Articles by Date : 14 June 2007 - 22 June 2007
Articles 51 to 100 of 264
- Armstrongs Aggregates hits back at complaints
A Haulage company in the North-West has hit back at complaints from locals over its application to increase its licence by saying that it will cut.... more
(22 June 2007 00:00) - HSE calls for forklift operators to assess danger
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) says companies operating forklift trucks must use risk assessments to evaluate danger more
(22 June 2007 00:00) - Archbold experiences fall in turnover and profits
Turnover and profits at Yorkshire haulage company Archbold Logistics fell in 2006, but the company expects both to pick up this year. more
(22 June 2007 00:00) - Mitsubishi Fuso Canter to get Fiat engine
DaimlerChrysler and Fiat Powertrain Technologies (FPT) have agreed a major supply deal, which will see the Fuso Canter fitted with an FPT engine from.... more
(22 June 2007 00:00) - Is partial analysis OK for digital tachographs?
Partial analysis is the simple, most popular option with analogue tachographs, but it's more complicated with digital tachographs. more
(22 June 2007 00:00) - Cost-cutting by TNT 'necessary' says Boston
A study by Boston Consulting Group has concluded that TNT Post's cost-cutting plans are both "necessary and realistic". more
(21 June 2007 00:00) - New analysis tool launched by Isotrak
Isotrak launched its Transport Efficiency Analysis (TEA) tool at the IGD Sustainable Distribution exhibition in London this week. more
(21 June 2007 00:00) - Profit dip for James Nuttall
Rochdale haulage firm James Nuttall (Transport) saw pre-tax profit for the year to December 2006 fall. more
(21 June 2007 00:00) - Daf says 66% of old trucks comply with LEZ
Daf says it took four days to sift through records to establish how many Euro 1 and 2 engined-trucks reach Euro 3 levels for particulate emissions. more
(21 June 2007 00:00) - Bowles to chair RHA
Stephen Bowles of Colnbrook-based air freight company Roy Bowles Transport has been elected chairman of the Road Haulage Association (RHA). more
(21 June 2007 00:00) - Ryder plans to be a 'player' in European logistics
Ryder, more usually known for its contract hire and leasing operation in the UK, says it plans to buy its way to becomeing a major player in the.... more
(21 June 2007 00:00) - Foulger wins consolidation deal
Foulger Transport has won a contract with Norfolk County Council to run a 24-hour freight consolidation centre. more
(21 June 2007 00:00) - Strongserve sold on day it went into administration
Staffordshire haulage firm Strongserve has gone into administration. Roger Brown reports. more
(21 June 2007 00:00) - Drivers agree to sign new contract
A large number of Tesco drivers at the Livingston depot have signed up to new contracts following a bitter dispute between the company and the TGWU.... more
(21 June 2007 00:00) - Sign up for national truck drivers' conference
The first national truck drivers' conference will take place on 4 April 2008 at the Embassy Conference Centre, Skegness, Lincs. more
(20 June 2007 00:00) - Lords debate drivers' hours laws
The UK version of the European drivers' hours laws, 561/2006, was to be debated in the House of Lords on Tuesday this week after CM went to press. more
(20 June 2007 00:00) - RHA offers compliance service - provided by FTA
The two associations are teaming up to provide RHA members with the FTA's well established vehicle inspection service. more
(20 June 2007 00:00) - Somerset weight restriction branded 'ludicrous'
Operators and trade associations have described the decision to introduce a 7.5-tonne weight restriction on a Somerset road as "ludicrous" after it.... more
(20 June 2007 00:00) - 36% of firms have no plans for drivers' health
More than a third of UK transport employers have no intention of paying more attention to their workers' health, despite new laws such as the smoking.... more
(20 June 2007 00:00) - Mercedes supplies AirFayre with new Euro 4 Econic
Mercedes-Benz has supplied AirFayre with a new-generation Euro 4 6x2 Econic. more
(20 June 2007 00:00) - TIP sells its 500th trailer
TIP Trailer Services has just sold its 500th trailer using TIP Equipment Funding (TEF), a product it launched just five months ago. more
(20 June 2007 00:00) - Lighter LHVs in the Netherlands
Although the trial of longer, heavier vehicles (LHVs) in the Netherlands has so far gone well, word has it that the maximum weight of LHVs will be.... more
(19 June 2007 00:00) - FTA launches green website
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has this week launched a green website, called Sustainable Distribution, to help members cut their carbon.... more
(19 June 2007 00:00) - VW keeps advertising plain and simple
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is launching an advertising campaign designed to convince buyers of the business case for buying their vehicles rather.... more
(19 June 2007 00:00) - Royal Mail trials Smith electric vehicles
The Royal Mail has ordered its first electric vehicles for trials in the UK from Tanfield's Smith Electric Vehicles. more
(19 June 2007 00:00) - SCS buys five Euro-5 Volvos
Essex-based supply chain company SCS Logistics has taken delivery of five new Euro-5 compliant Volvo FH tractor units. more
(19 June 2007 00:00) - Healthcare programme for all at Ryder
Ryder Europe is introducing a programme of health assessment and maintenance for its entire workforce. more
(19 June 2007 00:00) - T&G fights for recognition at Tesco
All the drivers involved in the strikes at Tesco's Livingstone depot have signed the supermarket giant's contracts, but the Transport & General.... more
(19 June 2007 00:00) - First Ivecos for Phoenix
Phoenix Northern cites value for money as one of the key reasons for ordering its first-ever Ivecos. more
(19 June 2007 00:00) - FTA's Richard Turner awarded an OBE
Freight Transport Association (FTA) chief Richard Turner has received an OBE in the latest Queen’s birthday honours, for services to transport. .... more
(18 June 2007 18:00) - KDL European wins back licence
KDL European has had its licence revocation for falsified tachograph records quashed by the Transport Tribunal. more
(18 June 2007 00:00) - Building starts on European blueprint truck stop
Work has begun on a state-of-the-art truck stop in France, set to be a model for the rest of Europe. more
(18 June 2007 00:00) - Companies fined for unsafe dumper truck
A dumper truck killed a construction worker because it was both being driven by an untrained driver and its brakes failed, a court heard. more
(18 June 2007 00:00) - Drivers to drive more environmentally friendly
Lorry drivers are to be provided with lessons on how to drive in a more environmentally friendly way. more
(18 June 2007 00:00) - Director's disqualification cut by three years
The disqualification of Richard Land, a director of Matthew Cornish Transport, Star Logistics and Heavypak Haulage, from holding an O-licence has.... more
(18 June 2007 00:00) - PF Whitehead returns to profit
PF Whitehead Transport Services is hailing a "successful" year as it returns to profit. more
(18 June 2007 00:00) - Garn Transport reports fall in pre-tax profit
Lincolnshire-based Garn Transport has reported a fall in pre-tax profit to £53,320 for the year ended July 31 2006, down from £86,644 in 2005 and.... more
(18 June 2007 00:00) - The lowdown on Legal and Illegal clamping
There are many tales of illegally clamping, but what exactly is your legal position? more
(18 June 2007 00:00) - Transport links to ports need more investment
The FTA has called on the government to invest more money into transport links leading up to UK ports, in order to solve the current congestion.... more
(18 June 2007 00:00) - CIWM Show Report
An in-depth look at the CIWM show. more
(18 June 2007 00:00) - Consultation on extending VOSA powers
Hauliers who flout the law could be given fixed penalty fines and have their vehicles impounded by VOSA, under new road safety proposals unveiled by.... more
(15 June 2007 00:00) - Strongserve faces winding-up petition
Uncertainty surrounds the future of a Staffordshire haulage company. more
(14 June 2007 00:00) - LEZ regs all hot air
The LEZ turned into a farce this week as TfL is accused of mishandling the scheme more
(14 June 2007 00:00) - HSE to clamp down on unsafe reversing
The Health and Safety Executive is clamping down on the unsafe reversing of street collection vehicles, and its inspectors will be out in force this.... more
(14 June 2007 00:00) - NYK predicts 'strong' year in 2007
NYK Logistics says the first two months of the 2007/08 financial year are looking strong - with a growth 22% up on the same period the previous year. more
(14 June 2007 00:00) - JIC pay deal scrapped
Hauliers making up the Scottish Joint Industrial Council (JIC) have given notice to the TGWU section of the Unite trade union to terminate their.... more
(14 June 2007 00:00) - Firms fear Royal Mail strike threat
UK Mail voices concerns about the impact on business of postal strike more
(14 June 2007 00:00) - Profits drop by half at RT Keedwell
Somerset haulier RT Keedwell's pre-tax profits have halved to £371,662 for the year to October 2006 from £879,426 in 2005. more
(14 June 2007 00:00) - Scottish Water turned off by AdBlue
Scottish Water has appointed MAN as its single heavy truck supplier, partly because it wanted to avoid SCR and any potential AdBlue pollution. more
(14 June 2007 00:00) - Hanbury Davies hopes to grow new site at Teesport
Hanbury Davies hopes to operate up to 100 trucks at its new depot at PD Ports' Teesport Commerce Park once the Northern Gateway Container Terminal.... more
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