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It's ironic that in the week Commercial Motor launches its Little Green Truck initiative, which is supported by Michelin and...
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Forced to pay fine while awaiting Vosa LEZ test by Roanna Avison AN OPERATOR THAT chose to use a local fitter to install...
Cambridgeshire Police targets LGVs CAMBRIDGESHIRE POLICE has criticised the large number of commercial vehicles that are...
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A GERMAN TRUCK driver who crashed his truck on the M25 in September 2006 after falling asleep at the wheel has been jailed for...
A SHROPSHIRE HAULIER has converted all of its 44-tormers to operate on unmixed biofuel in a bid to combine going green with...
support for 10 new vehicles for its fleet, as part of the tatter's recent takeover of Nottinghambased Trowell Recovery...
M42 hard shoulder speed limit raised THE HIGHWAYS Agency has raised the speed limit for vehicles using the hard shoulder on...
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FTA urges EC to get tough on foreign drivers ignoring law by Chris Tindatt THE FREIGHT Transport Association (ETA) is urging...
Airport congestion charge dismissed MOUNTING FEARS THAT truck drivers around Heathrow could face a daily congestion charge in...
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'1HE NUMBER OF trucks that Volvo delivered to customers in February was up nearly a quarter on the same month last year,...
THE BIGGEST TRANSPORT trade union wants brewers to stop introducing 'one-person' deliveries of beer because it says they're...
The TruckNet UK forums were extremely busy over the Bank Holiday weekend in fact, it was the site's busiest period in its...
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Credit crunch is likely to cut demand for road transport by (River Dixon THE COLLAPSE and subsequent sale of the US investment...
Leading Lady up for sale 'LEADING LADY', the custom-painted 470hp V8Scania R 1433-Series owned by the truck accessory...
September launch for 3.2-tonne M - B Vito MERCEDES-BENZ is to launch a 3.2-tonne GVW Vito in September. It will be a new model...
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At first glance, Mercedes' new Actros may not look that different. But it's all in the detail.. We look beneath the surface....
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by Peter Swing ler A HAULAGE OPERATOR whose truck was 92% overloaded causing bulging tyres to rub together and overheat has...
Roadtransport.com will offer full coverage of the CV Show as editor Toby Clark outlines. The CV Show is coming soon (it's at...
A TRUCK driving instructor died last week after getting sandwiched between his 7.5-tonne training vehicle and an LGV in...
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A report into freight movements in Kent warns that truck journeys there are set to double and suggests foreign trucks should be...
• The South-East of England should develop a regional freight strategy, involving key public and private sector stakeholders....
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It's time to raise the training game THE REPORT ON CM'S Operators' panel (CM, 21 February, 'Attraction or deterrent')...
I HAD to call Vosa's Leeds office about an application I had made for an upgrade from a restricted to a standard national...
I'VE BEEN VERY baffled by our government lately. It keeps going on about inflation at 2.5%. I wish, I operate a small-to-medium...
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Running a truckstop is a job with many different focuses, but Sandra Counter, operations manager at the services at J38 on the...
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Freight exchanges offering backloads make sense for operators desperate for operational efficiencies, but is the industry now...
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John Smith Transport's - pick'n'mix" approach to the 0-licence regime was deemed negligent by DTC THE FALSIFICATION of...
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DC Transport regains repute A COMPANY THAT once ran for several months without an 0-licence has won a fresh licence at its...
AN OPERATOR WITH more than 30 prohibitions in the past five years and a poor pass rate at annual tests has had its licence...
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Apology to firm wrongly called to inquiry A TRAFFIC COMMISSIONER has apologised to a company that had wrongly been called to a...
Licence refused as manager unfit for job AN OPERAIOR based in Birmingham has been refused an 0-licence following a Traffic...
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Lose your repute and you lose your 0-licence as a matter of course. But what are the standards operators must meet to retain...
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The Budget's new Elm limit on gains means that many operators selling their business will lose out. Words: John Whiting...
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New workplace maternity rights may demand more of employers but they have benefited from a more stable workforce. Words:...
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CDI panel is the archetypal White Van Man's machine. But labelling it as such doesn't do justice to one of the market's...
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Overall, the Sprinter 311 COI is hard to knock. It might be short on frills, but commercial purchases like this aren't bought...
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Little It's not easy being Gruck reen green, but help • T WIP is at hand with a new campaign specifically for the road...
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ichelin's commitment to the environment is evident at all levels of its business from the development and manufacture of new...
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the atmosphere. There ain't no way around it. It doesn't matter what type of engine, what size of vehicle or what worthy use it...
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An environmentally friendly roll of honour ur apologies if you deserve to be in this list and are not. Today, there are so many...
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Carrying dangerous and explosive goods is an expensive, niche market and one not to be entered lightly, as CM discovers....
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Suttons' UK road tanker division operates nationally using the largest shareduser tanker fleet in the UK, including...
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ADR advice from a TruckNet UK regular with 30 years experience avid Wood is an authorised ADR trainer and DGSA (dangerous...
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The state of second-hand plant trailers returning to Andover Trailers' yard has driven Ivan Collins to the point of...
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An example of the repair work needed on a trailer in - shocking condition" A part-exchange 1993 plant trailer was bought by...
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FUEL TORQUE, a fuel consultancy programme designed to improve fuel economy, has been launched by NorthWest Volvo Truck and LDV...
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London's LEZ has shaken up the bottom end of the market, with used dealers disagreeing over Euro-2 disposal, experts optimistic...
rental could be the answer, especially if their existing vehicles don't meet the minimum requirements. John Lewis, the...
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James Clark points his browser at Junction 6, the West Midlands dealer Junction 6 Commercials, that is. Company: Junction 6...