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proposing a network of tolled "super motorways" have been attacked by industry organisations as "impossible". If technology to...
Speed cameras will be removed from roads where they are deemed unnecessary under government guidelines coming into force on 1...
3coftish international hauliers will now be able to sail directly 'rom Rosyth to Zeebrugge 'Owing last week's launch of :wo...
Service Provider for .urowatch, the new panuropean service designed to embat truck crime.
lp to 20% of local authorities' oad maintenance budget is pent on compensating road sers for accidents or damage aused by the...
at erkeley Heath. Mos last week hen his BMW car collided with Oaf truck. The truck driver as shocked, but unhurt.
by Jennifer Ball A group of German hauliers is determined to take its fight against the UK govern ment's controversial...
• A clarification of the fines that can be imposed. The Home Office recently proposed to double the maximum penalty to £4000 a...
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number of owner-drivers working Hanson Aggregates central area e quit after the company changed ir rates structure for the...
• Continental and UK operators Murfitts Transport, part of haulage giants Norfolk Line, is to axe its UK-ttaly drawbar...
• A transport company manager ordered a cover-up of maintenance records after a truck was involved in a crash on the M5...
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• The Transport and General Workers' Union is infuriated by the lack of information and consultation from P&O over the possible...
• Haulage giant Eddie Stobart is denying that a sexist culture exists at its Carlisle office after an allegation of sexual dis...
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Despite Customs' best ids, fuel smuggling between thorn and Northern Ireland ife and the situation is get; worse. This was the...
A lot of ifs, buts and maybes, but so far that's about all you can say about the Government's plans for road tolls. First...
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regs could lead to jail by Robin Meczes Hauliers could face jail if they do not adhere to the new working time regulations,...
• A German lorry driver has been jailed for five years for causing a pile-up which led to four deaths on the M11 and M25 last...
attack involving a van driver in South Yorkshire which left another driver suffering from head injuries. The incident happened...
• Customs and Excise officers seized a record 130 vehicles in a five-day campaign against diesel fraudsters in South and West...
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• A group of Gloucestershire hauliers are backing a local woman's campaign to highlight the dangers of speeding, following the...
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In Essex haulier is appealing for information or thieves stole two brand new tippers worth 0,000 from its yard....
11 Trucks will form a vital part g a nationwide hunt for missng Sheffield woman Carly 3 inder to coincide with the 10th...
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Finding the right partner in trailer manufacturing is a bit like marriage... You can't guarantee to get it right first time....
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rescue service; the Toyotas will carry a complement of rescue and medical equipment to deal with the thousands of...
Express delivery company iiness Post has taken delivf of the UK's first batch of vo FM12s from Midlandsied distributor...
• Volkswagen has launched the Assured Used Vehicles Programme for vehicles under four years old that have less than 100,000...
Mercedes-Benz Axors on Britain's roads to make regular deliveries of fuel to coal-fired power stations across the UK. The 430hp...
tyres or brake parts and then have vehicles involved in accidents could face prosecution under tough new police investigation...
Klege Europ (UK) have been ordered by Southern Co-op for distribution to Co-op convenience stores. The 10.5m trailers are...
Glasgow, has taken delivery of three King Trailers FTS 48 stepframe trailers and a plant body. Features include sliding...
system from ATS Euromaster that uses electronic data capture to automatically measure all aspects of tyre performance,...
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A Kent Haulier's disciplinary hearmg was aban doned after Eastern Traffic Commissioner Geoffrey Simms accepted that the...
A Tyneside recovery operator whose truck was impounded after it was used without an Operator's Licence has failed in his bid to...
n the 9 - 15 May issue of :ommercial Motor we ran a tory referring to a court case nvolving driver Paul Aldren. In (litigation...
have two witches in his cab: one to iterfere with the tachograph nd the other with the speed miter. He failed to appear efore...
Roberts while , orking for Isle of Angleseyased PAR Contractors has led f his HGV driving licence being uspended for six months...
be carried out. North istern TC Tom Macartney ive the company a formal arning after hearing it had ien fined £1,000 for using a...
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A driver employed by Dover-based Mike Beer Transport has paid £785 in fines and costs for two tachograph offences. Mark Jones...
Hull-based CH Atkin 8(.. Sons has lost its Operator's 41 Licence and its directors have been disqualified from holding one for...
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As a previous employee of BAS, part of NFC, can I draw your attention to a matter of fact that was incorrect in Miles...
legal news section (CM 915 May), I would like to state that we totally refute the claims made by Paul Aldren that he has been...
We notified the Eastern Traffic Area by fax this Monday that we needed a vehicle changing on our 0-licence. This Friday we...
I refer your story about diabetic drivers (CM11-18 April). I always wanted to drive HGVs and, when I was 21,1 passed my test...
In the 11-17 April edition of CM you have a short article on page 14 headed "ADR to embrace oil and gas". May I clear up a few...
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contact Backfire, Commercial Rm H203, Quadrant House, The Quadrant, Sutton, Surrey SM2 SAS, or fax 020 2 8969. Alternatively...
ric Strongitharm, Oswaldtwistle. Vie own mobile home, wi luxurious flings." Sixteen years after these inspired yet urred words...
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N o one could have predicted the impact that the Premium would have on Renault's U K tractor sales. Until 1996 the French...
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Renault 420 dCi " Bill Webb Strongserve operated successfully as a clearing house for ro years before it ventured into the...
Nick White is the transport manager for Servo Steel, which for the past 16 years has processed steel for end users. Until four...
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buying the Premium." John Gleeson The name Via Cellia Transport summons up visions of a company involved in transporting...
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Bob Reed keeps an eye on new truck models and used truck trends at CAP "Renault was the first to introduce common-rail...
The Premium is Renault's most successful HGV to date in the UK—it has spearheaded the company's steadily increasing share of...
used truck market that it has become in the new market." Chris Wright COMMERCIAL MIME AUCTIONS Chris Wright is MD of...
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S EA S Ferry rates have increased to cover losses from duty free and increased investment in new ships. But are hauliers being...
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he wanted a low-pressure job with a steady income. But then he got bitten by the haulage bug—and he's never looked back. Now,...
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Motor parcels survey, in which we anonymously tasked leading nextday delivery companies with getting a package from England to...
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recent Budget has, d again, left UK hauliers struggling to compete with overseas competitors. If you want to sound off about a...