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CM COVER STORY By Roger Brown A MAJOR drop in UK port volumes has led to leading container specialists predicting that there...
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CM COVER STORY By Christopher Walton „fit VOSA has admitted that issuing graduated fixed penalties for nonUK hauliers engaged...
Merc Axor R gets crewcab THE MERCEDES-BENZ Atego range has featured a seven-seater, four-door crewcab version for some time,...
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By Joanna Bourke THE RATE THAT pallet network members are switching from one network to another has accelerated as hauliers...
Leyland Trucks wins award DESPITE THE current slump in British vehicle manufacturing, Leyland Trucks has won a Queen's Award...
THE ROAD HAULAGE Association (RHA) has hit back at government plans to review speed limits on single-carriageway roads and...
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3y Chris Tindall. A PILOT 'FOOD HUB' in Suffolk could revolutionise the way haulage firms deliver food to shops, restaurants...
THE FREIGHT Transport Association (ETA) increased its income by 3.4% last year to 126.2m. Membership fees grew by 3.2% to £3.8m...
As is to be expected with two high-profile hauliers having their 0-licences revoked by the Traffic Commissioners recently, the...
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A SPATE OF MILK tanker thefts in Cumbria has led operators to come together to offer a reward of £1,000 for any information...
Kettering council receives planning proposal for 24-hour lorry park WITH A RECENT study finding that Northamptonshire needs...
Poll: redundancies are widespread EARLY RESULTS from the latest Freight Transport Association (FTA) poll suggest 48% of its...
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By Chris Tindall PLANS TO CREATE an allyear-round-working British Sugar factory in Norfolk could benefit Suttons Group, the...
FRENCH FERRY company LD Lines is to press ahead with its recession-busting expansion of Channel crossings by introducing six...
'European haulage needs harmonised Law enforcement' HAULAGE REGULATIONS should be more consistent across Europe, a recent...
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By David Hnr , A TICKET FOR speeding issued to an owner-driver has caused confusion over what is defined as a dual carriageway...
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By Roger Brown ROAD TRANSPORT will have to handle just under half of all loads required every day to build the Crossrail link...
Griffith Elder takes a weight off with easy-install beams WEIGHING EQUIPMENT manufacturer Griffith Elder has developed new...
Construction firm gets triaxle trailer with self-steer axle ROAD PAVING and construction plant equipment firm Robert McCarroll...
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DESPITE THE downturn, agency drivers are still a major part of what keeps the wheels of the UK's road transport and logistics...
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The UK Warehousing Association is determined to expand its offering to a 21st-century market. CM talks to CEO Roger Williams...
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In the final part of CM's EuroWatch series, CM journeys over L. to the Low Countries and finds out something very surprising or...
strike a familiar deal with UK operators. For example, it recently came to light that tractor drivers, in Belgium particularly,...
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AN OPERATOR WHO permitted drivers to flout hours regulations and to falsify tachograph records has had his 0-licence revoked...
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AN OPERATOR was ordered to pay fines and costs of £400 for an overloading offence after magistrates rejected a defence that the...
A DRIVER who ploughed into six cars when he fell asleep has been jailed for 12 months and been banned from driving for six...
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0-licence bid rejected over 'front' fears A LICENCE bid by Poole-based FDS Haulage has been turned down because of suspicions...
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In these tough economic times, hauliers face increasing risk from customers going bust. What are your rights when such a...
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that few can match, with vans cascading down in size from long-wheelbase high-roof 3.5-tonners to tiny passenger...
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life of two or even three chassis have pretty much vanished, according to Anthony Bevan, managing director of bodybuilder Bevan...
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tanke The annual. Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) Expo rolled into Harrogate, with the recession and a fuel duty...
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Recent diesel price hikes have forced US truck-makers and operators to focus on fuel efficiency. So what can Europe learn from...
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THE GOVERNMENT HAS made good on its promise to simplify business support from 1 April by condensing 3,000 programmes into a...
Operators urged to check valuation rates HAULAGE OPERATORS should be prepared to double check and, if necessary, challenge the...
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THERE ARE STILL 8,000 forklift truck accidents in the UK each year, with huge hidden costs to businesses, reveals training...
FEWER THAN HALF of small businesses bother to shop around for the cheapest energy suppliers, says uSwitchforBusiness.com, a new...
ARSON. MALICIOUS damage and forcible theft are on the increase with the number of crimes against businesses up by 10% year on...
WHILE CASH FLOW is undoubtedly an issue for companies looking to reflect, finance providers are clashing over whether rental or...
WHILE ALL THE pundits seem to agree that we will remain in recession for the remainder of 2009, and unemployment will lag...
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For the third CONFIDENCE IN the used market is on average price for a van at auction month running, BCA says the the increase,...
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As a rental and contract hire business, Fraikin, which remarkets about 2,000 vehicles every year, is a viable source for used...
Fraikin usually sells about 2,000 vans and trucks annually, but volumes have declined recently because of the state of the...