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can deliver on its 10-year transport plan, according to a MORI poll.
traffic study by travel data company, Trafficmaster. Almost 70 crashes caused a record 85 hours of queues on the London orbital...
be rushed in case the future of freight on the West Coast Main line is jeopardised, says the FTA. It stresses that extra...
Scotland has appointed a new operations manager. Jim McCall will take up the role following the retirement of Alan Love.
a name change. 'Brewery' has been replaced by 'British'. to reflect the extended work of the committee in other aspects of the...
built specifically for the DoverCalais route. SeaFrance Rodin will be the largest ever ferry on the route with room for 120...
Cyclists Touring Club president Phil Liggett is warning cyclists against "undertaking" trucks on urban roads because of high...
WORKING TIME DIRECTIVE—FINAL • by Mike Gordon Self-employed drivers will remain exempt from the Working Time Directive for the...
Union leaders claim plans to outsource Parcelforce and Royal Mail's 44,000strong vehicle fleet are being put on hold as part of...
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to explain why diesel costs nearly 5p/lit more than petrol. FTA research shows that once fuel duty and VAT is removed there is...
• After what has sometimes '5earned like an endless wait, the mpounding of unlicensed trucks Nil finally begin on 4 January...
a public inquiry for driving away from a Vehicle Inspectorate test centre after he was issued with the highest enforceable...
• Road transport organisations and lobby groups are renewing calls for tougher action on tired drivers in the wake of the Selby...
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by Guy Sheppard The Road Haulage Association has slammed a government decision to reject two proposed West Country road...
• Drivers in Spain found themselves stranded last weekend as snow storms swept across the north of the country Firemen and...
Win some—lose a lot. That may be how many truck operators will receive the news that this week the Working Time Directive was...
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sensitive areas such as the Alps and Pyrenees should be carefully controlled in future, according to a new European report....
Holes in the road made by utility companies are costing the UK economy £2bn a year because of increased traffic congestion, a...
and Excise to amend the contentious anti-smuggling measures which were recently extended to include HCVs. Mike Freeman, head...
• Tipper operators and aggregates organisations have welcomed a new report from the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee...
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• by Pete Swingler A major police operation to crack down on a notorious truck theft hot-spot has led to more than a dozen...
II Rural protesters caused traffic tailbacks on roads between England and Scotland on 14 December using convoys of slow moving...
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t by Mike Gordon our recovery operators in taffordshire have been reintated on their local policetanaged recovery scheme fter...
to deliver International Paper Containers' corrugated boxes into production lines nationwide, working on a justin-time basis.
operations from its headquarters to Suttons' warehousing and distribution centre in St Helens, Lancs.
retail and trade deliveries to Exel Logistics' Consumer Europe division. The Um contract will use a fleet of 33 double-manned...
Tibbett & Britten Central Europe has been awarded two new contracts in the Czech and Slovak republics worth £2m over the next...
handle the distribution of a number of non-food lines for retail giant Tesco. The contract will be based at Wincanton's...
frozen consolidation centre which is due to become fully operational on 1 January 2002. Christian Salvesen will service the...
parcels carrier Nightspeed Services to handle the collection and delivery of under-warranty Hewlett Packard office equipment....
1 Hauliers working in the Dublin construction industry are up in .rms over low rates following a clampdown on overloading. The...
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KI Last week Daf unveiled engine technologies which are part of its plans to meet the Euro-4 and Euro-5 emissions standards...
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• In a major change to its long-established acquisition policy, Marks and Spencer has bought its latest batch of tractors...
The Danish-based joint venture between Krone and Wabash to build refrigerated trailers will now trade solely under the Krone...
Toyota has revealed pricing details of its six-model 2002 range of Hilux pickups, which all feature a new 2.5-litre D-ID...
the Sprinter in the US through Dodge dealers as well as Freightliner outlets. Following extensive evaluation trials, FedEx has...
Enstone airfield in Oxfordshire. The new headquarters offers a metersport entertainment package and a conference centre, in...
Owner-drIver John Travis has with a 16-speed LF synchro;placed hs ERF six-wheeler mesh gearbox powers the 32gid with an unusual...
• South Yorkshire-based silo and conveying manufacturer EB Equipment has taken delivery of a Mercedes-Benz Actros 1835 4x2...
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£300 costs after being found guilty of using a vehicle with a 19.41% gross overload. Barking magistrates rejected arguments...
has led to the company's licence being curtailed from eight vehicles and two trailers to six vehicles and two trailers for a...
Hounslow-based Packages Express has dropped its appeal against licence revocation and the disqualification of both the company...
cost Norbert Dentressangle driver Tony Robinson £125 in fines and costs. Chester magistrates were told that the seal protecting...
The Operator's Lcence held by Essex-based Brooks Transport has been revoked and boss Alan Brooks disqualified from holding or...
Drivers' hours and tachograph offences have led to the licence held by Ely-based Racehorse Transport being suspended for a...
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What the defence claimed were two pieces of had luck" have led to the suspension of the one vehicle licence held by Llandysul...
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Eric Strongitharm Oswaldtwistie. At an age when the eligible bachelors of the town are courting the Oswaldtwistle spinsters,...
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the Freight Transport Association sifts through the Chancellor's pre-Budget Report of 27 November to see what it means to road...
• Since 1 December 2001 the whole vehicle excise duty structure has been simplified. There are three tables: one for rigid...
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For four-axle rigids there ON two factors to be considered. lithe vehicle is being operated at 28 or 30 tonnes, the new VED...
year, when the Chancellor announced the 3p/lit cut in diesel duty from March 2001, he said that if world oil prices remained...
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join our Continental colleagues for the latest in our series of 1,000 Point Tests, focusing on the fleet tractor market. Armed...
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with scores highlighted for easy reference, blue for the highest performance each area, and red for the lowest. nfortunately...
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You can't beat local knowledge, and for urban distribution, you probably never MEM= will. But sometimes, when the seconds are...
The heart of the MS 5000 system is the DIN-sized computer which also contains the data CD. It can be installed either in a...
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The Global Positioning System is a direct spin-off from the USA's military programme. A network of 27 satellites, orbiting at a...
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vehicle which defied convention to extract maximum productivity from the regulations of the day. A t the end of the Second...
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Our test vehicle was first registered on 11 March 1948 to the English Electric Company on Liverpool's East Lancs Road. Little...
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spring to mind. The reality is, though, that this 45-squaremile island has transport needs just as the mainland does. This...
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and for its status as a tax haven, is just nine miles by five, but it has 450 miles of roads. For such a small place, the...
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F DEL IG Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's the fastest car transporter in the world. Mercedes-Benz has recreated the 100mph...
Although the Stuttgart-based Classic Centre operates the transporter, it did not build the replica. MIKA, a car restoration...
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Mercedes-Benz racing car transporter Built:1954. Rebuilt:1993-2000 (specifications for original vehicle). Engine:...
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• A glut of used 6x2 tractors could be bedevilling the industry in a year's time, warns George Alexander, chief editor,...
II Independent used truck dealers are positive about 2002, and their bullish stance is shared by used-vehicle salesmen at the...
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• Used truck sales are booming according to Exhall, Coventry-based independent dealer Geoff Sipson. "We've sold 40 lorries in...
• Franchised dealers are confident about the prospects for the new truck market in 2002. "I think it will dip slightly in...
• With trucks equipped will grabs always in demand, Kel-Berg's Oxfordshire used truck operation has started to put new examples...