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an by Chris Tindall Transport agency Trans-Consult has claimed a victory in its campaign against the Traffic Commissioners...
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• Subcontractors owed thousands of pounds by an Aberdeen-based firm have hit back at Its boss's claim that he "always pays...
• Leeds haulier APA Logistics is suing Poundstretcher for £2.5m following the termination of its distribution agreement, which...
Eddie Stobart is moving its administration department from Carlisle to Merseyside in a bid to better meet the needs of its...
• Subbies owed money by defunct freight firm UK Forwarding are upset that the firm's directors have formed a new company which...
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charge is " unjust " WI by Dominic Perry Plans to expand the London congestion charging zone have provoked fears that...
• Would-be truck drivers over the age of 25 can now access training funds for gaining their HGV qualification through the new...
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The government has kindly offered to pay for the Vehicle and Operators Services Agency (VOSA) to enforce the Working Time...
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II Tanker firm Interoute has had its Welsh licence almost halved by Traffic Commissioner David Dixon following a series of...
• The Freight Transport Association plans to boost drivers' communication skills by joining forces with Canterbury Christ...
• Three men have been jailed for a total of ten years for disposing of a £20,000 truckload of alcopops following the Necking of...
• A haulage boss has complained that a lack of roadsigns on a major route in Cheshire has led to his drivers unknowingly...
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Scottish transport firm Malcolm Group has secured a deal with Asda to transport goods to the supermarket's Scottish stores via...
for truck drivers at its regional distribution centres (RDCs) following a meeting with drivers to discuss delays and poor...
the murder of haulage boss Amarjit Chohan and the disappearances of four members of his family. Following the arrest of truck...
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• The body of an Iraqi Kurd has been found in a Spanish-registered truck in Dorset. Two other men, also believed to be Iraqi...
II A three-day strike by 100 workers at transport giant TDG's site in Flint has been averted only after the Transport & General...
• Customs officers have seized 34 trucks and nearly 65,000 litres of kerosene from an unnamed Lancaster haulier as part of an...
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• A Welsh farmer received 200 hours community service and was ordered to pay £256 costs after dumping a tank full of septic...
MI Nottingham bather Robert Hortor has ceased trading after being told that his operating centre of the last ten years is no...
• German hauliers have staged a protest against the introduction of the German road toll system for trucks, due to come into...
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• A Hoyer International tanker driver had a lucky escape when youths hurled a brick through his windscreen in Hampshire. The...
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• by Steve Banner A Cheshire haulier has helped develop a patented safety valve that could prevent truck drivers from being...
A seminar designed to help fleet operators address new guidelines on the management of occupational road risk is to be held by...
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II Too few companies are taking steps to protect their workers from the health and safety risks created by exposure to the sun....
• Employers who fail to take sufficient steps to deal with workplace stress could find they are on the receiving end of a...
II Companies that regularly load goods into trucks In roll cages can find up to a third of their accidents are rollcage...
safety in vehicle workshops has been launched by the Health and Safety Executive. It contains information on the main causes of...
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vs curtainsider It's a well-documented 'fact' that box trailers have better aerodynamics than curtainsiders. Many truck...
The Cartwright Group Is a family-rim business that was founded in 1952 by Stanley Cartwright, and it boasts three generations...
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2 The Garhvright GRP box van trailer Is 13.6rn long, 2.55m wide and 4.2m tall with a 1.25m coupling height. it has barn doors...
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• Possibly the slowest vehicles to be involved in Formula 1, the two Volvo FH12 tractors ordered by the Federation...
• by Andy Satter The new Movano, due for launch this autumn, is set to spearhead a renewed assault into the "heavy' van sector....
• Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has launched a nationwide structure for its fleet customers aimed at making job pricing more...
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A father and son working for Midland Quarry Products have Had their Operator's and HGV 1[canoes suspended for two and four...
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and take on the work of Its liquidated predecessor, Bobcat (Wales) had held a licence for nine vehicles and four trailers and...
by a vehicle under 3.5 tonnes should be regarded as a trailer, and its weight must therefore be taken into account when...
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Malcolm Frame of Newcastleupon-Tyne suggested setting up an organisation to mirror Fair Trials Abroad (CM24-30 July). There is...
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Our anachronistic review in celebration of the universal law...what goes around, conies around. 75 years ago: 21 August 1928...
which celebrates As 50th anniversary this year. The sausage and meat products manufacturer has decided to celebrate by...
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O perators trying to establish an operating centre have struggled with planning law since 1947 and, more recently, with...
• PRIVATE NUISANCE; your neighbour could commence proceedings against you either In the County Court or the High Court,...
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It is clear that much of truck operators' day-to-day activity could potentially be the basis of either a civil or criminal...
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an operator do to protect his position, and avoid any possible action for public, private or statutory nuisance? Here are some...
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of heavy trucks with the Actros. The UK saw RHD versions arrive the following spring and, as well as bigger cab, it sported a...
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of our trucks." John Williams John Williams is the managing director of Felixstowe-based Maritime which specialises in the...
delicate office equipment, mainframe computers and hospital apparatus throughout the UK and to some European countries. The...
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anything else." Geoff Hyde Geoff Hyde founded his business, Hyde Transport, in 1974. Today he runs a fleet of II trucks and...
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Barrie Travis, editor of Heavy Commercial edition of the Red Book, says: "The reputation of the EPS gearbox stuck with Actros...
"The specification was perhaps too complicated for this market." Chris Wright Chris Wright is MD of Commercial Vehicle...
Reputations can be built on innuendo, rumour and sometimes even facts! But if negative ideas become established, they can take...
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24-hour-a-day industry. Hauliers involved in this sector must perform impeccably, or lose business. Shrewd customers checked up...
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A t 84, Doug Brown still rues the day he retired from truck driving. The former employee of Richard Read (Transport) in...
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a , The government is currently consulting on proposals to outlaw age discrimination in the workplace from October 2006 Its...
• Government inducements to defer retirement are currently fairly modest but it has pledged to make them more attractive....
e OPAS is a government-funded body providing free advice about pensions. Telephone: 0845 601 2923, or see the website:...
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give operators a stark choice, They will have to either adopt the safety procedures and training systems they have ignored for...