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to discuss the industry's future was such a success that RHA national livestock chairman Eddie Harper plans two similar...
⢠Dents Transport of Downham Market, Norfolk is the first haulier to throw in the towel because of the fuel increases in last...
organisation is toothless. He says the RHA is still pushing for an essential-user rebate and believes the Government should be...
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The Gove ent could soon be fundin the Vehicle Inspectorate irectly from the .£21m a year that hauliers pay as Operator's...
of a North Yorkshire haulage company, who told a Traffic Commissioner that he was sick of the whole operator licensing system...
Workers Union national officer for road transport, predicts the EU Working Time Directive will not be implemented for at least...
transport-related firms, which both collapsed, has ben banned from being a company director for seven years. Steven Little,...
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A Coatbridge haulier is warning others seeking cash to expand or set up businesses to be wary of adverts offering "non-status"...
Question: when was the last time a French operator was held up on British roads by striking UK drivers? Answer: any day now, if...
The company, based in Earls Barton, was formed in 1992; its failure is being blamed on a combination of bad debts ahd...
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say P&O's increasing domination of every transport sector bodes ill for hauliers: they fear they will pay the price in low...
its proposed truck transit tariffs after it failed to win support from key EU transport ministers for the preliminary accord it...
White Paper for London, and in it recognises that there is "no alternative to road transport" for freight in the capital. It...
is launching a one-man campaign to reduce the cost of drivers' medical examinations. Arthur Whelan, 44, of Rowley Regis, near...
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rural areas enduring higher diesel costs thai those in the cities will suffer slightly less now that one fuel company has ut...
posted a "pleasing" 30% sales increase last year, but is anxious to calm down City estimates of similar growth in 1998. "We'll...
driver held in a Belgian jail for four months accused of smuggling nine immigrants are to make an official complaint against a...
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at Harrogate-based Manton Transport are having to sign forms stating they will be liable for the cost of any damage to vehicles...
its fleet helped boost Dawsongroup's truck rental profits last year, says the company. Dawsongroup chief executive Michael...
to increase road checks in the Irish midlands following instructions from senior officers to charge more drivers for road...
been jailed for 14 years for attempted smuggling despite the fact the powder he had imported turned out to be harmless. The...
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denies there is a fault in the materials on the rear bogie of its 85 tipper chassis, saying the recent failures were caused by...
and Maywood Onboard have teamed up to launch a new design of on-board weighing load-cell mounting. The Maywood load cell is...
vehicle manufacturers are being criticised for their lethargy in security matters, Mercedes-Benz (UK) has responded with a new...
added two new models to its range of truck cranes. The CRZ11 foldable crane has a lift capacity of 10.7t/m and a reach of 7.8m,...
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Van buyers are being encouraged to choose petrol engines so they can convert to liquefied petroleum as (LPG) and save nearly...
a 400 variant of its Premium Long The engine is derived from the existing 11.1-litre unit, but with from 1,100-1,300rpm. The...
and equipment carrier based at Belton, near Doncaster, has filled a gap in its fleet of Volvo transporters, which previously...
London based in-flight caterer, has taken the first steps in its plan to convert its light van fleet to Volkswagen products....
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to play with each other, let alone share their toys. But with the launch of Foden's Alpha range, Brian Weatherley finds a...
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big in the States: the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky was the biggest to date, reflecting the strength of US...
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magistrates to allowing an 0-licence identity disc to be used by Paul Glendenning with intent to deceive. Prosecuting for the...
For the company, Paul Carless conceded that managing director Roger Spencer had been convicted of assaulting a police officer...
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to the licence held by an Oldham tipper operator being cut from five to four vehicle& Gary and Harvey Bolton and David Holt,...
been granted a new national licence following undertakings that neither Arthur Low nor his daughter Karen would have any...
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Iwas interested to read the comments in your CV Show Report (CM5-11 March). It was good of you to acknowledge that the IRTE's...
help I was visited by John Heads (Eurohaul, Middlesbrough) and his wife. They came armed with a large quantity of air-miles to...
in your magazine (CM 12-18 March), I was only too pleased to contact him regarding our company's product, which I am sure will...
to Martin Pellew's comments in "Sound Off" (CM 5-11 March). First, as one who has been given no favours in my chosen career in...
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T write concerning the leaflet 1promoti October's Road Haulage A ociation conference in Cyprus which was circulated last week...
March) was most interesting. However, I did detect a somewhat negative tone from Mr Rendell of Lucas Kienzle. I'm sure that...
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movies Eihe Oscar-winning picture The Full Monty has put the British Film Industry fairly and squarely back on the map (the...
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Controlled waste Many trans ort operators and skip-hire firms are involved in the disposal of controlled waste and must observe...
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Inspectorate examiners conducting roadside checks could detain and subsequently impound unlicensed vehiclesâexaminers would...
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is in the process of being revisedâwhen did you last look at a copy? New code for drivers That invaluable document, The...
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as the Master two things happen: the bugs get ironed out, which is good; and the opposition keeps developing new tricks, which...
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resigned from the TUC rather than accept a ruling that it should hand 300 Ford members back to the Transport and General...
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for owner-driver Polly Jones and her Scunthorpe business-it's a round-the-clock operation, double-shifting a tipper. t is not...
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disc brakes, ABS and EBS have transformed modern truck braking performance. But the pace of development is such that the...
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set up in container haulage. Today his three-vehicle business in Fareham, Hampshire is just about staying afloat despite a...
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In November, sub-contractors working for P&O Ferrymasters in Teesport formed an unofficial union in a bid to win better rates....
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Freight Transport Association's legal department to highlight laws in the pipeline. He is unable to take telephone calls at...
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endure' One noticeable difference, compared to when I was doing this job a decade ago, is the "stone wall" attitude of today's...