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GBH after a lorry driver in Londonderry was stabbed in the neck with a broken bottle. The driver, who remains seriously ill,...
113m terminal at Holyhead to double freight and passenger levels at the port. The project could slow the flow of freight from...
January will show another record-breaking month when they are unveiled next week. The buoyant economy and increasing use of...
minutes is saving repair bills and may cut traffic jams. Infrared Patching System is an electric hob that breaks Tarmac and...
to re-sit their Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) exams after the papers were lost in the post when an examiner...
NS31AND and a 1117 reg' R551CDV, were stolen from the yard of Paignton. Devon-based County Skip Hire on 30 January. Anyone with...
• by Mike Gordon Heavy hauliers are up in arms after the Metropolitan Police withdrew its escort service earlier this week...
• The government has scrapped the fines on railfreight firm English Welsh and Scottish Railways (EWS) and Eurotunnel for...
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• A huge fire has obliterated a major warehouse belonging to the distribution network of electrical retailer Powerhouse. The...
I The Vehicle Inspectorate is illing hauliers they can't put ler trucks through pre-annual ist checks on the same day as booked...
• by Guy Sheppard Truck drivers who deliver Ford cars and vans are poised to take industrial action over nearly 150...
I Truck manufacturer ERF has topped taking orders for its as-powered ECX vehicle after s engine fell foul of new EC raking...
• Over 600 East European drivers have been left stranded abroad by their employers without money or fuel, says the...
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Special Types operators have every reason to be angered by the Metropolitan Police's decision to withdraw its heavy haulage...
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• by Guy Sheppard The end of Royal Mail's monopoly on postal services by 2006 will open up huge opportunities for hauliers and...
W Brynle Williams, the farmer who led the 2000 blockade of the Stanlow oil refinery in Cheshire, hopes to take his battle to...
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I by Dominic Perry Southampton-based plant hauller hose truck was so overloaded that it as too heavy for the nearest...
• A truck driver in the West Midlands was left "badly shaken" last week after a died him into his trailer, before hijacker tied...
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GE Capital's TLS/TIP operation is to look beyond straightforward truck and trailer rental and leasing and offer a "strategic...
• Road safety group Brake has branded as "mere tokenism" government plans for a campaign to warn drivers of the dangers of...
• Council officials have slapped a lorry ban stretching only 12m along a road and now the police are refusing to enforce it....
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• This week at the Amsterdam Truck Show, Iveco's longawaited new big cab tractor finally breaks cover. At first glance the...
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For the moment the full-width Stralis will be a direct replacement for the EuroStar. It's not clear whether a narrower 2.3m...
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• by Bryan Jarvis Crane manufacturer HMF has designed an electronically controlled vehicle stability (EVS) system that takes...
• A device to prevent dual tyr , developing unequal pressuri has been launched in the UK. The Crossfire appliance col sists of...
• Hendrickson has launched a 'smart' mid-lift axle to comply with the new Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) (Amendment)...
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A Retford haulier who admitted losing his temper with a VI test station manager was urged to change his attitude when he...
Two missing wheelnuts cost Carlisle lorry driver Scott Thompson £400 in fines and costs. Thompson initially denied using a...
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Surrey County Council has lost its appeal to the Transport Tribunal against the grant of a licence for two tippers based at...
A Rhymney Valley haulier has had his licence suspended after a catalogue of maintenance defects was revealed. Stephen...
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into corners and roundabouts. The fuel figure and momentum could have been improved with a cab roof air deflector in front of...
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highly, it's not surprising that many brewers still keep distribution inhouse. Their trucks are seen as an important marketing...
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and cans are moved first to large national distribution centres then on to regional distribution centres either by a transport...
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• I have a ramp-type breakdown vehicle of 7,500kg GVW equipped with winch, ramps, etc for the recovery of accident damaged...
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and public inquiries often leave hauliers feeling they've been harshly dealt with. But increasingly there is a growing feeling...
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UK haulage industry—there aren't many other sectors of the economy where the cut and thrust of )usiness is so intense. Yet,...