two elements, standing costs and running costs. Standing or fixed...
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use with payload over a set distance. According to standing and running costs, the 18-tonne option is the most expensive to...
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fast track Those who drive for a living must have accurate, up-to-date travel information about their route. But which service...
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As uel prices rose last summer, so did fuel thefts. We look at some of the ways available to deter thieves, from building...
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theft has always been a difficult and controversial issue for the industry to confront. It is another area where different...
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A large number of hauliers and big own-account fleet operators use anti-siphon devices. Among the major high-street retailers,...
Driving a truck with no brakes or steering could be deadly, but at least the driver would probably notice. However, the...
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Midlands haulier RK Transport found that barricading its yard was a more effective deterrent to fuel thieves than...
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The NWH Group has transformed from a famity-run tipper haulage operation in 1967 into a £25m turnover one-stop-shop...
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an opportunity to add a franchise to the business. Craig Williams, operations director, explains: The workshop was always...