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The US firm Oshkosh is poised to take E2bn defence contract for the British army. Colin Barnett reports. THE GOVERNMENT'S...
TNT HAS WON a number of concessions from London councils in an attempt to slash its annual £300,000 parking fine bill within...
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THE FREIGHT Transport Association is to lobby the government to ask the European Commission to approve a staggered introduction...
TRANSPORT SECRETARY Alistair Darling has admitted the government's 10 Year Transport Plan was too optimistic and looked at the...
Citroen will be holding a van open week between 23 and 30 July at over 200 of its dealers around the UK. The event coincides...
Thieves stole 217,000 worth of alcohol in a liveried trailer after breaking into George Allinson Transport's yard in...
Cannabis worth an estimated Lim has been discovered by Customs on a truck at Plymouth Ferryport. When officers stopped the...
The Institute of Public Policy Research has called on the government to rethink its plan to build a new tolled motorway between...
Widnes-based tanker operator, the Suttons Group, has won a multi-million-pound five-year contract with BP LPG for bulk LPG...
A truck driver who nodded off at the wheel and killed a mechanic on a motorway hard shoulder has been jailed for 30 months."
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The police squad set up to combat soaring truck crime in the West Vlidlands warns metal is at the top of the thieves' wish...
THE TRANSPORT & General Workers Union remains locked in discussions with supermarket giant Morrisons over the union agreement...
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THE VEHICLE and Operator Services Agency insists it will replace brake roller testing equipment, but admits there have been...
Mr X looks at why an accident which should only stop one vehicle can end up blocking a region and bringing business to a halt....
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Typical! While operators throughout the UK are getting into a right state about the impending introduction of the Working Time...
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A British driver has vowed to clear his name after being jailed by the French in breach of his human rights. Jennifer Ball...
A SHAKE-UP of driving test regulations is set to allow supervision of learner truck drivers by disabled people. At present,...
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AN ENVIRONMENTAL officer at Carmarthenshire Council is to brief neighbouring councils on how he issued a warrant to impound a...
Cl RISHAN SALVESEN has agreed to pay former chief executive Edward Roderick about £450,000. Roderick's two-year notice period...
PLANS FOR a new motorway service area on the M6 near Rugby are set to get the gr e en light later this year, live years after...
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IN THE NEWS Stuart Thomas gives us his regular round-up of the way the newspapers have covered the world of transport this...
'Operating centre' was a transport cafe A GREEK haulage firm which gave a transport café as its operating centre has lost its...
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David Craik reports on an agency hire boss who expects to profit from the VVTD THE BOSS of Driver Hire Preston says he will...
AN ASSOCIATION has been formed for independent drivers who operate light commercial vehicles in logistics and transport, The...
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The head of the British Aggregates Association accuses the FTA and RHA of giving up the fight over the VVID and road charging....
NEW RESEARCH on truck drivers' attitudes toward health and safety is to be published on the Health & Safety Executive (HSE)...
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RENAULT IS denying reports, carried recently in the European automotive press suggesting it is planning to move production of...
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Speculation is rife that Hino is gearing up to stake a claim in a European truck builder. Oliver Dixon reports. W ell...
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CM is teaming up with Vichelin to take the pulse of the industry and make diagnoses... THIS WEEK sees the launch of the new...
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Fed up with luke-warm government, Jack Crossfield has set up his own political party to tackle transport issues. Jennifer Ball...
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WE WERE delighted with your article on neurological conditions such as brain tumours and strokes and the coverage of our...
I READ with interest your article regarding ASK 4 Transport going into liquidation (CMS July), Unfortunately we at Hampson...
I HAVE been driving for over 30 years and so am aware of many risks involved with the work that thousands of us do.There are...
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The UK is committed to meeting the WM dead line of 23 March 2005. But what about everyone else? The CM newsteam reports. T he...
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It seems that the UK government is steaming ahead with legislation that will have a devastating impact on the UK road transport...
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Expanding your business is natural enough — but TC Geoffrey Simms has underlined the dangers of jumping the gun. EASTERN...
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THE LICENCE FOR five vehicles and three trailers held by Meigle, Perthshire-based Gavin Millar was revoked by Scottish Traffic...
HALIFAX MAGISTRATES have dismissed an overloading charge against a driver after accepting arguments that weighing a heavy...
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A COMPANY DIRECTOR who had carried on operating in her own right without an 0-licence after her firm had ceased trading has...
THE FALSIFICATION of tachograph charts has cost a Margate driver £800 in fines and costs. When Sidney Page. of Balmoral Road,...
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Has your company hit a brick wall on reducing accidents? The joint Commercial Motor/Contract Journal conference could help...
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Most convicted Irish drink-drivers get their licences back early. However, all that is about to change. Brendan Nolan reports....
a court for reduction of a driving ban once half the disqualification period has passed, the fine has been paid, and the...
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To conclude our four-part series on the VVTD, Pat Hagan looks at how international operators will cope with the 48-hour...
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Cornrnercial Motor/Contract Journal Safety Conference, Driving Accidents Down,Villa Park, Birmingham Has your safety record...
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Big rigids literally deliver us our daily bread and Volvo's latest brings high-tech to our most basic transport needs. C...
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Volvo's FM9 26-tonne distribution platform manages to combine up-todate technology with traditional values to produce an...
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Vehicles don't get much less glamorous than the humble pallet truck — but treat them right and they'll earn their keep. We've...
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The use of unpowered pallet trucks is covered by four main areas of leg Islation. They are: • Health & Safety At Work Act 1974;...
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instructions. In all cases, this was by way of pictograms located near the controls, although the Jungheinrich and Linde came...
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GROOVE Tyre prices getting you down? Want to run your fleet more efficiently? Try a tyre management package, says Julian...
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Michelin and its local independent tyre dealer Lodge Tyre for a complete tyre management package covering its fleet of...
• Pence per milehdlometre contract The manufacturer is contracted by the customer to manage the tyre based on the annual...
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Walker's Snack Foods has been using Continental's tyre management system on its fleet for several years, resulting in reduced...
MI Commercial management. This will be an agreement between both parties and includes product policy (the mix of new and...
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The 10 most common mistakes made with tyre management: 1. Though a tyre management package is designed to reduce costs it may...
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We quite liked the Volkswagen Caddy SDI but wanted more power: VW has obliged with the more powerful TDI. Colin Barnett...
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Transporter 15 Tiptronic After our extended drive in the new Caddy TDI we found time to sample a Caravelle 15 with VW's answer...
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The first high-performance electric delivery vehicle? Collin Bameft gets sparky. B ritain's second largest car manufacturer,...
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A new quality standard called Six Sigma has transformed Leyland Trucks. Stay awake at the back there while Brian Weatherley...
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Defence procurement is big business for car, van and truck manufacturers. Andy Salter donned his flak jacket at this year's DVD...
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1 t's a tough life, sitting in the grounds of a stately home sipping champagne and devouring oysters whilst surrounded by...
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MAN's selection of finance deals has been extended to its used truc Ks. M AN is to beef up its finance offers on used trucks...
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The overall message from Glass's Guide is that demand for used ats is booming — but some sectors are booming louder than...
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Vehicle Ford Transit 280 SWB Tested: 14 March 2002 Specifications Engine: 16-valve Ford Duratorq 2.0-litre charge-cooled...