Articles by Date : 14 March 2008 - 25 March 2008
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- Renault steps up production
Renault Trucks has increased production at its Blainville-sur-Orne, France plant to satisfy Eastern Europe's insatiable appetite for new trucks..... more
(25 March 2008 00:00) - MAN's reliability is a winner
WF Hall of Fishguard has purchased an MAN TGX on the strength of the reliability and good fuel economy of a TGA purchased last year. "It has.... more
(25 March 2008 00:00) - Wabco launches emergency truck tyre inflation kit
Wabco has launched an emergency truck tyre inflation kit. more
(25 March 2008 00:00) - SfL welcomes decision to scrap LSC
Skills for Logistics (SfL) has welcomed the government's plan to scrap the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) by 2010. more
(25 March 2008 00:00) - Maxx savings with double-decker wind deflector
DHL Exel Supply Chain Logistics and Don-Bur have designed an air deflector for high-street retailer TK Maxx to use on its double-deck trailers. more
(20 March 2008 00:00) - Tesco to cut 700 jobs if Andover depot goes ahead
Tesco says it will close its Weybridge distribution depot with the loss of 700 jobs if planning permission is given to build an 75,000m2 warehouse.... more
(20 March 2008 00:00) - Haulage stowaways 'released into community'
Turners (Soham) has criticised the police and immigration officials for not having adequate procedures to deal with stowaways, and claims it has.... more
(20 March 2008 00:00) - New Stack regime – 'success' or 'mayhem'?
Suffolk Police say the roll-out of new Operation Stack procedures for trucks bound for Felixstowe Port last week was a "huge success" that prevented.... more
(20 March 2008 00:00) - Nissan Navara gets crash test all-clear
The Euro NCAP organisation has moved faster than expected to publish the revised crash test figures following the 2008 Nissan Navara's initial poor.... more
(20 March 2008 00:00) - HGV driving instructor dies in accident
A truck driving instructor died last week after getting sandwiched between his 7.5-tonne training vehicle and an HGV in Northamptonshire. more
(20 March 2008 00:00) - Stand-alone Actros?
Maritime calls for Mercedes-Benz to consider high-end brand to help boost residual values. more
(20 March 2008 00:00) - Fergusons ready to take over Midlands hauliers
Northumbrian haulage firm Fergusons (Blyth) says it is in the market for Midlands-based acquisitions to strengthen its general haulage operation. more
(20 March 2008 00:00) - Portsmouth Port introduces £6 parking charge
Portsmouth Port has defended its decision to impose a £6 charge on drivers who park for more than eight hours, saying tractors are clogging up the.... more
(20 March 2008 00:00) - Licence cut after evidence of “terrifying” speeds
A Metropolitan Police investigation into a haulage and recovery company's tachograph records uncovered "terrifying" speeds being driven by one of its.... more
(20 March 2008 00:00) - Glasgow considers consolidation centre
A three-month study into whether a freight consolidation centre will make deliveries into Glasgow more environmentally friendly has been launched. more
(20 March 2008 00:00) - Keeping freight moving in Kent
A report into freight movements in Kent warns that truck movements there are set to double and suggests foreign lorries should be charged to travel.... more
(19 March 2008 00:00) - Kent's freight traffic set to soar
Freight traffic in Kent will double from 3.5 million truck movements in 2005 to 7.1 million by 2030. more
(19 March 2008 00:00) - Pallet networks face HSE scrutiny
Pallet networks are having to tighten up their operations following the introduction of new measures by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE). more
(19 March 2008 00:00) - Eagle Couriers through Scottish security clearance
Eagle Couriers has gained security clearance to make deliveries for two Scottish government agencies. more
(19 March 2008 00:00) - Iveco's Massif attack
Iveco has entered an entirely new market with the launch of the Massif - a rebadged and slightly restyled Sant-ana PS10. more
(19 March 2008 00:00) - James Kemball profit down
Felixstowe firm James Kemball saw pre-tax profit for the year to December 2007 slip to £646,800 from £731,472 in the previous 12-month period on a.... more
(19 March 2008 00:00) - Hoddesdon move "challenging" says Cert
Cert Octavian admits it has incurred "significant costs" as a result of its move to a new facility in Hoddesdon. more
(19 March 2008 00:00) - Tories' LRUC must be cost-neutral
Just one day after Labour gave up on a vignette scheme to charge foreign trucks for using UK roads, the Conservatives re-confirmed their interest in.... more
(19 March 2008 00:00) - No trucks, no fuel, no drivers: what's the future?
That's the context behind Motor Transport's Fifth Fleet Management Conference, being held on Wednesday 4 June in Cheshire. more
(19 March 2008 00:00) - Bridge operator defends weather procedures
Forth Road Bridge operator, the Forth Estuary Transport Authority (FETA), has defended its procedure for dealing with high winds after a truck.... more
(19 March 2008 00:00) - BJ Waters subject to maintenance scrutiny
Consideration of action against a licence held by Derbyshire-based BJ Waters (Transport) over maintenance issues has been adjourned by the North.... more
(19 March 2008 00:00) - Operator calls for more police support
A leading container operator has hit out at the lack of joined-up thinking in relation to truck crime that he says makes the industry an easy target. more
(19 March 2008 00:00) - Eminox allowed to authenticate LEZ equipment
Operators that need to fit emissions control systems to comply with the London low-emission zone (LEZ) could now be able to do so more quickly.... more
(18 March 2008 00:00) - AdBlue price rises leave hauliers unruffled
The rising cost of urea solution AdBlue has been confirmed by one of the leading suppliers, Yara, which warns that its prices will go up on 1 April. more
(18 March 2008 00:00) - Kent seeks funding for Stack truck park
Kent County Council admits that its plan to acquire land next to the M20 and develop a site for trucks to park on during Operation Stack could take.... more
(18 March 2008 00:00) - Wheelbase buys rights to Ray Smith's demountables
Wheelbase Engineering has snapped up the intellectual property rights, designs, drawings and production jigs for the demountable equipment of the.... more
(18 March 2008 00:00) - TC apology for incorrectly calling firm to inquiry
A Traffic Commissioner has apologised to a company that had wrongly been called to a public inquiry over an application to increase its licence.... more
(18 March 2008 00:00) - Application refused as manager unfit for job
A Birmingham-based operator has been refused an O-licence after a traffic commissioner ruled that his nominated transport manager was unfit for the.... more
(18 March 2008 00:00) - Webwatch: Junction 6 Commercials
James Clark points his browser at Junction 6. West Midlands dealer Junction 6 Commercials, that is. more
(18 March 2008 00:00) - Could you transport model elephants for charity?
The Survival Tour - a charity organisation which hopes to save the natural habitat of elephants in India - is seeking help to transport 15 life-size.... more
(18 March 2008 00:00) - Campaign to upgrade the A82
Hauliers unite with emergency services and local firms in push for A82 trunk road upgrade. more
(18 March 2008 00:00) - TC lifts restrictions on operator despite objection
A Traffic Commissioner has allowed weight restrictions to be removed on a company's O-licence, even though he agreed with objectors that the.... more
(18 March 2008 00:00) - Driver's tacho fiddling: Seven-day suspension
Operator's pick-and-mix approach to the O-licence regime was negligent. more
(18 March 2008 00:00) - Staffing issues a factor in retest delays
Operators are having to wait up to six weeks for a retest at Vosa's test station in Purfleet, Essex. more
(17 March 2008 00:00) - This week on TruckNetUK
There have been a few mumbles, moans and gripes in the professional drivers' forum this week. more
(17 March 2008 00:00) - Winds wreak havoc on the roads
Last week's high winds caused chaos across the country, with a number of trucks being blown over. more
(17 March 2008 00:00) - Lib Dems accuse Labour over road expansion policy
The Liberal Democrats claimed last week that Labour has expanded Britain's roads 15 times faster than its railways in the past decade. more
(17 March 2008 00:00) - Fighting truck crime
TV crime reporter Roger Cook chaired the Road Haulage Association's sixth security seminar: Combating Freight Crime. more
(17 March 2008 00:00) - ‘Cautious’ welcome for fuel duty delay
The delay in the rise on fuel duty unveiled in the Budget last week was given a qualified welcome by hauliers this week, although many say the.... more
(17 March 2008 00:00) - Is empty running still an issue?
Freight Exchanges offering backloads make sense for operators desperate for operational efficiencies, but is the industry now running at optimum.... more
(17 March 2008 00:00) - LibDems attack decision not to raise fuel duty
The Government's decision to delay the rise in fuel duty in last week's Budget was a mistake, according to the Liberal Democrats. more
(17 March 2008 00:00) - Interview: Sandra Counter of Tebay services
Truckstops are a vital part of a driver's life. Having somewhere secure to park up, with all the facilities that you need is somewhat better than.... more
(17 March 2008 00:00) - Tribunal upholds TC's international licence refusal
Tribunal upholds TC's refusal of new international licence The Transport Tribunal has upheld the refusal of a new international licence for 10.... more
(14 March 2008 00:00) - Interim authority granted for Triangle Trading
Birmingham-based Triangle Trading was given interim authority for two vehicles and three trailers after possible connections with Roger Arnold,.... more
(14 March 2008 00:00) - Business Post's bumper Relay deal
Business Post Group is in the process of taking delivery of 1,500 Citroën Relays. more
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