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Welcome to the CM summer sizzler! We hope you enjoy our bumper issue â and particularly our exclusive first drive of the new...
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By Chris Druce DRIVERS AND DRIVERSâ mates went on strike on Monday (22 August), walking out at drinks supplier and...
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By Roger Brown A CORNISH HAULAGE boss has been handed a 12-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, for illegally...
THE DAF LF IS THE latest truck to be spotted undergoing hot weather testing in Spainâs Sierra Nevada mountains ahead of a...
UP TO 42 YODEL staff are being consulted by the home delivery giant over the proposed closure of its Blackburn depot. âWe...
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By Chris Tindall CONCERNS OVER the M6 toll road operatorâs continued losses could be repeated with other toll roads and...
CHESHIRE-BASED trailer and body manufacturer Cartwright Group has expanded its rental network with a site in Cardiff as it...
HIGH WYCOMBE-BASED Euroway DAF is to open a new authorised testing facility (ATF) in September following its move to new...
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Northants, on Sunday night (21 August). No employees or individuals at the depot were injured as a result of the accident,...
THE DEPARTMENT FOR Transport is organising a summit to raise the proile of lorry parking and encourage planners to give...
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By Christopher Walton CONTAINER hauliers James Kemball and Ralph Morton Transport are to run as a joint business again after...
AN MP with nagging doubts over HGV wheel safety has confirmed he will continue campaigning for enhanced testing procedures...
FOR MANY years, the Lastauto Omnibus Katalog , the deinitive annual guide to the world CV market, has only been available in...
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By George Barrow A NEW dual clutch version of the Fuso Canter goes on sale later this year as part of revisions to the Canter...
A MAN HAS been ordered to do community service after he allowed tipper trucks carrying leftover building and construction...
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By Chris Tindall THE SOLE director of Derbyshire haulier Sisson & French, Thomas Armstrong, has suspended a proposal by the...
HULL-BASED Eurovision Logistics has taken delivery of eight new Euroliners from Schmitz Cargobull as part of its fleet...
ONE NEW YORKER was a lucky trucker after he drove a 16-ton (US) dumper truck through the wall of a multistorey car park....
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Like other hauliers, Alan R Jones has battled to survive the recession â but survive it did, and it has emerged leaner and...
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The average trucker isnât who youâd think. Our research â in association with TrucknetUK.com â shows a softer side to...
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Lorry ban must be lifted to allow Olympic deliveries THE ITEM ON Roadtransport. com (âFTA calls for âworkable solutionâ...
THE ISSUE OF secure parking for lorries isnât something new, and the French have addressed this issue with varying results....
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Scarborough-based Ricaro Internationale bought red diesel from âtoe rags on the A64â By Patric Cunnane A...
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ZENITH LOGISTICS Services (UK) has been granted its irst licence in Scotland with authorisation to operate 12 vehicles and 12...
UPS, THE express delivery giant and oficial supply partner for the London 2012 Olympics, has applied to almost double the...
KCL LOGISTICS in North Shields has been granted a licence for two vehicles and two trailers at an operating centre in Wallsend,...
BULK LIQUID and gas giant Hoyer wants to station 12 vehicles and 15 trailers at a new operating centre on Manby Road in...
DHL EXEL Supply Chain wants to increase the number of trailers at its East Kilbride, Glasgow centre by 10 to 160. It currently...
â A PI in Edinburgh on 31 August will decide whether disciplinary action should be taken against Bonnyrigg-based Willsweep....
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The organisers of the Olympics are recruiting volunteers. How could this affect employers? The organisers say they have...
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Confusion over what is a non-standard tank means that some international hauliers are taxed twice for their fuel Words: Chris...
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As it currently stands , the law states that fuel bought for consumption in a member state and contained in a âstandard...
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As youâd expect, CM is the first UK truck magazine to drive Mercâs New Actros. So is Stuttgart right to be proud of its...
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Cabs: Three 2.5m flat-floor cabins â in ascending order: 1) The âStreamSpaceâ (also called the AeroSpace by Mercâs...
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Thousands of cars and families lood into Devon and Cornwall every day during the summer. On average, about four million...
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As is to be expected , some drops are a great deal more difficult than others. For example, deliveries to a client on...
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Despite the rebranding of traffic wardens to civil enforcement officers (CEO) over the past three years, the job remains one of...
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The popular Bedford CF has been adapted into many guises over the years, so CM had to whip-up an individual test route for one...
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Clearly the years have not always been kind to Betty, but keeping her going is a real labour of love. Sheâs now in fantastic...
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It is a constant battle to stop operators defecting to non-franchised workshops once the vehicle is out of warranty Words:...
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Gloucesterâs Manheim Auctions turned over £1.5m selling more than 460 trucks and vans Words: Kevin Swallow MANHEIM...