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Proposals include an extensive training requirement for transport managers and a new cabotage regime. Patric Cunnane reports....
WI NCANTON HAS taken delivery of 13 Scania tractor units for use on its distribution operation for Irish supermarket...
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THERE WERE SEVERAL fatal accidents involving trucks over the August bank holiday weekend, with one truck driver killed in a...
JUST WEEKS AFTER the Nightowl Alconbury truckstop in Cambridgeshire was given notice of closure, another Nightowl truckstop is...
In our report on the truckstop opened by Fardley International (CM 23 August, 'Scottish operator opens truckstop at its base')...
A survey of businesses will be carried out to verify the economic impact of replacing or augmenting the Forth Road Bridge's...
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) is moving from Its Buckingham Gate Office to share premises with the...
Kevin Malone, former boss of North Wales haulage firm Gwynedd Shipping, has been given a suspended sentence of 18 months after...
Hiab has launched the XS211 crane which it says is one of the largest loader cranes for two-axle vehicles which does not need...
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The launch of extended loading/unloading times in London has been postponed until October â and vans will be excluded. Chris...
EARTHMOVING SPECIALIST Kelston Sparkes Group has acquired a four-axle extending step-frame trailer from Andover Trailers to...
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PACCAR AND Eaton Corporation arc collaborating on LGV hybrid technology for Kenworth and Peterhilt trucks in the US to he...
THE ROAD HAULAGE Association has welcomed Vosa's promise that it will be able to handle the smoke tests needed for a London...
WORK IS STARTING this week on a £2.4m road improvement scheme on the A590 in Barrow, Cumbria. Operators using this route...
hot topics of discussion among members of the UK's leading truck dryer forum A post on speed limits for LGVs has raised some...
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The UK's declining appetite for bread has led to job losses at British Bakeries â and more jobs could be at risk. David...
AN OPERATOR who had one of his vehicles impounded by Vosa may not get it back because he failed to pay a fine. The warning was...
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Christian Salvesen has sold its frozen vegetable business for £17.2m to focus on its logistics and transport divisions. Chris...
THE PARENT COMPANY of Tarmac plans to sell the aggregates and asphalt firm in the first half of 2008 and refuses to say if...
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A MILK TRUCK was stolen last week by a young couple in what police think was a late-night drunken prank. The rule about not...
A TRUCK CARRYING copper piping was hijacked from a lay-by in Witton, Birmingham on Wednesday 19 August after the Polish driver...
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Asian giant IDS has bought the transport and storage arm of Peter Black Group to penetrate the EU market. Chris Tindall...
A NUMBER of leading truck manufacturers will be meeting with the Association of Lorry Loader Manufacturers and Importers...
UK commercial vehicle production in July was 8.7% lower than last year at 13,985 vehicles, but for the year to date production...
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Truck-specific satellite navigation would reduce incidents of CVs being led into sticky situations by their technical 'aids'....
MERCEDES-BENZ has launched a five-year/ 120.000-mile maintenance deal for its Vito and Sprinter vans. Service Package Plus...
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Castrol surveyed drivers in the UK and Ireland to find out whether they knew the type of oil their truc
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As the Conservatives and the Lib Dems promote their plans to charge LGVs to use the country's roads (and you thought that's why...
In the blue corner... The Tories propose charging all trucks for the distance they trayel on UK roads, and reducing fuel duty...
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DfT statistics for 2006 show that while LGV traffic rose once again, a commendably small proportion of those vehicles were...
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Scania aftersales director James Armstrong tells Louise Cole why he believes it is so important to provide an end-to-end...
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IN REPLY TO Christine Courtliffs letter on the lack of ladies workvvear (CM 16 August), I would suggest she try www.arco....
I WAS STUCK in traffic while driving to Newcastle recently and the thought came tome-why isn't the space on the back of lorries...
I'M GLAD TO see someone is reversing the trend and opening a truckstop rather than closing one (CM 23 August,' Scottish...
I AM FEELING a real rage. I've just come back from my local Daf agent after trying to order a new 44-tonne unit. I was told...
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Illiteracy is a serious problem in road transport and it's getting worse. The authorities bend over backwards to help, and many...
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More than 30% of truck dryers have no educational qualifications of any sort, according to Skills for Logistics (SfL), so it is...
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The operator failed to appear at inquiry despite being advised to do so. A SUNDERLAND operator has been held unfit to hold an...
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AN OPERATOR WHO claimed he had never received a call-up letter to a public inquiry has been given the benefit of the doubt and...
AN APPLICATION for a new international licence authorising the operation of eight vehicles and 16 trailers was rejected when...
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A COMPANY FORMED by the directors of two failed companies has been awarded an 0-licence on condition that a CPC-qualified...
A COMPANY APPEARING at its second public inquiry in just over five years has been formally warned that it must improve its...
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11 It is an offence to cause or permit" anyone to drive without a valid licence â so what is the best way for operators to...
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transport industry â and easier to catch the rogues. Patric Cunnane reports. T he European Commission (EC) and the EU Council...
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ACCESS TO THE INDUSTRY ⢠A regulation replacing Directive 96/26/EC will establish common rules for access to the road...
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Having virtually starved us of Euro-4 tractors last year, the manufacturers are now keen to push their Euro-5 44-tonners CM'S...
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A quick glance at Volvo's specification sheets shows that the Swedish truck maker has an impressive list of chassis and...
result we've been looking for from an FH. OK. so we've had to wait till Euro-5 to get it, but better late than never. Yes, the...
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Are you put off telematics by jargon, hype and complexity? Our new series will make sure you don't miss out on this high-tech...
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"Previously telematics hasn't been a big issue for us," says operations director Steven Davies. The firm has now installed...
Te!emetics is helping one of the world's oldest distribution and removals companies, The Shore Porters' Society, compete in the...
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Sons runs a fleet of 16 Ford Transits within a 50-mile radius of its Basingstoke, Hampshire baseâand reports a cost saving of...
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AFS is a haulage firm, specialist pallet outfit, training provider and driver recruitment company. Tim Maughan visits the...
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MAN has traditionally been AFS's marque of choice but the firm is now also beginning to run Mercedes-Benz, says AFS Haulage...
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The first thing that strikes you about AFS managing director Andy Seagrave is his modesty. He started out as a sole trader in...
Peter Carney, operatIons manager at AFW Workforce, Is supported by recruitment consultants PaulMoon and Heather Turvey. Thls d...
the system works.The firm is a UK Pallets member and five of AFS Haulage's 30 trucks are freed up for use on this side of the...
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Three of CM'S editorial team are about to become truck drivers. Before we begin following their progress, let them set the...
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Dylan Gray Trucks have always been one of my fascinations. I can still remember losing my dummy on a bridge crossing the M3...
L earning to drive a truck was never a lifetime ambition for me. Pm a petrolhead,but my passion has always been cars â...
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truck market is not immune. We look at two aspects of international trading. Caribbean Islands have long been a destination...
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Monplaisir set up the firm In 1993. His first truck was a Leyland S26 but he had previously had experience with such venerable...
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the biggest used truck dealer in the Netherlands â it sells an average 9,500 wagons a year, sending them by land and sea as...
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An agency driver gels a lilt to his wedding in an Eddie Stobart wagon Last week in Careless Torque we had someone using a truck...
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Average values for light CVs increased 14% during the second quarter according to British Car Auctions. Kevin Swallow reports....
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Less than two years after dramatically increasing its presence in the UK market, truck rental and contract-hire specialist...