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By Chris Tindall JUST 3,300 VEHICLES have been modified to comply with London's low-emission zone (LEZ), which the Freight...
Research into the proposed Manchester congestion charge has suggested that only 10% of drivers will have to pay the peak-time...
THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT (DfT) has dismissed suggestions of a trial for national road pricing after reports this week...
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By Chris Tindall GROWING NUMBERS OF catalytic converter thefts from cars have spilled into the haulage industry however,...
KBHS OF LLANELLI has bought two new MAN TGS eight-wheelers, completing the acquisition of a trio of MAN 8x4 models spanning...
GOVERNMENTS SHOULD do more to help truck manufacturers introduce environmentally-friendly technologies, according to Ian Jones,...
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By Chris Tindalt SUFFOLK POLICE are hailing last week's Operation Stack on the A14 as a success, despite huge congestion at the...
ROAD MAINTENANCE hire and contract specialist DP Cold Planing, whose DP Road Patcher is pictured here, is to track its fleet of...
!!!!!! has insisted that people who sit driving tests for others will be prosecuted. The warning comes after Palwinder Singh...
12 months to 58,664, and are outperforming other CV sectors, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders...
Euromaster has extended its contract with European Metal Recycling, incorporating a fleet of 15 CVs in Scotland. The recent...
collided with roadside trees. Emergency services were called to the Al at Great Ponton, Lincolnshire at 5.40pm on 17 August...
not to privatise HGV testing ('Truck testing to remain with Vosa', CM10 July), Vosa has launched a consultation into proposals...
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By Chris Tindatt OPERATORS SHOULD concentrate on improving their fuel efficiency and not rely on biofuels to provide an...
SAINSBURY'S IS trialling a green truck powered by waste food and newspapers. The Mercedes-Benz Axor will use Clean Air Power's...
LEADING NORTHERN IRELAND haulier Willie Oliver is calling for work on the A26 upgrade to start as soon as possible after...
Do you have an aptitude for writing as well as a good technical knowledge of commercial vehicles? Do you have two to three...
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For the second time in as many decades, were being asked to believe a London transport authority has got it right. Back in...
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Cummins: SCR best for US By Oliver Dixon ENGINE MANUFACTURER Cummins has performed a U-turn on its commitment to Exhaust Gas...
TRAFFIC Management (North East) Limited (TMNE) has acquired 10 Iveco Eurocargos to use on its traffic management operations....
SALES IN THE transport industry are growing by 6%, down on the 8% growth seen last year, according to Plimsoll Analysis' latest...
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By Roger Brown DEMAND FOR rail freight will double by 2030, according to a study by the Freight Transport Association (PTA)...
A LEEDS metal firm has started shifting steel by canal rather than truck in an effort to save fuel costs and become greener....
THE TRANQUILLITY of a Staffordshire village is being ruined by foreign trucks ignoring a 7.5-tonne weight restriction, say...
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With 10 Mitsubishi Fuso Canter Eco Hybrids being tested in real-world conditions in London, its high time CM got behind the...
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By Joanna Bourke
to find witnesses to a knife-point lorry hijack by a four-man gang. In response to the attack on 7 August, in which a gang...
Job security is high on the agenda on TruckNet UK this week, with the credit crunch up for discussion. Does it really exist or...
UK BORDERS Agency officers found 15 illegal immigrants hidden inside a Polish HGV bound for Northampton when they searched it...
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The Traffic Commissioners are alarmed by the growth in cabotage journeys in the UK by foreign hauliers that may be abusing the...
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reinforced thanks to a Court of Appeal ruling on Belgian company Romantiek Transport. Romantiek was regularly operating...
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I would like to take up a couple of issues with the article 'London PCNs soar to an all-time high' (CM 10 July). 1. The number...
I feel I must respond to some of the comments made by Professional Drivers Association (PDA) trustee Ian Ratcliffe in his...
I have been writing to MPs on this subject for about a year with no luck whatsoever. My husband is a struggling owner-driver...
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With a new, service-oriented approach, Scania OnBoard will work with any manufacturer and help any size of operator. Words:...
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A High fuel costs and the current economic downturn put an end to Macfarlane and Innovate. But their fallout resulted in two...
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An international firm had no control over its trucks or drivers and lied to the TC over several important facts. AN...
The Traffic Commissioner concluded that Cowie had displayed nothing but contempt for the licensing regime and all that it...
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A TACHOGRAPH fiddler employed by Huntly-based JC Innes & Sons has lost his appeal against the decision of the Scottish Deputy...
A TRANSPORT Tribunal has ruled that appeals cannot be made against formal warnings after it rejected an appeal against a formal...
A warning does not constitute a direction within the terms of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995, and the...
The IC's guidelines for dealing with tachograph falsification allow TCs to retain a discretion over what decision to make.
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A DRIVER TAILGATED a Vosa vehicle after refusing to pull over on its repeated instructions. As a result, he has been ordered to...
The magistrates considered that the standard of driving fell below what would be expected of a careful and competent driver.
A NON-OPERATIONAL company that allowed its licence to be used by another operator has had its licence revoked. In addition,...
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Slips, trips and falls cost the transport industry dearly each year. But specialist intervention can save the company money and...
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New sentencing guidelines can mean far tougher penalties for lorry drivers involved in a fatal collision. Words: Tim Ridyard...
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to amend the Northern Ireland operator licensing system to mirror that which is operating in Great Britain. Changes include a...
professional goods and passenger vehicle drivers. The operational level 2 training is referred to as a Certificate of...
dropped from the 0-licensing system and added to vehicle test fees after October 2008. Also, proposals to remove the 28-day...
the details of introducing a graduated fixedpenalty system for road traffic offences, such as drivers' hours and overloading,...
Agency (HA) to take over vehicle recovery and removal on the English motorway and trunk road network. Changes include...
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act alongside Peugeot, and its continued relationship with Fiat, with which it develops most of its CVs, the commercial success...
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OK, you may not strictly need the added volume, but the increase in cab size and practicality creates a better environment for...
CM gets behind the wheel of 26-tonne Volvo's FE-320 TESTS ON THE WEB... Road tests uploaded to the web You can now find CMS...
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The vehicle you choose, the way you maintain it and the way its driven all have a massive influence and impact on how 'green'...
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IT and telematics: Info taken from: Fuel Efficiency Trials Research...
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road operations http://mitstestsite.co.uldinterventions.php#C1 www.freightbes1practice.org.uk/defaultaspx?appid=1960&cith38 Not...
Ask your supplier for the right compromise between durability and rolling resistance for your application. Actual improvements...
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Ports in 2001. Maritime now works from 15 depots nationwide, has increased container movement fourfold and is, according to...
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The container haulage sector has been buoyant in the past few years. However, despite this, problems with infrastructure are...
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A little less than a year ago Wincanton dipped a toe in the water of container movements, setting up a site at Alconbury and a...
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With the latest news on all the players in the sector and specifications of their principal models, don't buy a truckmounted...
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It's not often we look to the past, but when one of the most influential engineers in road transport history celebrates their...
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Partner: Martha Flasche Children: Rudolf, Hedy. Eugen Died: September 1913, English Channel Diesel was born in France, to...
The challenge for engine engineers at the time of Diesel's invention was how to f;nd an alternative to the steam engine that...
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Building company Carillion will use Manheim Auctions to remarket 12,600 vehicles. The deal, to run until 2010 with an option...
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There's still good money to be made exporting second-hand vehicles from the UK, says European Vehicle Sales. Competitive...